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Vitamin D Receptor/Vitamin D Response Element Directly Modulate Nestin Transcription to Ameliorate PAN-Induced Podocyte Morphological Changes.
Nephron - 1 Jan 2022
Zhang Qian, Jiang Xinxin, Wen Donghai, Zhang Yulin, Mao Jianping, Ni Li, Chen Jing
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BACKGROUND: The change of podocyte morphology is a pathologic feature of chronic kidney disease. Several studies have suggested that vitamin D plays a role in the protection of podocytes, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. METHODS: The effects of paricalcitol on podocyte injury were tested in a puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN)-induced rat model and cultured mouse podocytes. Proteinuria, podocyte foot...
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