Thrombin cleavage of osteopontin controls activation of hepatic stellate cells and is essential for liver fibrogenesis
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DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27571
Abstract: Liver biopsy is the current reliable way of evaluating liver fibrosis. However, no specific sera biomarker could be applied in clinical diagnosis. As the pivotal role of osteopontin (OPN) reported in numerous liver diseases, thrombinâcleaved… read more here.
Keywords: liver fibrosis; thr opn; opn;