Accelerated cystogenesis by dietary protein load is dependent on, but not initiated by kidney macrophages

BackgroundDisease severity of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is influenced by diet. Dietary protein, a recognized cyst-accelerating factor, is catabolized into amino acids (AA) and delivered to the kidney leading to renal hypertrophy. Injury-induced hypertrophic signaling in AD...

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Main Authors: Randee Sedaka, Jifeng Huang, Shinobu Yamaguchi, Caleb Lovelady, Jung-Shan Hsu, Sejal Shinde, Malgorzata Kasztan, David K. Crossman, Takamitsu Saigusa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1173674/full