Characterisation of feline renal cortical fibroblast cultures and their transcriptional response to transforming growth factor β1.
Jack S LawsonH M SymeC P D Wheeler-JonesJ ElliottPublished in: BMC veterinary research (2018)
FCF and CKD-FCF can be cultured via a simple method and represent a model for the investigation of the progression of fibrosis in feline CKD. The findings of this study suggest TGF-β1 may be involved in fibroblast-myofibroblast transition in feline CKD, as in other species.