Advances in Mechanisms of Renal Fibrosis

Download or read book Advances in Mechanisms of Renal Fibrosis written by Hui Y. Lan and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2018-07-26 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scarring of the glomerular and tubulointerstitial compartments is a hallmark of progressive kidney disease. Renal fibrosis involves a complex interplay between kidney cells, leukocytes and fibroblasts in which transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) plays a key role. This eBook provides a comprehensive update on TGF-β signalling pathways and introduces a range of cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in renal fibrosis both upstream and downstream of TGF-β. The wide variety of potential new targets described herein bodes well for the future development of effective therapies to tackle the major clinical problem of progressive renal fibrosis.