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    Permissive effect of GSK3β on profibrogenic plasticity of renal tubular cells in progressive chronic kidney disease

    Renal tubular epithelial cells (TECs) play a key role in renal fibrogenesis. After persistent injuries that are beyond self-healing capacity, TECs will dedifferentiate, undergo growth arrest, convert to profib...

    Bohan Chen, Pei Wang, **anhui Liang, Chunming Jiang, Yan Ge in Cell Death & Disease (2021)

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    Melanocortin 5 receptor signaling pathway in health and disease

    Melanocortin hormone system plays a key role in maintaining the homeostasis of our body via their neuro-immune-endocrine activities and regulates a diverse array of physiological functions, including melanogen...

    Yahong Xu, Xue**g Guan, Rong Zhou, Rujun Gong in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (2020)

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    RNA-binding proteins tristetraprolin and human antigen R are novel modulators of podocyte injury in diabetic kidney disease

    Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the most common complications of diabetes, and the most common cause of end-stage renal disease, for which no effective therapies are yet available. RNA-binding proteins...

    Jia Guo, Min Lei, Fei Cheng, Yong Liu, Mengwen Zhou, Wen Zheng in Cell Death & Disease (2020)