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Overexpression of HTRA1 leads to down-regulation of fibronectin and functional changes in RF/6A cells and HUVECs.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Jiang Jingjing, Huang Lvzhen, Yu Wenzhen, Wu Xi, Zhou Peng, Li Xiaoxin
Abstract excerpt
Multiple genetic studies have suggested that high-temperature requirement serine protease (HTRA1) is associated with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). To date, no functional studies have investigated the biological effect of HTRA1 on vascular endothelial cells, essential vascular components involved in polypoidal vascular abnormalities and arteriosclerosis-like changes. In vitro studies were performed to...
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