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ArticleEnvironment & health (Washington, D.C.)2026

The Role of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor-Dependent Signaling Pathway in the Profibrotic Effects of Dioxin-like Compounds in Human Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells.

Ruihong Zhu, Yiyun Liu, Xiaoxu Hu, Yongchao Ma, Wei Yan, Li Xu, Heidi Qunhui Xie, Bin Zhao, Junfa Yin, Hailin Wang

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Article in Environment & health (Washington, D.C.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ruihong ZhuState Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6001-090X
Yiyun LiuSchool of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401331, China.
Xiaoxu HuState Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
Yongchao MaState Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
Wei YanState Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
Li XuState Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3790-1200
Heidi Qunhui XieState Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6308-5273
Bin ZhaoUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4352-2031
Junfa YinState Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8028-2375
Hailin WangState Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1843-999X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) signaling pathway mediates nephrotoxic compound effects on the kidney, although its mechanisms are incompletely understood. Given that renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis is a central pathological feature of progressive kidney diseases, we investigated AhR-induced profibrotic events at the molecular and cellular levels in human renal tubular epithelial cells (HKC). We found that the AhR activation by the potent agonist 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-

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2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)aristolactam I (AL-I)aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)epithelial−mesenchymal transition (EMT)renal fibrosis

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PMCPMC13097154

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