Nicotine worsens the severity of nephropathy in diabetic mice: implications for the progression of kidney disease in smokers.
Hua P, Feng W, Ji S, Raij L, Jaimes EA.
Hua P, et al. Among authors: jaimes ea.
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2010 Oct;299(4):F732-9. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00293.2010. Epub 2010 Aug 4.
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2010.
PMID: 20685820
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We have previously reported that nicotine promotes mesangial cell proliferation and hypertrophy via activation of nonneuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and that nicotine worsens renal injury in a model of acute glomerulonephritis (Jaimes E, Tian RX, Raij L. Am J Ph …
We have previously reported that nicotine promotes mesangial cell proliferation and hypertrophy via activation of nonneuronal nicotinic acet …