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Cells of renin lineage take on a podocyte phenotype in aging nephropathy.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 15 May 2014
Pippin Jeffrey W, Glenn Sean T, Krofft Ronald D, Rusiniak Michael E, Alpers Charles E, Hudkins Kelly, Duffield Jeremy S, Gross Kenneth W, Shankland Stuart J
Abstract excerpt
Aging nephropathy is characterized by podocyte depletion accompanied by progressive glomerulosclerosis. Replacement of terminally differentiated podocytes by local stem/progenitor cells is likely a critical mechanism for their regeneration. Recent studies have shown that cells of renin lineage (CoRL), normally restricted to the kidney's extraglomerular compartment, might serve this role after an abrupt depletion...
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