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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Tristan Hays, Seminole, FL (US);
Jochen Reiser, Hinsdale, IL (US);
Vineet Gupta, Pinecrest, FL (US);
Assignee:
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/071 (2010.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0686 (2013.01); C12N 5/0687 (2013.01); G01N 33/502 (2013.01); G01N 33/5023 (2013.01); G01N 33/5026 (2013.01); G01N 33/5044 (2013.01); G01N 33/56966 (2013.01); C12N 2510/04 (2013.01); G01N 2333/4712 (2013.01); G01N 2800/347 (2013.01);
Abstract
The following disclosure generally relates to methods of culturing podocytes in vitro. The cultures can be used for drug screening (such as medium or high throughput drug screening), and for studying molecular pathways involved in glomerular diseases. The disclosure also provides methods for analyzing the healthiness of podocytes in a cell culture. The disclosure also relates to diagnosis of kidney diseases.