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Platelet-derived growth factor receptor signaling activates pericyte–myofibroblast transition in obstructive and post-ischemic kidney fibrosis

Yi‐Ting Chen, Fan‐Chi Chang, Ching-Fang Wu, Yu‐Hsiang Chou, Huan–Lun Hsu, Wen‐Chih Chiang, Juqun Shen, Yung‐Ming Chen, Kwan‐Dun Wu, Tun‐Jun Tsai,

Kidney International · 2011 · 335 citations · 51 references

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Transforming growth factor-beta 1 induces alpha-smooth muscle actin expression in granulation tissue myofibroblasts and in quiescent and growing cultured fibroblasts

Alexis Desmoulière, Antoine Geinoz, F Gabbiani et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1993 · 2.2K citations · Full text

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Pericyte Loss and Microaneurysm Formation in PDGF-B-Deficient Mice

Per Lindahl, Bengt R. Johansson, Per Levéen et al. · Science · 1997 · 2.2K citations · Full text

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Evidence that fibroblasts derive from epithelium during tissue fibrosis

Masayuki Iwano, David Plieth, Theodore M. Danoff et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2002 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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Evidence that fibroblasts derive from epithelium during tissue fibrosis

Masayuki Iwano, David Plieth, Theodore M. Danoff et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2002 · 1.6K citations

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Selective depletion of macrophages reveals distinct, opposing roles during liver injury and repair

Jeremy S. Duffield, Stuart J. Forbes, Christothea M. Constandinou et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2005 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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