The human kidney is a masterclass in biological engineering. Responsible for filtering approximately 50 gallons of blood ...

MacLennan, G.T., Farrow, G.M. and Bostwick, D.G. (1997) Low-Grade Collecting Duct Carcinoma of the Kidney Report of 13 Cases of Low-Grade Mucinous Tubulocystic Renal Carcinoma of Possible Collecting ...

The kidney, a critical organ for waste filtration and fluid regulation, is the subject of a groundbreaking molecular mapping project that could reshape our understanding of renal health. Despite ...

SGLT2 inhibitors have become a major drug used to treat diabetes, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. However, there have been questions as to whether it is safe to use these drugs in ...

Myristoylated alanine-rich c-kinase substrate family proteins in the kidney are important for regulating epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) function and blood pressure in the renal cortical collecting ...

For those already taking multiple supplements, periodic kidney function assessment provides an important safety check, particularly if any of the subtle symptoms mentioned earlier have developed.

Older adults with multiple chronic conditions may face a high risk of kidney function decline, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

To investigate the effects of changes in extracellular osmolality on the function of kidney collecting duct cells, particularly on water and sodium reabsorption in the conditions of diuresis and ...

Figure 1. Effect of collecting duct–specific deletion of (pro)renin receptor (CD PRR KO) on renal fibrosis and inflammation in obstructed kidneys of mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO). A ...

Dapagliflozin may exert a protective effect on kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) when used in conjunction ...

Renin in collecting duct cells is upregulated in chronic angiotensin II–infused rats via angiotensin II type 1 receptors. To determine whether stimulation of collecting duct renin is a blood ...