Article
Phenotypical modulation of liver fat-storing cells by retinoids. Influence on unstimulated and growth factor-induced cell proliferation.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Mar 1992
Pinzani M, Gentilini P, Abboud H E
Abstract excerpt
In conditions of chronic liver inflammation, liver fat-storing cells (FSC) differentiate into 'myofibroblast-like cells'. This transition is characterized by a gradual loss of vitamin A stores, and previous studies suggest a possible relationship between the intracellular retinoid content and the...
Topics
- Analysis of Variance
- Animals
- Autoradiography
- Cell Division
- Cells, Cultured
- DNA Replication
- Diterpenes
- Epidermal Growth Factor
- Kinetics
- Liver
- Male
- Phenotype
- Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Recombinant Proteins
- Retinoids
- Retinyl Esters
