The role of let-7b in the inhibition of hepatic stellate cell activation by rSjP40.

• Main Authors: Xiaolei Sun (Author), Li Zhang (Author), Yuting Jiang (Author), Aihong Li (Author), Dandan Zhu (Author), Jiangrong Wu (Author), Yinong Duan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are one of the main cell types involved in liver fibrosis induced by many factors, including schistosomes. Previous studies in our lab have shown that recombinant P40 protein from Schistosoma japonicum (rSjP40) can inhibit HSC activation i...