VEGF suppresses epithelial-mesenchymal transition by inhibiting the expression of Smad3 and miR-192, a Smad3-dependent microRNA

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1436-1442

  Hong, Jun Ping ^a   Li, Xue Mei ^a   Li, Ming Xi ^a   Zheng, Fa Lei ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Epithelial mesenchymal transition; MiR 192; Smad3; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; MICRORNA 192; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD3 PROTEIN; SMAD4 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UVOMORULIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIDNEY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTINS; CADHERINS; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMONES; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MORPHOLINES; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; SMAD3 PROTEIN; SMAD4 PROTEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84876398498     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2013.1337     Document Type: Article

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