Glucose absorption drives cystogenesis in a human organoid-on-chip model of polycystic kidney disease
In polycystic kidney disease (PKD), fluid-filled cysts arise from tubules. Here the authors show that subjecting organoids to fluid shear stress in a PKD-on-a-chip microphysiological system promotes cyst expansion via an absorptive pathway.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-12-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35537-2 |