1-PKD cyst expansion (IMAGE)

University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine

1-PKD cyst expansion

Caption

An illustration shows fluid absorption and cyst expansion in kidney organoids infected with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). The outward-facing proximal tubular epithelial cells (green) absorb fluid, generating pressure that causes expansion and stretching of the epithelium, creating cysts. It is unclear why normal epithelial cells resist cyst formation.

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Benjamin Freedman Lab / University of Washington School of Medicine

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