Effects of asiaticoside on the expression of Smad protein by normal skin fibroblasts and hypertrophic scar fibroblasts

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-175

  Qi, S H ^a   Xie, J L ^a   Pan, S ^a   Xu, Y B ^a   Li, T Z ^a   Tang, J M ^a   Liu, X S ^a   Shu, B ^a   Liu, P ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIATICOSIDE; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD7 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN FIBROBLAST; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD7 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRITERPENES;

EID: 38849126202     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02636.x     Document Type: Article

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