Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS

Amount

$49,680.00

Award Date

8/24/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Hepatic stellate cells (HSC) are at the center of liver fibrogenesis. When activated, they produce profibrogenic cytokines, including transforming growth factor +? (TGF-+?), and deposit extracellular matrix. We have recently demonstrated a novel fibroge