Hepatitis C virus (HCV) protein expression enhances hepatic fibrosis in HCV transgenic mice exposed to a fibrogenic agent

Philippe Chouteau, Nicole Defer, Alexandre Florimond, Julien Caldéraro, Martin Higgs, Aurore Gaudin, Emilie Mérour, Daniel Dhumeaux, Hervé Lerat, Jean-Michel Pawlotsky

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Abstract

During chronic HCV infection, activation of fibrogenesis appears to be principally related to local inflammation. However, the direct role of hepatic HCV protein expression in fibrogenesis remains unknown.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)499-507
Number of pages9
JournalInternational journal of hepatology
Volume57
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2012

Bibliographical note

Copyright © 2012 European Association for the Study of the Liver. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Bile Ducts
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Chemokine CCL5
  • Extracellular Matrix
  • Gene Expression
  • Hepacivirus
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic
  • Hepatocytes
  • Keratin-19
  • Liver Cirrhosis
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 13
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 3
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 7
  • Mice
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Open Reading Frames
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Stem Cells
  • Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
  • Viral Proteins

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