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Aug 2026
SMOC2 promotes partial epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and maladaptive repair in renal tubular epithelial cells.
Chronic kidney disease is a global health concern characterized by maladaptive repair processes leading to kidney fibrosis. Following injury, early alterations in the extracellular matrix precede the development of kidney fibrosis and represent potential therapeutic targets to improve kidney repair. In this context, st...
Schrodinger Cenatus, Peng Gao, Nathalie Henley et al.
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