Macrophage-specific deletion of transforming growth factor-β1 does not prevent renal fibrosis after severe ischemia-reperfusion or obstructive injury
Huen SC, Moeckel GW, Cantley LG. Macrophage-specific deletion of transforming growth factor-β1 does not prevent renal fibrosis after severe ischemia-reperfusion or obstructive injury. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2013, 305: f477-f484. PMID: 23761668, PMCID: PMC3891258, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00624.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth factor-β1Kidney injuryKidney diseaseRenal fibrosisTGF-β1Factor-β1Renal ischemia-reperfusion injuryChronic kidney diseaseIschemia-reperfusion injuryProgressive renal fibrosisMacrophage-specific deletionInnate immune responseMyeloid lineage cellsPersistence of macrophagesLater time pointsTubulointerstitial fibrosisFibrosis markersInterstitial fibrosisMacrophage infiltrationEffective therapyInjury modelObstructive injuryImmune responseTissue scarringFibrosis
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