Mechanical force and tensile strain activated hepatic stellate cells and inhibited retinol metabolism

[1] Azais Braesco V(1995)Vitamin A contained in the lipid droplets of rat liver stellate cells is substrate for acid retinyl ester hydrolase Biochim Biophys Acta-Lipids and Lipid Metabolism 1259 271-276

[2] Dodeman I(2008)Hepatic stellate cells: protean, multifunctional, and enigmatic cells of the liver Physiol Rev 88 125-172

[3] Delpal S(2003)Distribution of vitamin A-storing lipid droplets in hepatic stellate cells in liver lobules–a comparative study Anat Rec A 271 240-248

[4] AlexandreGouabau MC(2005)Effects of mechanical strain on proliferation and differentiation of bone marrow stromal cell line ST2 J Bone Miner Metab 23 219-225

[5] Partier A(2010)Mechanical signals activate vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 to upregulate endothelial cell proliferation during inflammation J Immunol 185 1215-1221

[6] Borel P(2007)Hepatic stellate cells and liver fibrosis Arch Pathol Lab Med 131 1728-1734

[7] Friedman SL(2002)Hepatic stellate cells: role in microcirculation and pathophysiology of portal hypertension Gut 50 571-581

[8] Higashi N(1997)New concepts in the pathogenesis of portal hypertension: hepatic wounding and stellate cell contractility Clin Liver Dis 1 13-29

[9] Senoo H(2006)Hepatic fibrosis, stellate cells, and portal hypertension Clin Liver Dis 10 459-479

[10] Koike M(1996)Mechanisms of recovery from mechanical injury of cultured rat hepatocytes Am J Physiol 271 C721-C727

[1] Azais Braesco V(1995)Vitamin A contained in the lipid droplets of rat liver stellate cells is substrate for acid retinyl ester hydrolase Biochim Biophys Acta-Lipids and Lipid Metabolism 1259 271-276

[2] Dodeman I(2008)Hepatic stellate cells: protean, multifunctional, and enigmatic cells of the liver Physiol Rev 88 125-172

[3] Delpal S(2003)Distribution of vitamin A-storing lipid droplets in hepatic stellate cells in liver lobules–a comparative study Anat Rec A 271 240-248

[4] AlexandreGouabau MC(2005)Effects of mechanical strain on proliferation and differentiation of bone marrow stromal cell line ST2 J Bone Miner Metab 23 219-225

[5] Partier A(2010)Mechanical signals activate vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 to upregulate endothelial cell proliferation during inflammation J Immunol 185 1215-1221

[6] Borel P(2007)Hepatic stellate cells and liver fibrosis Arch Pathol Lab Med 131 1728-1734

[7] Friedman SL(2002)Hepatic stellate cells: role in microcirculation and pathophysiology of portal hypertension Gut 50 571-581

[8] Higashi N(1997)New concepts in the pathogenesis of portal hypertension: hepatic wounding and stellate cell contractility Clin Liver Dis 1 13-29

[9] Senoo H(2006)Hepatic fibrosis, stellate cells, and portal hypertension Clin Liver Dis 10 459-479

[10] Koike M(1996)Mechanisms of recovery from mechanical injury of cultured rat hepatocytes Am J Physiol 271 C721-C727