renal fibrosis
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Pathology
- likened to a failed wound-healing process after chronic, sustained renal injury
- mesangial & fibroblast activation
- tubular epithelial-mesenchymal transition
- glomerulosclerosis & tubulointerstitial fibrosis
- end-stage renal disease
Management
More general terms
References
- ↑ Schnaper HW, Kopp JB. Renal fibrosis Front Biosci. 2003 Jan 1;8:e68-86. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12456333
- ↑ Liu Y Renal fibrosis: New insights into the pathogenesis and therapeutics Kidney International (2006) 69, 213-217 http://www.nature.com/ki/journal/v69/n2/full/5000054a.html
- ↑ Shihab FS Do We Have a Pill for Renal Fibrosis? CJASN September 2007 vol. 2 no. 5 876-878 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17702718 <Internet> http://cjasn.asnjournals.org/content/2/5/876.full