Molecular characterization of the transition from acute to chronic
kidney injury following ischemia / reperfusion.
Not exact matches
The study, which will appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), also reveals the health outcomes of mothers and their babies
following severe
kidney injury during pregnancy.
Renal fibrosis or the scarring of
kidneys,
following an
injury, reduces their function and can cause
kidney disease to progressively worsen.
Recently, we have identified integrin alpha2 beta1 and DDR1 as a positive regulator of
kidney fibrosis and provide evidence that mice lacking these receptors are protected from fibrosis
following injury.