HGF and Direct Mesenchymal Stem Cells Contact Synergize to Inhibit Hepatic Stellate Cells Activation through TLR4/NF-kB Pathway

Pei-pei Wang; Dong-ying Xie; Xu-Jing Liang; Liang Peng; Geng-lin Zhang; Yi-nong Ye; Chan Xie; Zhi-liang Gao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043408

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HGF and Direct Mesenchymal Stem Cells Contact Synergize to Inhibit Hepatic Stellate Cells Activation through TLR4/NF-kB Pathway

Pei-pei Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Pei-pei Wang, Dong-ying Xie

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Dong-ying Xie ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Pei-pei Wang, Dong-ying Xie

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Xu-Jing Liang,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Liang Peng,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Geng-lin Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Yi-nong Ye,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Peoples Hospital of Foshan City, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
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Chan Xie ,

* E-mail: happyxiechan@gmail.com (CX); gaozl@yahoo.com.cn (ZG)

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Zhi-liang Gao

* E-mail: happyxiechan@gmail.com (CX); gaozl@yahoo.com.cn (ZG)

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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HGF and Direct Mesenchymal Stem Cells Contact Synergize to Inhibit Hepatic Stellate Cells Activation through TLR4/NF-kB Pathway

Pei-pei Wang,
Dong-ying Xie,
Xu-Jing Liang,
Liang Peng,
Geng-lin Zhang,
Yi-nong Ye,
Chan Xie,
Zhi-liang Gao

Published: August 23, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043408

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