kidney injury

January 19, 2023

Low potassium injures kidney

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that low dietary potassium causes direct kidney injury, suggesting potential new targets for treating chronic kidney disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
Craig Brooks, PhD, and colleagues are studying a molecular mechanism that promotes chronic kidney disease following kidney injury. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
December 15, 2022

Novel therapeutic target identified for chronic kidney disease

Vanderbilt investigators have discovered a molecular mechanism that promotes chronic kidney disease following kidney injury.

By Leigh MacMillan
Adriana Hung, MD, MPH, talks with patient Sylvester Norman, who is participating in the VA Department’s Million Veteran Program.
February 10, 2022

Gene variants increase risk of kidney failure in veterans of African ancestry with COVID-19: study

Gene variants increased the risk of acute kidney injury and death in veterans of African ancestry who were hospitalized with COVID-19, possibly explaining some health disparities associated with COVID-19.

By Leigh MacMillan
Roy Zent, MBBCh, PhD, left, Fabian Bock, MD, PhD, and colleagues are studying the factors involved in the maintenance and integrity of the kidney collecting duct.
November 4, 2021

Harrison Society researcher discovers key regulator of kidney cell structure

New research from Vanderbilt could aid efforts to promote kidney regeneration after injury or to develop engineered organs.

By Leigh MacMillan
white pills spilling out of a prescription bottle
May 24, 2018

Study finds acetaminophen helps reduce acute kidney injury risk in children following cardiac surgery

Children who underwent cardiac surgery were less likely to develop acute kidney injury if they had been treated with acetaminophen in the first 48 hours after their procedures, according to a Vanderbilt study just published in JAMA Pediatrics.

By Matt Batcheldor
March 22, 2018

Kidney disease imaging

Making multiple measurements with MRI can provide comprehensive information about the molecular and cellular changes caused by kidney injury.

By Leigh MacMillan
November 12, 2015

Immune system a must for kidney repair

A signaling protein that is essential for recovery from acute kidney injury works by increasing the population of tissue-repairing immune cells.
By Lorena Infante
April 17, 2013

‘Longevity’ gene aids kidney survival

A gene associated with cell survival and longevity may protect the kidney from acute injury.
By Leigh MacMillan
January 31, 2013

Do-it-yourself repair in the kidney

The kidney can mediate its own repair through proliferation of resident immune system cells.
By Leigh MacMillan