Podocytes demonstrate a strong reliance on insulin to function properly, according to a study published in Cell Metabolism (2010;12:329-340).

A new research paper titled "Inhibiting NLRP3 signaling in aging podocytes improves their life- and health-span" has been published in Aging.

Kidney podocytes, all grown up New protocol produces large numbers of mature human podocytes Date: July 11, 2018 Source: Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard Summary ...

This confirmation of mature podocytes gives kidney researchers across the scientific community a tool for investigating human kidney development, function, and disease; these cells also could ...

A new research paper was published in Aging's Volume 15, Issue 14, entitled, “Inhibiting NLRP3 signaling in aging podocytes improves their life- and health-span.” ...

Protection of podocytes will be of paramount importance in preventing the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy.

The blood-filtering cells in the kidneys- called podocytes- are critical to kidney function, and kidney failure can occur when as little as about 20 percent to 30 percent of them are lost.

The results show that high blood pressure can lead to abnormalities in the podocytes, specialized cells in the renal filter, even without other pre-existing conditions such as diabetes.

Our data demonstrate that targeting podocytes to modulate complement activation is an effective therapeutic strategy, and PS-002 paves the way to become the first gene therapy in development for ...

A new study has illustrated that inhibiting NLRP3 signaling in aging kidney cells reduces inflammation and improves their life- and health-span.