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Transforming growth factor-beta regulates tubular epithelial-myofibroblast transdifferentiation in vitro.
Kidney international - 1 Oct 1999
Fan J M, Ng Y Y, Hill P A, Nikolic-Paterson D J, Mu W, Atkins R C, Lan H Y
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BACKGROUND: We recently found evidence of tubular epithelial-myofibroblast transdifferentiation (TEMT) during the development of tubulointerstitial fibrosis in the rat remnant kidney. This study investigated the mechanisms that induce TEMT in vitro. METHODS: The normal rat kidney tubular epithelial cell line (NRK52E) was cultured for six days on plastic or collagen type I-coated plates in the presence or absence...
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