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Increased urinary podocyte mRNA loss in term small for gestational age infants

Paper D Peer reviewed Preclinical

Key takeaways

This study in mice found that certain sized infants had more podocyte loss. Podocytes are kidney cells that filter blood. This could lead to kidney disease in these infants.

Who did this work

Xingbo Mu (Nankai University) · Chao Ning (Nankai University) · Xueou Liu (Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology Obstetrics) · Li Kong (Nankai University) · Lulu Zhang (Nankai University) · Fangrui Ding (Nankai University)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-08-12
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-65629-8