Shane Patella

Activin A is a critical component of the inflammatory response, and its binding protein, follistatin, reduces mortality in endotoxemia

Kristian L. Jones, Ashley Mansell, Shane Patella et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2007 · 271 citations · Full text

Immunology, Immune Regulation, Cell Death +19

Follistatin attenuates early liver fibrosis: effects on hepatic stellate cell activation and hepatocyte apoptosis

Shane Patella, David J. Phillips, Jorge Tchongue et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology · 2005 · 107 citations

Liver Fibrosis, Immunology, Pathology +25

Fas‐mediated hepatocyte apoptosis is increased by hepatitis C virus infection and alcohol consumption, and may be associated with hepatic fibrosis: mechanisms of liver cell injury in chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Stephen Pianko, Shane Patella, George Ostapowicz et al. · Journal of Viral Hepatitis · 2001 · 94 citations · Full text

Liver Fibrosis, Liver Cell Injury, Immunology +20

Activin C Antagonizes Activin A in Vitro and Overexpression Leads to Pathologies in Vivo

Elspeth Gold, Niti Jetly, Moira K. O’Bryan et al. · American Journal Of Pathology · 2008 · 70 citations · Full text

Signal Transduction, Cell Signaling, Cell Interaction +8

Characterization of serum activin-A and follistatin and their relation to virological and histological determinants in chronic viral hepatitis

Shane Patella, David J Phillips, David M. de Kretser et al. · Journal of Hepatology · 2001 · 40 citations

Hepatology, Viral Hepatitis, Liver Physiology +8