title: Podocyte biology for the bedside.
abstract: The explosion of podocyte biology during the last decade has radically altered our views on the pathophysiologic process of proteinuria, glomerular disease, and progressive kidney disease. In this review, we highlight some of these landmark findings, but focus on recent advances in the field and implications for translating this biology into therapy for podocyte diseases.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. jjefferson@nephrology.washington.edu
authors.forename: J Ashley
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jefferson
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Alpers
authors.forename: Stuart J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Shankland
mesh_terms: D005923:Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D050199:Podocytes / Q000502:physiology*