Tranilast and hypertensive heart disease: Further insights into mechanisms of an anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic drug

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 883-886

  Pfab, Thiemo ^a   Hocher, Berthold ^a,b  

^a DZHK GERMAN CENTRE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; TRANILAST;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DRUG MECHANISM; EDITORIAL; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; KELOID; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SCAR FORMATION;

EID: 2542503534     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200405000-00006     Document Type: Editorial

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