Open AccessEffect of ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ on the biological characters of hepatic stellate cells
Author(s) -
Yaming Guo,
Xi-sheng Leng,
Tao Li,
Jirun Peng,
Shenghan Song,
Liang-fa Xiong,
Zhi-Zhong Qin
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4735
Subject(s) - rosiglitazone , hepatic stellate cell , medicine , endocrinology , peroxisome proliferator activated receptor , apoptosis , receptor , cell growth , agonist , western blot , flow cytometry , chemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , gene
To study the effect of rosiglitazone, which is a ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma), on the expression of PPARgamma in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and on the biological characteristics of HSCs.