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Cardiovascular phenotype in Smad3 deficient mice with renovascular hypertension.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Kashyap Sonu, Warner Gina, Hu Zeng, Gao Feng, Osman Mazen, Al Saiegh Yousif, Lien Karen R, Nath Karl, Grande Joseph P
Abstract excerpt
Renovascular hypertension (RVH) has deleterious effects on both the kidney and the heart. TGF-β signaling through Smad3 directs tissue fibrosis in chronic injury models. In the 2-kidney 1-clip (2K1C) model of RVH, employing mice on the 129 genetic background, Smad3 deficiency (KO) protects the stenotic kidney (STK) from development of interstitial fibrosis. However, these mice have an increased incidence of...
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