VHL-recruiting PROTAC attenuates renal fibrosis and preserves renal function via simultaneous degradation of Smad3 and stabilization of HIF-2α

Abstract Background Renal fibrosis is the pathological foundation of various chronic kidney diseases progressing to end stage renal failure. However, there are currently no nephroprotective drugs targeted to the fibrotic process in clinical practice. Proteolytic targeting chimeras (PROTACs), which r...

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Main Authors: Jiayi Yang, Yuyi Ruan, Dan Wang, Jinjin Fan, Ning Luo, Huiting Chen, Xiaoyan Li, Wei Chen, Xin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Cell & Bioscience
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13578-022-00936-x