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The Molecular Mechanism of Leptin Secretion and Expression Induced by Aristolochic Acid in Kidney Fibroblast

BACKGROUND: Leptin is a peptide hormone playing pivotal role in regulating food intake and energy expenditure. Growing evidence has suggested the pro-inflammatory and fibrogenic properties of leptin. In addition, patients with renal fibrosis have higher level of plasma leptin, which was due to the i...

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Autores principales: Lin, Tsung-Chieh, Lee, Tien-Chiang, Hsu, Shih-Lan, Yang, Chung-Shi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3033396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21304902
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016654