Article
Explanting is an ex vivo model of renal epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology - 1 Jan 2011
Winbanks Catherine E, Darby Ian A, Kelynack Kristen J, Pouniotis Dodie, Becker Gavin J, Hewitson Tim D
Abstract excerpt
Recognised by their de novo expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (SMA), recruitment of myofibroblasts is key to the pathogenesis of fibrosis in chronic kidney disease. Increasingly, we realise that epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) may be an important source of these cells. In this study we describe a novel model of renal EMT. Rat kidney explants were finely diced on gelatin-coated Petri dishes and...
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