Article
Renal abnormalities in mice caused by insufficiency of p38alpha.
Journal of receptor and signal transduction research - 1 Jan 2003
Maruyama Masumi, Yagasaki Yuki, Sudo Tatsuhiko, Osada Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
p38MAP kinase (p38) is activated by hypertonicity and has been implicated to play a pivotal role in the renal system in survival under hypertonic conditions, both in vitro and in vivo. Although there are many aspects of the molecular events via the p38 pathway, its contribution to renal physiology and pathophysiology remains unclear. To elucidate the physiological relevance of p38 in renal function, we performed...
Topics
- Animals
- Blood Urea Nitrogen
- Body Weight
- Creatinine
- Drinking
- Female
- Fibrosis
- Genotype
- Kidney
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
