Diabetic nephropathy: the role of inflammation in fibroblast activation and kidney fibrosis

Kidney disease associated with diabetes mellitus is a major health problem worldwide. Although established therapeutic strategies, such as appropriate blood glucose control, blood pressure control with renin–angiotensin system blockade, and lipid lowering with statins, are used to treat diabetes, th...

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Main Authors: Kanasaki, Keizo, Taduri, Gangadhar, Koya, Daisuke
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3565176/