Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF, CCN2) gene regulation: A potent clinical bio-marker of fibroproliferative disease?

Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-94

  Leask, Andrew ^a   Parapuram, Sunil K ^a   Shi Wen, Xu ^b   Abraham, D J ^b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarker; CCN2; CTGF; Fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; ENDOTHELIN 1; GLUCOCORTICOID; SCATTER FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CARCINOID; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHONDROGENESIS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIBROPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; FIBROSIS; GENE CONTROL; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LUNG FIBROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; SKIN FIBROSIS; TISSUE REGENERATION; VITREORETINOPATHY;

EID: 73549104820     PISSN: 18739601     EISSN: 1873961X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12079-009-0037-7     Document Type: Review

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