AMPK is dispensable for physiological podocyte and glomerular functions but prevents glomerular fibrosis in experimental diabetes
Swayam Prakash Srivastava, Olivia Kopasz-Gemmen, Abhiram Kunamneni, Aaron Thurman, Shota Yoshida, E. Elif Ozkan, Vinamra Swaroop, Rahul Nanwani, Ajan Arora, Arya Joshi, Om Khuperkar, Mariam Hamed, Mihir Suresh Bharadwaj, Niloy Islam, Adesh Urval, , Ken Inoki
This study shows that AMPK is not essential for normal podocyte function but is critical for preventing glomerular fibrosis in diabetes.
Cell Death Discovery · Mar 28, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology