Research Article

Paricalcitol Inhibits Aldosterone-Induced Proinflammatory Factors by Modulating Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Pathway in Cultured Tubular Epithelial Cells

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Aldosterone-induced inflammatory responses: role of the ADAM-17/TGF-α/EGFR axis and modulation by paricalcitol. (a) Aldosterone activates the ADAM-17/TGF-α/EGFR axis to regulate proinflammatory factors. (b) Paricalcitol inhibits aldosterone-induced activation of ADAM-17/TGF-α/EGFR signalling pathway. MR: mineralocorticoid receptor; VDRA: vitamin D receptor activators.
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