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@alanyuneph

Nephrologist, physician-scientist. Director, Division of Nephrology, Jared Grantham Kidney Institute, University of Kansas. Opinions are my own. #NephSky

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Bone marrow-derived inflammatory signals may shape glomerular disease in ways that we are only beginning to understand. Read this article in #ASNKidneyNews following one of the most prominent and debated candidates, suPAR: kidney.pub/KN1802-15

02.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ”₯Proud to share our latest #PKD prognostic model from CRISP IV

In ADPKD pts with normal eGFR we can predict probability of kidney failure 15 years later with C-index >0.8

Uses only TKV + data obtained in usual clinical care

24.12.2025 21:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is linked to mutations in PKD1 and PKD2 genes, affecting cation channel complexes in kidney cell cilia. This #ASNJASN study explored ways to increase these complexes in cilia to prevent kidney cyst formation: kidney.pub/JASN0942

24.12.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cystogenesis and interstitial fibrosis are contributing factors to kidney failure in individuals with ADPKD. This #ASNJASN research examines the role of Integrin Alpha1 Beta1 in a mouse model: kidney.pub/JASN0941 #BasicResearch
@rachellennon.bsky.social

09.12.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Honored to have @juancarlosqvelez.bsky.social visiting KU Nephrology and the Jared Grantham Kidney Institute.

Fantastic lecture on #hepatorenal syndrome (of course)πŸ‘

Lots of practical recommendations backed up by research conducted by Dr. Velez at @ochsnerhealth.bsky.social

04.12.2025 22:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Delighted to have you visit and thank you for a fabulous talk!πŸ™

04.12.2025 22:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice editorial by bsky.app/profile/hump...
highlighting our new @jci.org paper πŸ™

jci.org/articles/vie...

03.12.2025 17:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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~15 years ago, Dr. Fred Coe put forward the β€œvas washdown” model for explaining kidney stone formation

@alanyuneph.bsky.social & team now report on a new mouse model, showing kidney-specific Cldn-2 KO leads to medullary nephrocalcinosisβ€”supporting the vas washdown model: doi.org/10.1172/JCI1...

03.12.2025 17:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Now out @jclinicalinvest led by Christine_Behm with fantastic team of collaboratorsπŸ‘‡

We discover a corticomedullary gradient for Ca in kidney and show a critical role for claudin-2, with implications for kidney stone disease.
@kumedcenter.bsky.social

www.jci.org/articles/vie...

03.12.2025 16:54 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us in congratulating this winner of the Distinguished Leader Award, an ASN Midcareer Award: Reem A. Mustafa, MD PhD MPH FASN. Read more about her work in #ASNKidneyNews: kidney.pub/KN1710-41

12.11.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New podcast alert! Dr. Priya Vart discusses the results of his study, β€œEffects of Dapagliflozin on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with CKD,” with #ASNJASN Deputy Editor Manjula Kurella Tamura: kidney.pub/JPOD0776

13.11.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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And in the evening
- a CAR T in refractory SLE
- a PKD trial
- increasing PD in Vets
- Povetacicept in IgA
- TESTING Longterm term data
- what do the AHA/ACC BP guidelines mean?

#KidneyWk

08.11.2025 14:11 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Starting Soon! Join us for the 2025 Best of ASN Journals session at #KidneyWk. Join us Tomorrow, Thursday, November 6 at 2:00 PM in Grand Ballroom A of the George R. Brown Convention Center for a lively discussion and check out the article collection below.

kidney.pub/BestOf2025

06.11.2025 19:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 2025 #ASNJASN #ASNCJASN and #ASNKidney360 Trainees of the Year are Benoit ​Brilland, Thomas Bais, and Yuhei Noda! This prize celebrates the best article submitted to each journal by a trainee as the first author.

See more about the contest and this year's winners: kidney.pub/TraineeOf...

