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Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) ELISA: a novel tool for monitoring fibrosis

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Tumor-secreted lysophostatidic acid accelerates hepatocellular carcinoma progression by promoting differentiation of peritumoral fibroblasts in myofibroblasts

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Increases in p53 expression induce CTGF synthesis by mouse and human hepatocytes and result in liver fibrosis in mice

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Down-regulation of connective tissue growth factor by inhibition of transforming growth factor β blocks the tumor-stroma cross-talk and tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinoma

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RNA interfering connective tissue growth factor prevents rat hepatic stellate cell activation and extracellular matrix production

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