Platelet-derived growth factor-D promotes fibrogenesis of cardiac fibroblasts
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Platelet-derived growth factor-D promotes fibrogenesis of cardiac fibroblasts.
Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-D is a newly recognized member of the PDGF family with its role just now being understood. Our previous study shows that PDGF-D and its receptors (PDGFR-β) are significantly increased in the infarcted heart, where PDGFR-β is primarily expressed by fibroblasts, indicating the involvement of PDGF-D in the development of cardiac fibrosis. In continuing with th...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0363-6135,1522-1539
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00130.2013