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The PI3-kinase-Akt pathway promotes mesangial cell survival and inhibits apoptosis in vitro via NF-kappa B and Bad.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jun 2003
Shimamura Haruko, Terada Yoshio, Okado Tomokazu, Tanaka Hiroyuki, Inoshita Seiji, Sasaki Sei
Abstract excerpt
While the serine/threonine protein kinase Akt has attracted attention as a mediator of survival (anti-apoptotic) signal, the regulation and function of the PI3-kinase-Akt pathway in mesangial cells is not well known. To explore the significance of the PI3-kinase-Akt pathway, this study used PI3-kinase inhibitors (Wortmannin and LY294002) and recombinant adenoviruses encoding a dominant-active mutant of Akt...
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