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Ureteral obstruction promotes proliferation and differentiation of the renal urothelium into a bladder-like phenotype.
Kidney international - 1 Aug 2012
Girshovich Alexey, Vinsonneau Christophe, Perez Joelle, Vandermeersch Sophie, Verpont Marie-Christine, Placier Sandrine, Jouanneau Chantal, Letavernier Emmanuel, Baud Laurent, Haymann Jean-Philippe
Abstract excerpt
The renal urothelium, the monolayered epithelium that covers the papilla, is the direct target of increased pressure during obstruction, yet most studies have mainly focused on tubules, fibroblasts, and inflammatory cells. We studied this epithelium in a unilateral ureteral obstruction mouse mode land found that it was disrupted and had broken tight junctions, enlarged intercellular space, with loss of...
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