Decorin transfection in human mesangial cells downregulates genes playing a role in the progression of fibrosis

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 178-186

  Costacurta, Antonia ^a   Priante, Giovanna ^a   D'Angelo, Angela ^a   Chieco Bianchi, Luigi ^a   Cantaro, Salvatore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

1 collagen type IV; Chronic renal fibrosis; Fibronectin; Gene therapy; Human mesangial cell transfection; RT PCR; TGF 1

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; CYTOKINE; DECORIN; FIBRONECTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR B; TENASCIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; COLLAGEN; PROTEOGLYCAN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DECORIN GENE; EUKARYOTE; FIBROSIS; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GLOMERULOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; MESANGIUM CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATOR GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MESANGIUM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; DOWN-REGULATION; GLOMERULAR MESANGIUM; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; PROTEOGLYCANS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSFECTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HUMANS;

EUKARYOTA; VECTORS;

EID: 0035996016     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.10038     Document Type: Article

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