Amelioratory Effects of Testosterone Propionate on Age-related Renal Fibrosis via Suppression of TGF-β1/Smad Signaling and Activation of Nrf2-ARE Signaling

Abstract Androgen plays a pivotal role in the progression of renal fibrosis. However, whether exogenous androgen treatment to aged male rats can improve the age-related renal fibrosis was not explored. In our study, the changes of morphological structure, renal fibrosis, ultrastructure and renal fun...

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Main Authors: Guoliang Zhang, Yunxiao Kang, Chenming Zhou, Rui Cui, Min Jia, Shen Hu, Xiaoming Ji, Jiayu Yuan, Huixian Cui, Geming Shi
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/dfaee68df0c444e18ee1265ca8211d0b
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