Lack of the matricellular protein SPARC (secreted protein, acidic and rich in cysteine) attenuates liver fibrogenesis in mice.

INTRODUCTION: Secreted Protein, Acidic and Rich in Cysteine (SPARC) is a matricellular protein involved in many biological processes and found over-expressed in cirrhotic livers. By mean of a genetic approach we herein provide evidence from different in vivo liver disease models suggesting a profibr...

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Main Authors: Catalina Atorrasagasti, Estanislao Peixoto, Jorge B Aquino, Néstor Kippes, Mariana Malvicini, Laura Alaniz, Mariana Garcia, Flavia Piccioni, Esteban J Fiore, Juan Bayo, Ramón Bataller, Elizabeth Guruceaga, Fernando Corrales, Osvaldo Podhajcer, Guillermo Mazzolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3569438?pdf=render