Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9308988 | Kidney International | 2005 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
These data indicate a role for eATP in regulating ECM production via TGF-β and suggest that P2XRs and P2YRs differentially modulate this process. An increased ATP release induced by hyperglycemia might contribute to mesangial matrix expansion occurring in diabetes.
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Authors
Anna Solini, Carla Iacobini, Carlo Ricci, Paola Chiozzi, Lorena Amadio, Flavia Pricci, Umberto Di Mario, Francesco Di Virgilio, Giuseppe Pugliese,