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PDGF-BB enhances alpha1beta1 integrin-mediated activation of the ERK/AP-1 pathway involved in collagen matrix remodeling by rat mesangial cells.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Mar 2004
Kagami Shoji, Urushihara Maki, Kitamura Akiko, Kondo Shuji, Hisayama Tetsuhiro, Kitamura Masanori, Löster Klemens, Reutter Werner, Kuroda Yasuhiro
Abstract excerpt
Platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of progressive glomerulonephritis (GN). Previous studies have reported that PDGF-BB stimulates mesangial cells (MCs)-induced collagen matrix remodeling through enhancement of alpha1beta1 integrin-dependent migratory activity. To determine the cell signaling pathway responsible for abnormal MC-related mesangial matrix remodeling in...
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