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Growth hormone promotes glomerular lipid accumulation in bGH mice.
Kidney international - 1 Nov 2005
Machado Marcos O, Hirata Rosario D C, Sellitti Donald F, Iotti Roberto, Iotti Alejandro, Cusumano Ana M, Riordan Gavin P, Coschigano Karen T, Kopchick John J, Zuhl Irina, Nguyen Nga, Hirata Mario H, Doi Sonia Q
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bovine growth hormone (bGH) transgenic mice develop progressive glomerulosclerosis and exhibit abnormalities in hepatic lipid metabolism. We have previously shown that growth hormone up-regulates the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR) in mouse mesangial cells. However, a role of lipid abnormalities in bGH kidney disease has not yet been...
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