These findings show that suPVMs form a bladder–blood immune barrier that prevents uropathogens ... whereas urosepsis is ...

Diabetes can wreak havoc on the vasculature, leading to renal failure, blindness and cardiovascular disease. Such conditions are ultimately the result of reduced insulin production or insulin ...

The consequence of low blood protein depends on how low the protein becomes, which protein is low, and the cause of the low ...

Could a simple surgical procedure -- renal denervation -- help control your blood pressure? Perhaps, say experts, but so far it is typically only for use alongside blood pressure medications.

Hypertension reduces podocyte density, weakens filtration, and increases the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Early ...

In this procedure, patients are connected to a dialysis machine which acts as an artificial kidney to remove most of the urea and restore/maintain the water and ion balance of the blood.

Hemodialysis (HD) uses a machine with a dialyzer filter that acts as an artificial kidney, cleaning the blood and removing ..

This causes salt and water accumulation, further increasing blood pressure and potentially leading to severe complications such as stroke or kidney damage. Hypertension causes thickening of Small ...

Blood is transported to the kidney through the renal artery. The blood is filtered at a high pressure and the kidney selectively reabsorbs any useful materials such as glucose, salt ions and water.

This enables the kidneys to fulfil their primary role of filtering the blood to remove water and small ... cause a breakdown in the glomerular filtration barrier causing proteinuria and eventually ...