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The effects of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) on cell proliferation and phenotypic transformation of rat mesangial cells induced by high glucose.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Mar 2014
Cheng Hui, Chen Cheng, Wang Siyuan, Ding Guohua, Shi Ming
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AIMS: To investigate the effects of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) on proliferation and phenotypic transformation of rat mesangial cells (MCs) under high glucose conditions and its possible signal transduction pathway. METHODS: Rat MC were divided into 4 groups: the control group, the high glucose group, the high glucose and wortmannin group, and the high glucose and uPA group. MC proliferation in all...
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