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As with most chronic degenerative kidney diseases, the gradual decline of renal function at later stages of DNP is invariably associated with tubular epithelial degeneration (TED), also called tubular atrophy, and interstitial fibrosis (IF), hallmarks of degeneration to end-stage renal failure [3].
D2 mice succumb to both ISA and IPD, and develop iris atrophy that progresses to the point of transparency over most of the iris (Figure 1f).
The PT4 can be viewed as placentae exhibiting villous immaturity, either compensated by placental hypertrophy (villous regeneration and expansion without maturation - maternal diabetes mellitus; PT4A), or uncompensated (placental atrophy associated with villous immaturity - intrauterine growth retardation; PT4B) with apparent consequences for the newborn.
5. In the absence of LIFR, muscle atrophy may be caused by GC induced alteration of metabolism, which leads to glycogen accumulation, inhibition of protein synthesis and stimulation of protein degradation [ 67 68 ] . Because low levels of RU486 can fully protect Lifr -/- fetal muscle from the late gestation GC surge, the balance between hormone function and muscle integrity appears both delicate and direct.
AKXD28 mice similarly develop iris stromal atrophy, anterior synechiae, and IOP elevation (Figure 2).