Nephrology
Role of Akt1 in renal fibrosis and tubular dedifferentiation during the progression of acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease
Il Young Kim, Yeon Kyeong Park, Sang Heon Song, Eun Young Seong, Dong Won Lee, Sun Sik Bae, Soo Bong Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(4):962-974. Published online December 16, 2020
Background/Aims: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an underestimated yet important risk factor for the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD), characterized by tubulointerstitial fibrosis and tubular dedifferentiation. Tubular dedifferentiation, which is associated with the loss of epithelial marker..
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