Identification of retinoic acid in a high content screen for agents that overcome the anti-myogenic effect of TGF-beta-1.

Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) is an inhibitor of muscle cell differentiation that is associated with fibrosis, poor regeneration and poor function in some diseases of muscle. When neutralizing antibodies to TGF-β1 or the angiotensin II inhibitor losartan were used to reduce TGF-β1 signa...

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Main Authors: Chateen Krueger, F Michael Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2994897?pdf=render