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Role of fibrillin-1 in hypertensive and diabetic glomerular disease.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Jun 2006
Hartner Andrea, Schaefer Liliana, Porst Markus, Cordasic Nada, Gabriel Anke, Klanke Bernd, Reinhardt Dieter P, Hilgers Karl F
Abstract excerpt
The microfibrillar protein fibrillin-1 is a component of the mesangial matrix. Defects in fibrillin-1 predisposes individuals to vascular damage in Marfan syndrome, but the role of fibrillin-1 in kidney disease is unknown. We hypothesized that fibrillin-1 is involved in hypertensive or diabetic glomerular disease. DOCA-salt hypertension or streptozotocin (STZ) diabetes led to a significant increase in glomerular...
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