New treatment for common kidney diseases
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 26-06-2015
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By looking at mouse models of both the common and rarer form of the disease, the team noticed that tiny blood vessels surrounding the cysts were altered very early in cyst development. Therefore, they treated the mice with a potent 'growth factor' protein called VEGFC, and found that patterns of blood vessels normalised and the function of the kidneys improved.