High glucose upregulates connective tissue growth factor expression in human vascular smooth muscle cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a potent profibrotic factor, which is implicated in fibroblast proliferation, angiogenesis and extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis. It is a downstream mediator of some of the effects of tran...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Cell Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/8/1 |