Alarm system discovered in the kidney

Research teams from Leipzig and Magdeburg have taken a significant step towards the prevention of acute kidney disease. Under the leadership of Berend Isermann, Professor of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics at the University of Leipzig and Peter Mertens, Director of the University Clinic for Kidney and Hypertension Diseases, Diabetology and Endocrinology in Magdeburg, a new type of protective system has been identified in the kidney. The discovery, which was recently published in the specialist journal "Kidney International", could open up new avenues for the treatment of acute and chronic inflammatory kidney diseases.

The results describe for the first time the anti-inflammatory effect of a cold shock protein in the kidney. ...