Pedro Cortés

Regulation of Connective Tissue Growth Factor Activity in Cultured Rat Mesangial Cells and Its Expression in Experimental Diabetic Glomerulosclerosis

Bruce L. Riser, Mark DeNichilo, Pedro Cortés et al. · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2000 · 389 citations

Intraglomerular pressure and mesangial stretching stimulate extracellular matrix formation in the rat.

Bruce L. Riser, Pedro Cortés, X Zhao et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1992 · 270 citations · Full text

Engineering, Mechanotransduction, Biomedical Engineering +24

Overexpression of glucose transporters in rat mesangial cells cultured in a normal glucose milieu mimics the diabetic phenotype.

Charles W. Heilig, Luis Concepcion, Bruce L. Riser et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1995 · 268 citations · Full text

Cell Culture, Cellular Physiology, Insulin Signaling +17

Cyclic stretching force selectively up-regulates transforming growth factor-beta isoforms in cultured rat mesangial cells.

Bruce L. Riser, Pedro Cortés, Charles M. Heilig et al. · PubMed · 1996 · 174 citations

Urinary CCN2 (CTGF) as a possible predictor of diabetic nephropathy: Preliminary report

Bruce L. Riser, Pedro Cortés, Mark DeNichilo et al. · Kidney International · 2003 · 94 citations · Full text

Urology, Renal Disease, Renal Function +10