title: Unraveling the role of connective tissue growth factor in diabetic nephropathy.
abstract: Marked upregulation of the secreted extracellular matrix-associated protein connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in the glomerulus coincides with the onset of diabetic nephropathy. Recent studies, including the one by Yokoi et al., shed light on the role of CTGF in glomerular injury.
authors.affiliation: Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany. kai.schmidt-ott@mdc-berlin.de
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Schmidt-Ott
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D055513:Connective Tissue Growth Factor; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: C526317:CCN2 protein, human; C526318:CCN2 protein, mouse; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D055513:Connective Tissue Growth Factor