CD36 has important roles in lipid homeostasis, metabolic inflammation, reprogramming of energy metabolism, apoptosis and kidney fibrosis. Here, the authors discuss these roles as well as the regulation and post-translational modification of CD36 and its potential as a biomarker and a therapeutic target for kidney disease.
- Xiaochun Yang
- Daryl M. Okamura
- Xiong Z. Ruan