Activation of hepatic stellate cells is the central event in hepatic fibrosis. These perisinusoidal cells orchestrate an array of changes including degradation of the normal ECM of liver ...

This review provides a detailed examination of experimental mouse models used to study ... by activated hepatic stellate ...

When ECM1 expression in hepatic stellate cells is elevated ... The effectiveness of these sequences was confirmed in corresponding mouse model systems. Data from liver tissue of patients with ...