Cargando…

Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor prevents skeletal muscle fibrosis in myocardial infarction mice

BACKGROUND: Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β)-Smad2/3 is the major signaling pathway of fibrosis, which is characterized by the excessive production and accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) components, including collagen. Although the ECM is an essential component of skeletal muscle, fib...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kakutani, Naoya, Takada, Shingo, Nambu, Hideo, Matsumoto, Junichi, Furihata, Takaaki, Yokota, Takashi, Fukushima, Arata, Kinugawa, Shintaro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7183133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32334642
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13395-020-00230-9