Arginine vasopressin stimulates mesangial cell proliferation by activating the epidermal growth factor receptor

The potent vasoconstrictor arginine vasopressin (AVP) is also a mitogen for mesangial cells. Treatment with AVP decreased transit time through the cell cycle.

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Published inAmerican journal of physiology. Renal physiology Vol. 49; no. 6; pp. F972 - F979
Main Authors GHOSH, Paramita M, MIKHAILOVA, Margarita, BEDOLLA, Roble, KREISBERG, Jeffrey I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bethesda, MD American Physiological Society 01.06.2001
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Cells
Cellular biology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Proteins
Vertebrates: urinary system
Cell proliferation
Rat
Enzyme
Mesangial cell
Transferases
Rodentia
Stimulation
Neuropeptide
Kidney
Vasopressin
Renal glomerulus
Signal transduction
Vertebrata
Mammalia
Epidermal growth factor
Urinary system
Protein kinase
Animal
Biological receptor
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Summary:The potent vasoconstrictor arginine vasopressin (AVP) is also a mitogen for mesangial cells. Treatment with AVP decreased transit time through the cell cycle.
ISSN:1931-857X
1522-1466