The effects of diosgenin in the Regulation of renal proximal tubular fibrosis

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 323, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 255-262

  Wang, Wei Cheng ^a   Liu, Shu Fen ^a,b   Chang, Wen Teng ^a   Shiue, Yow Ling ^c   Hsieh, Pei fang ^c   Hung, Tsung Jen ^a   Hung, Chien Ya ^a   Hung, Yu Ju ^a,d   Chen, Mei Fen ^a   Yang, Yu Lin ^a  

^a CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epithelial to mesenchymal transition; Glucose; Renal tubular fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; DIOSGENIN; FIBRONECTIN; GLUCOSE; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIDNEY EPITHELIUM; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RENAL TUBULAR FIBROSIS;

EPITHELIAL-TO-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GLUCOSE; RENAL TUBULAR FIBROSIS;

ACTINS; CADHERINS; CELL LINE; DIOSGENIN; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FIBRONECTINS; FIBROSIS; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TUBULES, PROXIMAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84897476934     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: 10902422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2014.01.028     Document Type: Article

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