Effects of Chronic Kidney Disease on Nanomechanics of the Endothelial Glycocalyx Are Mediated by the Mineralocorticoid Receptor.
Benedikt FelsArne BeyerVioleta Cazaña-PérezTeresa GiraldezJuan Francisco Navarro-GonzálezDiego Alvarez de la RosaFranz SchaeferAysun Karabay BayazıtŁukasz ObryckiBruno RanchinJohannes HolleUwe QuerfeldKristina Kusche-VihrogPublished in: International journal of molecular sciences (2022)
These data indicate progressive structural damage of the endothelial surface with diminishing kidney function and identify the MR as a mediator of CKD-induced endothelial dysfunction.