title: Cinacalcet ameliorates cardiac fibrosis in uremic hearts through suppression of endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nephrology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nephrology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, China.
authors.forename: Ri-Ning
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nephrology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nephrology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, China.
authors.forename: Ming-Ming
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nephrology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, China.
authors.forename: Lin-Li
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nephrology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, China; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke Medical Center and Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Jian-Dong
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke Medical Center and Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Crowley
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nephrology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, China. Electronic address: liubc64@163.com.
authors.forename: Bi-Cheng
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000069449:Cinacalcet; D058750:Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D005355:Fibrosis; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014511:Uremia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D009281:Naphthalenes; D000069449:Cinacalcet
keywords: Cardiac fibrosis; Cinacalcet; Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition; Parathyroid hormone; Uremia