Open AccessPodocyte Detachment in Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy
Author(s) -
E. Jennifer Weil,
Kevin V. Lemley,
Berne Yee,
Tracy Lovato,
Meghan Richardson,
Bryan D. Myers,
Robert G. Nelson
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000327047
Subject(s) - podocyte , glomerular basement membrane , diabetic nephropathy , medicine , podocalyxin , interquartile range , type 2 diabetes mellitus , diabetes mellitus , nephropathy , endocrinology , synaptopodin , urology , pathology , glomerulonephritis , kidney , proteinuria
Glomerular podocyte number declines and urinary excretion of podocytes increases as kidney disease progresses in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).