Hepatocyte Growth Factor
Ezetimibe ameliorates atherogenic lipids profiles, insulin resistance and hepatocyte growth factor in obese patients with hypercholesterolemia
... triglycerides, and in increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS) or diabetes. Ezetimibe may have more effect in pa- tients with MetS than in non-obese subjects ...
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Differences in the expression of hepatocyte growth factor in acute and chronic bowel inflammation—Implications for diagnosis?
... Inflammation is usually a protective mechanism in- volving innate and adaptive immunity with a complex ti- ssue response to harmful stimuli. A prolonged response of host immune cells is often caused by persistent micro- ...
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Original Article Levels of hepatocyte growth factor in serum correlate with quality of life in hemodialysis patients
... body. Hepatocyte Growth Factor despite its name is the molecule with the highest expression in the kidney and regulates many processes in that organ ...
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Purification and partial characterization of hepatocyte growth factor from plasma of a patient with fulminant hepatic failure
... Human hepatocyte growth factor (hHGF) has been purified approximately 209,000-fold with 18% yield from plasma of a patient with fulminant hepatic ...shows growth-stimulating activity on ...
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High concentration but low biological activity of hepatocyte growth factor in patients with chronic renal failure
... Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a renotropic, an- tifibrotic and regenerative factor with cytoprotective effects that is produced by mesenchymal cells and shows high affinity to components ...
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Hepatocyte growth factor as a key to modulate anti ulcer action of prostaglandins in stomach
... Although the clinical efficacy of prostaglandins (PGs), especially on gastric mucosal injuries induced by nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, is widely appreciated, their mechanism of action, apart from acid ...
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Human intrahepatic biliary epithelial cells proliferate in vitro in response to human hepatocyte growth factor
... In previous studies, intrahepatic human biliary epithelial cells (BEC) were isolated in high purity. However, these cells demonstrated only limited growth responses. Here we report that human BEC proliferate in ...
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The neurotrophic hepatocyte growth factor attenuates CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocyte activity
... Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a pleiotropic cyto- kine with potent anti-inflammatory properties shown to act as a potent regulator in multiple animal models of immune-mediated disorders ...
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Hepatocyte Growth Factor-induced Differentiation of BMSCs toward Hepatocyte-like Cells via the NF-κB and P38MAPK Signaling Pathway
... Abstract: Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(BMSCs) have great potential ability of multi-directional differentiation and reproductive activity. Recent studys have demonstrated that BMSCs can be induced into ...
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Hepatocyte growth factor prevents renal fibrosis and dysfunction in a mouse model of chronic renal disease
... of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) on the progression of renal dysfunction and fibrosis, using a spontaneous mouse model for CRD (ICGN ...transforming growth factor- b and of ...
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Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor Is a Coreceptor for Adeno-Associated Virus Type 2 Infection
... After the first attachment of virus to the cell surface through a primary receptor, efficient entry of virus requires the presence of a coreceptor. For adeno-associated virus type 2 (AAV2) infection, heparan sulfate ...
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Hepatocyte growth factor ameliorates acute graft versus host disease and promotes hematopoietic function
... Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) was originally identified and cloned as a potent mitogen for hepa- tocytes (8, 9). It has mitogenic, motogenic, and mor- phogenic effects on various epithelial tissues ...
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Differential expression of connective tissue growth factor and hepatocyte growth factor in the vitreous of patients with high myopia versus vitreomacular interface disease
... tissue growth factor (CTGF) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in the vitreous of patients with high myopia, in comparison with those with a vitreomacular interface disease ...
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Hepatocyte growth factor ameliorates dermal sclerosis in the tight skin mouse model of scleroderma
... Because hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is an important mitogen and morphogen that contributes to the repair process after tissue injury, we investigated the role of HGF in cutaneous fibrosis and ...
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In vitro and in vivo characteristics of hepatic oval cells modified with human hepatocyte growth factor
... Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), also known as scatter factor, is a multifunctional growth factor that is responsible for activating a genetic program that includes cell ...
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Hepatocyte growth factor leads to recovery from alcohol induced fatty liver in rats
... of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) for the last seven days of ethanol treat- ment markedly decreased hepatic lipids to a level lower than that seen before HGF ...
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Molecular targeting of hepatocyte growth factor by an antagonist, NK4, in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
... Figure 1 AdCMV.NK4 induces NK4 protein in SKG mice. SKG mice were injected intravenously with AdCMV.NK4 (1 × 10 9 plaque-forming units (pfu)) into the tail vein. One day after injection, serum and liver were obtained and ...
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Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in fecal samples: rapid detection by surface plasmon resonance
... Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a growth factor that is produced by mesenchymal cells during injuries in various organs. It stimulates cell division [2], motility [3], and a normal ...
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Human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells improve ovarian function in natural aging through secreting hepatocyte growth factor and epidermal growth factor
... that hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) are secreted from multiple mesenchymal stem cells, such as hAMSCs, human amniotic fluid stem cells, and human ...
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Hepatocyte growth factor and renal morphogenesis
... Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) is a growth factor which has a variety of effects on many target cells. Its effects have been reported to be mitogenic, motogenic ...
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