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The transcriptional factor PREB mediates MCP-1 transcription induced by cytokines in human vascular endothelial cells.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Nov 2009
Murao Koji, Imachi Hitomi, Yu Xiao, Muraoka Tomie, Hosami Naohisa, Dobashi Hiroaki, Ishida Toshihiko
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OBJECTIVE: The prolactin regulatory element binding (PREB) protein is a transcriptional factor that regulates prolactin promoter activity in rat anterior pituitary. It is expressed not only in the anterior pituitary but also in the cardiovascular system, including in human umbilical vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs). Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a major chemotactic factor for monocytes and a...
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