Tumor Necrosis Factor-Like Weak Inducer of Apoptosis Promotes Hepatic Stellate Cells Migration via Canonical NF-κB/MMP9 Pathway

Mingcui Xu; Feng Zhang; Aixiu Wang; Chen Wang; Yu Cao; Ming Zhang; Mingming Zhang; Min Su; Xiaoping Zou; Guifang Xu; Yuzheng Zhuge

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0167658

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Tumor Necrosis Factor-Like Weak Inducer of Apoptosis Promotes Hepatic Stellate Cells Migration via Canonical NF-κB/MMP9 Pathway

Mingcui Xu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Mingcui Xu, Feng Zhang

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Drum Tower Clinical Medical School of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Feng Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Mingcui Xu, Feng Zhang

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Drum Tower Clinical Medical School of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Aixiu Wang,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Chen Wang,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Yu Cao,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Ming Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Mingming Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Min Su,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Xiaoping Zou,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Guifang Xu,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Yuzheng Zhuge

* E-mail: yuzheng9111963@aliyun.com

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Drum Tower Clinical Medical School of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-Like Weak Inducer of Apoptosis Promotes Hepatic Stellate Cells Migration via Canonical NF-κB/MMP9 Pathway

Mingcui Xu,
Feng Zhang,
Aixiu Wang,
Chen Wang,
Yu Cao,
Ming Zhang,
Mingming Zhang,
Min Su,
Xiaoping Zou,
Guifang Xu

Published: December 1, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167658

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