Elevated Expression of Endothelin-1 and Endothelin-converting Enzyme-1 in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Possible Involvement of Proinflammatory Cytokines

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-193

  Saleh, Dina ^b   Furukawa, Kanako ^b   Tsao, Ming Sound ^b   Maghazachi, Azzam ^b   Corrin, Bryan ^b   Yanagisawa, Masashi ^b   Barnes, Peter J ^b   Giaid, Adel ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; AUTACOID; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; ENDOTHELIN-CONVERTING ENZYME 1; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOPROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0031065214     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.16.2.9032126     Document Type: Article

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