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| Wang,Dong; Lu,Jian-Guo; Wang,Qing; Du,Xi-Lin; Dong,Rui; Wang,Peng; Zhao,Lei; Jiang,Xue; Yuan,Li-Juan. |
| YKL-40 has been identified as a growth factor in connective tissue cells and also a migration factor in vascular smooth muscle cells. To a large extent, the increase of serum YKL-40 is attributed to liver fibrosis and asthma. However, the relationship of the expression and clinical/prognostic significance of YKL-40 to the splenomegaly of patients with portal hypertension is unclear. In the present study, the expression of YKL-40 was studied by immunohistochemistry in 48 splenomegaly tissue samples from patients with portal hypertension and in 14 normal spleen specimens. All specimens were quickly stored at -80°C after resection. Primary antibodies YKL-40 (1:150 dilution, rabbit polyclonal IgG) and MMP-9 (1:200 dilution, rabbit monoclonal IgG) and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: YKL-40; MMP-9; Splenomegaly; Fibrosis; Portal hypertension; Immunohistochemistry. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000300013 |
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