ReviewHeliyon2023
Is the proximal tubule the focus of tubulointerstitial fibrosis?
Review in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Disruption of cellular iron homeostasis by SRPX2-IRP1 interaction aggravates renal fibrosis in chronic kidney disease.Cell death and differentiation · 2026Article
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- Protective effects of thymoquinone against hexavalent chromium-ınduced nephrotoxicity: a multiparametric evaluation of oxidative stress, ınflammation, ferroptosis- and apoptosis-related markers.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2026Article
- From soluble uric acid to sodium urate crystal: immune metabolic inflammation driven by uric acid morphological transformation and mechanism-oriented therapy.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- EphrinB2 Ameliorates Renal Fibrosis by Inhibiting the TGF-β/Smad3 Signaling Pathway and the Inflammation ResponseEndocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2026Article
- Targeting renal tubular epithelial cellsActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2025Article
- Modified Hu-Lu-Ba-Wan Alleviates Early-Stage Diabetic Kidney Disease via Inhibiting Interleukin-17A in Mice.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2025Article
- Mechanism of Astragaloside IV in Treatment of Renal Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2025Review
- How PPAR-alpha mediated inflammation may affect the pathophysiology of chronic kidney disease.Current research in physiology · 2025Review
- TRIM65 deficiency alleviates renal fibrosis through NUDT21-mediated alternative polyadenylation.Cell death and differentiation · 2024Article
- JiangyaTongluo decoction ameliorates tubulointerstitial fibrosis via regulating the SIRT1/PGC-1α/mitophagy axis in hypertensive nephropathy.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Article
- Claudin-2 Mediates the Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cell-Fibroblast Crosstalk via Paracrine CTGF.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Article
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Abstract
Tubulointerstitial fibrosis (TIF), a common end result of almost all progressive chronic kidney diseases (CKD), is also the best predictor of kidney survival. Almost all cells in the kidney are involved in the progression of TIF. Myofibroblasts, the primary producers of extracellular matrix, have previously received a great deal of attention; however, a large body of emerging evidence reveals that proximal tubule (PT) plays a central role in TIF progression. In response to injury, renal tubular epithelial cells (TECs) transform into inflammatory and fibroblastic cells, producing various bioactive molecules that drive interstitial inflammation and fibrosis. Here we reviewed the increasing evidence for the key role of the PT in promoting TIF in tubulointerstitial and glomerular injury and discussed the therapeutic targets and carrier systems involving the PT that holds particular promise for treating patients with fibrotic nephropathy.
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