| Title |
Activation of the Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF)-Transforming Growth Factor β 1 (TGF-β 1) Axis in Hepatitis C Virus-Expressing Hepatocytes
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0046526 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tirumuru Nagaraja, Li Chen, Anuradha Balasubramanian, Jerome E. Groopman, Kalpana Ghoshal, Samson T. Jacob, Andrew Leask, David R. Brigstock, Appakkudal R. Anand, Ramesh K. Ganju |
| Abstract |
The pro-fibrogenic cytokine connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) plays an important role in the development and progression of fibrosis in many organ systems, including liver. However, its role in the pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-induced liver fibrosis remains unclear. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Peru | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 23 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 6 | 25% |
| Other | 4 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 38% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 21% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 17% |
| Psychology | 1 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 4 | 17% |