liver/biliary system
• after feeding a 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine (DDC) diet for 12 days to induce liver injury, mice show a 40% decrease of Ki-67+ hepatocytes relative to similarly treated wild-type controls
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• after feeding a DDC diet for 12 days, mice show a ~34% increase in oval cell (OC) proliferation within OC compartments relative to similarly treated wild-type controls
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homeostasis/metabolism
• at day 12 of DDC treatment, mice show a ~19% increase in hepatic collagen production relative to wild-type controls, as determined by a hydroxyproline assay
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• mice show a higher level of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) protein accumulation and enhanced oval cell proliferation and biliary fibrosis during DDC-induced liver injury relative to wild-type controls
• at day 12 of DDC treatment, DDC-damaged livers display denser networks of fibronectin and concentrated laminin around portal tract regions relative to wild-type controls
• DDC-treated livers show a 27% increase in alpha-smooth muscle actin-positive areas and a 23% increase in Sirius red-stained collagen fibrils relative to wild-type controls
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cellular
• after feeding a 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine (DDC) diet for 12 days to induce liver injury, mice show a 40% decrease of Ki-67+ hepatocytes relative to similarly treated wild-type controls
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