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Overproduction of phosphoprotein enriched in diabetes (PED) induces mesangial expansion and upregulates protein kinase C-beta activity and TGF-beta1 expression.
Diabetologia - 1 Dec 2009
Oriente F, Iovino S, Cassese A, Romano C, Miele C, Troncone G, Balletta M, Perfetti A, Santulli G, Iaccarino G, Valentino R, Beguinot F, Formisano P
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Overproduction of phosphoprotein enriched in diabetes (PED, also known as phosphoprotein enriched in astrocytes-15 [PEA-15]) is a common feature of type 2 diabetes and impairs insulin action in cultured cells and in mice. Nevertheless, the potential role of PED in diabetic complications is still unknown. METHODS: We studied the effect of PED overproduction and depletion on kidney function in...
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