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Tessa Huffstater1, W David Merryman1, Leslie S Gewin2.
Abstract
Acute kidney injury (AKI) portends a poor clinical prognosis and increases the risk for the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Currently, there are no therapies to treat AKI or prevent its progression to CKD. Wnt/β-catenin is a critical regulator of kidney development that is up-regulated after injury. Most of the literature support a beneficial role for Wnt/β-catenin in AKI, but suggest that this pathway promotes the progression of tubulointerstitial fibrosis, the hallmark of CKD progression. We review the role of Wnt/β-catenin in renal injury with a focus on its potential as a therapeutic target in AKI and in AKI to CKD transition.Entities:
Keywords: Acute kidney injury; chronic kidney disease; β-catenin
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32303276 PMCID: PMC7172007 DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2020.01.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Nephrol ISSN: 0270-9295 Impact factor: 5.299