Heightened Crescentic Glomerulonephritis in Immune Challenged 129sv Mice is TGF-β/Smad3 Dependent

The 129sv mouse strain is particularly sensitive to experimental immune-mediated nephritis. Previous studies have indicated that transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) plays a critical role in both immune modulation and tissue fibrogenesis in various diseases and that its biological activities are exe...

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Main Authors: Yong Du, Chun Xie, Sneha Ravikumar, Jacob Orme, Li Li, Xin J Zhou, Chandra Mohan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/4/2059