title: Endothelial-mesenchymal transition as a novel mechanism for generating myofibroblasts during diabetic nephropathy.
abstract: This Commentary provides perspective on epithelial-mesenchymal transition in diabetic nephropathy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Matrix Biology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Akane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kizu
authors.forename: Damian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Medici
authors.forename: Raghu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalluri
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000473:pathology*; D004727:Endothelium / Q000473:pathology*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology*; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000473:pathology*; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1