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Xiao Ru Huang

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1 Smad2 protects against TGF-beta/Smad3-mediated renal fibrosis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2010 1.89
2 Angiotensin II induces connective tissue growth factor and collagen I expression via transforming growth factor-beta-dependent and -independent Smad pathways: the role of Smad3. Hypertension 2009 1.85
3 Angiotensin II up-regulates angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE), but down-regulates ACE2 via the AT1-ERK/p38 MAP kinase pathway. Am J Pathol 2008 1.46
4 Mechanism of chronic aristolochic acid nephropathy: role of Smad3. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2010 1.24
5 Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 is a significant determinant of renal injury in experimental crescentic glomerulonephritis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2003 1.22
6 Essential role for Smad3 in angiotensin II-induced tubular epithelial-mesenchymal transition. J Pathol 2010 1.20
7 Disruption of Smad4 impairs TGF-β/Smad3 and Smad7 transcriptional regulation during renal inflammation and fibrosis in vivo and in vitro. Kidney Int 2011 1.20
8 Asiatic acid inhibits liver fibrosis by blocking TGF-beta/Smad signaling in vivo and in vitro. PLoS One 2012 1.14
9 Advanced glycation end products activate a chymase-dependent angiotensin II-generating pathway in diabetic complications. Circulation 2006 1.03
10 Loss of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 enhances TGF-β/Smad-mediated renal fibrosis and NF-κB-driven renal inflammation in a mouse model of obstructive nephropathy. Lab Invest 2012 1.02
11 Diverse roles of TGF-β receptor II in renal fibrosis and inflammation in vivo and in vitro. J Pathol 2012 1.01
12 Transforming growth factor beta1 promotes chromosomal instability in human papillomavirus 16 E6E7-infected cervical epithelial cells. Cancer Res 2008 0.90
13 Deficiency of Smad7 enhances cardiac remodeling induced by angiotensin II infusion in a mouse model of hypertension. PLoS One 2013 0.81
14 Latent transforming growth factor-β1 protects against bleomycin-induced lung injury in mice. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2014 0.79
15 C-reactive protein promotes acute kidney injury by impairing G1/S-dependent tubular epithelium cell regeneration. Clin Sci (Lond) 2014 0.79
16 Ribosomal protein S19 is a novel therapeutic agent in inflammatory kidney disease. Clin Sci (Lond) 2013 0.79