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| Li,W.; Kong,Q.Y.; Zhao,C.F.; Zhao,F.; Li,F.H.; Xia,W.; Wang,R.; Hu,Y.M.; Hua,M.. |
| To understand the pathophysiological mechanisms of pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell (PASMC) proliferation and extracellular-matrix accumulation in the development of pulmonary hypertension and remodeling, this study determined the effects of different doses of adrenomedullin (ADM) and adrenotensin (ADT) on PASMC proliferation and collagen synthesis. The objective was to investigate whether extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2) signaling was involved in ADM- and ADT-stimulated proliferation of PASMCs in 4-week-old male Wistar rats (body weight: 100-150 g, n=10). The proliferation of PASMCs was examined by 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine incorporation. A cell growth curve was generated by the Cell Counting Kit-8 method. Expression of collagen I,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Adrenomedullin; Adrenotensin; Pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell; Extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1; Collagen. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013001201047 |
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