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Small hepatocyte-like progenitor cells may be a Hedgehog signaling pathway-controlled subgroup of liver stem cells

  • Authors:
    • Zhibin Wang
    • Wei Li
    • Chun Li
    • Yang Yang
    • Wang Li
    • Liying Zhang
    • Shumei Sun
    • Junxiang Li
    • Yidong Cai
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    Affiliations: Department of Gastroenterology, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, P.R. China, Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, P.R. China, Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, P.R. China, Department of Gastroenterology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, P.R. China
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The present study aimed to investigate the expression levels of components of the Hedgehog signaling pathway (HH) during the proliferation of a liver stem cell subgroup, namely small hepatocyte-like progenitor cells (SHPCs). Retrorsine-treated Fisher 344 rats underwent a partial hepatectomy (PH) to induce the proliferation of SHPCs, after which reverse transcription‑polymerase chain reaction (PCR), quantitative PCR, immunohistochemistry and western blot analysis were performed to analyze the expression of various components of the HH in primary SHPCs at different times points post‑PH. A number of components of the HH, including Indian hedgehog (IHH), patched (PTCH), smoothened and glioma‑associated oncogene (GLI)1, 2 and 3, were continuously expressed and showed dynamic changes in proliferating SHPCs. In addition, the expression levels of IHH, PTCH and GLI1 were significantly different as compared with those of the control group at the same time point, and there were significant differences among the various time points in the experimental group (P<0.01). Furthermore, there was an association between the postoperative day and expression levels of HH components in the retrorsine‑treated group. An immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that PTCH was also expressed at the protein level. In conclusion, the results of the present study suggested that the HH was continuously activated during the proliferation of SHPCs, thus indicating that SHPCs may be a subgroup of stem cells that are regulated by the HH.
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Wang Z, Li W, Li C, Yang Y, Li W, Zhang L, Sun S, Li J and Cai Y: Small hepatocyte-like progenitor cells may be a Hedgehog signaling pathway-controlled subgroup of liver stem cells. Exp Ther Med 12: 2423-2430, 2016.
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Wang, Z., Li, W., Li, C., Yang, Y., Li, W., Zhang, L. ... Cai, Y. (2016). Small hepatocyte-like progenitor cells may be a Hedgehog signaling pathway-controlled subgroup of liver stem cells. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 12, 2423-2430. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3675
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Wang, Z., Li, W., Li, C., Yang, Y., Li, W., Zhang, L., Sun, S., Li, J., Cai, Y."Small hepatocyte-like progenitor cells may be a Hedgehog signaling pathway-controlled subgroup of liver stem cells". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12.4 (2016): 2423-2430.
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Wang, Z., Li, W., Li, C., Yang, Y., Li, W., Zhang, L., Sun, S., Li, J., Cai, Y."Small hepatocyte-like progenitor cells may be a Hedgehog signaling pathway-controlled subgroup of liver stem cells". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12, no. 4 (2016): 2423-2430. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3675
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Wang Z, Li W, Li C, Yang Y, Li W, Zhang L, Sun S, Li J and Cai Y: Small hepatocyte-like progenitor cells may be a Hedgehog signaling pathway-controlled subgroup of liver stem cells. Exp Ther Med 12: 2423-2430, 2016.
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Wang, Z., Li, W., Li, C., Yang, Y., Li, W., Zhang, L. ... Cai, Y. (2016). Small hepatocyte-like progenitor cells may be a Hedgehog signaling pathway-controlled subgroup of liver stem cells. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 12, 2423-2430. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3675
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Wang, Z., Li, W., Li, C., Yang, Y., Li, W., Zhang, L., Sun, S., Li, J., Cai, Y."Small hepatocyte-like progenitor cells may be a Hedgehog signaling pathway-controlled subgroup of liver stem cells". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12.4 (2016): 2423-2430.
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Wang, Z., Li, W., Li, C., Yang, Y., Li, W., Zhang, L., Sun, S., Li, J., Cai, Y."Small hepatocyte-like progenitor cells may be a Hedgehog signaling pathway-controlled subgroup of liver stem cells". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12, no. 4 (2016): 2423-2430. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3675
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