Inhibitory activity of YKL-40 in mammary epithelial cell differentiation and polarization induced by lactogenic hormones: A role in mammary tissue involution

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Scully, Steve ^a,b   Yan, Wei ^a   Bentley, Brooke ^a   Cao, Qing Jackie ^c   Shao, Rong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELATINASE B; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN YKL 40; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; PROLACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN; ADIPOCYTOKINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADHERIN; CASEIN; CHI3L1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CHITINASE 3 LIKE 1, MOUSE; CHITINASE 3-LIKE 1, MOUSE; COLLAGEN; HORMONE; LAMININ; LECTIN; MATRIGEL; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MAMMARY GLAND; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CELL MOTION; CELL POLARITY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MILK; SECRETION; UDDER;

ADIPOKINES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADHERINS; CASEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL POLARITY; COLLAGEN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LAMININ; LECTINS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK; PROLACTIN; PROTEOGLYCANS;

EID: 80053439699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025819     Document Type: Article

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