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Intratubular epithelial-mesenchymal transition and tubular atrophy after kidney injury in mice.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Oct 2020
Yamashita Noriyuki, Kusaba Tetsuro, Nakata Tomohiro, Tomita Aya, Ida Tomoharu, Watanabe-Uehara Noriko, Ikeda Kisho, Kitani Takashi, Uehara Masahiro, Kirita Yuhei, Matoba Satoaki, Humphreys Benjamin D, Tamagaki Keiichi
Abstract excerpt
Tubular atrophy is a common pathological feature of kidney fibrosis. Although fibroblasts play a predominant role in tissue fibrosis, the role of repairing tubular epithelia in tubular atrophy is unclear. We demonstrated the essential role of focal adhesion kinase (FAK)-mediated intratubular epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in the pathogenesis of tubular atrophy after severe ischemia-reperfusion injury...
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