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Adenoviral overexpression of Lhx2 attenuates cell viability but does not preserve the stem cell like phenotype of hepatic stellate cells.
Experimental cell research - 1 Nov 2014
Genz Berit, Thomas Maria, Pützer Brigitte M, Siatkowski Marcin, Fuellen Georg, Vollmar Brigitte, Abshagen Kerstin
Abstract excerpt
Hepatic stellate cells (HSC) are well known initiators of hepatic fibrosis. After liver cell damage, HSC transdifferentiate into proliferative myofibroblasts, representing the major source of extracellular matrix in the fibrotic organ. Recent studies also demonstrate a role of HSC as progenitor or stem cell like cells in liver regeneration. Lhx2 is described as stem cell maintaining factor in different organs and...
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