Amelioratory Effects of Testosterone Propionate on Age-related Renal Fibrosis via Suppression of TGF-β1/Smad Signaling and Activation of Nrf2-ARE Signaling
Abstract Androgen plays a pivotal role in the progression of renal fibrosis. However, whether exogenous androgen treatment to aged male rats can improve the age-related renal fibrosis was not explored. In our study, the changes of morphological structure, renal fibrosis, ultrastructure and renal fun...
Main Authors: | Guoliang Zhang, Yunxiao Kang, Chenming Zhou, Rui Cui, Min Jia, Shen Hu, Xiaoming Ji, Jiayu Yuan, Huixian Cui, Geming Shi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-07-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29023-3 |
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