Endothelial cell-derived endothelin-1 is involved in abnormal scar formation by dermal fibroblasts through RhoA/Rho-kinase pathway

Physiological ER Stress Mediates the Differentiation of Fibroblasts

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Endothelin receptor blockade ameliorates renal injury by inhibition of RhoA/Rho-kinase signalling in deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt hypertensive rats

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Endothelial heterogeneity in the umbilico-placental unit: DNA methylation as an innuendo of epigenetic diversity

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Inhibition of mechanosensitive signaling in myofibroblasts ameliorates experimental pulmonary fibrosis

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Small G Proteins in the Cardiovascular System: Physiological and Pathological Aspects

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Direct contact of fibroblasts with neuronal processes promotes differentiation to myofibroblasts and induces contraction of collagen matrix in vitro

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TGF-beta1 increases cell rigidity by enhancing expression of smooth muscle actin: Keloid-derived fibroblasts as a model for cellular mechanics

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The relationship between skin stretching/contraction and pathologic scarring: The important role of mechanical forces in keloid generation

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The Actin–MRTF–SRF Gene Regulatory Axis and Myofibroblast Differentiation

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Delayed stress fiber formation mediates pulmonary myofibroblast differentiation in response to TGF-β

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Review: Differential placental macrovascular and microvascular endothelial dysfunction in gestational diabetes

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Endothelial Cell–Derived Endothelin-1 Promotes Cardiac Fibrosis in Diabetic Hearts Through Stimulation of Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition

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Endothelin-1 Inhibits the Epithelial Na+ Channel through  Pix/14-3-3/Nedd4-2

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Molecular Characterization of EG-VEGF-mediated Angiogenesis: Differential Effects on Microvascular and Macrovascular Endothelial Cells

(2010) Sophie Brouillet et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

A genome-wide association study identifies four susceptibility loci for keloid in the Japanese population

(2010) Mitsuko Nakashima et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Potential Role of Endothelin-1 in Pulmonary Fibrosis

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The Relationship Between Keloid Growth Pattern and Stretching Tension

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Keloids: Current concepts of pathogenesis (Review)

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Rho-associated kinases are crucial for myofibroblast differentiation and production of extracellular matrix in scleroderma fibroblasts

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Hyperactivity of fibroblasts and functional regression of endothelial cells contribute to microvessel occlusion in hypertrophic scarring

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Differential gene responses in endothelial cells exposed to a combination of shear stress and cyclic stretch

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