Researchers Identify How Kidneys Protect Themselves from Too Much Phosphate

Article title: Endogenous activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha in proximal tubule cells in counteracting phosphate toxicity Authors: Yusuke Katsuma, Isao Matsui, Ayumi Matsumoto, Hiroki Okushima, Atsuhiro Imai, Yusuke Sakaguchi, Takeshi Yamamoto, Masayuki Mizui, Shohei Uchinomiya, Hisakazu Kato, Akio Ojida,…

White Blood Cell Changes Develop in Acute Kidney Injury, Regardless of Cause

Article title: Distinct developmental reprogramming footprint of macrophages during acute kidney injury across species Authors: Michal Mrug, Elias Mrug, Frida Rosenblum, Jiandong Chen, Xiangqin Cui, Anupam Agarwal, Abolfazl Zarjou From the authors: “Our findings identify robust acute kidney injury (AKI)-induced…

Men with Chronic Kidney Disease Have Higher Resting Activity in ‘Fight-or-Flight’ System than Women

Article title: Sex differences in sympathetic activity and vascular stiffness in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) Authors: Matias G. Zanuzzi, Jinhee Jeong, Dana R. DaCosta, Jeanie Park From the authors: “We show for the first time that males with…