Figure 3From: The extracellular matrix in the kidney: a source of novel non-invasive biomarkers of kidney fibrosis?Biomarkers of ECM remodelling may identify molecular processes occurring in the early phases of fibrogenesis, giving the opportunity for early intervention in stages in which the disease is still reversible. The development of fibrosis is schematically indicated as linear for simplicity. ECM, extracellular matrix.Back to article page