The remaining signalling pathways mediating renal fibrosis are STING/TBK1, IL-4Ra/STAT6, Jmjd3/IRF4, STAT6/PPARα, SETD7, NKT/IL-4, BRP-39, STAT-1/TREM-1, MMP-9/Akt, adiponectin/APK, and JAK3/STAT6. Here, IRF4 is linked to renal fibrosis.