Acute kidney injury: AIMing to enhance debris clearance and improve outcomes in AKI

Nature Reviews Nephrology 12, 123 (2016). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2016.3 Author: Susan J. Allison Cell death is an important pathological feature of acute kidney injury (AKI), with debris from dead tubular epithelial cells (TECs) leading to renal tubular obstruction and exacerbating tubular injury. Now, research shows that apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage (AIM; encoded by Cd5l) on intraluminal debris

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Source: Nature Reviews Nephrology - January 19, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Susan J. Allison Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research

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