Loss of endothelial glucocorticoid receptor accelerates organ fibrosis in db/db mice
Srivastava S, Goodwin J. Loss of endothelial glucocorticoid receptor accelerates organ fibrosis in db/db mice. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2023, 325: f519-f526. PMID: 37589053, PMCID: PMC10639025, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00105.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial glucocorticoid receptorGlucocorticoid receptorOrgan fibrosisMouse modelMultiple organsSpontaneous type 2 diabetesDb/db miceDiabetic kidney fibrosisReceptor-mediated upregulationUse of metforminDiabetic renal fibrosisType 2 diabetesMechanisms of fibrosisGenetic mouse modelsUpregulation of WntRenal fibrosisSevere fibrosisDb miceIL-6Key cytokineKidney fibrosisDisease processFibrosisFibrotic conditionsWnt inhibitors