Article
Relationships between mesangial cell proliferation and types I and IV collagen mRNA levels in vitro.
The American journal of physiology - 1 Sept 1995
He C J, Striker L J, Tsokos M, Yang C W, Peten E P, Striker G E
Abstract excerpt
Changes in the composition of the mesangial extracellular matrix (ECM) and cell turnover are present in glomerular disease. To determine if ECM changes play a role in perpetuating mesangial cell dysfunction, we examined a line of mouse mesangial cells cultured on films or gels of several ECM components and also on methyl cellulose, an inert substrate that prevents attachment. Cells on films of fibronectin or type...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Adhesion
- Cell Count
- Cell Division
- Cells, Cultured
- Collagen
- Extracellular Space
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Glomerular Mesangium
- Mice
- Phenotype
