Profibrotic mechanisms of DPP8 and DPP9 highly expressed in the proximal renal tubule epithelial cells
Zhang Y, Li K, Li Y, Zhao W, Wang L, Chen Z, Ma X, Yao T, Wang J, Dong W, Li X, Tian X, Fu R. Profibrotic mechanisms of DPP8 and DPP9 highly expressed in the proximal renal tubule epithelial cells. Pharmacological Research 2021, 169: 105630. PMID: 33932609, DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdamantaneAnimalsBlotting, WesternCase-Control StudiesCell LineDipeptidasesDipeptidesDipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-PeptidasesEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFibrosisFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansKidney Tubules, ProximalMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRenal Insufficiency, ChronicConceptsTubulointerstitial fibrosisTubule epithelial cellsCKD patientsUUO miceHK-2 cell modelChronic kidney disease patientsTGF-β1/Smad signalingUnilateral ureteral obstruction animal modelEpithelial cellsKidney disease patientsHealthy control subjectsKidney biopsy specimensProximal tubule epithelial cellsRenal tubule epithelial cellsRenal proximal tubule epithelial cellsHK-2 cellsPotential therapeutic targetRenal inflammationTubulointerstitial injuryRenal functionUUO groupKidney functionProfibrotic mechanismsControl subjectsDisease patients