Sonomura, Kazuhiro <br/><br/>
The kinase Pyk2 is involved in renal fibrosis by means of mechanical stretch-induced growth factor expression in renal tubules.  [electronic resource] 

 -  Kidney international  Mar 2012 
 - 449-57 p.  digital 
<br/><br/> Publication Type: Journal Article 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1523-1755 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1038/ki.2011.403  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Animals<br/>Cells, Cultured<br/>Connective Tissue Growth Factor--metabolism<br/>Epithelial Cells--metabolism<br/>Fibrosis<br/>Focal Adhesion Kinase 2--deficiency<br/>Kidney--metabolism<br/>Kidney Tubules--metabolism<br/>MAP Kinase Signaling System--physiology<br/>Male<br/>Mice<br/>Mice, Inbred C57BL<br/>Mice, Knockout<br/>Models, Animal<br/>Phosphorylation<br/>Reactive Oxygen Species--metabolism<br/>Smad2 Protein--metabolism<br/>Stress, Mechanical<br/>Transforming Growth Factor beta1--metabolism<br/>Ureteral Obstruction--complications