Autophagy in renal fibrosis: Protection or promotion?

• Main Authors: Rong Dai (Author), Lei Zhang (Author), Hua Jin (Author), Dong Wang (Author), Meng Cheng (Author), Tian Sang (Author), Chuyi Peng (Author), Yue Li (Author), Yiping Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Autophagy is a process that degrades endogenous cellular protein aggregates and damaged organelles via the lysosomal pathway to maintain cellular homeostasis and energy production. Baseline autophagy in the kidney, which serves as a quality control system, is essential for cellular metabolism and or...