Angiotensin Blockade Inhibits Osteopontin Expression in Non-infarcted Myocardium After Myocardial Infarction

Osteopontin has been reported to have an important role in cardiac fibrosis. However, little is known about the effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) and angiotensin type 1 receptor blockers (ARB) on osteopontin expression in infarcted myocardium. The purpose of this study was to...

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Main Authors: Takanori Kusuyama, Minoru Yoshiyama, Takashi Omura, Daisuke Nishiya, Soichiro Enomoto, Ryo Matsumoto, Yasukatsu Izumi, Kaname Akioka, Kazuhide Takeuchi, Hiroshi Iwao, Junichi Yoshikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319321814