The contractile system of the foot processes (actin, α-actinin and myosin) and microtubule system link to the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) by way of intermediate proteins (vinculin, talin ...

Protection of podocytes will be of paramount importance in preventing the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy. ... In addition, glomerular basement membrane ...

A: This is a structure of glomerulus. B: Magnified picture of podocytes showing many protrusions. C: Schematic diagram of the filtration membrane between the protrusions of podocytes. Nephrin, the ...

A new research paper was published in Aging, entitled, “Contribution of membrane raft redox signalling to visfatin-induced inflammasome activation and podocyte injury.” ...