Plasminogen activator inhibitor-2 (PAI-2) secreted from activated mast cells induces α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) expression in dermal fibroblasts

J Dermatol Sci. 2011 Jun;62(3):204-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2011.02.008. Epub 2011 Mar 5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Actins / metabolism*
  • Calcimycin / pharmacology
  • Cytokines / metabolism
  • Extracellular Matrix / metabolism
  • Fibroblasts / metabolism*
  • Fibrosis / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Inflammation
  • Mast Cells / cytology
  • Mast Cells / metabolism*
  • Muscle, Smooth / metabolism*
  • Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 2 / metabolism*
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Skin / metabolism*
  • Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / metabolism

Substances

  • Actins
  • Cytokines
  • Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 2
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Calcimycin
  • Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator