Newcells kidney tissue models include a kidney toxicity service that investigates kidney toxicity and drug safety evaluation.

In mice, a consistent phosphorus-rich diet increases phosphate concentration in the proximal tubule fluid of the kidney. Increased phosphate excretion has been associated with tubular damage and ...

Prolonged use of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors, common in hypertension treatment, can harm kidneys, leading to ...

In this condition, the tissue is compressed or stretched but ... even in advanced chronic kidney disease; cysts derived from proximal tubules, but not those derived from distal tubules, contained ...

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The medicines are widely used and generally considered safe, researchers say, but are not without risk. Doctors long have warned patients that certain blood pressure medications could cause kidney ...

Tiny blood vessels in the kidneys act like sieves, filtering your blood with incredible precision. High blood pressure can damage these delicate vessels, making it harder for the kidneys to do ...

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A key initial factor in developing the syndrome, according to the paper describing it, is the accumulation of excess and ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va – Researchers at the UVA School of Medicine are researching how certain blood pressure medications can damage the kidneys. Drugs known as renin-angiotensin system inhibitors ...