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FGF-2 induced by interleukin-1 beta through the action of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase mediates endothelial mesenchymal transformation in corneal endothelial cells.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 30 Jul 2004
Lee Hyung Taek, Lee Jeong Goo, Na Moonseok, Kay EunDuck P
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Our previous work demonstrated that both polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and protein fractions released from PMNs induced de novo synthesis of fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2), which in turn becomes the direct mediator of endothelial mesenchymal transformation observed in corneal endothelial cells (CECs). To identify the protein factor, we used ProteinChip Array technology. Protein fractions obtained from...
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