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Protective role of renal proximal tubular alpha-synuclein in the pathogenesis of kidney fibrosis.
Nature communications - 23 Apr 2020
Bozic Milica, Caus Maite, Rodrigues-Diez Raul R, Pedraza Neus, Ruiz-Ortega Marta, Garí Eloi, Gallel Pilar, Panadés Maria José, Martinez Ana, Fernández Elvira, Valdivielso José Manuel
Abstract excerpt
Kidney fibrosis is a highly deleterious process and a final manifestation of chronic kidney disease. Alpha-(α)-synuclein (SNCA) is an actin-binding neuronal protein with various functions within the brain; however, its role in other tissues is unknown. Here, we describe the expression of SNCA in renal epithelial cells and demonstrate its decrease in renal tubules of murine and human fibrotic kidneys, as well as...
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