Cytoglobin as a Marker of Hepatic Stellate Cell-derived Myofibroblasts

Myofibroblasts play important roles in inflammation, fibrosis and tumorigenesis in chronically inflamed liver. Liver myofibroblasts originate from hepatic stellate cells, portal fibroblasts or mesothelial cells, and they are localized in and around fibrotic septum and portal tracts. Liver myofibrobl...

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Main Author: Norifumi eKawada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2015.00329/full