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Basic fibroblast growth factor-binding domain of heparan sulfate in the human glomerulosclerosis and renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis.

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1994

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Hiroyuki Morita, Takashi Shinzato, Gregory David, Akihiro Mizutani, Hiroko Habuchi, Y Fujita, Masanori Ito, Junpei Asai, Keiko Maeda, Koji Kimata
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Abstract

In fibrotic lesions of the peritubular interstitium, HS shows enrichment of bFGF-binding domains. These regions may play an important role in the fibrogenesis through their interaction with endogenous bFGF.