Biomaterial Database

An immortalized rat mesangial cell line. 1997

K Nitta, and N Horiba

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D002461	Cell Line, Transformed	Eukaryotic cell line obtained in a quiescent or stationary phase which undergoes conversion to a state of unregulated growth in culture, resembling an in vitro tumor. It occurs spontaneously or through interaction with viruses, oncogenes, radiation, or drugs/chemicals.	Transformed Cell Line,Cell Lines, Transformed,Transformed Cell Lines
D005920	Glomerular Mesangium	The thin membranous structure supporting the adjoining glomerular capillaries. It is composed of GLOMERULAR MESANGIAL CELLS and their EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX.	Mesangium, Glomerular,Mesangial Extracellular Matrix,Extracellular Matrices, Mesangial,Extracellular Matrix, Mesangial,Glomerular Mesangiums,Matrices, Mesangial Extracellular,Matrix, Mesangial Extracellular,Mesangial Extracellular Matrices,Mesangiums, Glomerular
D000804	Angiotensin II	An octapeptide that is a potent but labile vasoconstrictor. It is produced from angiotensin I after the removal of two amino acids at the C-terminal by ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME. The amino acid in position 5 varies in different species. To block VASOCONSTRICTION and HYPERTENSION effect of angiotensin II, patients are often treated with ACE INHIBITORS or with ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS.	Angiotensin II, Ile(5)-,Angiotensin II, Val(5)-,5-L-Isoleucine Angiotensin II,ANG-(1-8)Octapeptide,Angiotensin II, Isoleucine(5)-,Angiotensin II, Valine(5)-,Angiotensin-(1-8) Octapeptide,Isoleucine(5)-Angiotensin,Isoleucyl(5)-Angiotensin II,Valyl(5)-Angiotensin II,5 L Isoleucine Angiotensin II,Angiotensin II, 5-L-Isoleucine
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000952	Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming	Polyomavirus antigens which cause infection and cellular transformation. The large T antigen is necessary for the initiation of viral DNA synthesis, repression of transcription of the early region and is responsible in conjunction with the middle T antigen for the transformation of primary cells. Small T antigen is necessary for the completion of the productive infection cycle.	Polyomavirus Large T Antigens,Polyomavirus Middle T Antigens,Polyomavirus Small T Antigens,Polyomavirus T Proteins,Polyomavirus Transforming Antigens,Polyomavirus Tumor Antigens,SV40 T Antigens,SV40 T Proteins,Simian Sarcoma Virus Proteins,Polyomaviruses Large T Proteins,Polyomaviruses Middle T Proteins,Polyomaviruses Small T Proteins,Antigens, Polyomavirus Tumor,Antigens, SV40 T,Proteins, Polyomavirus T,Proteins, SV40 T,T Antigens, SV40,T Proteins, Polyomavirus,T Proteins, SV40,Transforming Antigens, Polyomavirus,Tumor Antigens, Polyomavirus
D014162	Transfection	The uptake of naked or purified DNA by CELLS, usually meaning the process as it occurs in eukaryotic cells. It is analogous to bacterial transformation (TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL) and both are routinely employed in GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES.	Transfections
D016895	Culture Media, Serum-Free	CULTURE MEDIA free of serum proteins but including the minimal essential substances required for cell growth. This type of medium avoids the presence of extraneous substances that may affect cell proliferation or unwanted activation of cells.	Protein-Free Media,Serum-Free Media,Low-Serum Media,Culture Media, Serum Free,Low Serum Media,Media, Low-Serum,Media, Protein-Free,Media, Serum-Free,Media, Serum-Free Culture,Protein Free Media,Serum Free Media,Serum-Free Culture Media
D017208	Rats, Wistar	A strain of albino rat developed at the Wistar Institute that has spread widely at other institutions. This has markedly diluted the original strain.	Wistar Rat,Rat, Wistar,Wistar Rats
D051381	Rats	The common name for the genus Rattus.	Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus