Oxidative stress stimulates proliferation and invasiveness... : Hepatology (original) (raw)

Liver Biology and Pathobiology

Oxidative stress stimulates proliferation and invasiveness of hepatic stellate cells via a MMP2‐mediated mechanism†

Galli, Andrea*,1,3,‡; Svegliati‐Baroni, Gianluca2; Ceni, Elisabetta1,3; Milani, Stefano1,3; Ridolfi, Francesco2; Salzano, Renata1; Tarocchi, Mirko1; Grappone, Cecilia1; Pellegrini, Giulia1; Benedetti, Antonio2; Surrenti, Calogero1,3; Casini, Alessandro1

1Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

2Department of Gastroenterology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy

3Center of Excellence for Research, Transfer and High Education, MCIDNENT, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Florence, Viale Morgani 85, 50134 Firenze, Italy===

Received August 23, 2004

Accepted January 29, 2005