Open AccessExpression of insulin-like growth factor II and its receptor in liver cells from patients with chronic liver diseases
Author(s) -
DongHua Yang,
Chong Xiu,
Bo Yang,
Jianren Gu,
Lian-Fang Qian,
Shu-Ming Qu
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.v3.i2.117
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , autocrine signalling , cirrhosis , insulin like growth factor , insulin like growth factor 2 , medicine , receptor , biology , paracrine signalling , endocrinology , liver disease , chronic liver disease , growth factor , cancer research
To study the relationship between insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II), IGF-II receptor, and chronic liver diseases and to investigate the clinical mechanisms of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development.