Journal article
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells Undergoing Transdifferentiation
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To analyze gene expression of localized peritoneal tissue structures in a rodent model of peritoneal fibrosis.
METHODS: Female Sprague Dawley rats were treated with an intraperitoneal injection of an adenovirus expressing active transforming growth factor-beta or control adenovirus. Four and 7 days after infection, animals were sacrificed and frozen sections of parietal peritoneum were subjected to immunofluorescence-aided laser …
Authors
Zhang J; Oh K-H; Xu H; Margetts PJ
Journal
Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis, Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 497–504
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
9 2008
DOI
10.1177/089686080802800513
ISSN
1197-8554
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
ActinsAngiopoietin-2AnimalsCell TransdifferentiationConnective Tissue Growth FactorEpithelial CellsFemaleGene ExpressionLaser Scanning CytometryMicrodissectionPeritoneumRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSnail Family Transcription FactorsTranscription FactorsTransforming Growth Factor betaVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A