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MCP-1/CCR2 system is involved in high glucose-induced fibronectin and type IV collagen expression in cultured mesangial cells.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Sept 2008
Park Jehyun, Ryu Dong-Ryeol, Li Jin Ji, Jung Dong-Sub, Kwak Seung-Jae, Lee Sun Ha, Yoo Tae-Hyun, Han Seung Hyeok, Lee Jung Eun, Kim Dong Ki, Moon Sung Jin, Kim Kunhong, Han Dae Suk, Kang Shin-Wook
Abstract excerpt
Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a potent chemokine that plays an important role in the recruitment of macrophages. Although previous studies have demonstrated the importance of MCP-1 in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy (DN) in terms of inflammation, the role of MCP-1 and its receptor (C-C chemokine receptor 2; CCR2) in extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation under diabetic conditions has...
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