International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 42-49 , 18 February 2010

Uric acid activates extracellular signal-regulated kinases and thereafter endothelin-1 expression in rat cardiac fibroblasts

  • Tzu-Hurng Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Science and Technology, College of Life Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Jia-Wei Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Taipei Medical University–Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Hung-Hsin Chao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Yen-Ling Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Taipei Medical University–Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Cheng-Hsien Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Taipei Medical University–Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Paul Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Taipei Medical University–Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Ju-Chi Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Taipei Medical University–Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 2 22490088x8894; fax: +886 2 28261192.

Received 6 February 2008 ,Revised 20 July 2008 ,Accepted 2 September 2008.

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☆ This work was supported by the National Science Council Grants (NSC 93-2320-B-020, NSC 94-2314-B-038-062), and Grant No CMU-96-202 from the China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.

PII: S0167-5273(08)01013-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.09.004

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 42-49 , 18 February 2010

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