“ EPA (10–100 µM) exhibited dose-related inhibition of PDGF-BB- and EGF-stimulated ET-1 secretion.”
“Moreover, 50 µM EPA significantly attenuated PDGF-BB- and EGF-stimulated [3H]thymidine incorporation into mesangial cells.”
“These results indicate that EPA potentially inhibits mesangial cell ET-1 production, when stimulated by PDGF-BB or EGF.”
“This inhibitory effect of EPA could be related to the attenuation of mesangial cell proliferation via inhibition of the binding of PDGF-BB or EGF to their receptors due to alteration of the physicochemical characteristics of the cell membrane.”