Article
The antifibrotic effect of TGF-beta1 siRNAs in murine model of liver cirrhosis.
Department of Pathology, Catholic University of Daegu, College of Medicine, 3056-6 Daemyung 4-Dong, Nam-Gu, Daegu 705-718, Republic of Korea.
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (impact factor:
2.48).
06/2006;
343(4):1072-8.
DOI:10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.03.087
Source: PubMed
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Keywords
alpha-smooth muscle actin
chronic damage
control group
extracellular matrix
good therapeutic strategy
hepatic architecture
liver cirrhosis
liver fibrogenesis
Liver fibrosis results
livers
matrix degradation
murine model
powerful profibrogenic mediators
regenerating nodules defines cirrhosis
regulates ECM gene expression
study elucidates
TGF-beta1 expression
TGF-beta1 siRNAs
TGF-beta1-mediated signals
Transforming growth factor
