Li et al., Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010
(Diabetic Nephropathies) :
Glycated albumin , an early-glycation Amadori modified protein, stimulates transforming growth factor-beta ( TGF-beta ) expression and increases the production of the extracellular matrix proteins in mesangial cells, contributing to the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy
Busso et al., Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1990
(Carcinoma, Hepatocellular...) :
We explored the effect of transforming growth factor beta ( TGF-beta ), a cytokine that appears to play a central role in inflammatory events, on albumin expression by normal adult human hepatocytes and hepatoma cells