Hepatocyte produced matrix metalloproteinases are regulated by CD147 in liver fibrogenesis.

The classical paradigm of liver injury asserts that hepatic stellate cells (HSC) produce, remodel and turnover the abnormal extracellular matrix (ECM) of fibrosis via matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). In extrahepatic tissues MMP production is regulated by a number of mechanisms including expression...

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Main Authors: Sarah R Calabro, Annette E Maczurek, Alison J Morgan, Thomas Tu, Victoria W Wen, Christine Yee, Auvro Mridha, Maggie Lee, William d'Avigdor, Stephen A Locarnini, Geoffrey W McCaughan, Fiona J Warner, Susan V McLennan, Nicholas A Shackel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4116334?pdf=render