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Calcium restores a normal proliferation phenotype in human polycystic kidney disease epithelial cells.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jan 2006
Yamaguchi Tamio, Hempson Scott J, Reif Gail A, Hedge Anne-Marie, Wallace Darren P
Abstract excerpt
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a lethal disorder characterized by progressive expansion of renal cysts. Genetic mutations associated with PKD are thought to disrupt intracellular Ca2+ regulation, leading to abnormal proliferation of tubule epithelial cells. cAMP stimulates the B-Raf/MEK/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (B-Raf/MEK/ERK) pathway and accelerates the proliferation of cells that are cultured...
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