State-of-the-Art-Review: mechanisms of action of SGLT2 inhibitors and clinical implications

V Vallon - American Journal of Hypertension, 2024 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Inhibitors of the Na+-coupled glucose transporter SGLT2 (SGLT2i) primarily
shift the reabsorption of large amounts of glucose from the kidney's early proximal tubule to …

Blood pressure management strategies and podocyte health

M Semenikhina, RO Mathew, M Barakat… - American Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Hypertension (HTN) is one of the key global cardiovascular risk factors, which is tightly
linked to kidney health and disease development. Podocytes, glomerular epithelial cells that …

[HTML][HTML] Sparsentan improves glomerular hemodynamics, cell functions, and tissue repair in a mouse model of FSGS

G Gyarmati, UN Shroff, A Izuhara, S Deepak… - JCI …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dual endothelin-1 (ET-1) and angiotensin II (AngII) receptor antagonism with sparsentan
has strong antiproteinuric actions via multiple potential mechanisms that are more …

Hold the salt for kidney regeneration

Y Xia, TM Coffman - The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2024 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The macula densa (MD) is a distinct cluster of approximately 20 specialized kidney epithelial
cells that constitute a key component of the juxtaglomerular apparatus. Unlike other renal …

Commentary: the perspectives of harnessing the power of scattered tubular-like cells for renal repair

AC Jones, O Palygin, DV Ilatovskaya - Clinical Science, 2024 - portlandpress.com
The commentary discusses the regenerative capacity of the kidneys; recent studies reveal
that renal cells can regenerate when exposed to certain conditions. A major focus is on …

See the power in kidney cells with ATP biosensor

J Peti-Peterdi, G Gyarmati - Kidney International, 2024 - Elsevier
Yamamoto et al. developed an exciting technical advance to examine intracellular
adenosine triphosphate levels with single-cell resolution in intact living kidney tissue …

A contemporary view of the macula densa: kidney remodeling

SJ Shankland, JW Pippin, O Wessely - Kidney International, 2024 - kidney-international.org
A high salt intake has deleterious effects on blood pressure and kidney function in patients
with chronic kidney disease (CKD), compelling a low salt diet as a critical non …

Neuronally differentiated endothelial cell subtype regulates organ blood flow and immune balance

G Gyarmati, R Rust, AB Calderon, A Izuhara, G Trogen… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) perform key pleiotropic functions to maintain body
homeostasis via the regulation of organ blood flow, vascular permeability, tissue growth and …

Remodelling by macula densa cells

SJ Allison - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2024 - nature.com
Cells of the macula densa (MD) sense changes in tubular fluid to control functions such as
renal blood flow and renin release. New findings identify a broader role for MD cells in the …