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It was reported that connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) was expressed in the tubular epithelial cells of the diabetic kidney. CTGF has, among other factors, been implicated in mediating the downstream, profibrotic effects of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), though is precise role in interstitial fibrogenesis in the diabetic kidney has not yet been clarified.
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Department of Nephrology, Saitama Medical College, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama-machi, Saitama 350-0495, Japan.
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