Luciana Morla

This study shows GDF15 helps mice and humans maintain potassium levels by promoting intercalated cell proliferation in response to aldosterone excess.

This study identifies Gdf15 as a key mediator of lithium-induced collecting duct dysfunction and remodeling, linking spatial stress responses to functional and structural kidney injury.

The paper identifies type A intercalated cells as critical for Na+ secretion in response to high salt diets and shows their absence leads to a Bartter-like phenotype.