Podocyte (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Podocyte

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Researchers from McKelvey School of Engineering and the School of Medicine have created a technology that shows them how changes to the kidney associated with diabetes and elevated blood sugar affect the mechanical function of podocytes and their ability to recover, which has potential toward finding new treatments for chronic kidney disease.

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Suleiman lab

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