title: Thrombopoietin Signaling Pathway Regulates Hepatocyte Activation in Rat Liver Regeneration.
abstract: Thrombopoietin (THPO) signaling pathway regulates cell activation and many other physiological activities. To study its role in liver regeneration (LR), hepatocytes were isolated from rat regenerating livers and gene expression profile was detected using the Rat Genome 230 2.0 Array. Spectral function (E t ) and information correlation coefficient (ICC) were used to analyze gene synergy based on gene expression changes. The results showed that 35 genes related to THPO signaling pathway were significantly changed during rat LR. Functional analysis with ICC showed that five genes, STAT3, PLSCR1, CTGF, PRLR, and LCP1, played a key role in hepatocyte activation. Fourteen channels of THPO signaling pathway participated in regulating hepatocyte activation during rat LR.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, People's Republic of China, changcuifang@126.com.
authors.forename: Cuifang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiaofang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Weiming
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Pengjuan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Gaiping
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Cunshuan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006498:Hepatectomy; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008115:Liver Regeneration; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013926:Thrombopoietin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013926:Thrombopoietin