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Compartment-Specific Distribution of CD68-Positive Macrophages and its Association with Chronic Kidney Injury Across Diverse Renal Disorders
Key takeaways
This study looked at 80 kidney biopsies from people with different diseases. It checked where immune cells were located in the kidney tissue. It found that these cells are linked to kidney damage. This is an observational study, so it shows a link, not proof of cause.
Who did this work
Yashita Gupta (All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur) · Gowrishankar Swarnalata (Apollo Hospitals) · Neha Agrawal (Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences) · Aishwarya John (All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur)
Source
Article · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-09-23
https://doi.org/10.25259/ijn_42_2026