Deficient Dopamine D2 Receptor Function Causes Renal Inflammation Independently of High Blood Pressure

Yanrong Zhang; Santiago Cuevas; Laureano D. Asico; Crisanto Escano; Yu Yang; Annabelle M. Pascua; Xiaoyan Wang; John E. Jones; David Grandy; Gilbert Eisner; Pedro A. Jose; Ines Armando

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038745

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Deficient Dopamine D₂ Receptor Function Causes Renal Inflammation Independently of High Blood Pressure

Yanrong Zhang,

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Santiago Cuevas,

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Laureano D. Asico,

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Crisanto Escano,

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Yu Yang,

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Annabelle M. Pascua,

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Xiaoyan Wang,

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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John E. Jones,

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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David Grandy,

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Gilbert Eisner,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, United States of America
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Pedro A. Jose,

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Ines Armando

* E-mail: iarmando@medicine.umaryland.edu

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Deficient Dopamine D₂ Receptor Function Causes Renal Inflammation Independently of High Blood Pressure

Yanrong Zhang,
Santiago Cuevas,
Laureano D. Asico,
Crisanto Escano,
Yu Yang,
Annabelle M. Pascua,
Xiaoyan Wang,
John E. Jones,
David Grandy,
Gilbert Eisner

Published: June 14, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038745

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