A zebrafish model of diabetic nephropathy shows hyperglycemia, proteinuria and activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway

• Liqing Zang,
• Sei Saitoh,
• Kan Katayama,
• Weibin Zhou,
• Norihiro Nishimura,
• Yasuhito Shimada

Affiliations

Liqing Zang

Graduate School of Regional Innovation Studies, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan

Sei Saitoh

Department of Biomedical Molecular Sciences (Anatomy II), Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake 470-1192, Japan

Kan Katayama

Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan

Weibin Zhou

Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY 10029-5674, USA

Norihiro Nishimura

Graduate School of Regional Innovation Studies, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan

Yasuhito Shimada

Mie University Zebrafish Research Center, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan