In the past decade, our understanding of the role of podocytes in the function of the glomerular filtration barrier, and of the role of podocyte injury in the pathogenesis of proteinuric kidney ...

Human kidneys produce more than 4 million litres of virtually protein-free primary urine in a lifetime. In healthy individuals, the sieving process is accomplished by the glomerular filter without the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Glomerular development was studied in the newborn rat kidney by electron microscopy and cytochemistry. Glomerular structure at different ...

These tiny structures inside the kidney, called glomerular filters, suffer damage from diabetes and grow less effective at filtering the blood. The basic research that led to the clinical trial found ...

The inclusion of race in equations to estimate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) has become controversial. Alternative equations that can be used to achieve similar accuracy without the use of race ...

Proteinuria is a defining feature of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, typically accompanied by hypoalbuminemia, hypercholesterolemia, and peripheral edema. The nephrotic syndrome in children is ...

A simple regression model based on the pretreatment estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) reliably predicted the ...

Because race is a social construct, not a physical characteristic, the race coefficient may not be needed to calculate eGFR. Removing the race coefficient could increase the number of black ...

BACKGROUND: Cadmium is a nephrotoxicant at high exposure levels. Few studies have evaluated the role of cadmium in kidney (unction at low-exposure levels. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the association of ...

Increasing frequency of physical activity is linked to a slower decline in measured kidney function in adults without ...