Glomerular parietal epithelial cells in kidney physiology, pathology, and repair

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Stuart J. Shankland · University of Washington Medical Center

Paola Romagnani · University of Florence

Abstract

PECs play a critical role in glomerular repair through their progenitor function, but under certain circumstances paradoxically contribute to deterioration by augmenting scarring and crescent formation.

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Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Renal and related cancers Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes

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Published in: Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension

Volume 22, Issue 3, pp. 302-309

DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0b013e32835fefd4

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