Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Mediates the Protective Effect of the Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Inhibitor on Renal Fibrosis via Reducing the Phenotypic Conversion of Renal Microvascular Cells in Monocrotaline-Treated Rats.

Chronic kidney diseases are characterized by renal fibrosis with excessive matrix deposition, leading to a progressive loss of functional renal parenchyma and, eventually, renal failure. Renal microcirculation lesions, including the phenotypic conversion of vascular cells, contribute to renal fibros...

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Published in:	BioMed Research International Vol. 2018; pp. 1 - 15
Main Authors:	Xu, Jian, Wang, Jingjing, Cheng, Yusheng, Li, Xiang, He, Mengyu, Zhu, Jiali, Han, Honghao, Wei, Guihong, Kong, Hui, Xie, Weiping, Wang, Hong, Zuo, Xiangrong
Format:	pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell 1/23/2018
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost