The controversial role of retinoic acid in fibrotic diseases: Analysis of involved signaling pathways

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 226-243

  Zhou, Tian Biao ^a   Drummen, Gregor P C ^b   Qin, Yuan Han ^a  

^a FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Cellular Stress and Ageing Program   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Fibrosis; Fibrotic disease; Retinoic acid; Signaling pathways

Indexed keywords

4 [(5,6,7,8 TETRAHYDRO 5,5,8,8 TETRAMETHYL 2 NAPHTHYL)CARBOXAMIDO]BENZOIC ACID; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; AGN 194204; AGN 195183; ALITRETINOIN; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 1A1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; ISOTRETINOIN; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; PROCOLLAGEN; PROCOLLAGEN 1; PROTEIN KINASE C DELTA; RETINOIC ACID; RO 257386; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR 2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHRONIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROGENESIS; FIBROSIS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINAL FIBROSIS; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG FIBROSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRETINOIN;

EID: 84872197845     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14010226     Document Type: Review

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