Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor induces heart interstitial fibrosis via an Akt/mTor/p70s6k pathway.

Heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor (HB-EGF) is essential for maintaining normal function of the adult heart and is known to play an important role in myocardial remodeling. In the present study, we observed that heart-specific HB-EGF transgenic (TG) mice had systolic dysfunct...

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Main Authors: Hong Lian, Yuanwu Ma, Juan Feng, Wei Dong, Qing Yang, Dan Lu, Lianfeng Zhang
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/cd94e3ef0fba4bf6add6ee45a84792db
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