Effect of angiotensin II and angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist on the proliferation, contraction and collagen synthesis in rat hepatic stellate cells

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-165

  Liu, Jun ^a   Gong, Hao ^a   Zhang, Zhong Tao ^a   Wang, Yu ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist; Collagen; Hepatic stellate cell; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; DNA; LOSARTAN POTASSIUM; MESSENGER RNA; THYMIDINE; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; COLORIMETRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SYNTHESIS; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; INCUBATION TIME; LIVER CELL; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STELLATE CELL;

EID: 39049109292     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200801020-00013     Document Type: Article

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