Iron chelation by deferoxamine prevents renal interstitial fibrosis in mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction.

Iron chelation by deferoxamine prevents renal interstitial fibrosis in mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction.

Renal fibrosis plays an important role in the onset and progression of chronic kidney diseases (CKD). Although several mechanisms underlying renal fibrosis and candidate drugs for its treatment have been identified, the effect of iron chelator on renal fibrosis remains unclear. In the present study,...

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Main Authors: Yasumasa Ikeda, Iori Ozono, Soichiro Tajima, Mizuki Imao, Yuya Horinouchi, Yuki Izawa-Ishizawa, Yoshitaka Kihira, Licht Miyamoto, Keisuke Ishizawa, Koichiro Tsuchiya, Toshiaki Tamaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3929716?pdf=render

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