Experimental nephrology

Regulation of inducible class II MHC, costimulatory molecules, and cytokine expression in TGF-beta1 knockout renal epithelial cells: effect of exogenous TGF-beta1.

Pub Date : 2002-01-01 DOI: 10.1159/000065295 Nazifa Banu, Miklos M Mozes, Jeffrey B Kopp, Fuad N Ziyadeh, Catherine M Meyers

Preserved endothelium-dependent but impaired beta-adrenergic relaxation of the resistance vessels in experimental renal failure.

Pub Date : 2002-01-01 DOI: 10.1159/000065299 Pasi Jolma, Jarkko Kalliovalkama, Jari-Petteri Tolvanen, Peeter Kööbi, Mika Kähönen, Heikki Saha, Ilkka Pörsti

Involvement of endothelial cell adhesion molecules in the development of anti-Thy-1 nephritis.

Pub Date : 2002-01-01 DOI: 10.1159/000065298 Masato Isome, Hidehiko Fujinaka, Eishin Yaoita, Lili Feng, Laxman P Adhikary, Akira Abe, Satoko Tsuchida, Katsutoshi Kawasaki, Hitoshi Suzuki, Itaru Kihara, Curtis B Wilson, Tadashi Yamamoto