Loss of endothelial glucocorticoid receptor accelerates diabetic nephropathy
Srivastava SP, Zhou H, Setia O, Liu B, Kanasaki K, Koya D, Dardik A, Fernandez-Hernando C, Goodwin J. Loss of endothelial glucocorticoid receptor accelerates diabetic nephropathy. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 2368. PMID: 33888696, PMCID: PMC8062600, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22617-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenalectomyAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic NephropathiesEndothelial CellsEndotheliumEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFatty AcidsFibrosisGlucocorticoidsHumansHypercholesterolemiaInterleukin-6Kidney TubulesMaleMiceMice, Knockout, ApoEOxidation-ReductionReceptors, GlucocorticoidStreptozocinWnt Signaling PathwayConceptsEndothelial glucocorticoid receptorGlucocorticoid receptorEndothelial cell homeostasisDiabetic miceRenal fibrosisEndothelial cellsMesenchymal transitionSevere renal fibrosisTubular epithelial cellsCell homeostasisFatty acid oxidationDiabetic controlDiabetic nephropathyAntifibrotic moleculesIL-6Kidney fibrosisMesenchymal activationRegulation of diseaseOrgan fibrosisAberrant cytokineFibrogenic phenotypeFibrosisMiceEpithelial cellsDefective regulation