Abstract：
:Renal fibrogenesis can be induced by several injury mechanisms in different renal diseases, but ultimately produces identical fibrotic changes in the kidney. Recently, a number of agents that can inhibit extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation have been studied, suggesting a therapeutic utility in the treatment of fibrotic renal disease. Pirfenidone (PFD) is a small molecule that has shown efficacy in various models of renal damage with progressive disease. The apparent absence of toxicity in PFD suggests that it does not affect the normal ECM turnover. Relaxin, a hormone belonging to the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) family, has antifibrotic properties and has been used for a long time to induce transient remissions in patients with scleroderma. Only recently it has been shown to drastically reduce corticomedular scarring in animal models. Bone morphogenetic protein 7 (BMP-7), a member of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) superfamily, has been shown to reduce glomerular and interstitial area, and prevent glomerular sclerosis even more effectively than enalapril. Finally, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), with its multiple biological activities on a wide variety of cells, has an organotrophic role in the regeneration and protection of various organs including the kidney. Both endogenous and exogenous HGF have shown suppressive effects on renal fibrosis and chronic renal damage in various animal models. The inhibition of pathological ECM accumulation and the modulation of fibrotic mechanisms with these new antifibrotic agents is an achievable goal and could confer further benefits beyond the current therapies used in the treatment of chronic renal diseases.
journal_name
J Nephroljournal_title
Journal of nephrologyauthors
Negri ALsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-07-01 00:00:00pages
496-503issue
4eissn
1121-8428issn
1724-6059journal_volume
17pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：:Recently, two independent teams detected presumed hepatitis agents, which were designated HGV and hepatitis GB virus C; they represent a new genus in the family Flaviviridae. The most accurate way to assess the epidemiology of GBV-C/HGV infection remains the combination of RT-PCR and anti-GBV-C/HGV E2 techniques, to d...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析
doi：10.1007/s40620-018-00577-9
更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.5301/jn.5000284
更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s40620-018-0552-9
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s40620-016-0352-z
更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,实务指引
doi：10.1007/s40620-018-0523-1
更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s40620-019-00676-1
更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s40620-017-0396-8
更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s40620-021-00965-8
更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s40620-015-0220-2
更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s40620-017-0432-8
更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.5301/JN.2011.8355
更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.5301/jn.2011.6327
更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s40620-016-0265-x
更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s40620-020-00803-3
更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.5301/jn.5000025
更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s40620-018-0469-3
更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:HERMEX is a population-based study which tries to evaluate the relative weight of cardiovascular risk factors in inhabitants of Extremadura, Spain. This report presents the data about chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a Spanish population sample. METHODS:For an observational cross-sectional population-based s...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.5301/jn.5000221
更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00
