Fibroblasts - Drug effects
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Human cytomegalovirus productively infects adrenocortical cells and induces an early cortisol response.

29 Nov 2009 Following our recent findings on the presence of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in the normal human adrenal cortex and in adrenocortical tumors, especially in cortisol-secreting tumors, aim of the present study was to investigate the direct effects of ... Read more...

NF-kappaB independent activation of a series of proinflammatory genes by hydrogen sulfide.

30 Oct 2009 A stress response has the potential to induce greater resistance to subsequent stress damage. We tested whether hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S), an important signaling molecule, also used therapeutically, and known for detrimental effects, might induce a ... Read more...

Drug-regulatable cancer cell death induced by BID under control of the tissue-specific, lung cancer-targeted TTS promoter system.

13 Oct 2009 Gene therapy and virotherapy are among the approaches currently being used to treat lung cancer. The success of cancer gene therapy depends on treatments where different types of tumors can be selectively targeted and destroyed without affecting ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Fibroblasts - Drug effects'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Human cytomegalovirus productively infects adrenocortical cells and induces an early cortisol response. 29 Nov 2009
• NF-kappaB independent activation of a series of proinflammatory genes by hydrogen sulfide. 30 Oct 2009
• Novel hypotheses in the etiopathogenesis of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws. 30 Oct 2009
• Drug-regulatable cancer cell death induced by BID under control of the tissue-specific, lung cancer-targeted TTS promoter system. 13 Oct 2009
• Discovery of Atg5/Atg7-independent alternative macroautophagy. 29 Sep 2009
• Hydroxychloroquine induces autophagic cell death of human dermal fibroblasts: implications for treating fibrotic skin diseases. 29 Sep 2009
• Profile of exosomes related proteins released by differentiated and undifferentiated human keratinocytes. 29 Sep 2009
• IGF-1 released by corneal epithelial cells induces up-regulation of N-cadherin in corneal fibroblasts. 29 Sep 2009
• Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 (VEGFR-1) expression in human corneal fibroblast decreased with age. 27 Sep 2009
• FAN stimulates TNF(alpha)-induced gene expression, leukocyte recruitment, and humoral response. 26 Sep 2009
• A reappraisal of the biological effects of hyaluronan on human dermal fibroblast. 13 Sep 2009
• Hypoxia reduces TGFbeta1-induced corneal keratocyte myofibroblast transformation. 9 Sep 2009
• A human atrial natriuretic peptide gene mutation reveals a novel peptide with enhanced blood pressure-lowering, renal-enhancing, and aldosterone-suppressing actions. 6 Sep 2009
• Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma ligands induce heme oxygenase-1 in lung fibroblasts by a PPARgamma-independent, glutathione-dependent mechanism. 2 Sep 2009
• Mesenchymal stem cells produce Wnt isoforms and TGF-beta1 that mediate proliferation and procollagen expression by lung fibroblasts. 2 Sep 2009
• Autocrine and paracrine angiopoietin 1/Tie-2 signaling promotes muscle satellite cell self-renewal. 2 Sep 2009
• Biodegradable thermogelling poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate]-based block copolymers: micellization, gelation, and cytotoxicity and cell culture studies. Sep 2009
• Effect of melatonin on human keratinocytes and fibroblasts subjected to UVA and UVB radiation In vitro. 30 Aug 2009
• Modelling of tumour--host coexistence In vitro in the presence of serine protease inhibitors. 30 Aug 2009
• Hydrocortisone suppression of the expression of VEGF may relate to toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 and 4. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Fibroblasts'

Definition: Connective tissue cells which secrete an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules.

Descriptor UI: D005347

Alternative terms: Fibroblasts; Fibroblast;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; cytology; drug effects; enzymology; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A11.329.228; A11.872.228;

History Note: 65(64)