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ReviewSeminars in nephrology2009

Podocytes and glomerular function with aging.

Jocelyn Wiggins

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Review in Seminars in nephrology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  4. The Life of a Kidney Podocyte.Acta physiologica (Oxford, England) · 2025
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  16. The aging kidney and the nephrotoxic effects of mercury.Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews · 2017
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  19. Changes in glomerular parietal epithelial cells in mouse kidneys with advanced age.American journal of physiology. Renal physiology · 2015
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jocelyn WigginsDivision of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5676, USA. wiggi@umich.edu
Michigan Medicine · US

Funding

TUBULE CELL REGENERATION AND DIFFERENTIATIONP50DK039255 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI WIGGINS, ROGER CHARLES · 1987 to 2007
$7.3M
Weight gain trajectory and life spanP60AG008808 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI HALTER, JEFFREY B. · 1994 to 2003
$5.9M
The Glomerular PodocyteR01DK046073 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI WIGGINS, ROGER CHARLES · 1993 to 2015
$4.7M
The Aging GlomerulusK08AG022019 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI WIGGINS, JOCELYN E · 2004 to 2008
$633k
Podocyte stress, hypertrophy and depletionR56DK046073 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI WIGGINS, ROGER CHARLES · 2006 to 2006
$71k
MICHIGAN GERIATRICS RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTERP30AG008808 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI HALTER, JEFFREY B. · 1989 to 1993
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kidney function declines with age in association with the development of age-associated glomerulosclerosis. The well-established structural and functional changes with age are reviewed briefly. The modification of aging pathology by calorie restriction is discussed. The role of the podocyte as a critical cell in the aging process is considered, using animal models and human biopsy material. Newer data on changes in gene expression and possible changes in biology in the glomerulus are discussed. There is speculation on the implications of this change in biology for human disease and progression.

Indexed as

Caloric RestrictionAgedAgingAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGlomerular Filtration RateGlomerulosclerosis, Focal SegmentalHumansKidney GlomerulusMaleMiddle AgedPodocytesRats

Identifiers

PMID20006790
PMCPMC2796245
OpenAlexW1993525406

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