decline in renal function. The underlying pathogenic link between chronic hyperglycemia
and the development of tubulointerstitial injury has not been fully elucidated, but
myofibroblast formation represents a key step in the development of tubulointerstitial fibrosis.
RAGE, the receptor for advanced glycation end products (AGEs), induces the expression of
TGF-β and other cytokines that are proposed to mediate the transdifferentiation of epithelial …