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Immune cell dynamics during compensatory renal hypertrophy after unilateral nephrectomy

Key takeaways

In mice that had one kidney removed, scientists tracked immune cell changes as the remaining kidney grew larger. This happened in animals only — it does not tell us what happens in people yet.

Who did this work

Shishir Kumar Patel (Johns Hopkins University) · Qisen Guo (Johns Hopkins University) · Mahta Gooya (Johns Hopkins University) · Ryo Matsuura (Johns Hopkins University) · Hyun Jun Jung (Johns Hopkins University) · Radhika Kapoor (Johns Hopkins University) · Tara Fallah Rastegar (Johns Hopkins University) · Sanjeev Noel (Johns Hopkins University) · Hamid Rabb (Johns Hopkins University)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-14
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-70973-w