| Literature DB >> 10926176 |
K Matsumoto1, S Mizuno, T Nakamura.
Abstract
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has mitogenic, motogenic, morphogenic, and anti-apoptotic activities on renal cells and is a potential renotropin for renal protection and repair. In chronic renal failure/fibrosis, HGF in the kidney declines in a reciprocal manner to the increase in transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta). Neutralization of HGF by the antibody leads to acceleration of renal failure/fibrosis while HGF administration leads to remarkable attenuation, thus indicating the importance of HGF versus TGF-beta counterbalance in both pathogenesis and therapeutics in cases of chronic renal failure. HGF is being strongly considered for potential treatment of acute and chronic renal failure.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10926176 DOI: 10.1097/00041552-200007000-00011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens ISSN: 1062-4821 Impact factor: 2.894