Effect of interleukin 6 deficiency on renal interstitial fibrosis.

Our recent studies have shown that bone marrow-derived fibroblast precursors contribute significantly to the pathogenesis of renal fibrosis. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the recruitment and activation of bone marrow-derived fibroblast precursors are incompletely understood. We found...

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Main Authors: Jun Yang, Jiyuan Chen, Jingyin Yan, Liping Zhang, Gang Chen, Liqun He, Yanlin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23272241/?tool=EBI