New insights into the role and mechanism of partial epithelial-mesenchymal transition in kidney fibrosis

L Sheng, S Zhuang - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is described as the process in which injured renal
tubular epithelial cells undergo a phenotype change, acquiring mesenchymal characteristics …

Renal tubular epithelial cells: the neglected mediator of tubulointerstitial fibrosis after injury

R Qi, C Yang - Cell death & disease, 2018 - nature.com
Renal fibrosis, especially tubulointerstitial fibrosis, is the inevitable outcome of all
progressive chronic kidney diseases (CKDs) and exerts a great health burden worldwide …

Cellular senescence in the kidney

MH Docherty, ED O'Sullivan… - Journal of the …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Senescent cells have undergone permanent growth arrest, adopt an altered secretory
phenotype, and accumulate in the kidney and other organs with ageing and injury …

Diabetic nephropathy—emerging epigenetic mechanisms

M Kato, R Natarajan - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2014 - nature.com
Diabetic nephropathy (DN), a severe microvascular complication frequently associated with
both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, is a leading cause of renal failure. The condition …

Epigenetic regulation in AKI and kidney repair: mechanisms and therapeutic implications

C Guo, G Dong, X Liang, Z Dong - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2019 - nature.com
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major public health concern associated with high morbidity and
mortality. Despite decades of research, the pathogenesis of AKI remains incompletely …

Partial epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and other new mechanisms of kidney fibrosis

S Lovisa, M Zeisberg, R Kalluri - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
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 …

MicroRNAs in acute kidney injury

PC Fan, CC Chen, YC Chen, YS Chang, PH Chu - Human genomics, 2016 - Springer
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an important clinical issue that is associated with significant
morbidity and mortality. Despite research advances over the past decades, the complex …

Noncoding RNAs in acute kidney injury

GL Ren, J Zhu, J Li, XM Meng - Journal of Cellular Physiology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Acute kidney injury (AKI), caused by various stimuli including ischemia reperfusion,
nephrotoxic insult, and sepsis, is characterized by abrupt decline of kidney function. Till now …

How tubular epithelial cell injury contributes to renal fibrosis

BC Liu, TT Tang, LL Lv - Renal fibrosis: mechanisms and therapies, 2019 - Springer
The renal tubules are the major component of the kidney and are vulnerable to a variety of
injuries including ischemia, proteinuria, toxins, and metabolic disorders. It has long been …

Emerging role of tumor suppressor p53 in acute and chronic kidney diseases

JM Overstreet, CC Gifford, J Tang, PJ Higgins… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract p53 is a major regulator of cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and senescence. While
involvement of p53 in tumorigenesis is well established, recent studies implicate p53 in the …