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BioMed Research International
Volume 2013, Article ID 308130, 12 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/308130
Research Article

Dual Inhibiting Senescence and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition by Erythropoietin Preserve Tubular Epithelial Cell Regeneration and Ameliorate Renal Fibrosis in Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction

Adis Tasanarong,1 Supranee Kongkham,2 and Sookkasem Khositseth3

1Nephrology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University (Rangsit Campus), Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12121, Thailand
2Division of Biochemistry, Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University (Rangsit Campus), Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12121, Thailand
3Department of Paediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University (Rangsit Campus), Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12121, Thailand

Received 17 July 2013; Revised 1 October 2013; Accepted 5 October 2013

Academic Editor: Youhua Liu

Copyright © 2013 Adis Tasanarong et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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