Ceramide inhibits CCN2 expression in fibroblasts

Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 19-23

  Kennedy, Laura ^a   Parapuram, Sunil ^a   Greenspoon, Jill ^a   Leask, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

CCN2; TGF

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN CCN2; SMAD PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG MECHANISM; FIBROBLAST; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 54949153051     PISSN: 18739601     EISSN: 1873961X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12079-008-0024-4     Document Type: Article

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