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Achievements and challenges in bioartificial kidney development

Overview of attention for article published in Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair, August 2010
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Title
Achievements and challenges in bioartificial kidney development
Published in
Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair, August 2010
DOI 10.1186/1755-1536-3-14
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Authors

Farah Tasnim, Rensheng Deng, Min Hu, Sean Liour, Yao Li, Ming Ni, Jackie Y Ying, Daniele Zink

Abstract

Bioartificial kidneys (BAKs) combine a conventional hemofilter in series with a bioreactor unit containing renal epithelial cells. The epithelial cells derived from the renal tubule should provide transport, metabolic, endocrinologic and immunomodulatory functions. Currently, primary human renal proximal tubule cells are most relevant for clinical applications. However, the use of human primary cells is associated with many obstacles, and the development of alternatives and an unlimited cell source is one of the most urgent challenges. BAKs have been applied in Phase I/II and Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of critically ill patients with acute renal failure. Significant effects on cytokine concentrations and long-term survival were observed. A subsequent Phase IIb clinical trial was discontinued after an interim analysis, and these results showed that further intense research on BAK-based therapies for acute renal failure was required. Development of BAK-based therapies for the treatment of patients suffering from end-stage renal disease is even more challenging, and related problems and research approaches are discussed herein, along with the development of mobile, portable, wearable and implantable devices.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Japan 1 1%
United States 1 1%
Germany 1 1%
Unknown 76 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 17 22%
Student > Ph. D. Student 16 20%
Student > Master 14 18%
Researcher 10 13%
Other 5 6%
Other 11 14%
Unknown 6 8%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Engineering 22 28%
Medicine and Dentistry 11 14%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 10 13%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 10 13%
Chemistry 4 5%
Other 15 19%
Unknown 7 9%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 29. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 December 2020.
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#1,154,407
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Outputs from Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair
#1
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#3,617
of 94,409 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair
#1
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