Astragaloside IV alleviates renal fibrosis by inhibiting renal tubular epithelial cell pyroptosis induced by urotensin II through regulating the cAMP/PKA signaling pathway

• Lin Zhang,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China, Department of Prevention Care, Cardiovascular Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China

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• Wenyuan Liu,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China

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• Sufen Li,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China

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• Jinjing Wang,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China

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• Dalin Sun,

  Roles Formal analysis

  Affiliation Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China

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• Hui Li,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China

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• Ziyuan Zhang,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China

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• Yaling Hu,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China

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• Jingai Fang

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: jingaifang2017003@126.com

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2659-6477

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