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 ...

Health experts caution that certain everyday supplements can harm kidney function long before symptoms appear. Learn which products pose risks.

Change in Kidney Function With Finerenone Doesn’t Impact Treatment’s Benefit The message is that an early decrease in eGFR with finerenone should not lead to stopping the medication, say HF experts.

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 ...

The present study used novel mouse models of collecting duct (CD)–specific deletion of (pro)renin receptor (PRR) or renin together with pharmacological inhibition of soluble PRR production to unravel ...

Dapagliflozin may have a protective effect on kidney function in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).

To determine whether stimulation of collecting duct renin is a blood pressure–dependent effect; changes in collecting duct renin and associated parameters were assessed in both kidneys of 2-kidney, ...