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Periostin cross-reacts with the renin-angiotensin system during liver fibrosis development

Periostin is a 90-kDa extracellular matrix protein, which is secreted primarily from fibroblasts and is expressed in the lungs, kidneys and heart valves. Angiotensin II (AT-II) serves pivotal roles in the pathogenesis of several diseases with accompanying fibrosis, including chronic liver diseases....

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Autores principales: Takeda, Kosuke, Noguchi, Ryuichi, Kitade, Mitsuteru, Namisaki, Tadashi, Moriya, Kei, Kawaratani, Hideto, Okura, Yasushi, Kaji, Kosuke, Aihara, Yosuke, Douhara, Akitoshi, Nishimura, Norihisa, Sawada, Yasuhiko, Seki, Kenichiro, Yoshiji, Hitoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5865756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28849131
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.7356