Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) increases during renal fibrogenesis and its inhibition potentiates TGF-β 1-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition - Concepedia

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Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) increases during renal fibrogenesis and its inhibition potentiates TGF-β 1-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition

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2017

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Luiz Henrique Gomes Matheus, Gislene Mendes Simão Simão, Taíssa Altieri do Amaral, Rodrigo Barbosa Oliveira Brito, Camila Soares Malta, Yves Silva Teles Matos, Alexandre Chagas Santana, Gabriela Gomes Cardoso Rodrigues, Maria Clara Albejante, Erna Elisabeth Bach,

Abstract

IDO is constitutively expressed in tubular cells and increases during renal fibrogenesis. Although IDO is induced by TGF-β1 in tubular cells, its chemical inhibitor acts as a profibrotic agent.

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