
Dioscorea villosa (wild yam) induces chronic kidney injury via pro-fibrotic pathways
Keywords: AA; aristolochic acid; AAN; aristolochic acid nephropathy; α-SMA; alpha smooth muscle actin; CKD; chronic kidney disease; CTGF; connective tissue growth factor; EMT; epithelial-to-mesenchymal transdifferentiation; HO-1; heme oxygenase-1; IHC; immunohisto