Open AccessInsulin promotes sinusoidal endothelial cell proliferation mediated by upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor in regenerating rat liver after partial hepatectomy
Author(s) -
JianGuo Qiao,
Long-Fei Wu,
Daoxiong Lei,
Lu Wang
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.i38.5978
Subject(s) - proliferating cell nuclear antigen , downregulation and upregulation , medicine , endocrinology , vascular endothelial growth factor , insulin , insulin like growth factor , liver regeneration , vascular endothelial growth factor a , immunohistochemistry , biology , hepatectomy , kinase insert domain receptor , growth factor , endothelial stem cell , receptor , regeneration (biology) , microbiology and biotechnology , vegf receptors , biochemistry , surgery , resection , gene , in vitro
To determine whether insulin could promote sinusoidal endothelial cell (SEC) proliferation mediated by upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in regenerating rat liver after partial hepatectomy (PHx).