Expression of Osteopontin and molecules in EMT of rats with chronic allograft nephropathy

Objective To investigate the expression of OPN, α - SMA,E - cadherin and their correlation in chronic allograft nephropathy ( CAN) rat model,and to explore the possible role of OPN in CAN. Methods Orthotopic renal - transplantation using Fisher rats as donors and Lewis rats as recipients was done to establish