Journal article
WNT signaling is required for peritoneal membrane angiogenesis
Abstract
The wingless-type mouse mammary tumor virus integration site family (WNT) signaling pathway is involved in wound healing and fibrosis. We evaluated the WNT signaling pathway in peritoneal membrane injury. We assessed WNT1 protein expression in the peritoneal effluents of 54 stable peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients and WNT-related gene expression in ex vivo mesothelial cell cultures from 21 PD patients. In a transforming growth factor-β …
Authors
Padwal M; Cheng G; Liu L; Boivin F; Gangji AS; Brimble KS; Bridgewater D; Margetts PJ
Journal
American Journal of Physiology. Renal physiology, Vol. 314, No. 6, pp. f1036–f1045
Publisher
American Physiological Society
Publication Date
June 1, 2018
DOI
10.1152/ajprenal.00497.2017
ISSN
0363-6127
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AgedAnimalsCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalEpithelial CellsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleHumansMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMiddle AgedNeovascularization, PathologicPeritoneal DialysisPeritoneal FibrosisPeritoneumTransforming Growth Factor beta1Wnt ProteinsWnt Signaling PathwayWnt1 ProteinWnt4 Proteinbeta Catenin