Tim-3 aggravates podocyte injury in diabetic nephropathy by promoting macrophage activation via the NF-κB/TNF-α pathway

Objective: Macrophage-mediated inflammation plays a significant role in the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN). However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Studies suggest that T cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain-3 (Tim-3) has complicated roles in regulating ma...

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Main Authors: Huimin Yang, Tingting Xie, Dengren Li, Xianhong Du, Tixiao Wang, Chunyang Li, Xiaojia Song, Leiqi Xu, Fan Yi, Xiaohong Liang, Lifen Gao, Xiangdong Yang, Chunhong Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:Molecular Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877819300225