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Transforming growth factor-beta 1: regulation with a TGF-beta 1 antisense oligomer.
Kidney international. Supplement - 1 Jan 1996
Khanna A, Li B, Li P, Suthanthiran M
Abstract excerpt
Transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) is a member of a family of polypeptides important in embroygenesis, tissue repair and cell growth. On the other hand, TGF-beta 1 is considered to be a causative factor in organ dysfunction and in immune deregulation of AIDS. The proteoglycan decorin and anti-TGF-beta antibodies have been used to mitigate the adverse consequences of TGF-beta 1 overexpression. We...
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