Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: Male C57Bl/6 J mice (control, CTL, n = 14) and TGF-β overexpressing transgenic mice (TGFβ, n = 14, having elevated plasma TGF-β1 level) were divided in two sets at 10 weeks of age. Mice in the first set were fed with regular rodent chow (CTL and TGFβ, n = 7/group). Mice in the second set were fed with chow containing pioglitazone (at a dose of 20 mg/kg/day, CTL + Pio and TGFβ+Pio, n = 7/group). After 5 weeks of treatment, blood pressure was assessed and urine samples were collected, and the kidneys were analyzed for histology, mRNA and protein expression. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Ágnes Németh, Miklós M Mózes, Laurent Calvier, Georg Hansmann, Gábor Kökény |
Journal | BMC nephrology
(BMC Nephrol)
Vol. 20
Issue 1
Pg. 245
(07 05 2019)
ISSN: 1471-2369 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 31277592
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Early Growth Response Protein 1
- Egr1 protein, mouse
- PPAR gamma
- STAT3 Transcription Factor
- Stat3 protein, mouse
- Transforming Growth Factor beta
- Pioglitazone
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Topics |
- Animals
- Early Growth Response Protein 1
(antagonists & inhibitors, metabolism)
- Fibrosis
- Kidney Diseases
(chemically induced, metabolism, prevention & control)
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- PPAR gamma
(agonists)
- Pioglitazone
(pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- STAT3 Transcription Factor
(antagonists & inhibitors, metabolism)
- Transforming Growth Factor beta
(antagonists & inhibitors, toxicity)
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