Wen-pi-tang-Hab-Wu-ling-san, an oriental herbal prescription, attenuates epithelialmesenchymal transdifferentiation stimulated by TGF-β1 in kidney cells

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 548-553

  Sang, Il Lee ^a   Hyo, Jung Kim ^a   Baek, Moon Chang ^a   Kwon, Moo Park ^a   Park, Yongki ^b   Cheol, Ho Yoon ^b   Boo, Yong Chool ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

smooth muscle actin; Epithelial mesenchymal transdifferentiation; Herbal prescription; Kidney fibrosis; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; SMAD2 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WEN PI TANG HAB WUN LING SAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STIMULATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME RELEASE; FIBROSIS; KIDNEY CELL; MESENCHYME CELL; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RENAL PROTECTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; SMAD2 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 34249045744     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2106     Document Type: Article

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