TGF-β2 in human retinal pigment epithelial cells: Expression and secretion regulated by cholinergic signals in vitro

Current Eye Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-44

  Tan, Jia ^a   Deng, Zhi Hong ^b   Liu, Shuang Zhen ^a   Wang, Jian Tao ^b   Huang, Chen ^c  

^a Central South University   (China)

^b TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atropine; Carbachol; Myopia; Retinal pigment epithelium; Transforming growth factor 2

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MESSENGER RNA; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYNAPSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MYOPIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; UPREGULATION;

ATROPINE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARBACHOL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 73649137538     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713680903374190     Document Type: Article

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