Pioglitazone Attenuates Cystic Burden in the PCK Rodent Model of Polycystic Kidney Disease

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder characterized by growth of fluid-filled cysts predominately in kidney tubules and liver bile ducts. Currently, the clinical management of PKD is limited to cyst aspiration, surgical resection or organ transplantation. Based on an observation tha...

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Main Authors: Bonnie L. Blazer-Yost, Julie Haydon, Tracy Eggleston-Gulyas, Jey-Hsin Chen, Xiaofang Wang, Vincent Gattone, Vicente E. Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:PPAR Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/274376