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Effect of CTRP3 on activation of adventitial fibroblasts induced by TGF-β1 from rat aorta in vitro.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology - 1 Jan 2014
Lin Shaohui, Ma Shaojun, Lu Ping, Cai Wenwei, Chen Yi, Sheng Jing
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CTRP3, discovered as novel adipokines, is a member of the C1q tumor necrosis factor (TNF) related protein (CTRP) super-family. CTRP3 is found to function as adipokines that display diverse biological activities in metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Recent study demonstrated that CTRP3 was protective against pathological cardiac remodeling in mice. Nevertheless, the effect of CTRP3 on vascular remodeling...
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