Regulation of proximal tubular cell differentiation and proliferation in primary culture by matrix stiffness and ECM components.

This study will provide the basic understandings of how physical and chemical cues derived from extracellular matrix regulate the physiological function of proximal tubules and the pathological development of renal fibrosis.
PMID: 25056346 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Am J Physiol Renal P... - July 23, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Chen WC, Lin HH, Tang MJ Tags: Am J Physiol Renal Physiol Source Type: research