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Human cardiac fibroblasts express B-type natriuretic peptide: fluvastatin ameliorates its up-regulation by interleukin-1α, tumour necrosis factor-α and transforming growth factor-β

B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a cardiac hormone, which plays a major role in body fluid and cardiovascular homeostasis. Produced by cardiac ventricles, its expression is highly regulated by various mediators. Canine cardiac fibroblasts have been identified as a source of BNP. Cardiac fibroblas...

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Autores principales: Jarai, Rudolf, Kaun, Christoph, Weiss, Thomas W, Speidl, Walter S, Rychli, Kathrin, Maurer, Gerald, Huber, Kurt, Wojta, Johann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4515057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19228263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00704.x