Role of connective tissue growth factor in profibrotic action of transforming growth factor-β: A potential target for preventing renal fibrosis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 4 SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Yokoi, H ^a   Sugawara, A ^a   Mukoyama, M ^a   Mori, K ^a   Makino, H ^a   Suganami, T ^a   Nagae, T ^a   Yahata, K ^a   Fujinaga, Y ^a   Tanaka, I ^a   Nakao, K ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antisense oligonucleotide; Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF); Obstructive nephropathy; Transforming growth factor (TGF ); extracellular matrix (ECM)

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; COLLAGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY; RAT;

EID: 0034817102     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2001.27422     Document Type: Conference Paper

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