| First Author | Zhang S | Year | 2010 |
| Journal | IUBMB Life | Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 9 | Pages | 677-83 |
| PubMed ID | 20827751 | Mgi Jnum | J:255357 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:6114875 | Doi | 10.1002/iub.368 |
| Citation | Zhang S, et al. (2010) Podocyte-specific VEGF down-regulation and pathophysiological development. IUBMB Life 62(9):677-83 |
| abstractText | It is well-known that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a key role in development and pathology, but its function in normal adult tissues is rarely understood. Increased use of anti-angiogenic therapies targeting VEGF in human pathologies have shown more and more adverse effects. In this report, a conditional expression model (Tet-On system) was used to down-regulate podocyte VEGF in adult mice, which resulted in many kidney problems, characterized by glomerular morphological changes, proteinuria, reduced water consumption and urination, increased urine electro-conductivity, as well as high susceptibility to BSA stress. Our findings indicated that podocyte-specific VEGF down-regulation resulted in poor kidney performance and led mice to be more susceptible to further kidney damages. |
