Extracellular Matrix and The Liver

Approach to Gene Therapy

Extracellular Matrix and The Liver on ScienceDirect(Opens new window)
Hardbound, 512 Pages
Published: FEB-2003
ISBN 10: 0-12-525251-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-12-525251-5
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS


Edited by
Isao Okazaki, Tokai University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Yosifumi Ninomiya, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
Tanikawa Kyuichi, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan
Scott Friedman, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

Description
Extracellular Matrix of the Liver addresses the basic science of the extracellular matrix and discusses new strategies for the treatment of cirrhosis of the liver, with a primary focus on possible gene therapy approaches. The chapters are divided into six sections as follows: * Basic Science of Extracellular Matrix * Cells Responsible for Extracellular Matrix Production * Activation Mechanism of Hepatic Cells and Signal Transduction * Basic Science for Extracellular Matrix Metabolism including Enzymes and their Inhibitors * Matrix Mettaloproteinases and Tissue Inhibitors for Matrix Mettaloproteinases * New Strategies for the treatment of Liver Cirrhosis

Audience:
Hepatologists, molecular geneticists, gastroenterologists, oncologists, and hematologists.


 
Last update: 6 Nov 2011