Title of article
Klotho and Renal Fibrosis
Author/Authors
Zununi Vahed, Sepide Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz , Nikasa, Parisa Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz , Ardalan, Mohammadreza Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz
Pages
3
From page
946
To page
948
Abstract
Renal fibrosis is a pathological condition that characterized by excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) and it is a common pathway of progression in different renal diseases including chronic glomerulonephritis, diabetic nephropathy chronic allograft nephropathy and renal senescence (1, 2). In the process of renal fibrosis leukocyte infiltration, activation of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) all have been identified as the major events (3).
Keywords
Klotho Protein , Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy , Renal Insufficiency , Chronic , Fibrosis
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2013
Record number
2433892
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