Melissa M. Barty

Transforming Growth Factor-β-Dependent and -Independent Pathways of Induction of Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis in β6−/− Mice

Ma, Li-Jun, Yang, Haichun, Gaspert, Ariana, Carlesso, Gianluca, Barty, Melissa M., Davidson, Jeffrey M., ...

Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system are key mediators in kidney fibrosis. Integrin αvβ6, a heterodimeric matrix receptor expressed in epithelia,...