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Repression of let-7 by transforming growth factor-β1-induced Lin28 upregulates collagen expression in glomerular mesangial cells under diabetic conditions.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 15 Dec 2014
Park Jung Tak, Kato Mitsuo, Lanting Linda, Castro Nancy, Nam Bo Young, Wang Mei, Kang Shin-Wook, Natarajan Rama
Abstract excerpt
Accumulation of mesangial extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins such as collagen type 1-α2 (Col1a2) and collagen type 4-α1 (Col4a1) is a key feature of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 plays important roles in ECM accumulation in DN, and evidence shows a mediatory role for microRNAs. In the present study, we found that microRNA let-7 family members (let-7b/c/d/g/i) were downregulated...
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