Renal Disease

  • Close-up of dialysis tubing taped to arm of elderly African American man, resting on a red plaid blanket

    Implant one day may replace dialysis

    Vanderbilt researchers used pharmacological manipulations to increase salt and water transport by kidney cells grown in culture, a step necessary for realizing an implantable artificial kidney device. Read More

    May 18, 2020

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    Surprising finding in the kidney

    TGF-beta signaling in the kidney was thought to be a target for reducing renal fibrosis, but Vanderbilt researchers report that fibrosis still occurs in the absence of TGF-beta signaling. Read More

    Apr 16, 2015

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    Study tracks new end-stage renal disease therapy

    Researchers in Vanderbilt’s Division of Nephrology conducted a Phase 3 clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of a new drug to treat patients with end-stage renal disease. Read More

    Aug 7, 2014