Transforming growth factor-beta 1 stimulates glomerular mesangial cell synthesis of the 72-kd type IV collagenase.
Marti H, Lee L, Kashgarian M, Lovett D. Transforming growth factor-beta 1 stimulates glomerular mesangial cell synthesis of the 72-kd type IV collagenase. American Journal Of Pathology 1994, 144: 82-94. PMID: 8291614, PMCID: PMC1887110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernCells, CulturedCollagenasesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayGlomerular MesangiumHumansImmunohistochemistryMatrix Metalloproteinase 9Molecular ProbesMolecular Sequence DataNephritisRatsRats, WistarTranscription, GeneticTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsType IV collagenaseHuman mesangial cellsType IVMesangial cellsImmune complex-mediated glomerulonephritisMRNA expressionType IV collagenase mRNA expressionCultured human mesangial cellsCollagenase mRNA expressionMesangial cell synthesisGlomerular inflammatory processesTIMP-1 synthesisNephritic ratsInflammatory processGlomerular matrixMesangial distributionMatrix protein synthesisTIMP-1Direct stimulationTissue inhibitorNormal animalsMesangial compartmentMatrix metalloproteinase synthesisStimulatory effectTIMP-1 inhibitor