Novel insights into pericyte–myofibroblast transition and therapeutic targets in renal fibrosis

Renal fibrosis is a disease affecting millions worldwide and is a harbinger of progressive renal failure. Understanding the mechanisms of renal fibrosis is important for discovering new therapies that are required to prevent loss of renal function. Recently, we identified pericytes that line the kid...

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Main Authors: Fan-Chi Chang, Yu-Hsiang Chou, Yi-Ting Chen, Shuei-Liong Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-11-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664612004639