1. Volume 72, Issue 11, Pages 1301-1303 (December 2007)
Thiazolidinediones: A novel class of drugs for the prevention of diabetic nephropathy? 
F. Zheng, Y. Guan 
Kidney International 
Volume 72, Issue 11, Pages (December 2007)
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2. Figure 1
Mechanisms by which thiazolidinediones attenuate albuminuria and improve diabetic nephropathy. TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; TGFβ, transforming growth factor-β; PAI-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; RAS, renin–angiotensin system; ET-1, endothelin-1; FFA, free fatty acid; UAE, urinary albumin excretion. Asterisks indicate evidence from the study by Miyazaki et al.4
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