Mesangial Cells - Cytology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Viral RNA and DNA trigger common antiviral responses in mesangial cells.

25 Aug 2009 Extrarenal viral infections commonly trigger glomerulonephritis, usually in association with immune complex disease. The Ig component of immune complexes can activate glomerular cell Fc receptors, but whether complexed viral nucleic acids contribute ... Read more...

Subcellular localization of Nox4 and regulation in diabetes.

15 Aug 2009 Oxidative stress is implicated in human diseases. Some of the oxidative pathways are harbored in the mitochondria. NAD(P)H oxidases have been identified not only in phagocytic but also in somatic cells. Nox4 is the most ubiquitous of these oxidases ... Read more...

Effect of adrenotensin on cell proliferation is mediated by angiotensin II in cultured rat mesangial cells.

11 Jul 2009 AIM: Both adrenomedullin (ADM) and adrenotensin (ADT) are derived from the same propeptide precursor, and both act as circulating hormones and local paracrine mediators with multiple biological activities. Compared with ADM, little is known about ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mesangial Cells - Cytology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Viral RNA and DNA trigger common antiviral responses in mesangial cells. 25 Aug 2009
• Subcellular localization of Nox4 and regulation in diabetes. 15 Aug 2009
• Effect of adrenotensin on cell proliferation is mediated by angiotensin II in cultured rat mesangial cells. 11 Jul 2009
• Nitric oxide inhibits glomerular TGF-beta signaling via SMOC-1. 30 Jun 2009
• Isolation and characterization of resident mesenchymal stem cells in human glomeruli. 29 Jun 2009
• TGF-beta activates Akt kinase through a microRNA-dependent amplifying circuit targeting PTEN. 19 Jun 2009
• Cooperative activation of Npr1 gene transcription and expression by interaction of Ets-1 and p300. 30 May 2009
• Crosstalk between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma and angiotensin II in renal tubular epithelial cells in IgA nephropathy. 12 May 2009
• Cellular origins of type IV collagen networks in developing glomeruli. 5 May 2009
• Accumulation of macrophages expressing myeloid-related protein 8 associated with the progression of sclerotic changes in children with IgA nephropathy. 29 Apr 2009
• Advanced glycation end products regulate extracellular matrix protein and protease expression by human glomerular mesangial cells. 30 Mar 2009
• Aldosterone-induced mesangial cell proliferation is mediated by EGF receptor transactivation. 30 Mar 2009
• Effects of relaxin on development of mesangial proliferative nephritis. 30 Mar 2009
• Ginkgo biloba extract prevents glucose-induced accumulation of ECM in rat mesangial cells. 30 Mar 2009
• Pyk2 mediates endothelin-1 signaling via p130Cas/BCAR3 cascade and regulates human glomerular mesangial cell adhesion and spreading. 30 Mar 2009
• Emodin suppresses cell proliferation and fibronectin expression via p38MAPK pathway in rat mesangial cells cultured under high glucose. 22 Mar 2009
• Cyclin D3 mediates synthesis of a hyaluronan matrix that is adhesive for monocytes in mesangial cells stimulated to divide in hyperglycemic medium. 7 Mar 2009
• Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker attenuates the activation of ERK and NADPH oxidase by mechanical strain in mesangial cells in the absence of angiotensin II. 2 Mar 2009
• Effects of kynurenine metabolites on mesangial cell proliferation and gene expression. Mar 2009
• Transactivation of RON receptor tyrosine kinase by interaction with PDGF receptor beta during steady-state growth of human mesangial cells. 23 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Mesangial Cells'

Definition: Smooth muscle-like cells adhering to the wall of the small blood vessels of the KIDNEY at the glomerulus and along the vascular pole of the glomerulus in the JUXTAGLOMERULAR APPARATUS. They are myofibroblasts with contractile and phagocytic properties. These cells and their MESANGIAL EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX constitute the GLOMERULAR MESANGIUM.

Descriptor UI: D050527

Alternative terms: Mesangial Cells; Cell, Mesangial; Cells, Mesangial; Mesangial Cell; Renal Mesangial Cells; Cell, Renal Mesangial; Cells, Renal Mesangial; Mesangial Cell, Renal; Mesangial Cells, Renal; Renal Mesangial Cell; Mesangial Cells, Kidney; Cell, Kidney Mesangial; Cells, Kidney Mesangial; Kidney Mesangial Cell; Kidney Mesangial Cells; Mesangial Cell, Kidney; Extraglomerular Mesangial Cells; Cell, Extraglomerular Mesangial; Cells, Extraglomerular Mesangial; Extraglomerular Mesangial Cell; Mesangial Cell, Extraglomerular; Mesangial Cells, Extraglomerular; Lacis Cells; Cell, Lacis; Cells, Lacis; Lacis Cell; Glomerular Mesangial Cells; Cell, Glomerular Mesangial; Cells, Glomerular Mesangial; Glomerular Mesangial Cell; Mesangial Cell, Glomerular; Mesangial Cells, Glomerular; Renal Glomerulus Mesangial Cells;

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: A05.810.453.324.359.620; A05.810.453.736.520.620; A11.329.228.950;

History Note: 2006