Elevated expression of connective tissue growth factor in human atrial fibrillation and angiotensin II-treated cardiomyocytes

Circulation Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1592-1600

  Ko, Wen Chin ^a,b   Hong, Chuang Ye ^a,c   Hou, Shaw Min ^b   Lin, Chien Huang ^a   Ong, Eng Thiam ^a,b   Lee, Chwen Fang ^d   Tsai, Chia Ti ^d   Lai, Ling Ping ^d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angiotensin ii; Atrial fibrillation; Connective tissue growth factor

Indexed keywords

1 (4 DIMETHYLAMINO 3 METHYLBENZYL) 5 DIPHENYLACETYL 4,5,6,7 TETRAHYDRO 1H IMIDAZO[4,5 C]PYRIDINE 6 CARBOXYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN II; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; LOSARTAN; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; RECOMBINANT GROWTH FACTOR; TELMISARTAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART PERFUSION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOFIBROBLAST; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAT; SINUS RHYTHM; SWINE; TISSUE LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SWINE;

EID: 79959738377     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-10-0892     Document Type: Article

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