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A resected case of neuroendocrine carcinoma of the stomach with unusual lymph node metastasis
Gastric endocrine cell carcinoma is a relatively rare tumor. We experienced a case of early gastric cancer in which an endocrine cell carcinoma was identified within a differentiated adenocarcinoma, and a comp...
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Human primary cultured hepatic stellate cells can be cryopreserved
We compared the morphological and functional characteristics of cultured unfrozen hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and cryopreserved HSCs obtained from human livers. We used liver tissues obtained by surgical res...
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Liposome-mediated gene transfer of K1-5 suppresses tumor development and improves the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in mice
It has been reported that kringle 1-5 (K1-5) has a potent and specific antiangiogenic activity. In the present study, we investigated the antitumor effect of gene transfer of K1-5 for hepatocellular carcinoma ...
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Angiogenic cell therapy for hepatic fibrosis
Progression of liver fibrosis has been linked with injuries associated with hypoxia and neovascularization. Neovascularization consists of angiogenesis and vasculogenesis, representing formation of blood vesse...
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β1-Integrin mediates cell adhesion, haptotaxis, and chemokinesis of hepatoma cells
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Liver Injury and Serum Hyaluronan
Hyaluronan (HA) (hyaluronic acid, hyaluronate), a glycosaminoglycan macromolecule, is one of the major non-structural elements of the extracellular matrix. The major biological roles of HA include the maintena...
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Ultrastructural observation on hepatocellular carcinoma
In 31 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma, electron microscopic observation and morphometry on the cell organelles were carried out to evaluate the usefulness of electron microscopy for the diagnosis of well dif...