New Insights into Kidney Diseases—2nd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 348
Special Issue Editor
Interests: focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; genetic kidney disease; kidney diseases; nephrotic syndrome; podocyte
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is a continuation of our previous Special Issue on “New Insights into Kidney Diseases”.
Chronic kidney disease is categorized by the degree of albuminuria/proteinuria and an estimated glomerular filtration rate in urinalysis and blood tests, respectively, and is a lifestyle-related disease that affects one in eight people. It is caused by various causes, such as diabetic nephropathy, chronic glomerulonephritis, and nephrosclerosis. New drug discoveries other than the existing nephroprotective drugs, such as renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, are still under development. Various studies have revealed that podocytes, terminally differentiated cells that exist outside the glomerular basement membrane, are greatly involved in the progression of chronic kidney disease.
The aim of this Special Issue is to gather original research articles and review articles that focus on new insights in kidney diseases. Articles focused on genetic forms of kidney disease are especially encouraged.
Dr. Kan Katayama
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- kidney disease
- focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
- genetic kidney disease
- minimal change disease
- nephrotic syndrome
- podocyte
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