Study reveals that kidney cells don’t filter blood, they pump it

Written By JHU MPS

Human kidneys are an intricate network of tubes that process roughly 190 quarts of blood every day. Lining these tubes are epithelial cells that transport blood through the kidneys and circulate it back into the body. How these immobile cells generate the mechanical force needed to do their job is not fully understood. To unlock the secrets of this fluid transport process, a Johns Hopkins mechanical engineer has created a device that measures mechanical forces generated by both healthy and diseased kidney cells.

Read the full news article at https://hub.jhu.edu/2022/05/18/study-kidney-cells-pump-blood/

Read the research article at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-29988-w

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