Demonstration of downregulation of α-smooth muscle actin in interferon-γ-treated myofibroblast by a novel cell-capture enzyme immunoassay

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 769-775

  Tanaka, Kazunari ^a   Sano, Kouichi ^a   Tanaka, Kousei ^a   Kobayashi, Masato ^a   Katsumura, Kouzo ^a   Ikeda, Tsunehiko ^a   Abe, Muneaki ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Smooth muscle actin; Dupuytren's contracture; In vitro assay; Myofibroblast

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMOBILIZED CELL; MYOFIBROBLAST; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING;

ACTINS; CELL LINE; DOWN-REGULATION; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INTERFERON TYPE II; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0035106727     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-5769(01)00011-X     Document Type: Article

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