Proangiogenic Effect of TSH in Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells through Its Membrane Receptor
Author(s) -
Silvana Balzan,
R. Del Carratore,
Giuseppiicolini,
Pascale Beffy,
Valter Lubrano,
Francesca Forini,
Giorgio Iervasi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-2146
Subject(s) - endocrinology , medicine , angiogenesis , matrigel , endothelial stem cell , receptor , biology , signal transduction , kinase insert domain receptor , vascular endothelial growth factor , vascular endothelial growth factor a , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , in vitro , vegf receptors
TSH, which acts via specific cell membrane TSH receptors (TSHR), is regarded as a thyroid-specific growth factor. Recently, the presence of TSHR has been reported in extrathyroid tissues, but the role of TSH in nonthyroid tissue is unknown.
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