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Leptin augments myofibroblastic conversion and fibrogenic activity of human peritoneal mesothelial cells: A functional implication for peritoneal fibrosis

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2006

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A.-H. Yang, Saisai Huang, Ju‐Yu Chen, Jun Lin, Chih‐Yen Chen
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Abstract

Leptin may act as a profibrogenic TGF-beta1 activated cytokine in peritoneal bioenvironment associated with TGF-beta1 activated pathogenic processes.

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