Open AccessSwitching-on of serotonergic calcium signaling in activated hepatic stellate cells
Author(s) -
Kyu Sang Park,
Pyo Jin Sin,
Dong Hyeon Lee,
Seung Kuy,
Min Jeong Kim,
Na Hyun Kim,
Soon Koo Baik,
Seong Woo Jeong,
In Deok Kong
Publication year - 2011
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.v17.i2.164
Subject(s) - endoplasmic reticulum , microbiology and biotechnology , hepatic stellate cell , receptor , calreticulin , downregulation and upregulation , calcium signaling , biology , phospholipase c , calnexin , calsequestrin , serotonergic , calcium binding protein , signal transduction , chemistry , endocrinology , calcium , ryanodine receptor , serotonin , biochemistry , organic chemistry , gene
To investigate serotonergic Ca²+ signaling and the expression of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptors, as well as Ca²+ transporting proteins, in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs).