A post hoc analysis of BLISS-LN found Belimumab plus mycophenolate mofetil improves kidney outcomes versus placebo plus mycophenolate mofetil in active lupus nephritis doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.03.030 #NephSky #MedSky #lupusnephritis @osuwexmed.bsky.social @lmu.de

Clinical Journey in Translational Medicine Pegcetacoplan prophylaxis for recurrent C3 glomerulopathy with multifactorial genetic background doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.03.022 #NephSky #MedSky #kidneytransplantation

XYZs of Statistics Advances in survival analyses: machine learning methods and model comparison doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.041 #MedSky #NephSky #OpenAccess #transplantation #KTx #machinelearning #kidneytransplantation @sydney.edu.au

Nephrology Image When kidneys can’t be biopsied, skin biopsy identifies SLE relapse on dialysis doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.10.015 #MedSky #NephSky #KidneyPath #PathSky

Controversy "Should atherosclerosis be the main prevention and treatment target in people with both myocardial ischemia and chronic kidney disease?" ✅Point by C Ferro & J Townend ✅Counterpoint by Z Massy ✅Editor's summary by TA Ikizler doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.003 #NephSky #MedSky

Commentary Electronic AKI alerts at a crossroads: is it time to move on? Alessandra Orsillo and David P. Baird doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.016 Original article: doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.01.019 #NephSky #MedSky #aki #acutekidneyinjury @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

Clinical Journey in Translational Medicine Urinary Chloride Unlocks the Mechanism of Hyponatremic Seizures doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.03.021 #MedSky #NephSky

Commentary From cutoff to causality: regression discontinuity design for evaluating acute kidney injury e-alerts doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.011 Original article: doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.01.019 #MedSky #NephSky @ox.ac.uk

Commentary Evidence grows for the gut-kidney axis, but questions still remain doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.015 Original article: doi.org/10.1016/j.ki... #NephSky #MedSky @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

Nephrology Image Dynamic computed tomography peritoneography for the paracolic gutter leakage in peritoneal dialysis doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.09.039 #OpenAccess #NephSky #MedSky

Commentary Communication leading to injury: podocyte-derived fibrillin-1 induces mesangial cell activation and proliferation through EGFR signaling doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.009 Original article: doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.01.018 #NephSky #MedSky

Mini Review Unique aspects of acute kidney injury associated with infections in the tropics: presentation, challenges, and opportunities doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.025 #NephSky #MedSky #AKI #malaria @sabinekaram.bsky.social @uvahealth.bsky.social

Nephrology Image Podocyte zebra bodies in LMX1B-associated nephropathy: a Fabry mimic doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.09.029 #NephSky #MedSky #PathSky

Commentary Uncoupling glucosuria from infection: SGLT2 inhibition modulates kidney immune response during #pyelonephritis doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.010 Original article: doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.01.003 #NephSky #MedSky @nationwidekids.bsky.social @osuwexmed.bsky.social #PedsNeph

Nephrology Image Seeing paraquat: the urine dithionite “blue” test doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.09.030 #NephSky #MedSky #AKI #acutekidneyinjury #PedsNeph #nephrotoxicity

Estrogen protects female mice with chronic kidney disease from fibroblast growth factor 23-induced left ventricular hypertrophy doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.03.019 #chronickidneydisease #MedSky #NephSky #OpenAccess @nu-nephrology.bsky.social

Commentary Kidney neural diversity and blood pressure regulation: resolving controversies and guiding hypertension therapy doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.017 Original article: doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.01.002 #NephSky #MedSky #hypertension #bloodpressure

A MEF2C transcription factor network regulates proliferation of glomerular endothelial cells in diabetic kidney disease doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.03.020 #MedSky #NephSky @ashkarlab.bsky.social @kpmproject.bsky.social @umich.edu @clevelandclinic.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social

Insights from the BLISS-LN Phase 3 study of biomarker associations with kidney response to belimumab in lupus nephritis doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.03.017 #MedSky #NephSky @osuwexmed.bsky.social @northwellhealth.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social @lupus.org

The calcimimetic etelcalcetide restores cardiac function in chronic hyperphosphatemia via calcium sensing receptor–cAMP activation doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.03.018 #MedSky #NephSky #OpenAccess #cardiovasculardisease

We're pleased to share the report from the KDIGO Green Dialysis Controversies Conference, now available in @kidneyint.bsky.social: kdigo.co/Green-Dialys... Visit the conference website to download the report and for additional green dialysis resources: kdigo.org/conferences/...

Reversal of advanced diabetic kidney disease in mice treated with a monoclonal anti-VEGFR1 antibody doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.03.016 #NephSky #MedSky #OpenAccess #diabeticnephropathy @usc.edu

Clinical and Histologic Predictors of Non-Diabetic Kidney Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.03.015 #NephSky #MedSky #OpenAccess #diabeticnephropathy @arkanalabs.bsky.social @stanforddeptmed.bsky.social @jhu.edu

Roles of WNK1 and mTORC2 in aldosterone-independent regulation of potassium secretion in the distal nephron. doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.03.014 #Medsky #NephSky @ucsfnephrology.bsky.social @au.dk @vumedicine.bsky.social

Independent association between acute kidney injury and kidney function trajectory doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.03.013 #MedSky #NephSky #AKI #CKD #chronickidneydisease @ucsfnephrology.bsky.social @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @ismmskidney.bsky.social @dknet.org @uwnews.uw.edu @jhu.edu

Intragraft clonal expansion of cytotoxic CD8+ and CD4+ T cells in antibody-mediated kidney transplant rejection doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.03.012 #NephSky #MedSky #KTx #kidneytransplantation #kidneypath @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social @inserm.fr

Highlights from the upcoming first issue of KICR! www.theisn.org/blog/2026/04... @arvindcanchi.bsky.social @theisn.org

Mini Review Kidney cancer screening – novel concepts beyond population level screening doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.039 #NephSky #MedSky #OpenAccess #KidneyCancer

A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial examined lower dose prednisolone and activated vitamin D in adult minimal change podocytopathy doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.035 #NephSky #MedSky #OpenAccess #NephroticSyndrome

A prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial pre-emptive increase in immunosuppression for asymptomatic serological reactivation in patients with lupus nephritis in clinical remission doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.037 #NephSky #MedSky #lupusnephritis

Absence of glomerular IgA1 deposition despite overexpression of galactose-deficient IgA1 in the B cell c1galt1 knockout mouse doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.034 #NephSky #MedSky #OpenAccess #IgAN @ucl.ac.uk @uniofleicester.bsky.social @nu-nephrology.bsky.social

Serine protease HTRA1 is a common autoantigen in membranous nephropathy in patients of 80 years and older doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.036 #MedSky #NephSky #kidneybiopsy #pathsky #renalpath #kidneypath @uofuhealth.bsky.social @arkanalabs.bsky.social @meharrymed.bsky.social

Individual participant-level analysis of four randomized clinical trials examined therapeutic effects of blood pressure lowering on hierarchical kidney outcome using win statistics doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.032 #NephSky #MedSky #hypertension

Commentary Predicting steroid treatment benefit in IgA nephropathy: are we ready for precision care? Dana V. Rizk doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.01.007 Original article: doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.12.024 #NephSky #MedSky #IgAN #kidneyfailure #corticosteroids

Nephrology Image Catheter malposition in a peritoneal dialysis patient with Chilaiditi sign Recognizing this rare but important condition helps nephrologists manage PD catheter-related complications. doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.08.046 #MedSky #NephSky

Commentary ALDH1A1 is a potential novel target for treatment of ADPKD Liwen Zhang and John Cijiang He doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.01.011 Original article: doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.12.004

Commentary The Janus face of parathyroid hormone in renal osteodystrophy Marc G. Vervloet doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.01.008 Original article: doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.12.025

Genetic testing in kidney transplantation and living kidney donor risk assessment doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.033 #NephSky #MedSky #OpenAccess #ESKD #KTx #transplantation

Editorial: Special Report Nobel prize–winning Treg cells in autoimmune kidney diseases and transplantation doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.01.005 #OpenAccess #NephSky #MedSky #celltherapy #autoimmunity @griffithperkins.bsky.social @adelaideuni.bsky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

XYZ of Statistics Techniques to predict survival outcomes in nephrology: basics and traditional methods doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2024.08.041 #MedSky #NephSky #transplantation #KTx @sydney.edu.au

Reduced podocyte stiffness is a feature of proteinuric kidney disease doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.028 #MedSky #NephSky #kidneydisease #podocyte

N-propargylglycine restores survival by preventing calcium oxalate stone formation, tubular injury, and kidney dysfunction in a lethal mouse model of primary hyperoxaluria type 2 doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.024 #MedSky #NephSky #OpenAccess

Finding the etiology of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.030 #NephSky #MedSky @mayoclinicpath.bsky.social

Complement inhibitors and B cell–modifying agents for IgA nephropathy—a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) commentary doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.03.003 #OpenAccess #MedSky #NephSky #KDIGO #IgAN

📣Kidney International introduces new article type Clinical Journey in Translational Medicine uses a case report format as a catalyst for discovery. 📝Details: doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.04.004 👉Examples: ✨ doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.01.034 ✨ doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.01.035 #NephSky #MedSky

A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial examined the efficacy and safety of monlunabant in adults with diabetic kidney disease doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.023 #NephSky #MedSky #OpenAccess #ckd #dkd #diabetes

This looks cool www.kidney-international.org/article/S008... New journal type in @kidneyint.bsky.social More details: www.kidney-international.org/content/auth...

Anti-PLA2R1 IgG-mediated podocyte PLA2R1 cleavage drives glomerular subepithelial immune complex deposition in membranous nephropathy doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.021 #NephSky #MedSky #OpenAccess #membranousnephropathy

Proteinase 3 Drives Murine Diabetic Kidney Disease by Mediating Caspase-3-dependent Apoptosis of Podocytes doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.020 #MedSky #NephSky #OpenAccess #diabetes #diabeticnephropathy

Evidence from multicenter clinical studies and humanized mouse models indicates that glomerular mesangial IgA2 deposition contributes to the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.018 #MedSky #NephSky #IgAN @nu-nephrology.bsky.social