renal dysfunction, which is mediated by renal venous congestion. Pericyte detachment from
capillaries after renal congestion might trigger renal fibrogenesis via pericyte-myofibroblast
transition (PMT). Platelet-derived growth factor receptors (PDGFRs), which are PMT
indicators, were upregulated in our recently established renal congestion model. This study
was designed to determine whether inhibition of the PDGFR pathway could suppress …