Vanderbilt University: Protecting the Injured Kidney
June 05, 2020
June 05, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 5 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news:
The proximal tubule -- part of the kidney's nephron -- is a target of acute kidney injury (AKI), and its response to injury determines whether the kidney undergoes repair or progresses to chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Studies have suggested that Wnt/beta-catenin signaling, which increases after kidney injury, promotes fibrosis and CKD.
Now, Leslie Gewin, MD, and colleagu . . .
The proximal tubule -- part of the kidney's nephron -- is a target of acute kidney injury (AKI), and its response to injury determines whether the kidney undergoes repair or progresses to chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Studies have suggested that Wnt/beta-catenin signaling, which increases after kidney injury, promotes fibrosis and CKD.
Now, Leslie Gewin, MD, and colleagu . . .