Bimodal effects of angiotensin II on migration of human and rat smooth muscle cells: Direct stimulation and indirect inhibition via transforming growth factor-β1

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1251-1257

  Liu, Guizben ^a   Espinosa, Emma ^a   Oemar, Barry S ^a   Lüscher, Thomas F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Losartan; Migration; Smooth muscle cells; Transforming growth factor 1

Indexed keywords

1 (4 DIMETHYLAMINO 3 METHYLBENZYL) 5 DIPHENYLACETYL 4,5,6,7 TETRAHYDRO 1H IMIDAZO[4,5 C]PYRIDINE 6 CARBOXYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; LOSARTAN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; INTIMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0030755733     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.7.1251     Document Type: Article

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