Renal fibrosis is the final pathological process common to any ongoing, chronic kidney
injury or maladaptive repair. It is considered as the underlying pathological process of …

Renal fibrosis, particularly tubulointerstitial fibrosis, is the common final outcome of almost
all progressive chronic kidney diseases. Renal fibrosis is also a reliable predictor of …

Renal fibrosis is the common end point of virtually all progressive kidney diseases. Renal
fibrosis should not be viewed as a simple and uniform'scar', but rather as a dynamic system …

Renal interstitial fibrosis: mechanisms and evaluation : Current Opinion in Nephrology and
Hypertension Renal interstitial fibrosis: mechanisms and evaluation : Current Opinion in …

Kidney fibrosis is the unavoidable consequence of chronic kidney disease irrespective of the
primary underlying insult. It is a complex phenomenon governed by the interplay between …

Renal inflammation is the initial, healthy response to renal injury. However, prolonged
inflammation promotes the fibrosis process, which leads to chronic pathology and eventually …

Congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract (CAKUT) comprise a large spectrum
of congenital malformations ranging from severe manifestations, such as renal agenesis, to …

Renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis is the final common pathway of progressive renal diseases. In
allografts, it is assessed with tubular atrophy as interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy (IF/TA) …

The mammalian kidney may well be one of the most complex organs of postnatal life. Each
adult human kidney contains on average more than one million functional filtration units, the …

Pericytes, perivascular cells embedded in the microvascular wall, are crucial for vascular
homeostasis. These cells also play diverse roles in tissue development and regeneration as …