Table of Contents |
| Preface | |
| Contributors | |
I | Matrix Chemistry and Structure | |
| 1 | Fibronectin / G. Paolella, M. V. Barone, F. E. Baralle | 3 |
| 2 | Laminin / Albert E. Chung | 25 |
| 3 | Structure and Function of Laminin and Gene Regulation of Basement Membrane Components / Yoshihiko Yamada, Norio Shiraishi, Peter D. Burbelo | 49 |
| 4 | Adhesion Molecules in Embryogenesis and Histogenesis / Stanley Hoffman, Kathryn L. Crossin | 67 |
| 5 | Regulation of Collagen Gene Expression / Sherrill L. Adams | 91 |
| 6 | Fibrillar Collagens: Their Biosynthesis, Molecular Structure, and Mode of Assembly / Marcel E. Nimni | 121 |
| 7 | Basement Membrane Collagen: Structure, Assembly, and Biosynthesis / Heinz Furthmayr | 149 |
| 8 | Propeptide-Mediated Regulation of Procollagen Synthesis / Catherine H. Wu, Cherie M. Walton, George Y. Wu | 187 |
II | Extracellular Matrix of the Liver | |
| 9 | Matrix, Matrix Synthesis, and Molecular Networks in Hepatic Fibrosis / Detlef Schuppan, Hermann Herbst, Stefano Milani | 201 |
| 10 | Morphology, Localization, and Origin of the Hepatic Extracellular Matrix / Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, Peter S. Amenta | 255 |
III | Pharmacology/Endocrinology and Therapeutics of Matrix | |
| 11 | Peptide Hormone and Cytokine Regulation of Matrix Synthesis / Silvia Degli Esposti, Mark A. Zern | 331 |
| 12 | Glucocorticoid Regulation of Procollagen Synthesis / Kenneth R. Cutroneo | 351 |
| 13 | Prostaglandins' Effects on the Extracellular Matrix / Mary J. Ruwart, Keith S. Henley | 369 |
| 14 | Drug Therapy in Liver Cirrhosis: Novel Approaches / Gilles A. Morali, Laurence M. Blendis | 383 |
IV | Functions | |
| 15 | Extracellular Matrix and the Development of Tissue Architecture: A Mechanochemical Perspective / Donald E. Ingber | 403 |
| 16 | Inhibition of Smooth-Muscle Cell Proliferation by Heparinlike Molecules / Christopher F. Reilly | 429 |
| 17 | Matrix Regulation of Gap Junctions and of Excitability in Cells / Elizabeth Rosenberg, David C. Spray, Lola M. Reid | 449 |
| 18 | Extracellular Matrix-Resident Growth Factors and Enzymes / Israel Vlodavsky, Gil Korner, Amiram Eldor, Rachel Bar-Shavit, Michael Klagsbrun, Zvi Fuks | 463 |
| 19 | Cell Adhesion Mediated by Matrix Components of Bone Marrow / Max S. Wicha, Alan D. Campbell | 491 |
| 20 | The Liver as a Stem Cell and Lineage System / Samuel H. Sigal, Shlomo Brill, Anthony S. Fiorino, Lola M. Reid | 507 |
V | Pathogenesis | |
| 21 | Pathogenesis of Hepatic Fibrosis / Mario Chojkier | 541 |
| 22 | Extracellular Matrix and Metastasis / Isabel Zvibel, Andrea Kraft | 559 |
| Index | 581 |