Table 2

Relative gene expression of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 5 (IGFBP5) in LX2 cells, activated hepatic stellate cells (HSC) and myofibroblasts given as fold changes of basal expression in freshly isolated human HSC.

LX2 cells

HSC

Activated HSC

Myofibroblasts

IGFBP5

1.3

1

2.3

236

IGF1

0.7

1

1.2

0.3

Sokolović et al. Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair 2010 3:3   doi:10.1186/1755-1536-3-3