General Information:
Id: | 2,180 (click here to show other Interactions for entry) |
Diseases: |
Diabetes mellitus, type II
- [OMIM]
Insulin resistance |
Mus musculus | |
male | |
Nox2-/- mouse | |
article | |
Reference: | Johar S et al.(2006) Aldosterone mediates angiotensin II-induced interstitial cardiac fibrosis via a Nox2-containing NADPH oxidase. FASEB J. 20: 1546-1548 [PMID: 16720735] |
Interaction Information:
Comment | In WT mice, subcutaneous (s.c.) AngII significantly increased NADPH oxidase activity, interstitial fibrosis, expression of fibronectin, procollagen I, and connective tissue growth factor mRNA, MMP-2 activity, and NF-kappaB activation. These effects were all inhibited in Nox2-/- hearts. |
Formal Description Interaction-ID: 18245 |
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