Gene Review:
CTGF - connective tissue growth factor
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- Advanced glycation end-products induce connective tissue growth factor-mediated renal fibrosis predominantly through transforming growth factor beta-independent pathway. Zhou, G., Li, C., Cai, L. Am. J. Pathol. (2004)
- A role for connective tissue growth factor in the pathogenesis of choroidal neovascularization. He, S., Jin, M.L., Worpel, V., Hinton, D.R. Arch. Ophthalmol. (2003)
- Matrix metalloproteinases cleave connective tissue growth factor and reactivate angiogenic activity of vascular endothelial growth factor 165. Hashimoto, G., Inoki, I., Fujii, Y., Aoki, T., Ikeda, E., Okada, Y. J. Biol. Chem. (2002)
- Vascular endothelial growth factor induces expression of connective tissue growth factor via KDR, Flt1, and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-akt-dependent pathways in retinal vascular cells. Suzuma, K., Naruse, K., Suzuma, I., Takahara, N., Ueki, K., Aiello, L.P., King, G.L. J. Biol. Chem. (2000)
- Connective tissue growth factor (IGFBP-rP2) expression and regulation in cultured bovine endothelial cells. Boes, M., Dake, B.L., Booth, B.A., Erondu, N.E., Oh, Y., Hwa, V., Rosenfeld, R., Bar, R.S. Endocrinology (1999)
- Regulation of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) gene transcription and mRNA stability in smooth muscle cells. Involvement of RhoA GTPase and p38 MAP kinase and sensitivity to actin dynamics. Chowdhury, I., Chaqour, B. Eur. J. Biochem. (2004)
- Differential regulation of biglycan and decorin synthesis by connective tissue growth factor in cultured vascular endothelial cells. Kaji, T., Yamamoto, C., Oh-i, M., Nishida, T., Takigawa, M. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (2004)
- Expression, gene regulation, and roles of Fisp12/CTGF in developing tooth germs. Shimo, T., Wu, C., Billings, P.C., Piddington, R., Rosenbloom, J., Pacifici, M., Koyama, E. Dev. Dyn. (2002)
- GM-CSF increases airway smooth muscle cell connective tissue expression by inducing TGF-beta receptors. Chen, G., Grotendorst, G., Eichholtz, T., Khalil, N. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol. Physiol. (2003)
- Modulation of bovine articular chondrocyte gene expression in vitro by oxygen tension. Grimshaw, M.J., Mason, R.M. Osteoarthr. Cartil. (2001)
- Cyclic tensile strain and cyclic hydrostatic pressure differentially regulate expression of hypertrophic markers in primary chondrocytes. Wong, M., Siegrist, M., Goodwin, K. Bone (2003)
- Inhibition of endogenous expression of connective tissue growth factor by its antisense oligonucleotide and antisense RNA suppresses proliferation and migration of vascular endothelial cells. Shimo, T., Nakanishi, T., Kimura, Y., Nishida, T., Ishizeki, K., Matsumura, T., Takigawa, M. J. Biochem. (1998)