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Fibroblast growth factor-2 stimulates interleukin-6 secretion in human pancreatic periacinar myofibroblasts.
Pancreas - 1 Nov 2004
Andoh Akira, Bamba Shigeki, Fujino Sanae, Inatomi Osamu, Zhang Zhuobin, Kim Shokei, Takayanagi Atsushi, Shimizu Nobuyoshi, Fujiyama Yoshihide
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OBJECTIVES: Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) plays an important role in the pathophysiology of acute and chronic pancreatitis. In the present study, to evaluate the proinflammatory nature of FGF-2, we investigated the effects of FGF-2 on IL-6 secretion in human pancreatic periacinar myofibroblasts. METHODS: IL-6 supernatant levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). IL-6 mRNA...
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