Exacerbation of diabetic renal alterations in mice lacking vasohibin-1.

Vasohibin-1 (VASH1) is a unique endogenous inhibitor of angiogenesis that is induced in endothelial cells by pro-angiogenic factors. We previously reported renoprotective effect of adenoviral delivery of VASH1 in diabetic nephropathy model, and herein investigated the potential protective role of en...

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Main Authors: Norikazu Hinamoto, Yohei Maeshima, Hiroko Yamasaki, Tatsuyo Nasu, Daisuke Saito, Hiroyuki Watatani, Haruyo Ujike, Katsuyuki Tanabe, Kana Masuda, Yuka Arata, Hitoshi Sugiyama, Yasufumi Sato, Hirofumi Makino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4178006?pdf=render