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Endothelin-1 induces expression of fetal genes through the interleukin-6 family of cytokines in cardiac myocytes.
FEBS letters - 30 Jul 1999
Saito S, Aikawa R, Shiojima I, Nagai R, Yazaki Y, Komuro I
Abstract excerpt
We here examined the role of the interleukin-6 (IL-6) family of cytokines in endothelin-1 (ET-1)-induced hypertrophic responses using cultured cardiac myocytes of neonatal rats. ET-1 induced expression of IL-6 and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) genes. ET-1-induced LIF gene expression was abolished by inhibition of protein kinase C activity. ET-1 activated the promoter of atrial natriuretic peptide and beta-type...
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