Insights into Glomerular Filtration and Albuminuria
Thomas Benzing, David J. Salant
Abstract
Chronic kidney diseases generally arise from a disordered kidney filtration barrier within glomeruli. This review describes the roles of glomerular capillary pressure, the glomerular basement membrane, and podocytes in regulating glomerular filtration and permeability.
Topics & Concepts
AlbuminuriaGlomerular basement membraneRenal functionUrologyFiltration (mathematics)Kidney GlomerulusBasement membraneKidneyPermeability (electromagnetism)MedicineKidney diseaseInternal medicineFiltration fractionEndocrinologyChemistryPathologyMembraneGlomerulonephritisRenal blood flowMathematicsBiochemistryStatisticsRenal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesBiomedical Research and Pathophysiology