Search Results - "Díaz Gil, J"
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Liver growth factor treatment reverses emphysema previously established in a cigarette smoke exposure mouse model
Published in American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology (01-11-2014)“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory lung disease largely associated with cigarette smoke exposure (CSE) and characterized by…”
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Effect of liver growth factor on both testicular regeneration and recovery of spermatogenesis in busulfan-treated mice
Published in Reproductive biology and endocrinology (04-02-2011)“…Some adult stem cells persist in adult tissue; however, we do not know how to stimulate stem cells in adults to heal injuries. Liver growth factor (LGF) is a…”
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Short-term treatment of spontaneously hypertensive rats with liver growth factor reduces carotid artery fibrosis, improves vascular function, and lowers blood pressure
Published in Cardiovascular research (15-02-2006)“…Liver growth factor (LGF), a mitogen for liver cells, reduces fibrosis in a rat model of cirrhosis. The present study assesses the possible vascular…”
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Liver growth factor treatment reverses vascular and plasmatic oxidative stress in spontaneously hypertensive rats
Published in Journal of hypertension (01-06-2012)“…BACKGROUND:Liver growth factor (LGF) is an albumin–bilirubin complex with antioxidant actions in vitro. In spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs), short LGF…”
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A metabolomic approach shows sphingosine 1-phosphate and lysophospholipids as mediators of the therapeutic effect of liver growth factor in emphysema
Published in Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis (30-05-2017)“…[Display omitted] •Metabolomics study with plasma from mice exposed to tobacco smoke in an emphysema model.•Liver growth factor could be useful to promote lung…”
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Antioxidant activity of liver growth factor, a bilirubin covalently bound to albumin
Published in Free radical biology & medicine (01-03-2009)“…We previously reported that treatment of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) with liver growth factor (LGF), an albumin–bilirubin complex with a covalent…”
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Improvement in liver fibrosis, functionality and hemodynamics in CCl4-cirrhotic rats after injection of the Liver Growth Factor
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Liver growth factor induces testicular regeneration in EDS-treated rats and increases protein levels of class B scavenger receptors
Published in American journal of physiology: endocrinology and metabolism (15-01-2015)“…The aim of the present work was to determine the effects of liver growth factor (LGF) on the regeneration process of rat testes after chemical castration…”
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Liver growth factor antifibrotic activity in vivo is associated with a decrease in activation of hepatic stellate cells
Published in Histology and histopathology (01-04-2009)“…The antifibrotic activity of Liver Growth Factor (LGF), a liver mitogen, was previously demonstrated in several models of rat liver fibrosis and even in…”
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Sex-dependent effect of liver growth factor on atherosclerotic lesions and fatty liver disease in apolipoprotein E knockout mice
Published in Histology and histopathology (01-05-2010)“…Since the hepatic mitogen, liver growth factor (LGF), improves vascular structure and function in a hypertensive rat model and exhibits antioxidant activity,…”
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The anti-fibrotic effect of liver growth factor is associated with decreased intrahepatic levels of matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 and transforming growth factor beta 1 in bile duct-ligated rats
Published in Histology and histopathology (01-05-2008)“…Liver growth factor (LGF), a mitogen for liver cells, behaves as an anti-fibrotic agent even in extrahepatic sites, but its mechanistic basis is unknown. We…”
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Liver growth factor as a tissue regenerating factor in neurodegenerative diseases
Published in Recent patents on CNS drug discovery (01-12-2014)“…Liver growth factor (LGF) is a hepatic mitogen purified by our group in 1986. In the following years we demonstrated its activity both in "in vivo" and "in…”
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Liver growth factor treatment restores cell-extracellular matrix balance in resistance arteries and improves left ventricular hypertrophy in SHR
Published in American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology (01-09-2011)“…Liver growth factor (LGF) is an endogenous albumin-bilirubin complex with antihypertensive effects in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). We assessed the…”
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Identification of biliprotein as a liver growth factor
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-05-1988)“…We determined the concentration of biliprotein in plasma of rats at different times after partial hepatectomy. From the same plasma samples, we purified a…”
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The mitogenic activity of the liver growth factor is mediated by tumor necrosis factor alpha in rat liver
Published in Journal of hepatology (01-05-2003)“…Background/Aims: Liver growth factor (LGF) is a hepatic mitogen, however, the hepatic stimulation pathway remains to be characterized. The aim of this study…”
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Liver DNA synthesis promoter activity detected in human plasma from subjects with hepatitis
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-07-1986)“…A liver DNA synthesis promoter activity was detected in human plasma from subjects with hepatitis. The assay procedure consisted of intraperitoneal injection…”
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Na +:H + exchange inhibition induces intracellular acidosis and differentially impairs cell growth and viability of human and rat hepatocarcinoma cells
Published in Toxicology letters (01-06-1999)“…Amiloride and its more potent analog, hexamethylene amiloride (HMA), inhibits Na +:H + exchange and decreases intracellular pH in a concentration-dependent way…”
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Identification of a liver growth factor as an albumin-bilirubin complex
Published in Biochemical journal (15-04-1987)“…We have reported the purification and characterization of a protein that behaves as a liver growth factor, showing activity either in vivo or in vitro…”
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Purification of a liver DNA-synthesis promoter from plasma of partially hepatectomized rats
Published in Biochemical journal (01-04-1986)“…A protein was isolated from plasma of partially (70%) hepatectomized rats that, injected in mice, increases the uptake of [3H]thymidine by liver DNA by…”
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Serum and cerebrospinal fluid antibodies against myelin basic protein and their IgG subclass distribution in multiple sclerosis
Published in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry (01-09-1986)“…IgG class antibodies reactive with myelin basic protein (MBP) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in serum and cerebrospinal fluid…”
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