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Engagement of alphavbeta3 integrin regulates proliferation and apoptosis of hepatic stellate cells.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 4 Jun 2004
Zhou Xiaoying, Murphy Frank R, Gehdu Nitu, Zhang Junlong, Iredale John P, Benyon R Christopher
Abstract excerpt
Hepatic stellate cells are the major source of the extracellular matrix that accumulates in fibrotic liver. During progressive liver fibrosis, hepatic stellate cells proliferate, but during resolution of fibrosis there is extensive stellate cell apoptosis that coincides with degradation of the li...
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