title: [Involvement of HGF in the pathogenesis of hypertension and hypertensive target-organ damage].
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry.
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makino
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D019898:Autocrine Communication / Q000502:physiology; D015536:Down-Regulation; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000378:metabolism; D019899:Paracrine Communication / Q000502:physiology; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D000804:Angiotensin II; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor