Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10760455 | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Npnt expression is upregulated in mice acute and chronic hepatitis models. ⺠Npnt recruits CD4+ cells into the inflammatory foci at the initial step of hepatitis. ⺠Overexpression of Npnt exacerbates Con A-induced acute hepatitis. ⺠Npnt is involved in human chronic hepatitis.
Keywords
CK19NKTEpCAMECMThy1OPNSCIDALTarginine–glycine–aspartateRGDConcanavalin AddCaspartate amino transferaseASTalanine transaminaseOsteopontinCon Acentral veinnatural killer T cellsparenchymal cellcytokeratin 19Extracellular matrixBile ductepithelial cell adhesion moleculeNephronectinAcute hepatitisChronic hepatitisPortal veinLiversevere combined immunodeficiency
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Authors
Fuyuki F. Inagaki, Minoru Tanaka, Natsuko F. Inagaki, Tomoki Yagai, Yuya Sato, Kiyotoshi Sekiguchi, Naoki Oyaizu, Norihiro Kokudo, Atsushi Miyajima,