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- adjective Of or pertaining to the
mesangium
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Examples
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Patients may develop renal failure, often in association with a condition known as diffuse mesangial sclerosis.
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“Simvastatin reverses high glucose-induced apoptosis of mesangial cells via modulation of Wnt signaling pathway.”
Anatomy of a statin ad | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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This induction of Hic-5 paralleled the upregulation of mesangial collagen type I expression and glomerular cell apoptosis.
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This induction of Hic-5 paralleled the upregulation of mesangial collagen type I expression and glomerular cell apoptosis.
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We sought to determine the alterations that might contribute to these changes by performing proteomic analysis of rat mesangial cell lysates comparing cells cultured on normal collagen type IV to those grown on abnormal collagen type I surfaces.
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This induction of Hic-5 paralleled the upregulation of mesangial collagen type I expression and glomerular cell apoptosis.
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In the new study, researchers found that PVT1 was expressed in mesangial cells, which are specialized cells around blood vessels in the kidneys, at a rate up to five times higher in conditions of high glucose (high blood sugar), compared to normal glucose levels.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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We sought to determine the alterations that might contribute to these changes by performing proteomic analysis of rat mesangial cell lysates comparing cells cultured on normal collagen type IV to those grown on abnormal collagen type I surfaces.
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Kiritoshi S, Nishikawa T, Sonoda K, Kukidome D, Senokuchi T, et al. (2003) Reactive oxygen species from mitochondria induce cyclooxygenase-2 gene expression in human mesangial cells: potential role in diabetic nephropathy.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Franco Folli et al. 2010
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Our results suggest that Hic-5 is pivotal in mediating the response of mesangial cells to attachment on abnormal extracellular matrix during glomerular scarring.
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