… In the present study, we addressed these issues using cultured cardiac fibroblasts from adult
rats. In addition we examined the role of MAP kinase activation in cytokine stimulated MMP …

… and extracellular matrix (ECM) production in cardiac fibroblasts. Integrins are a family of … to
its role in cardiac remodeling. We cultured adult rat cardiac fibroblasts with and without Ang II (…

… Now, in a rat model of acute myocardial infarction TNF- expression and effects on cardiac
fibroblast were determined. TNF- was detected in rat hearts with acute myocardial infarction, …

… Cultured neonatal rat cardiac fibroblasts were stimulated with Ang II, and then [ 3 H]thymidine
incorporation and the ET-1 gene expression were examined. We also examined the effects …

… cardiac injury is not fully understood. Here, we show that TGF- is a specific inducer of CTGF
expression in both cardiac fibroblasts and cardiac … ) and neonatal rat cardiac fibroblasts were …

… Cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) are the most numerous cell type in the heart, accounting for …
CON-123 indicates control cardiac fibroblasts. DRUG-123 indicates cardiac fibroblasts treated by …

… the cardiac fibroblast. Under appropriate stimulation, relatively quiescent fibroblasts can …
(118) have studied the electrophysiology of cultured neonatal rat cardiac fibroblasts. These …

… and factors on cardiac fibroblasts behavior, we have established cultured cardiac fibroblasts
from rat and … In both preparations cardiac fibroblasts showed many characteristics shared by …

… In a rat model of cardiac fibrosis, the ERK pathway, in addition to the Smads, is activated
and may contribute to Ang II-induced fibrosis in this model [25]. Thus understanding how TGFβ …

… Contractile, focal adhesion-associated, receptor proteins, fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) …
neonatal rat cardiac fibroblasts and myofibroblasts. Neonatal and adult fibroblasts undergo …