Degradation of different molecular weight fucoidans and their inhibition of TGF-β1 induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition in mouse renal tubular epithelial cells
Xiaosong Li, Ning Wu, Yongqiang Chen, Jiaojiao Tan, Jing Wang, Lihua Geng, Yimin Qin, Quanbin Zhang
Topics & Concepts
CTGFEpithelial–mesenchymal transitionChemistryMesenchymal stem cellFucoidanCellTransforming growth factorCell growthMolecular biologyCell biologyGrowth factorBiologyBiochemistryTransition (genetics)PolysaccharideReceptorGeneSeaweed-derived Bioactive CompoundsTherapeutic Uses of Natural ElementsEchinoderm biology and ecology