As highlighted in Figure 6 and Figure 7, co-incubation of cells with TGFβ1 and danegaptide restored the expression and secretion of a number of candidate proteins whose role in kidney disease is well established as either detrimental (tumour necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin 1-alpha, interferon-gamma) or protective (hepatocyte growth factor). This evidence concerns the gene HGF and kidney disorder.