Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Tubular cell polyploidy protects from lethal acute kidney injury but promotes consequent chronic kidney disease

  • Letizia De Chiara,
  • Carolina Conte,
  • Roberto Semeraro,
  • Paula Diaz-Bulnes,
  • Maria Lucia Angelotti,
  • Benedetta Mazzinghi,
  • Alice Molli,
  • Giulia Antonelli,
  • Samuela Landini,
  • Maria Elena Melica,
  • Anna Julie Peired,
  • Laura Maggi,
  • Marta Donati,
  • Gilda La Regina,
  • Marco Allinovi,
  • Fiammetta Ravaglia,
  • Daniele Guasti,
  • Daniele Bani,
  • Luigi Cirillo,
  • Francesca Becherucci,
  • Francesco Guzzi,
  • Alberto Magi,
  • Francesco Annunziato,
  • Laura Lasagni,
  • Hans-Joachim Anders,
  • Elena Lazzeri,
  • Paola Romagnani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33110-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 19

Abstract

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Acute kidney injury is frequent, often fatal and can leave survivors with chronic kidney disease. Here the authors show that tubular cell polyploidy reduces early fatality sustaining residual function but promotes chronic kidney disease, which can be prevented by blocking YAP1