SARS-CoV-2 pirates the kidneys: A scar(y) story.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.02.005 and PMC identifier 8886684.
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Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 can cause diverse severe and lasting damage to the kidneys. In the latest issue of Cell Stem Cell, Jansen et al. utilized data gleaned from human kidney autopsies and human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived kidney organoids to investigate the direct effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on kidney cells. They found that such infections resulted in renal scarring (notably, tubulointerstitial fibrosis).
Medical subject headings
- COVID-19
- Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells