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Dissection of Key Events in Tubular Epithelial to Myofibroblast Transition and Its Implications in Renal Interstitial Fibrosis

American Journal Of Pathology · 2001 · Vol. 159(4) · pp. 1465–1475

Junwei Yang✉Youhua Liu(University of Pittsburgh)

Urological Disorders and Treatments Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineMyofibroblastEpithelial–mesenchymal transitionCell biologyBasement membraneExtracellular matrixBiologyFibrosisEpitheliumPathologyMatrix metalloproteinase

MeSH terms

AnimalsCell LineEpithelial CellsFibroblastsFibrosisHumansKidney DiseasesKidney TubulesMaleMice, Inbred StrainsMuscle, SmoothCadherinsUp-RegulationTransforming Growth Factor betaMatrix Metalloproteinase 2

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University of Pittsburgh
National Institutes of Health

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