Reena Rao

This study shows pirfenidone reduces fibrosis and improves kidney function in ADPKD by targeting myofibroblast activation and ECM production.

This study shows that SOX9 upregulation in injured proximal tubular cells is driven by androgens in males but blunted in females, revealing sex-specific repair mechanisms in AKI.

This study shows that autophagy in myofibroblasts drives cyst growth in ADPKD by promoting paracrine stimulation of epithelial cells, with lactate and HIF1 playing key roles.

This study shows that disrupting the circadian clock in kidney cells accelerates ADPKD progression by altering lipid metabolism.