High blood pressure could do more damage than you think.A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has discovered ...

Unlike other human stem cells, Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) can be produced directly from adult cells. Now, researchers have shown that human kidney podocytes produced from iPS cells via ...

IgA nephropathy is an autoimmune kidney disease, and complement, a component of the innate immune system, plays a role in the condition's pathogenesis. Investigators have developed and tested a novel ...

A newly-established protocol offers hope for kidney disease modeling, drug discovery, and potential cell therapies. Previous work from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University established a protocol ...

Human stem cells are of great interest in the fields of regenerative medicine and medical research because they reproduce indefinitely and can differentiate into every other cell type found in the ...

CCL5 protects podocytes, the kidney’s essential filtration cells, but simultaneously drives harmful inflammation. Ultimately, these damaging effects surpass its protective role, leading to progressive ...

A fasting-mimicking diet may promote renoprotection by reducing proteinuria and improving endothelial function. Cycles of controlled fasting may promote regeneration of podocytes in patients with ...

CCL5 is a signaling molecule, or chemokine, that helps immune cells move toward sites of inflammation. It was first identified in T cells, but later research showed that it is also produced by other ...