Activated Effects of Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein on Human Hepatic Stellate Cells
Figure 5
Increased production of MMP-2 in HSCs and LX-2 cells after PTHrP(1–36) treatment.
After a 48(1–36), the MMP-2 (72 kd) total protein levels were assessed by western blot (A); mRNA expression was measured with q-PCR and found to be increased in HSC (B). Similar patterns were observed for LX-2 cells (C and D). * p<0.05 compared to the control group.