Growing a new human kidney

There are three reasons to generate a new human kidney. The first is to learn more about the biology of the developing and mature organ. The second is to generate tissues with which to model congenital and acquired kidney diseases. In particular, growing human kidneys in this manner should ultimately help to understand the mechanisms of common chronic kidney diseases such as diabetic nephropathy and others featuring fibrosis, as well as nephrotoxicity. The third is to provide functional kidney tissues that can be directly used in regenerative medicine therapies.
Source: Kidney International - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research