An essential step in renal function entails the formation of an ultrafiltrate that is delivered to
the renal tubules for subsequent processing. This process, known as glomerular filtration, is …

Excess dietary salt (NaCl) intake is strongly correlated with cardiovascular disease and is a
major contributing factor to the pathogenesis of hypertension. NaCl-sensitive hypertension is …

Tissue regeneration is limited in several organs, including the kidney, contributing to the
high prevalence of kidney disease globally. However, evolutionary and physiological …

Context Anorexia nervosa (AN) can cause severe undernutrition associated with alterations
in the IGF axis. Pappalysins (PAPP-A, PAPP-A2) and stanniocalcins (STC-1, STC-2) …

Intravital multiphoton microscopy has empowered investigators to study dynamic cell and
subcellular processes in vivo within normal and disease organs. Advances in hardware …

The macula densa (MD) is an anatomical structure having a plaque shape, placed in the
distal end of thick ascending limb of each nephron and belonging to juxtaglomerular …

Yamamoto et al. developed an exciting technical advance to examine intracellular
adenosine triphosphate levels with single-cell resolution in intact living kidney tissue …

Applying novel microscopy methods to suitable animal disease models to explore the
dynamic physiology of the kidney remains a challenge. Rats with surface glomeruli provide …

Tissue regeneration is limited in several organs including the kidney, contributing to the high
prevalence of kidney disease globally. However, evolutionary and physiological adaptive …

Interoceptive neurons that sense and regulate our internal milieu have been identified in
several organs except in the kidney cortex despite its major importance in maintaining body …