Renal Fibrosis: Mechanisms and Therapies

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 Prevalence and Disease Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease
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   Chapter 2 Morphology and Evaluation of Renal Fibrosis
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   Chapter 3 Current Opinion for Hypertension in Renal Fibrosis
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   Chapter 4 A Glimpse of the Mechanisms Related to Renal Fibrosis in Diabetic Nephropathy
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   Chapter 5 Polycystic Kidney Disease and Renal Fibrosis
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   Chapter 6 Pathogenesis of Chronic Allograft Dysfunction Progress to Renal Fibrosis
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   Chapter 7 How Acute Kidney Injury Contributes to Renal Fibrosis
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   Chapter 8 Role of Endothelial Cells in Renal Fibrosis
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    Chapter 9 Mesangial Cells and Renal Fibrosis
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    Chapter 10 Role of Podocyte Injury in Glomerulosclerosis
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    Chapter 11 How Tubular Epithelial Cell Injury Contributes to Renal Fibrosis
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    Chapter 12 Myofibroblast in Kidney Fibrosis: Origin, Activation, and Regulation
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    Chapter 13 Macrophages in Renal Fibrosis
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    Chapter 14 Targeting Bone Marrow-Derived Fibroblasts for Renal Fibrosis
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    Chapter 15 Role of Aldosterone in Renal Fibrosis
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    Chapter 16 TGF-β/Smad and Renal Fibrosis
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    Chapter 17 Connective Tissue Growth Factor and Renal Fibrosis
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    Chapter 18 Inflammatory Mediators and Renal Fibrosis
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    Chapter 19 Role of Inflammasome in Chronic Kidney Disease
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    Chapter 20 Complement Activation in Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease
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    Chapter 21 Renal Effects of Cytokines in Hypertension
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    Chapter 22 Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Renal Inflammation and Fibrosis
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    Chapter 23 Hypoxia and Renal Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis
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    Chapter 24 New Understanding on the Role of Proteinuria in Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease
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    Chapter 25 Mitochondria and Renal Fibrosis
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    Chapter 26 Lipid Metabolism Disorder and Renal Fibrosis
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    Chapter 27 Renal Interstitial Lymphangiogenesis in Renal Fibrosis
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    Chapter 28 Cell Apoptosis and Autophagy in Renal Fibrosis
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    Chapter 29 Oxidative Stress and Renal Fibrosis: Mechanisms and Therapies
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    Chapter 30 Urinary Biomarkers of Renal Fibrosis
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    Chapter 31 New Therapies for the Treatment of Renal Fibrosis
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    Chapter 32 Renal Injury Repair: How About the Role of Stem Cells
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    Chapter 33 Antifibrotic Roles of RAAS Blockers: Update
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    Chapter 34 Extracellular Vesicles: Opportunities and Challenges for the Treatment of Renal Fibrosis