Mechanosensitive Piezo1 channels mediate renal fibrosis
Kidney fibrosis is the final common pathway of progressive kidney diseases, the underlying mechanisms of which are not fully understood. The purpose of the current study is to investigate a role of Piezo1, a mechanosensitive nonselective cation channel, in kidney fibrosis. In human fibrotic kidneys,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Clinical investigation
2022-04-01
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| Series: | JCI Insight |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.152330 |