Relationship between transforming growth factor-?_1 signal transduction and renal fibrosis of diabetes / 中国临床药理学与治疗学

ABSTRACT

Diabetic nephropathy is one of the leading causes of the end-stage renal failure, and its major pathologic feature is the renal fibrosis. Transforming growth factor-?_1 is a key factor in the progression of the disease. Two signal pathways, Smads and MAPK following the factor, are closely connected with extracellular matrix accumulation which leads to renal fibrosis. Smads and MAPK also have a cross talk in extracellular matrix accumulation. The relationship between the two signal pathway and ECM accumulation offers us a new therapeutic strategy for renal fibrosis of diabetes.