- ►endocrinology-journals.org [PDF] DR Brigstock - Journal of Endocrinology, 2003 - Soc Endocrinology Over the last few years, articles on members of the new 'CCN' family – which
includes cysteine-rich 61 (CYR61/CCN1), connective tissue growth factor
(CTGF/CCN2), nephroblastoma overexpressed (NOV/ CCN3), and Wnt-induced ... Cited by 271 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 12 versions
- ►ahajournals.org R Candido, JM Forbes, MC Thomas, V Thallas, … - Circulation research, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc The formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) on extracellular matrix
components leads to accelerated increases in collagen cross linking that
contributes to myocardial stiffness in diabetes. This study determined the ... Cited by 211 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►amjpathol.org G Zhou, C Li, L Cai - American Journal of Pathology, 2004 - ASIP Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) play a critical role in diabetic
nephropathy by stimulating extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis. Connective
tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a potent inducer of ECM synthesis and ... Cited by 77 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►endojournals.org SV McLennan, XY Wang, V Moreno, DK Yue, … - Endocrinology, 2004 - Endocrine Soc High glucose concentration inhibits matrix degradation and affects the
activities of the enzymes responsible, the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and
their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs). Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) ... Cited by 74 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►physiology.org P Hu, D Zhang, LA Swenson, G Chakrabarti, … - American Journal of Physiology- Heart and Circulatory …, 2003 - Am Physiological Soc We developed a minimally invasive method for producing left ventricular (LV)
pressure overload in mice. With the use of this technique, we quickly and
reproducibly banded the transverse aorta with low surgical morbidity and ... Cited by 67 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►jhc.org RG Dean, LC Balding, R Candido, WC Burns, … - Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, 2005 - Histochemical Soc The temporal and spatial expression of transforming growth factor (TGF)-ß 1 and
connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) was assessed in the left ventricle of a
myocardial infarction (MI) model of injury with and without angiotensin- ... Cited by 62 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►ahajournals.org D Iwanciw, M Rehm, M Porst, M Goppelt- … - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc Methods and Results— In the 2-kidney, 1-clip model of renovascular
hypertension, increased expression of CTGF was detectable in the hypertrophic
left ventricle. By activation of angiotensin II type 1 receptors, ... Cited by 57 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
N Abdel Wahab, BS Weston, RM Mason - Experimental cell research, 2005 - Elsevier Transforming growth factor-beta (TGFβ) drives fibrosis in diseases such as
diabetic nephropathy (DN). Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF; CCN2) has also
been implicated in this, but the molecular mechanism is unknown. We show ... Cited by 45 - Related articles - All 3 versions
- ►ahajournals.org J Wang, Y Song, L Elsherif, Z Song, G Zhou, … - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc Methods and Results— Diabetes was induced in mice (C57BL/6J strain) by a
single injection of streptozotocin. Half were supplemented intraperitoneally
with zinc sulfate (5 mg/kg) every other day for 3 months. After zinc ... Cited by 43 - Related articles - All 10 versions
JE Toblli, G DeRosa, G Cao, P Piorno, P … - Kidney international, 2004 - nature.com During six months, G1 (OZR receiving no treatment); G2 (OZR with B 10
mg/kg/day); G3 (OZR with I 50mg/kg/day); and G4 (OZR with B 5mg/kg/day + I 25
mg/kg/day). Kidneys were processed for light microscopy (LM) and ... Cited by 41 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
