?-Smooth-muscle actin expression in normal and fibrotic human livers

A monoclonal antibody against alpha-smooth muscle actin: a new probe for smooth muscle differentiation.

1986 • 1,644 citations

Differentiation repertoire of fibroblastic cells: expression of cytoskeletal proteins as marker of phenotypic modulations.

1990 • 838 citations

At least six different actins are expressed in a higher mammal: An analysis based on the amino acid sequence of the amino-terminal tryptic peptide

1978 • 738 citations

Identification and characterization of multiple forms of actin

1976 • 530 citations

Myofibroblasts from diverse pathologic settings are heterogeneous in their content of actin isoforms and intermediate filament proteins.

1989 • 473 citations

The roles of the myofibroblast in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical features of sites of active extracellular matrix synthesis.

1991 • 406 citations

Immunocytochemical Detection of Desmin in Fat-Storing Cells (Ito Cells)

1984 • 393 citations

Hepatic Vitamin A Depletion in Alcoholic Liver Injury

1982 • 343 citations

Modulation of alpha smooth muscle actin and desmin expression in perisinusoidal cells of normal and diseased human livers.

1991 • 334 citations

Alcoholic liver injury in baboons: transformation of lipocytes to transitional cells.

1984 • 299 citations

In situ hybridization for procollagen types I, III and IV mRNA in normal and fibrotic rat liver: Evidence for predominant expression in nonparenchymal liver cells

1989 • 281 citations

Alcoholic liver injury in baboons: Transformation of lipocytes to transitional cells

1984 • 275 citations

Perivenular Fibrosis in Alcoholic Liver Injury: Ultrastructure and Histologic Progression

1982 • 249 citations

Cell types involved in collagen and fibronectin production in normal and fibrotic human liver

1986 • 229 citations

Lipocytes and transitional cells in alcoholic liver disease: A morphometric study

1988 • 187 citations

The Role of Fat-Storing Cells in Disse Space Fibrogenesis in Alcoholic Liver Disease

1983 • 177 citations

Desmin and actin in the identification of Ito cells and in monitoring their evolution to myofibroblasts in experimental liver fibrosis

1988 • 153 citations

Appearance of α‐smooth‐muscle‐actin‐positive cells in hepatic fibrosis

1991 • 127 citations

Contractile Fibroblasts in Chronic Alcoholic Cirrhosis

1979 • 117 citations

Early alcoholic liver injury

1986 • 115 citations

Presence of modified fibroblasts in cirrhotic livers in man

1972 • 104 citations

Smooth muscle differentiation in scleroderma fibroblastic cells.

1990 • 101 citations

Ultrastructure of initial stages of perivenular fibrosis in alcohol-fed baboons.

1982 • 100 citations

The role of fat-storing cells in Disse space fibrogenesis in alcoholic liver disease

1983 • 81 citations

Phenotypic modulation in lipocytes in experimental liver fibrosis

1991 • 74 citations

Nonparenchymal Cells Cultivated from Explants of Fibrotic Liver Resemble Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells from Blood Vessel Walls

1982 • 56 citations

Modulation of extracellular matrix components during dimethylnitrosamine-induced cirrhosis

1990 • 44 citations

Reduced retinoid content in hepatocellular carcinoma with special reference to alcohol consumption

1991 • 31 citations

Histochemical Characteristics of Fat-storing Cells in Alcoholic Liver Disease: A Study by the Gold Chloride Method Using Needle Biopsy Specimens of the Liver

1985 • 14 citations