hepatic stellate cell

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cell
gptkbp:activatedBy liver injury
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Ito cell
perisinusoidal cell
gptkbp:discoveredBy Toshio Ito
gptkbp:expressedIn alpha-smooth muscle actin (upon activation)
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1876
gptkbp:foundIn space of Disse
gptkbp:function regulation of extracellular matrix
response to liver injury
vitamin A storage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label hepatic stellate cell
gptkbp:involvedIn liver inflammation
hepatic regeneration
gptkbp:locatedIn liver
gptkbp:marking gptkb:desmin
glial fibrillary acidic protein
gptkbp:numberOfLocations retinoids
gptkbp:origin mesenchymal
gptkbp:proliferatesIn gptkb:liver_disease
gptkbp:role cirrhosis
liver fibrosis
gptkbp:secretes gptkb:collagen_type_I
gptkb:collagen_type_III
gptkb:matrix_metalloproteinases
tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:stellate_cell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7