The results of the present study suggest that peripheral glomerular capillary basement membrane thickening has an early onset and develops rapidly in the KKAy mouse in comparison with other ...

TGF-β1 causes an increase in mesangial matrix deposition and glomerular basement membrane (GBM ... glomerular hemodynamics, and capillary endothelial permeability, VEGF likely plays an important ...

Filtration is dependent on the unique structure of the capillary wall comprising layers of two key cells types, glomerular endothelial cells (GEnC) and podocytes, separated by a specialised basement ...

glomerular endothelial cells (GEnCs), the glomerular basement membrane, and podocytes. GEnCs line the inner surface of the capillary wall and are covered by a thin layer of glycoproteins and other ...