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ArticleKidney international2015

Relevance of TNF-α in the context of other inflammatory cytokines in the progression of diabetic nephropathy.

Lin Sun, Yashpal S Kanwar

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Article in Kidney international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Chinese medical journal · 2018
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  5. Inflammation and Diabetic Kidney Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. The TRIM14-KIF1B Axis Drives Renal Injury in Diabetic Nephropathy Through TLR4/NF-κB Pathway Modulation.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Lin SunDepartment of Nephrology and Renal Institute, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yashpal S KanwarDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Funding

Pathogenesis of Diabetic NephropathyR01DK060635 · NIDDK · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI QUAGGIN, SUSAN E. · 2002 to 2023
$6.6M
NIDDK NIH HHS DK60635NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK060635
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An ancillary paradigm that has evolved recently in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy includes subclinical microinflammation with influx of macrophages and consequent generation of myriad proinflammatory cytokines and ensuing kidney damage. Among various proinflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) has attracted the most attention, since it amplifies the inflammatory network of cytokines, leading to worsening of the progression of diabetic nephropathy. The article by Awad et al. examines the role of TNF-α in the pathogenesis of experimental diabetic nephropathy.

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AnimalsDiabetic NephropathiesInflammation MediatorsKidneyMacrophages, PeritonealMaleTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaInflammation MediatorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID26422621
PMCPMC4589869

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