| Literature DB >> 11451589 |
I Kojima1, A Maeshima, Y Q Zhang.
Abstract
Activin A inhibits branching tubulogenesis of the kidney during development. Activin A also inhibits branching tubulogenesis in MDCK cells, an in vitro tubulogenesis model. On the other hand, follistatin, an antagonist of activin A, reverses the effect of activin A and induces branching tubulogenesis. Follistatin also promotes tubular regeneration after ischemia/reperfusion injury. The activin/follistatin system is one of the important regulatory systems modulating developmental and regeneration processes of the kidney.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11451589 DOI: 10.1016/s0303-7207(01)00511-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Endocrinol ISSN: 0303-7207 Impact factor: 4.102