University of Houston Researchers Studying Bradykinin Receptors in Kidney Disease (IMAGE)

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University of Houston Researchers Studying Bradykinin Receptors in Kidney Disease

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Dr. Chandra Mohan is studying a pathogenic cascade found in inflammatory kidney diseases that includes three molecules -- kallikreins, bradykinin and one of two bradykinin receptors. High levels of these three specific molecules work together to cause lupus nephritis.

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Chandra Mohan, M.D., Ph.D.

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