Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8534448 | Life Sciences | 2018 | 28 Pages |
Abstract
TGF-β1 increases α-SMA (a biomarker of epithelial-mesenchymal transition) expression and induces and ER stress response through Smad2/3 pathway in podocytes. The ER stress-induced by TGF-β1 further promotes α-SMA expression.99
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Authors
Chien-An Chen, Jer-Ming Chang, Eddy-Essen Chang, Hung-Chun Chen, Yu-Lin Yang,