Interleukin-13 Increases Podocyte Apoptosis in Cultured Human Podocytes

• Published in: Childhood kidney diseases Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 22 - 27
• Main Authors: Lee, Keum Hwa, Oh, Ji Young, Seong, Su-Bin, Ha, Tae-Sun, Shin, Jae Il
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Interleukin (IL)-13; Podocytes; Minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS); Apoptosis

Purpose: Podocytes are important architectures that maintain the crucial roles of glomerular filtration barrier functions. Despite this structural importance, however, the mechanisms of the changes in podocytes that can be an important pathogenesis of minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) are not...