[HTML][HTML] The glomerular filtration barrier: a structural target for novel kidney therapies

IS Daehn, JS Duffield - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Loss of normal kidney function affects more than 10% of the population and contributes to
morbidity and mortality. Kidney diseases are currently treated with immunosuppressive …

Liquid-liquid phase separation in biology: mechanisms, physiological functions and human diseases

H Zhang, X Ji, P Li, C Liu, J Lou, Z Wang… - Science China Life …, 2020 - Springer
Cells are compartmentalized by numerous membrane-enclosed organelles and
membraneless compartments to ensure that a wide variety of cellular activities occur in a …

[PDF][PDF] Proteomic and metabolomic profiling of urine uncovers immune responses in patients with COVID-19

X Bi, W Liu, X Ding, S Liang, Y Zheng, X Zhu, S Quan… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
The utility of the urinary proteome in infectious diseases remains unclear. Here, we analyzed
the proteome and metabolome of urine and serum samples from patients with COVID-19 …

A molecular mechanism explaining albuminuria in kidney disease

L Butt, D Unnersjö-Jess, M Höhne, A Edwards… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Mammalian kidneys constantly filter large amounts of liquid, with almost complete retention
of albumin and other macromolecules in the plasma. Breakdown of the three-layered renal …

[HTML][HTML] 3D organoid-derived human glomeruli for personalised podocyte disease modelling and drug screening

LJ Hale, SE Howden, B Phipson, A Lonsdale… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The podocytes within the glomeruli of the kidney maintain the filtration barrier by forming
interdigitating foot processes with intervening slit diaphragms, disruption in which results in …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of the actin cytoskeleton in podocytes

J Blaine, J Dylewski - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Podocytes are an integral part of the glomerular filtration barrier, a structure that prevents
filtration of large proteins and macromolecules into the urine. Podocyte function is …

[HTML][HTML] IFN-I mediates lupus nephritis from the beginning to renal fibrosis

X Ding, Y Ren, X He - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Lupus nephritis (LN) is a common complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and
a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality. The abundant cell-free nucleic (DNA/RNA) in …

[HTML][HTML] SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin limits podocyte damage in proteinuric nondiabetic nephropathy

P Cassis, M Locatelli, D Cerullo, D Corna, S Buelli… - JCI insight, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have pleiotropic properties
beyond blood glucose–lowering effects and modify important nonglycemic pathways …

Sirtuins in renal health and disease

M Morigi, L Perico, A Benigni - Journal of the American Society of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Sirtuins belong to an evolutionarily conserved family of NAD+-dependent deacetylases that
share multiple cellular functions related to proliferation, DNA repair, mitochondrial energy …

[HTML][HTML] Interplay of immune and kidney resident cells in the formation of tertiary lymphoid structures in lupus nephritis

S Jamaly, M Rakaee, R Abdi, GC Tsokos… - Autoimmunity reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Kidney involvement confers significant morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE). The pathogenesis of lupus nephritis (LN) involves diverse …