Microbes regulate glomerular filtration rate in health and chronic kidney disease in mice
Jiaojiao Xu, Eesha Verma, Jason Sanchez, Sepideh Gharaie, Sunyoung Jeong, Shishir Kumar Patel, Mahta Fateme Gooya, Xavier de la Rosa, Kunal Gupta, Markus Matthias Rinschen, Hamid Rabb, Jennifer L. Pluznick
This study shows that gut microbes regulate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in mice, with their suppression increasing GFR in both healthy and chronic kidney disease models.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · Jul 29, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology