Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
9308275 Kidney International 2005 11 Pages PDF
Abstract
These observations suggest that vitamin D analogue possesses renoprotective activity through suppression of the matrix-producing myofibroblast activation. This action of vitamin D is mediated, at least in part, by up-regulating antifibrotic HGF gene expression in renal interstitial fibroblasts.
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1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 inhibits renal interstitial myofibroblast activation by inducing hepatocyte growth factor expression
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