| Literature DB >> 12109666 |
Kunitada Shimotohno1, Koichi Watashi, Katsuya Tsuchihara, Katsuhiko Fukuda, Hiroyuki Marusawa, Makoto Hijikata.
Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes chronic hepatitis and is linked to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The role of HCV infection in the development of HCC remains to be clarified. We analyzed the effect of HCV core protein on modulation of cell proliferation. HCV core protein was shown to have at least two functions: activation of the Ras/Raf signaling pathway and anti-apototic function.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12109666 DOI: 10.1007/bf02990100
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gastroenterol ISSN: 0944-1174 Impact factor: 7.527