Alpha8 Integrin (Itga8) Signalling Attenuates Chronic Renal Interstitial Fibrosis by Reducing Fibroblast Activation, Not by Interfering with Regulation of Cell Turnover

• Ines Marek,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

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• Till Lichtneger,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

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• Nada Cordasic,

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

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• Karl F. Hilgers,

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

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• Gudrun Volkert,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

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• Fabian Fahlbusch,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

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• Wolfgang Rascher,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

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• Andrea Hartner,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

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• Carlos Menendez-Castro

  * E-mail: carlos.menendez-castro@uk-erlangen.de

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

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