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Renal fibrosis as a hallmark of diabetic kidney disease: potential role of targeting transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) and related molecules
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis, 2022.
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Abstract
- Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the most common cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide. Currently, there is no effective treatment to completely prevent DKD progression to ESRD. Renal fibrosis and inflammation are the major pathological features of DKD, being pursued as potential therapeutic targets for DKD. Inflammation and renal fibrosis are involved in the pathogenesis of DKD. Anti-inflammatory drugs have been developed to combat DKD but without efficacy demonstrated. Thus, we have focused on the mechanisms of TGF-β-induced renal fibrosis in DKD, as well as discussing the important molecules influencing the TGF-β signaling pathway and their potential development into new pharmacotherapies, rather than targeting the ligand TGF-β and/or its receptors, such options include Smads, microRNAs, histone deacetylases, connective tissue growth factor, bone morphogenetic protein 7, hepatocyte growth factor, and cell division autoantigen 1. TGF-β is a critical driver of renal fibrosis in DKD. Molecules that modulate TGF-β signaling rather than TGF-β itself are potentially superior targets to safely combat DKD. A comprehensive elucidation of the pathogenesis of DKD is important, which requires a better model system and access to clinical samples via collaboration between basic and clinical researchers.
- Subjects :
- Pharmacology
Inflammation
Hepatocyte Growth Factor
Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7
Clinical Biochemistry
Connective Tissue Growth Factor
Ligands
Kidney
Fibrosis
Autoantigens
Histone Deacetylases
MicroRNAs
Transforming Growth Factor beta
Transforming Growth Factors
Drug Discovery
Diabetes Mellitus
Molecular Medicine
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Diabetic Nephropathies
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....774570a8ecb4cc9eb09f2483f75a546a
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.21359651