Potential Utility of Urinary Follistatin as a Non-Invasive Indicator of Acute Tubular Damage in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury
Activin A is known to impede tubular repair following renal ischemia, whereas exogenous follistatin, an activin A antagonist, has been shown to ameliorate kidney damage in rats. Despite these findings, the precise role of endogenous follistatin in the kidney has yet to be elucidated. In this study,...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-03-01
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Series: | Cells |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/6/525 |