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Activation of Ito cells involves regulation of AP-1 binding proteins and induction of type I collagen gene expression.
The Biochemical journal - 15 Dec 1994
Armendariz-Borunda J, Simkevich C P, Roy N, Raghow R, Kang A H, Seyer J M
Abstract excerpt
Activation of liver Ito cells is characterized by increased proliferation, fibrogenesis, loss of cellular retinoid and change of cell-shape. Here, we have described fundamental differences between freshly isolated Ito cells (FIC) and long-term cultured Ito cells (LTIC). This process of activation correlates with the absence of expression of Pro alpha 1(I) gene in FIC. LTIC expressed abundant transcripts of Pro...
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