Matrikines in kidney ageing and age-related disease.PURPOSE OF REVIEW
 Matrikines are cell-signalling extracellular matrix fragments and they have attracted recent attention from basic and translational scientists, due to their diverse roles in age-related disease and their potential as therapeutic agents.  In kidney, the matrix undergoes remodelling by proteolytic fragmentation, so matrikines are likely to play a substantial, yet understudied, role in ageing and pathogenesis of age-related diseases.


 This review presents an up-to-date description of known matrikines with either a confirmed or highly anticipated role in kidney ageing and disease, including their point of origin, mechanism of cleavage, a summary of known biological actions and the current knowledge which links them to kidney health.  We anticipate that knowledge of specific matrikines, and their roles in controlling processes of kidney pathology, could be leveraged for the development of exciting new future therapies through inhibition or even with their supplementation.
Matrikines
Matrikines in kidney ageing and age-related disease.PURPOSE OF REVIEW

PURPOSE OF REVIEW
RECENT FINDINGS

RECENT FINDINGS
This review presents an up-to-date description of known matrikines with either a confirmed or highly anticipated role in kidney ageing and disease, including their point of origin, mechanism of cleavage, a summary of known biological actions and the current knowledge which links them to kidney health.  SUMMARY

SUMMARY