Angiotensin II induced cardiac hypertrophy in vivo is inhibited by cyclosporin A in adult rats

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 226, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 83-88

  Goldspink, P H ^a   McKinney, R D ^a   Kimball, V A ^a   Geenen, D L ^a   Buttrick, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult rat; Calcineurin; Cardiac hypertrophy; Cyclosporin A; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CALCINEURIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN);

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART WEIGHT; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BODY WEIGHT; CALCINEURIN; CALCIUM; CARDIOMEGALY; CYCLOSPORINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HYPERTROPHY; MYOCARDIUM; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UP-REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0035197552     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012789819926     Document Type: Article

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