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Active proteases in nephrotic plasma lead to a podocin-dependent phosphorylation of VASP in podocytes via protease activated receptor-1.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Apr 2013
Harris Jessica J, McCarthy Hugh J, Ni Lan, Wherlock Matthew, Kang HeeGyung, Wetzels Jack F, Welsh Gavin I, Saleem Moin A
Abstract excerpt
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is associated with glomerular podocyte injury. Podocytes undergo dramatic changes in their actin structure, with little mechanistic insight to date into the human disease. Post-transplantation recurrence of FSGS is the archetypal form of the disease caused by unknown circulating plasma 'factors'. There is increasing indication that plasma protease activity could be...
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