Abstract | BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Locally-active growth factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of many diseases in which organ fibrosis is a characteristic feature. In the setting of chronic kidney disease (CKD), two such pro-fibrotic factors, transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) have emerged as lead potential targets for intervention. Given the incomplete organ protection afforded by blocking the actions of TGF-β or PDGF individually, we sought to determine whether an agent that inhibited the actions of both may have broader effects in ameliorating the key structural and functional abnormalities of CKD. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: KEY RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Together these studies suggest that broadly antagonising growth factor actions, including those of TGF-β1 and PDGF-BB, has the potential to protect the kidney from progressive injury in both the diabetic and non-diabetic settings.
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Authors | Richard E Gilbert, Yuan Zhang, Spencer J Williams, Steven C Zammit, David I Stapleton, Alison J Cox, Henry Krum, Robyn Langham, Darren J Kelly |
Journal | PloS one
(PLoS One)
Vol. 7
Issue 10
Pg. e47160
( 2012)
ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23071743
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- 3-methoxy-4-propargyloxycinnamoyl anthranilate
- Caffeic Acids
- Protective Agents
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis
- Transforming Growth Factor beta1
- ortho-Aminobenzoates
- Osteopontin
- Becaplermin
- Collagen
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Topics |
- Albuminuria
(complications, drug therapy)
- Animals
- Becaplermin
- Caffeic Acids
(pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Cell Proliferation
(drug effects)
- Cells, Cultured
- Collagen
(biosynthesis)
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental
(complications, drug therapy, pathology)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Macrophages
(pathology)
- Male
- Mesangial Cells
(drug effects)
- Osteopontin
(metabolism)
- Protective Agents
(pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis
(antagonists & inhibitors)
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
(drug therapy, pathology)
- Transforming Growth Factor beta1
(antagonists & inhibitors)
- ortho-Aminobenzoates
(pharmacology, therapeutic use)
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