Angiotensin II induces apoptosis in human and rat alveolar epithelial cells

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 5 20-5, 1999, Pages

  Wang, Rongqi ^a   Zagariya, Alex ^a   Ibarra Sunga, Olivia ^a   Gidea, Claudia ^a   Ang, Edmund ^a   Deshmukh, Sonali ^a   Chaudhary, Gaurav ^a   Baraboutis, John ^a   Filippatos, Gerasimos ^b   Uhal, Bruce D ^a  

^a MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme; Granular pneumocytes; Programmed cell death; Pulmonary fibrosis; Type II pneumocyte

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; CASPASE 3; LIPOCORTIN 5;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032968187     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1999.276.5.l885     Document Type: Conference Paper

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