Potential Roles of BMP9 in Liver Fibrosis

Potential Roles of BMP9 in Liver Fibrosis

Liver fibrosis is a common phenomenon that is associated with several pathologies and is characterized by excessive extracellular matrix deposition that leads to progressive liver dysfunction. Bone morphogenetic protein 9 (BMP9) is the most recently discovered member of the BMP family. BMP9 bound wi...

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Main Authors: Jianjun Bi, Shengfang Ge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-11-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
bone morphogenetic protein 9 (BMP9)
activin receptor-like kinase 1 (ALK1)
endoglin
inhibitor of differentiation 1 (Id1)
hepcidin
Snail
liver fibrosis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/15/11/20656

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