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SUBMITTER: Hu H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7316601 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hu Haidi H Lee Shin-Rong SR Bai Hualong H Guo Jianming J Hashimoto Takuya T Isaji Toshihiko T Guo Xiangjiang X Wang Tun T Wolf Katharine K Liu Shirley S Ono Shun S Yatsula Bogdan B Dardik Alan A
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 20200528 7
<h4>Objective</h4>Arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) are the optimal conduit for hemodialysis access but have high rates of primary maturation failure. Successful AVF maturation requires wall thickening with deposition of ECM (extracellular matrix) including collagen and fibronectin, as well as lumen dilation. TAK1 (TGFβ [transforming growth factor-beta]-activated kinase 1) is a mediator of noncanonical TGFβ signaling and plays crucial roles in regulation of ECM production and deposition; therefore, w ...[more]