Glucocorticoids augment fibroblast-mediated contraction of collagen gels by inhibition of endogenous PGE production

Proceedings of the Association of American Physicians

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-258

  Skold, C M ^a   Xiang Der Liu, ^a   Yun Kui Zhu, ^a   Umino, T ^a   Takigawa, K ^a   Ohkuni, Y ^a   Ertl, R F ^a   Spurzem, J R ^a   Romberger, D J ^a   Brattsand, R ^a   Rennard, S I ^a  

^a NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

2 agonist; Fibrosis; Prostaglandin E2; Remodeling; Steroid

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; COLLAGEN; CYCLIC AMP; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUTICASONE; FORMOTEROL; FORSKOLIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; ICOSANOID; PROSTAGLANDIN E;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDICATION; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; LUNG FIBROSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; CYCLIC AMP; DINOPROSTONE; DNA; FIBROBLASTS; FIBROSIS; GELS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROXYPROLINE; INDOMETHACIN; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; RATS;

EID: 0033007542     PISSN: 1081650X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1381.1999.99269.x     Document Type: Article

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