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ERK1/2-dependent vascular endothelial growth factor signaling sustains cyst growth in polycystin-2 defective mice.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2010
Spirli Carlo, Okolicsanyi Stefano, Fiorotto Romina, Fabris Luca, Cadamuro Massimiliano, Lecchi Silvia, Tian Xin, Somlo Stefan, Strazzabosco Mario
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Severe polycystic liver disease can complicate adult dominant polycystic kidney disease, a genetic disease caused by defects in polycystin-1 (Pkd1) or polycystin-2 (Pkd2). Liver cyst epithelial cells (LCECs) express vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor, VEGFR-2. We investigated the effects of VEGF on liver cyst growth and autocrine VEGF signaling in mice with Pkd1 and Pkd2...
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