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ArticleWorld journal of nephrology2024

Unleashing the pathological role of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in diabetic nephropathy: The intricate connection with multifaceted mechanism.

Pitchai Balakumar

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Article in World journal of nephrology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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

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  15. Yiqi Yangyin Tongluo Recipe Alleviates Diabetic Kidney Disease Through AGE-RAGE Signalling Axis.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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1 author.

Pitchai BalakumarThe Office of Research and Development, Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology (Deemed to be University), Thanjavur 613403, Tamil Nadu, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Renal epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process in which epithelial cells undergo biochemical changes and transform into mesenchymal-like cells, resulting in renal abnormalities, including fibrosis. EMT can cause diabetic nephropathy through triggering kidney fibrosis, inflammation, and functional impairment. The diverse molecular pathways that drive EMT-mediated renal fibrosis are not utterly known. Targeting key signaling pathways involved in EMT may help ameliorate diabetic nephropathy and improve renal function. In such settings, understanding precisely the complicated signaling networks is critical for developing customized therapies to intervene in EMT-mediated diabetic nephropathy.

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Diabetes mellitusDiabetic nephropathyE-cadherinEpithelial-to-mesenchymal transitionN-cadherinRenal fibrosis

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PMID38983761
PMCPMC11229833

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