selected publications academic article Suppression of Islet Homeostasis Protein Thwarts Diabetes Mellitus Progression. Laboratory Investigation. 97:577-590. 2017 Suppression of Islet Homeostasis Protein Thwarts Diabetes Mellitus Progression. Laboratory Investigation. 97:577-590. 2017 miR-133b Regulation of Connective Tissue Growth Factor: A Novel Mechanism in Liver Pathology. The American Journal Of Pathology. 2016 A Disintegrin and Metalloprotease With Thrombospondin Type I Motif 7 a New Protease for Connective Tissue Growth Factor in Hepatic Progenitor/Oval Cell Niche. The American Journal Of Pathology. 185:1552-1563. 2015-06-01 Connective Tissue Growth Factor and Integrin Alpha V Beta 6: a New Pair of Regulators Critical for Ductular Reaction and Biliary Fibrosis in Mice. Hepatology. 61:678-691. 2015-02-01 Somatostatin Stimulates the Migration of Hepatic Oval Cells in the Injured Rat Liver. Liver International. 32:312-320. 2012-02-01 Low Prevalence of Hbv Dna in the Liver Allograft From Anti-Hbc-Positive Donors: a Single-Center Experience. Clinical Transplantation. 25:164-170. 2011-01-01 The Role of the Wnt Family of Secreted Proteins in Rat Oval "Stem" Cell-Based Liver Regeneration Wnt1 Drives Differentiation. The American Journal Of Pathology. 176:2732-2742. 2010-06-01 Real-Time Imaging of De Novo Arteriovenous Malformation in a Mouse Model of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia 2009-11-01 Hepatitis B Viral Dna Seldom Present in the Transplant Liver From Anti-Hbc-Positive Donors. Higher Education Policy. 50:530. 2009-10-01 Bone marrow-derived progenitor cells could modulate pancreatic cancer tumorigenesis via peritumoral microenvironment in a rat model.. Oncology research. 17. 2009 Bone Marrow-Derived Progenitor Cells Could Modulate Pancreatic Cancer Tumorigenesis Via Peritumoral Microenvironment in a Rat Model. Oncology research. 17:339-345. 2009-01-01 Detection of Transketolase in Bone Marrow-Derived Insulin-Producing Cells: Benfotiamine Enhances Insulin Synthesis and Glucose Metabolism. Stem Cells and Development. 18:37-45. 2009-01-01 Detection of Transketolase in Bone Marrow-Derived Insulin-Producing Cells: Benfotiamine Enhances Insulin Synthesis and Glucose Metabolism. Stem Cells and Development. 18:37-45. 2009-01-01 Connective Tissue Growth Factor With a Novel Fibronectin Binding Site Promotes Cell Adhesion and Migration During Rat Oval Cell Activation. Higher Education Policy. 47:996-1004. 2008-03-01 Thy1-Positive Bone Marrow Stem Cells Express Liver-Specific Genes in Vitro and Can Mature Into Hepatocytes in Vivo. Hepatology International. 2:63-71. 2008-03-01 Bone marrow-derived hepatic oval cells differentiate into hepatocytes in 2-acetylaminofluorene/partial hepatectomy-induced liver regeneration. Gastroenterology. 2007 Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor promotes liver repair and induces oval cell migration and proliferation in rats.. Gastroenterology. 133. 2007 A potential role of somatostatin and its receptor SSTR4 in the migration of hepatic oval cells. Laboratory Investigation. 2006 Role of connective tissue growth factor in oval cell response during liver regeneration after 2-AAF/PHx in rats. Gastroenterology. 2005