Brain Natriuretic Peptide Is Produced in Cardiac Fibroblasts and Induces Matrix Metalloproteinases
- 13 December 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation Research
- Vol. 91 (12) , 1127-1134
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.res.0000046234.73401.70
Abstract
Cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) produce extracellular matrix proteins and participate in the remodeling of the heart. It is unknown if brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is synthesized by CFs and if BNP par...Keywords
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