Fibroblast growth factor receptor signalling is crucial for liver homeostasis and regeneration
- 10 July 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Oncogene
- Vol. 22 (28) , 4380-4388
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1206499
Abstract
Several growth factors have been suggested to play a crucial role in liver regeneration, but a functional proof is still missing. Since fibroblast growth factors are important for the initiation of mammalian liver development, we determined the roles of these mitogens in liver repair by targeted expression of a dominant-negative fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) in hepatocytes of transgenic mice. The liver of young animals appeared histologically normal, and liver function was not obviously impaired. In aged transgenic mice, the frequency of fatty liver development was strongly increased compared to control animals. Following partial hepatectomy, transgenic mice showed markedly reduced hepatocyte proliferation because of an arrest in the late G1 phase of the cell cycle. These data demonstrate a key role of FGFR signalling in repair after liver injury.Keywords
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