Reversal of angiotensin II-stimulated collagen gel contraction in cardiac fibroblasts by aminopeptidase inhibition

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 68-73

  Lijnen, Paul J ^a,c   Petrov, Victor V ^a   Diaz Araya, G ^b   Fagard, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aminopeptidase; Angiotensin II; Cardiac fibroblasts; Collagen; Gel contraction

Indexed keywords

4 NITROANILINE; AMINOPEPTIDASE; AMINOPEPTIDASE B; ANGIOTENSIN; ANILIDE; ARPHAMENINE A; BESTATIN; COLLAGEN GEL; ENZYME INHIBITOR; LEUHISTIN; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRITIUM OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FIBROBLAST; HEART MUSCLE CELL; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SPECTROMETRY;

AMINOPEPTIDASES; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; FIBROBLASTS; GELS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 11144307391     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200501000-00012     Document Type: Article

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