Showing 25 cell types
Proximal Convoluted Tubule
Bulk reabsorption of filtered solutes
Thick Ascending Limb Cell
Countercurrent multiplier, NaCl reabsorption
Distal Convoluted Tubule
Fine-tunes electrolyte reabsorption
Connecting Tubule Cell
Ion transport bridge between DCT and collecting duct
Principal Cell
Water & sodium transport in collecting duct
Intercalated Cell A
Acid secretion & base reabsorption
Intercalated Cell B
Base secretion & acid reabsorption
Macula Densa
Tubuloglomerular feedback sensor
Podocyte Cell
Slit diaphragm filtration — primary DKD target
Parietal Cell
Bowman's capsule epithelium
Glomerular Capillary Cell
Primary filtration barrier capillaries
Mesangial Cell
Structural support & filtration regulation
Endothelial Cell
Lines blood vessels, regulates permeability
Vasa Recta Cell
Medullary blood supply, osmotic exchange
Pericyte Cell
Microvascular tone & angiogenesis control
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell
Tone & contractility of renal vasculature
B Cell
Humoral immunity & antibody production
T Cell
Adaptive cellular immunity effectors
Natural Killer T Cell
Innate-adaptive bridge lymphocytes
Plasma Cell
Terminal B cell — antibody secretion
M2 Macrophage
Anti-inflammatory & tissue repair signaling
Monocyte Cell
Innate immune differentiation lineage
Non-classical Monocyte Cell
Patrol monocytes, inflammatory signaling
Fibroblast Cell
ECM synthesis and tissue remodeling
All Cells Combined
Full DKD atlas — all 24 cell type interactions merged