06.11.2025 20:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Congratulations πŸ‘

11.09.2025 21:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New in #ASNJASN: an epigenetic CRISPR Screen was used for the first time to identify critical genes and pathways involved in vascular calcification. kidney.pub/JASN0793

22.08.2025 14:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Serum creatinine trajectory showing rapid rise to peak and prompt recovery over 3 days

Serum creatinine trajectory showing rapid rise to peak and prompt recovery over 3 days

Who says there are no good treatments for AKI?
πŸ‘‡Classic HRS-AKI with dramatic reversal by terlipressin

#medsky #nephsky

16.08.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW on the #AJKDBlog:

@maximalchange.bsky.social interviews the authors of a recent review of ADPKD, Sara S. Jdiaa and Reem A. Mustafa, and discusses prognosis, goals, and monitoring.

bit.ly/Jdiaa25 (FREE)

21.07.2025 22:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In a recent #ASNJASN article, authors report that ephrin-B1 at slit diaphragm suppresses cdc42 activity by preventing the interaction of Par6 with cdc42 and functions to keep the specialized phenotype of podocytes. Read more: kidney.pub/JASN0728 #BasicResearch

20.07.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Genetically modified gut bacteria show promise for combating kidney stones in clinical trial The human gut microbiome has been shown to impact health in a myriad of ways. The type and abundance of different bacteria can impact everything from the immune system to the nervous system. Now, rese...

Genetically modified gut bacteria show promise of combating kidney stones in clinical trial medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07...

18.07.2025 21:49 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW on the #AJKDBlog:

@maximalchange.bsky.social interviews the authors of a recent review of ADPKD, Sara S. Jdiaa and Reem A. Mustafa, and discusses prognosis, goals, and monitoring.

bit.ly/Jdiaa25 (FREE)

19.07.2025 16:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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⏳ One week left to apply. The Fellows’ Travel Support Scholarship gives nephrology fellows $1,000 to attend the UAB CRRT Academy. Train in person, build practical CRRT skills, and learn through simulation and expert-led sessions. Apply by Monday, July 21 πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/3FGntEx

14.07.2025 21:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations πŸ‘

19.07.2025 00:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Primary Aldosteronism A new Endocrine Society guideline on Primary Aldosteronism updates a 2016 guideline, and suggests that everyone who is diagnosed with hypertension have their levels of aldosterone, renin, and potassiu...

Guidelines no longer recommend holding typical first-line antihypertensive meds since renin will most often still be suppressed despite being on them in true PA. Growing evidence supports proceeding with screening

Hot off the press from the Endo Society: www.endocrine.org/clinical-pra...

15.07.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!πŸ‘

17.07.2025 00:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Could gene-targeted therapy be coming for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease? Farabursen, a new medication acquired by Novartis offers to potentially impact cyst formation and even regression. kidney.pub/KN1707-07 #ASNKidneyNews

@nephrosparks.bsky.social

16.07.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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π—‘π—˜π—ͺ π—₯π—˜π—¦π—’π—¨π—₯π—–π—˜ π—”π—Ÿπ—˜π—₯𝗧: Download our #ADPKD infographic for a quick overview of diagnosis, delaying progression, complications & more. A handy resource for clinicians and patients alike!
⬇️https://www.theisn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ADPKD-Infographic.pdf

07.07.2025 16:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ”₯Submit a Late-Breaking Clinical Trial and have your study considered for contemporaneous publication in JASN, NEJM @nejm.org or Lancet @thelancet.com

17.07.2025 00:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Understanding the role of alternative splicing in podocyte biology may lead to theraputic options for patients with glomerular hypertension. Read more in a #BasicResearch article: kidney.pub/JASN0706 #ASNJASN

06.07.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Grant Applications - Polycystic kidney disease | PKD treatment research | PKD Foundation PKD Foundation Research RFA - With PKD Connect, no one will ever face polycystic kidney disease alone. Because patients, family and loved ones will always be connected to others who understand firstha...

The 2026 RFAs for grant and fellowship awards from @pkdfoundation.bsky.social are out!

Grant: pkdcure.org/research/gra...
Fellowship: pkdcure.org/research/fel...

LOIs are due August 11. Send us your best ideas!!

02.07.2025 17:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0