Undulin RNA and protein expression in normal and fibrotic human liver

S Milani, C Grappone, G Pellegrini, D Schuppan… - Hepatology, 1994 - journals.lww.com
We have analyzed the distribution, gene expression and cellular origin of undulin, a large
extracellular matrix glycoprotein associated with mature collagen fibrils, in human liver by
immunohistochemistry, Northern–blot analysis andin situhybridization. In normal liver,
undulin was distributed as densely packed fibers in portal tract stroma, and as fine fibers
along sinusoids, and around central veins. Undulin ribonucleic acid expression was low in
normal liver, and confined to mesenchymal cells of portal tract stroma, vessel walls and …