Mesangial cell-matrix interactions. Effects on mesangial cell growth and cytokine secretion.
Ruef C, Kashgarian M, Coleman D. Mesangial cell-matrix interactions. Effects on mesangial cell growth and cytokine secretion. American Journal Of Pathology 1992, 141: 429-39. PMID: 1323220, PMCID: PMC1886618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DivisionCytokinesExtracellular MatrixExtracellular Matrix ProteinsGlomerular MesangiumInterleukin-6Microbial CollagenaseConceptsIL-6 secretionInterleukin-6Mesangial cellsCytokine secretionMC growthIL-6 releaseIL-1 alphaMesangial cell growthDose-dependent mannerMesangioproliferative GNInflammatory mediatorsInflammatory cellsTNF-alphaCollagen type IVCollagen type ISecretionColl IType IVExtracellular matrix proteinsProliferative phenotypeCytokinesType ICell growthMatrix proteinsCells