Fig. 9.
Mechanism of necrotic RPTC-induced death of renal interstitial fibroblasts. Following severe acute injury, RPTC die by necrosis, releasing ATP, which acts on P2X7 expressed on renal fibroblasts and subsequently induces fibroblast cell death.
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