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Schematic summary of the current study. Hypoxia increases Arg-II levels leading to enhanced TGF-β1 production and release from PTEC. The paracrine released TGF-β1 from PTECs activates its receptor on podocytes to increase Arg-II, leading to podocyte injury.
