Hepatocyte Growth Factor/Scatter Factor Released during Peritonitis Is Active on Mesothelial Cells

Peritonitis causes mesothelial detachment that may result in persistent peritoneal denudation and fibrosis. We investigated whether hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), a scatter factor that induces detachment from substrate and fibroblastic transformation of several cell types, is produced during perito...

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Main Authors: Rampino, Teresa, Cancarini, Giovanni, Gregorini, Marilena, Guallini, Paola, Maggio, Milena, Ranghino, Andrea, Soccio, Grazia, Dal Canton, Antonio
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Investigative Pathology 2001
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1850499/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11583955
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