Renal progenitor cells and kidney growth As outlined above, nephrons form continuously at the cortex of the developing kidney from uninduced mesenchymal precursor cells. Hence, nephron induction ...

New UCLA research conducted using mouse models and human genetic data has uncovered a critical factor that determines how much scarring occurs following kidney injury, leading scientists to ...

The landscape has dramatically changed in the management of small kidney tumors. Increased early detection of tumors, advancements in the understanding of tumor biology, progression of surgical ...

The involvement of kidney in glucose regulation involves three different pathways: glucose release from renal cortex via gluconeogenesis; glucose uptake and glycolysis from renal medulla for ...

the renal cortex, is thinner compared with that of males, which makes females better suited for imaging of the filtering units within the kidney where podocytes are located. Their experiments ...

Paraquat (1,1’-dimethyl-4,4’-bipyridyl dichloride) is a non-selective herbicide still widely used in agricultural crops in vast regions around the world for weed control (Zobiole et al. 2018) and also ...

The distal portions of the nephron, including the distal convoluted tubule (DCT), the connecting tubule (CNT), and the cortical collecting duct (CCD ... and the analysis of the consequences of ...

Oxalate nephropathy (ON), is a rare form of kidney ... She underwent renal biopsy which showed diffuse global glomerulosclerosis with prominent subcapsular fibrosis, tubular atrophy, severe ...

More information: Collagen V regulates renal function after kidney injury and can be pharmacologically targeted to enhance kidney repair in mice, Science Translational Medicine (2025). www.science ...

A comprehensive new review by researchers at the University of Kentucky sheds light on the intricate and damaging ...

Abstracts featured at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting highlighted the renoprotective benefits of SGLT2 ...