title: Can muscle-kidney crosstalk slow progression of CKD?
authors.affiliation: Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and.
authors.forename: Helbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rondon-Berrios
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Yanlin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas mitch@bcm.edu.
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Mitch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism*; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000473:pathology*; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000378:metabolism*; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: C514862:Akt1 protein, mouse; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
keywords: CKD; cellular signal transduction; nephrotoxicity