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TGF-beta in renal injury and disease.
Authors B枚ttinger EP
Submitted By Erwin Bottinger on 2/8/2009
Status Published
Journal Seminars in nephrology
Year 2007
Date Published 5/1/2007
Volume : Pages 27(3) : 309 - 320
PubMed Reference
Abstract Chronic progressive kidney diseases typically are characterized by loss of
differentiated epithelial cells and activation of mesenchymal cell populations
leading to renal fibrosis in response to a broad range of diverse renal
injuries. Recent evidence has indicated that epithelial microinjury leads to
unbalanced epithelial-mesenchymal communication to initiate the fibrotic
response. Transforming growth factors beta constitute a large family of
cytokines that control key cellular responses in development and tissue repair.
Activation of autocrine and paracrine transforming growth factor-beta signaling
cascades in the context of epithelial microinjuries initiate a variety of cell
type-dependent signaling and activity profiles, including epithelial apoptosis
and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, that trigger fibrogenic foci and
initiate progressive fibrogenesis in chronic renal injury.


Investigators with authorship
NameInstitution
Erwin BottingerMount Sinai School of Medicine

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Genes
SymbolDescription
Ltbp1latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 1
Tgfb1transforming growth factor, beta 1