Abstract:Objective To investigate the expression and significance of FAK on renal fibrosis of obstructive nephropathy. Methods Unilateral ureteral ligation was performed to establish rat model of obstructive nephropathy (UUO model). The rats were divided into 3 groups: sham group, injury group (3 days) and injury group (14 days). The expression of FAK, α-SMA and integrin β1 (CD29) in renal tissue of rats were detected by immunohistochemistry and western blot. Results Immunohistochemical staining and western blot showed that expression of FAK, α-SMA and integrin β1 in injury group (3 d) was significantly increased compared with that in sham group (P < 0.05) while expression of FAK in injury group (14 d) was higher than that in injury group (3 d) (P < 0.05). Conclusion Increased expression of p-FAK in renal tissue promotes fibrosis through integrin β1 mediated formation of myofibroblast.