Mechanical strain and dexamethasone selectively increase surfactant protein C and tropoelastin gene expression

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 5 22-5, 2000, Pages

  Nakamura, Tomohiko ^a   Liu, Mingyao ^b,c   Mourgeon, Eric ^b   Slutsky, Art ^b,c   Post, Martin ^a,b,c,d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fetal lung cells; Gene transcription; Glucocorticoids

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DACTINOMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; MESSENGER RNA; SURFACTANT PROTEIN C; TROPOELASTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FETUS; FETUS CELL; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034073046     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.2000.278.5.l974     Document Type: Article

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