Open AccessGlomerular Expression of Kidney Injury Molecule-1 and Podocytopenia in Diabetic Glomerulopathy
Author(s) -
Xueying Zhao,
Yuanyuan Zhang,
Lingyun Li,
David R. Mann,
John D. Imig,
Nerimiah Emmett,
Gary H. Gibbons,
Liming Jin
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000330187
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney glomerulus , glomerulopathy , kidney , kidney disease , renal injury , diabetes mellitus , urology , pathology , diabetic nephropathy , acute kidney injury , glomerulonephritis , endocrinology
Studies have shown that kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) is upregulated in damaged renal proximal tubules. In this study, we examined KIM-1 expression in glomerular epithelial cells in diabetic glomerulopathy.
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