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Neuropilin1 regulates glomerular function and basement membrane composition through pericytes in the mouse kidney.
Kidney international - 1 Apr 2017
Wnuk Monika, Anderegg Manuel A, Graber Werner A, Buergy Regula, Fuster Daniel G, Djonov Valentin
Abstract excerpt
Neuropilin1 (Nrp1) is a co-receptor best known to regulate the development of endothelial cells and is a target of anticancer therapies. However, its role in other vascular cells including pericytes is emergent. The kidney is an organ with high pericyte density and cancer patients develop severe proteinuria following administration of NRP1B-neutralizing antibody combined with bevacizumab. Therefore, we...
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