NIH R01 · 2024
Novel roles for urothelium during urinary tract obstruction
ABSTRACT Congenital urinary tract obstruction (UTO) is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease in children. There is a critical need for measures to prevent obstructive nephropathy – the renal injury and dysfunction that result from UTO. The urothelial lining of the kidney undergoes massive reorganization in response to congenital and acquired UTO, but until recently the significance of this urothelial remodeling has remained unclear. Recently published data from our group provide the first experimental evidence that renal urothelial remodeling limits the extent of obstructive nephropathy. During obstruction, the renal urothelium protects the kidney from injury by producing an apical…
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