Relaxant Effect of Prostaglandin D2-Receptor DP Agonist on Liver Myofibroblast Contraction

• Päätekijät: Tomoharu Maruyama (Tekijä), Shinya Ayabe (Tekijä), Takahisa Murata (Tekijä), Masatoshi Hori (Tekijä), Hiroshi Ozaki (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: Elsevier, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract.: Increased intrahepatic resistance causes portal hypertension in cirrhosis. Liver myofibroblasts (MFs) are now regarded as the principle cells involved in sinusoidal blood flow regulation. Many other prostaglandin-receptor agonists have been reported to regulate liver MF contraction, but t...