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Endothelial-mesenchymal transition as a novel mechanism for generating myofibroblasts during diabetic nephropathy.

The American journal of pathology ·Vol. 175 ·No. 4 ·2009-10-00 ·Pages 1371-3

Kizu A, Medici D, Kalluri R

Abstract

This Commentary provides perspective on epithelial-mesenchymal transition in diabetic nephropathy.

MeSH Terms
Animals Diabetic Nephropathies/pathology Endothelium/pathology Fibroblasts/pathology Fibrosis Humans Mesoderm/pathology Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism
Chemicals
Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Kizu Akane
Division of Matrix Biology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Medici Damian
Kalluri Raghu
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Article Info
Journal
The American journal of pathology
Abbr.
Am J Pathol
ISSN
1525-2191
DOI
10.2353/ajpath.2009.090698
Published
2009-10-00
Epub
2009-00-03
Pages
1371-3
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0370502
PMCID
PMC2751533
Subset
IM
Grants
NIDDK NIH HHS · DK61688 · United States
NIDDK NIH HHS · DK55001 · United States
NIDDK NIH HHS · R01 DK061688 · United States
NIDDK NIH HHS · R01 DK062987 · United States
NCI NIH HHS · R01 CA125550 · United States
NCI NIH HHS · CA125550 · United States
NIDDK NIH HHS · R01 DK055001 · United States
NIDDK NIH HHS · DK62987 · United States
NIAAA NIH HHS · AA53194 · United States
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PubMed source DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.090698 PMC Full Text View journal details
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