Elabela Attenuates the TGF-β1-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition of Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells in Patients Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis

• Main Authors: Shunyun Xie (Author), Feng Xu (Author), Yue Lu (Author), Yixian Zhang (Author), Xinyang Li (Author), Mengyuan Yu (Author), Wenpeng Cui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Peritoneal fibrosis (PF), a common complication in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD), is primarily caused by the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPMCs). PF is the main reason for patients on PD to withdraw from PD. Effective treatment is unava...