Hepatocyte growth factor ameliorates dermal sclerosis in the tight-skin mouse model of scleroderma

Abstract The tight-skin (TSK/+) mouse, a genetic model of systemic sclerosis (SSc), develops cutaneous fibrosis and defects in pulmonary architecture. Because hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is an important mitogen and morphogen that contributes to the repair process after tissue injury, we investiga...
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Iwasaki, Tsuyoshi [verfasserIn]

Imado, Takehito

Kitano, Sachie

Sano, Hajime

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E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2006

Schlagwörter:

Hepatocyte Growth Factor

Pulmonary Emphysema

Serum Hepatocyte Growth Factor

Human Hepatocyte Growth Factor

Hepatocyte Growth Factor Gene

Anmerkung:

© Iwasaki et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2006. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (

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Enthalten in: Arthritis Research & Therapy - London : BioMed Central, 1999, 8(2006), 6 vom: 18. Okt.

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:8 ; year:2006 ; number:6 ; day:18 ; month:10

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DOI / URN:

10.1186/ar2068

Katalog-ID:

SPR030824117

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