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Smad3 deficiency attenuates renal fibrosis, inflammation,and apoptosis after unilateral ureteral obstruction.
Kidney international - 1 Aug 2004
Inazaki Kumi, Kanamaru Yutaka, Kojima Yuko, Sueyoshi Noriyoshi, Okumura Ko, Kaneko Kazunari, Yamashiro Yuichiro, Ogawa Hideoki, Nakao Atsuhito
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) has been implicated in the development of renal fibrosis induced by unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO). However, there is little information on signaling pathways mediating TGF-beta activity involved in molecular and cellular events leading to renal fibrosis induced by UUO. In this study, we sought to determine whether Smad3, a major signaling component of...
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