Background: Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a potent mitogen for hepatocytes in vivo as
well as in vitro. Serum levels of HGF vary in liver diseases, reflecting liver damage and …

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a mitogen for hepatocytes, but it is not clear whether HGF
stimulates or inhibits hepatocarcinogenesis. We previously reported that HGF transgenic …

Hepatocyte growth factor: Renotropic role and potential therapeutics for renal diseases.
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), a ligand for the c-Met receptor tyrosine kinase, has …

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is the most potent mitogen for mature hepatocytes and
seems to act as a hepatotropic factor that has not been purified over the past 30 years. HGF …

Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an important cause of cancer mortality.
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been shown to be an important biological …

Up-regulation of hepatocyte growth factor receptor: An amplification and targeting
mechanism for hepatocyte growth factor action in acute renal failure. Background …

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), originally implicated as a long‐sought after hepatotrophic
factor, supports epithelial branching duct formation in the developing lung as a …

Specific tissue interactions between epithelia and mesenchyme (or stroma), eg, epithelial-
mesenchymal (or-stromal) interactions mediate crucial aspects of normal development and …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide,
leading to a large global cancer burden. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and its high-affinity …

Tumor metastases are responsible for approximately 90% of all cancer-related deaths.
Metastasis formation is a multistep process that requires acquisition by tumor cells of a …