Papers of note in Science 358 (6368)

Annalisa M. VanHook

doi:10.1126/scisignal.aar6886

This week’s articles report that inhibiting the ion channel TRPC5 prevents the loss of podocytes in rat models of kidney disease.

NEPHROLOGY

Gaining a foothold on kidney disease?

Zhou et al. report on a drug that inhibits kidney disease in rat models by preventing the loss of podocytes, cells critical for blood filtration (see also Chung and Shaw).

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1. Y. Zhou,
2. P. Castonguay,
3. E.-H. Sidhom,
4. A. R. Clark,
5. M. Dvela-Levitt,
6. S. Kim,
7. J. Sieber,
8. N. Wieder,
9. J. Y. Jung,
10. S. Andreeva,
11. J. Reichardt,
12. F. Dubois,
13. S. C. Hoffmann,
14. J. M. Basgen,
15. M. S. Montesinos,
16. A. Weins,
17. A. C. Johnson,
18. E. S. Lander,
19. M. R. Garrett,
20. C. R. Hopkins,
21. A. Greka
, A small-molecule inhibitor of TRPC5 ion channels suppresses progressive kidney disease in animal models. Science 358, 1332–1336 (2017).
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1. J.-J. Chung,
2. A. S. Shaw
, TRP’ing up chronic kidney disease. Science 358, 1256–1257 (2017).
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[1] Y. Zhou,
P. Castonguay,
E.-H. Sidhom,
A. R. Clark,
M. Dvela-Levitt,
S. Kim,
J. Sieber,
N. Wieder,
J. Y. Jung,
S. Andreeva,
J. Reichardt,
F. Dubois,
S. C. Hoffmann,
J. M. Basgen,
M. S. Montesinos,
A. Weins,
A. C. Johnson,
E. S. Lander,
M. R. Garrett,
C. R. Hopkins,
A. Greka
, A small-molecule inhibitor of TRPC5 ion channels suppresses progressive kidney disease in animal models. Science 358, 1332–1336 (2017).
OpenUrl Abstract/FREE Full Text

[2] Y. Zhou,

[3] P. Castonguay,

[4] E.-H. Sidhom,

[5] A. R. Clark,

[6] M. Dvela-Levitt,

[7] S. Kim,

[8] J. Sieber,

[9] N. Wieder,

[10] J. Y. Jung,

[11] S. Andreeva,

[12] J. Reichardt,

[13] F. Dubois,

[14] S. C. Hoffmann,

[15] J. M. Basgen,

[16] M. S. Montesinos,

[17] A. Weins,

[18] A. C. Johnson,

[19] E. S. Lander,

[20] M. R. Garrett,

[21] C. R. Hopkins,

[22] A. Greka

[23] J.-J. Chung,
A. S. Shaw
, TRP’ing up chronic kidney disease. Science 358, 1256–1257 (2017).
OpenUrl Abstract/FREE Full Text

[24] J.-J. Chung,

[25] A. S. Shaw

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