2,5-Dimethylcelecoxib attenuates cardiac fibrosis caused by cryoinjury-induced myocardial infarction by suppressing the fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transformation via inhibition of the TGF-β signaling pathway
Eigo Ikushima, Shin Ishikane, Takehiro Kishigami, Hiroaki Matsunaga, Kazunobu Igawa, Katsuhiko Tomooka, Y Nishimura, Fumi Takahashi‐Yanaga
Topics & Concepts
MyofibroblastCardiac fibrosisCTGFFibrosisTransforming growth factorSignal transductionMyocardial fibrosisHydroxyprolineFibroblastChemistrySMADGSK-3Cancer researchEndocrinologyInternal medicineMedicineGrowth factorReceptorBiochemistryIn vitroCardiac Fibrosis and RemodelingCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine