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SUBMITTER: Zhou J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7261319 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhou Junteng J Tian Geer G Quan Yue Y Li Junli J Wang Xiaojiao X Wu Wenchao W Li Miaoling M Liu Xiaojing X
Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity 20200521
P2X7 purinergic receptor (P2X7R) has been implicated in several cardiovascular diseases. However, whether it regulates cardiac fibrosis remains elusive. Herein, its involvement in the development of cardiac fibrosis was examined using a transverse aortic constriction (TAC) mice model and cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) hyperstimulated by TGF-<i>β</i>1 for 48 hours. Results showed that TAC and TGF-<i>β</i>1 treatment increased the expression of P2X7R. Silencing of P2X7R expression with siP2X7R ameliora ...[more]