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Extra-cellular matrix induced by steroids through a G-protein coupled receptor in a Drosophila model of renal fibrosis
[article]
2019
bioRxiv
pre-print
Aldosterone is produced by the mammalian adrenal cortex to modulate blood pressure and fluid balance, however excessive, prolonged aldosterone production promotes fibrosis and kidney failure. How aldosterone triggers disease may involve actions that are independent of its canonical mineralocorticoid receptor. Here we present a Drosophila model of renal pathology caused by excess extra-cellular matrix formation, stimulated by exogenous aldosterone and insect ecdysone steroids. Chronic
doi:10.1101/653329
fatcat:xyma5bfumffkheo7fwyj2xf7lu