PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 17995524-2 2007 We and others observed that IgA itself could directly activate mesangial cells to produce monocyte chemotactic peptide-1 (MCP-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and this was suppressed by the treatment with steroid or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). Steroids 244-251 C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 Homo sapiens 90-120