Basic research: Podocyte progenitors and ectopic podocytes.
Two types of parietal podocyte were previously described in the Bowman capsule: one characterized by coexpression of podocyte and parietal epithelial cell markers, the other characterized by expression of podocyte markers only. New research demonstrates that these populations represent podocyte progenitors and ectopic podocytes—distinct cell types with different clinical implications.
Excellence Centre for Research, Transfer and High Education for the Development of DE NOVO Therapies (DENOTHE), University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, Florence 50134, Italy.
Laura
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Lasagni
Paola
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Romagnani
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male; D050199:Podocytes / Q000166:cytology*