Effects of pirfenidone on an acute phase of anti-Thy-1 nephritis

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 306-312

  Tsuruta, Y ^a   Morita, H ^b   Ito, Y ^c   Harada, K ^c   Matsumoto, Y ^d   Narita, M ^e   Komemushi, S ^f   Yamauchi, S ^g   Margolin, S B ^h   Maeda, K ^d  

^a Hemodialysis Center   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY FUJIGAOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e Narita Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

^f KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g KDL Inc   (Japan)

^h Marnac Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Methyl 1 phenyl 2 (1H) pyridone; Anti Thy 1 nephritis; Extracellular matrix; Pirfenidone

Indexed keywords

PIRFENIDONE; THY 1 ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROSIS; MALE; NEPHRITIS; NONHUMAN; RAT; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 17744398219     PISSN: 13421751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101570070006     Document Type: Article

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