Endothelin-1 induces connective tissue growth factor expression in human lung fibroblasts by ETAR-dependent JNK/AP-1 pathway

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 402-411

  Weng, Chih Ming ^a   Yu, Chung Chi ^a   Kuo, Min Liang ^b,c   Chen, Bing Chang ^a   Lin, Chien Huang ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activator protein 1; Connective tissue growth factor; Endothelin A receptor; Endothelin 1; Smooth muscle actin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; ANTHRA[1,9 CD]PYRAZOL 6(2H) ONE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR ANTIBODY; CURCUMIN; CYCLO(DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO ASPARTYLPROLYL DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYL); ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; LUCIFERASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; MUTANT PROTEIN; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE; PROTEIN C JUN; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG FIBROBLAST; LUNG FIBROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

ACTIVATOR PROTEIN-1; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN-1; Α-SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN;

ACTINS; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; ENDOTHELIN-1; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; JNK MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; LUNG; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN A; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN B; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-1;

EID: 84897115329     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: 18732968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2014.01.030     Document Type: Article

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