Inhibition of CTGF ameliorates peritoneal fibrosis through suppression of fibroblast and myofibroblast accumulation and angiogenesis

Abstract Peritoneal fibrosis (PF) is a serious complication in various clinical settings, but the mechanisms driving it remain to be fully determined. Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is known to regulate fibroblast activities. We therefore examined if CTGF inhibition has anti-fibrotic effects...

Description complète

Enregistré dans:
Détails bibliographiques
Auteurs principaux: Norihiko Sakai, Miki Nakamura, Kenneth E. Lipson, Taito Miyake, Yasutaka Kamikawa, Akihiro Sagara, Yasuyuki Shinozaki, Shinji Kitajima, Tadashi Toyama, Akinori Hara, Yasunori Iwata, Miho Shimizu, Kengo Furuichi, Shuichi Kaneko, Andrew M. Tager, Takashi Wada
Format: article
Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2017
Sujets:
R
Q
Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/7050ef58788c4ff3a1746051cc45f7fa
Tags: Ajouter un tag
Pas de tags, Soyez le premier à ajouter un tag!

Documents similaires