Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China No.30740031,No.30871146;the New Century Excellent Talent of the Ministry of Education of China,No.NCET-06-0264
AIM:To investigate the role of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-7 (IGFBP-7) in the activation and transdifferentiation of hepatic stellate cells (HSC) in vitro.METHODS:Rat HSC-T6 cells were cultured in separ...