Abstract Background and Aims Podocytes, highly-specialized renal epithelial cells, display the outer aspect of glomerular filtration barrier. Changes their complex 3D morphology with interdigitating foot processes are leading cause for 80% chronic kidney disease (CKD) cases. During injury development podocytes release increased amounts extracellular vesicles like exosomes disease-specific small...

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