Serum Stem Cell Factor Level Predicts Decline in Kidney Function in Healthy Aging Adults

Weiguang Zhang,Linpei Jia,Dong Liu,L. Chen,Qian Wang,Kangkang Song,Sasa Nie,Jie Ma,Xizhao Chen,M.-J. Xiu,M Gao,De-Long Zhao,Ying Zheng,Shuwei Duan,Zheyi Dong,Zuoxiang Li,P. Wang,Bo Fu,Guangyan Cai,Xue Feng Sun,Xiangmei Chen

Serum Stem Cell Factor Level Predicts Decline in Kidney Function in Healthy Aging Adults

2019

Background and objectives Stem cell factor (SCF), the ligand of the c-kit receptor, actively participates in the organ reconstruction and fibrosis associated with various diseases, including kidney disease. However, it remains unclear whether SCF plays a role in kidney aging.

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Physical therapy
Diabetes mellitus
Endocrinology
Stem cell factor
Internal medicine
Medicine
Renal function
Fibrosis
Kidney disease
Biomarker (medicine)
Kidney
Receptor

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