Integrin β8 prevents pericyte-myofibroblast transition and renal fibrosis through inhibiting the TGF-β1/TGFBR1/Smad3 pathway in diabetic kidney disease
Yiling Cao, Hua Su, Jieyu Zeng, Yaru Xie, Zezhou Liu, Feng Liu, Yang Qiu, Fan Yi, Jihong Lin, Hans‐Peter Hammes, Chun Zhang
Topics & Concepts
PericyteIntegrinMyofibroblastCancer researchTransforming growth factor betaGene knockdownFibrosisCell biologySignal transductionMedicineBiologyChemistryPathologyInternal medicineReceptorApoptosisEndothelial stem cellIn vitroBiochemistryChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesTGF-β signaling in diseasesBarrier Structure and Function Studies