Dapagliflozin mitigates hypoxia-induced metabolic stress, kidney tubular cell death and fibrosis
Akihiro Minakawa, Jamal El Saghir, Céline C. Berthier, Moritz Lassé, Soumya Maity, Judy J. Baek, Damian Fermin, Anja M. Billing, Chenchen He, Felix H. Eichinger, John Hartman, Viji Nair, Matthew Fischer, Virginia Vega-Warner, Fadhl Alakwaa, , Jennifer L. Harder
This study shows dapagliflozin reduces hypoxia-induced metabolic stress, cell death, and fibrosis in kidney organoids derived from human pluripotent stem cells.
bioRxiv · Jan 14, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology