Hepatic stellate cells secreting WFA+ -M2BP: Its role in biological interactions with Kupffer cells

Serum Wisteria floribunda Agglutinin-Positive Mac-2-Binding Protein Level Predicts Liver Fibrosis and Prognosis in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

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Clinical significance of serumWisteria floribundaagglutinin positive Mac-2-binding protein level and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein concentration in autoimmune hepatitis

(2015) Hiroki Nishikawa et al.   HEPATOLOGY RESEARCH

Clinicopathological characteristics and diagnostic performance of Wisteria floribunda agglutinin positive Mac-2-binding protein as a preoperative serum marker of liver fibrosis in hepatocellular carcinoma

(2015) Masato Fujiyoshi et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Clinical trial watch: Reports from the AASLD Liver Meeting®, Boston, November 2014

(2015) María-Carlota Londoño et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

IL-34 and macrophage colony-stimulating factor are overexpressed in hepatitis C virus fibrosis and induce profibrotic macrophages that promote collagen synthesis by hepatic stellate cells

(2014) Laurence Preisser et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Elevated serum levels ofWisteria floribundaagglutinin-positive human Mac-2 binding protein predict the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis C patients

(2014) Kazumi Yamasaki et al.   HEPATOLOGY

A novel serum marker, glycosylated Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive Mac-2 binding protein (WFA+-M2BP), for assessing liver fibrosis

(2014) Takeo Toshima et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Association between Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive Mac-2 binding protein and the fibrosis stage of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

(2014) Masanori Abe et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Aldosterone Induced Galectin-3 Secretion In Vitro and In Vivo: From Cells to Humans

(2014) Yen-Hung Lin et al.   PLoS One

Hepatic macrophages but not dendritic cells contribute to liver fibrosis by promoting the survival of activated hepatic stellate cells in mice

(2013) Jean-Philippe Pradere et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Transforming Growth Factor-β (TGF-β)-mediated Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF) Expression in Hepatic Stellate Cells Requires Stat3 Signaling Activation

(2013) Yan Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Interaction of hepatic stellate cells with diverse types of immune cells: Foe or friend?

(2013) Hyon-Seung Yi et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

Paeonol inhibits hepatic fibrogenesis via disrupting nuclear factor-κB pathway in activated stellate cells: In vivo and in vitro studies

(2013) Desong Kong et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

Intracellular cytokine detection by fluorescence-activated flow cytometry: Basic principles and recent advances

(2013) Giulia Freer et al.   METHODS

LGALS3BP, lectin galactoside-binding soluble 3 binding protein, promotes oncogenic cellular events impeded by antibody intervention

(2013) P Stampolidis et al.   ONCOGENE

Targeting CXCL12 from FAP-expressing carcinoma-associated fibroblasts synergizes with anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer

(2013) C. Feig et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A serum “sweet-doughnut” protein facilitates fibrosis evaluation and therapy assessment in patients with viral hepatitis

(2013) Atsushi Kuno et al.   Scientific Reports

A Galectin-3-Dependent Pathway Upregulates Interleukin-6 in the Microenvironment of Human Neuroblastoma

(2012) A. M. Silverman et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Eotaxin/CCL11 expression by infiltrating macrophages in rat heart transplants during ongoing acute rejection

(2009) Martin Zweifel et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY