Dual involvement of growth arrest-specific gene 6 in the early phase of human IgA nephropathy.

Dual involvement of growth arrest-specific gene 6 in the early phase of human IgA nephropathy.

BACKGROUND: Gas6 is a growth factor that causes proliferation of mesangial cells in the development of glomerulonephritis. Gas6 can bind to three kinds of receptors; Axl, Dtk, and Mer. However, their expression and functions are not entirely clear in the different glomerular cell types. Meanwhile, r...

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Main Authors: Kojiro Nagai, Masashi Miyoshi, Takei Kake, Naoshi Fukushima, Motokazu Matsuura, Eriko Shibata, Satoshi Yamada, Kazuhiro Yoshikawa, Hiro-Omi Kanayama, Tomoya Fukawa, Kunihisa Yamaguchi, Hirofumi Izaki, Akira Mima, Naoko Abe, Toshikazu Araoka, Taichi Murakami, Fumi Kishi, Seiji Kishi, Tatsuya Tominaga, Tatsumi Moriya, Hideharu Abe, Toshio Doi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3691258?pdf=render

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