A specialized low-salt fasting-mimicking diet revives kidney function in preclinical animal models and patients with chronic ...

The hepatitis E virus affects the liver. But infected liver cells secrete a viral protein that reacts with antibodies in the ...

National Kidney Foundation. High blood pressure and chronic kidney disease. MedlinePlus. Glomerulus and nephron. Autoimmune Association. What is IgA nephropathy?. American Kidney Fund. Lupus ...

Kidney stones are hard objects made from chemicals in your pee. They may be as tiny as a grain of salt or as big as a corn kernel. The stones can be brown or yellow, smooth or rough. They're a ...

Omega-3 fats may help reduce fat levels (triglycerides) in the blood and may also lower blood pressure, according to the National Kidney Foundation. If you have CKD, you may need to keep an eye ...

3 In C3G, overactivation of the alternative complement pathway – part of the immune system – causes deposits of C3 protein to build up in kidney glomeruli, which are a network of blood vessels that ...

Cells expressing PAX8 (nucleus, red) considered podocyte precursors, line the outer Bowman’s capsule. Activated during the low salt-fasting mimicking diet (LS-FMD), the cells migrate and ...

Additional Alport Syndrome data presented at the ASN Kidney Week In late October, Daniel Gale ... Prior to treatment, collagen a4 (IV) and a5 (IV) were absent in the glomerulus in all three patients.