Old friends for alliance against podocytes
01.12.2011
Simons M, Huber TB.
Kidney Int. 2011;80(11):1117-9.
Wang and colleagues identify the activation of Wnt signaling as an important downstream event in transforming growth factor-mediated podocyte injury. Supported by other recent studies, canonical
Wnt signaling is emerging as a critical stress pathway in podocytes and may be exploited for therapeutic strategies in the treatment of glomerulopathies.