Abstract
Antibody blockade of c-fms suppresses the progression of inflammation and injury in early diabetic nephropathy in obese db/db mice. AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Macrophage-mediated renal injury plays an important role in the development of diabetic nephropathy. Colony-stimulating factor (CSF)-1 is a cytokine that is produced in diabetic kidneys and promotes macrophage accumulation, activation and survival. CSF-1 acts exclusively through the c-fms receptor, which is only expressed on cells of the monocyte-macrophage lineage. Therefore, we used c-fms blockade as a strategy to selectively target macrophage-mediated injury during the progression of diabetic nephropathy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1669 - 1679 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Diabetologia |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 8 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |