Role of IGFBP7 in Diabetic Nephropathy: TGF-β1 Induces IGFBP7 via Smad2/4 in Human Renal Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cells

• Jun Watanabe ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jun Watanabe, Yumi Takiyama

  Affiliation Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Yumi Takiyama ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jun Watanabe, Yumi Takiyama

  * E-mail: taka0716@asahikawa-med.ac.jp

  Affiliation Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Jun Honjyo,

  Affiliation Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Yuichi Makino,

  Affiliation Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Yukihiro Fujita,

  Affiliation Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Masatoshi Tateno,

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Masakazu Haneda

  Affiliation Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

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