| Literature DB >> 11703351 |
H Hattori1, A Matsuzaki, A Suminoe, K Ihara, H Nakayama, T Hara.
Abstract
To determine whether platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) are involved in organ fibrosis in patients with transient myeloproliferative disorder (TMD) in Down syndrome, the expression of PDGF and TGF-beta 1 mRNA in blast cells of TMD was investigated using real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Blasts and liver tissue from TMD patients with hepatic fibrosis showed a significantly elevated expression of PDGF gene. The expression of TGF-beta 1 gene was higher in TMD and acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia than in the control group. These results suggest that PDGF in combination with TGF-beta 1 plays a role in organ fibrosis of TMD.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11703351 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2001.03093.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Haematol ISSN: 0007-1048 Impact factor: 6.998