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Role of differentiation of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in progression and regression of hepatic fibrosis in rats.
Gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2012
Xie Guanhua, Wang Xiangdong, Wang Lei, Wang Lin, Atkinson Roscoe D, Kanel Gary C, Gaarde William A, Deleve Laurie D
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Capillarization, characterized by loss of differentiation of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs), precedes the onset of hepatic fibrosis. We investigated whether restoration of LSEC differentiation would normalize crosstalk with activated hepatic stellate cells (HSC) and thereby promote quiescence of HSC and regression of fibrosis. METHODS: Rat LSECs were cultured with inhibitors and/or...
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