Diltiazem, a calcium antagonist, inhibits matrix metalloproteinase-1 (tissue collagenase) production and collagenolytic activity in human vascular smooth muscle cells.

International journal of molecular medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 561-566

  Wada, Y ^a   Kato, S ^a   Okamoto, K ^a   Izumaru, S ^a   Aoyagi, S ^a   Morimatsu, M ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; COLLAGEN; DILTIAZEM; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN C JUN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; DILTIAZEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 1; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-JUN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-1;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 0035513843     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.8.5.561     Document Type: Article

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