The role of podocyte damage in the etiology of ischemia-reperfusion acute kidney injury and post-injury fibrosis

Abstract Background To establish a model of chronic renal fibrosis following acute kidney injury (AKI) in BALB/c mice and to observe the effect of AKI on podocyte injury and chronic fibrosis of the kidney. Additional aims included using the model to explore the role of podocyte injury in AKI and pos...

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Main Authors: Yi Chen, Liyu Lin, Xuan Tao, Yankun Song, Jiong Cui, Jianxin Wan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1298-x