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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2014

Molecular and cellular events mediating glomerular podocyte dysfunction and depletion in diabetes mellitus.

P Anil Kumar, Gavin I Welsh, Moin A Saleem, Ram K Menon

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers.

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75citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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75 citing papers in PubMed, 154 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

P Anil KumarDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Hyderabad , Hyderabad , India.
Gavin I WelshAcademic Renal Unit, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol , Bristol , UK.
Moin A SaleemAcademic Renal Unit, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol , Bristol , UK.
Ram K MenonPediatric Endocrinology and Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, MI , USA.
University of Bristol · GBUniversity of Hyderabad · INUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The essential function of the kidney is to ensure formation of a relatively protein-free ultra-filtrate, urine. The rate of filtration and composition of the primary renal filtrate is determined by the transport of fluid and solutes across the glomerular filtration barrier consisting of endothelial cells, the glomerular basement membrane, and podocyte foot processes. In diabetes mellitus (DM), components of the kidney that enable renal filtration get structurally altered and functionally compromised resulting in proteinuria that often progresses to end-stage renal disease. Histological alterations in DM include early hypertrophy of glomerular and tubular components, subsequent thickening of basement membrane in glomeruli and tubules, progressive accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins in the glomerular mesangium and loss of podocytes, together constituting a clinical condition referred to as diabetic nephropathy (DN). The glomerulus has become the focus of research investigating the mechanism of proteinuria. In particular, the progressive dysfunction and/or loss of podocytes that is contemporaneous with proteinuria in DN have attracted intense scientific attention. The absolute number of podocytes predicts glomerular function and podocyte injury is a hallmark of various glomerular diseases. This review discusses the importance of podocytes in normal renal filtration and details the molecular and cellular events that lead to podocyte dysfunction and decreased podocyte count in DN.

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