| Title |
A Ribosomal S-6 Kinase–Mediated Signal to C/EBP-β Is Critical for the Development of Liver Fibrosis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2007
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0001372 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Martina Buck, Mario Chojkier |
| Abstract |
In response to liver injury, hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation causes excessive liver fibrosis. Here we show that activation of RSK and phosphorylation of C/EBPbeta on Thr217 in activated HSC is critical for the progression of liver fibrosis. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 32 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 31 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 10 | 31% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 9% |
| Professor | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 13% |
| Unknown | 6 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 34% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 28% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 3% |
| Chemistry | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 6 | 19% |