1997
Media acidification inhibits TGF beta-mediated growth suppression in cultured rabbit proximal tubule cells.
Tovbin D, Franch HA, Alpern RJ, Preisig PA. Media acidification inhibits TGF beta-mediated growth suppression in cultured rabbit proximal tubule cells. Proceedings Of The Association Of American Physicians 1997, 109: 572-9. PMID: 9394419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect antiproliferative effectRabbit proximal tubule cellsProximal tubule cellsAntiproliferative effectsGrowth-suppressive effectsMetabolic acidosisCultured rabbit proximal tubule cellsTubule cellsChronic metabolic acidosisInhibits cell cycle progressionRenal functionRenal growthMitogen-stimulated cellsRenal epithelial cellsProgressive lossHyperplasiaHypertrophyCell cycle progressionEpithelial cellsPrimary culturesPRB phosphorylationAcidosisEGF-induced phosphorylationGrowth suppressionCycle progression
1995
Involvement of pRB family in TGF beta-dependent epithelial cell hypertrophy.
Franch HA, Shay JW, Alpern RJ, Preisig PA. Involvement of pRB family in TGF beta-dependent epithelial cell hypertrophy. Journal Of Cell Biology 1995, 129: 245-254. PMID: 7698989, PMCID: PMC2120382, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.129.1.245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, Polyomavirus TransformingBlotting, NorthernCell CycleCell DivisionCell LineCells, CulturedEpidermal Growth FactorEpithelial CellsEpitheliumGene ExpressionHumansHypertrophyKidneyKidney TubulesKineticsOncogene Proteins, ViralPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosRabbitsRatsRecombinant ProteinsRepressor ProteinsRetinoblastoma ProteinRNA, MessengerTransfectionTransforming Growth Factor betaTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsEpithelial cell hypertrophyNRK-52E cellsCell hypertrophyHPV16 E6TGF betaSV40 large T antigenC-fos mRNA abundanceGrowth factor beta 1SV40 large T antigen expressionLarge T antigenLarge T antigen expressionMechanisms of hypertrophyRenal cell hypertrophyRabbit proximal tubuleActive pRbT-antigen expressionRenal functionT antigenRenal hypertrophyAntigen expressionEpidermal growth factorEGF-induced increaseProximal tubulesHypertrophyHPV16 E7Na+/H+ antiporter (NHE-1 isoform) in cultured vascular smooth muscle from the spontaneously hypertensive rat
LaPointe M, Ye M, Moe O, Alpern R, Batlle D. Na+/H+ antiporter (NHE-1 isoform) in cultured vascular smooth muscle from the spontaneously hypertensive rat. Kidney International 1995, 47: 78-87. PMID: 7731174, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1995.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsCultured aortic vascular smooth muscle cellsWistar/Kyoto ratsAortic vascular smooth muscle cellsWKY ratsHypertensive ratsNominal absenceCultured vascular smooth muscleVascular smooth muscleSmooth muscle cellsCell acidificationRate of intracellularNormotensive controlsKyoto ratsNHE-1 isoformWKY cellsSmooth muscleSHRHigh functional activityRatsMuscle cellsThymidine incorporationPresence of HCO3Exchange activityHCO3-/CO2