Sajida Ibrahim

1 Introduction Podocytes are highly specialized epithelial cells that are critical for plasma filtration in the kidney glomerulus. They possess interdigitated actin-based projections, known as foot processes, which wrap around capillaries and form filtration structures called the slit diaphragms. Podocyte injury and the subsequent disruption of the glomerular filtration barrier result in proteinuric kidney diseases, which could eventually lead to kidney failure (Kriz and Lemley, 2015).

Publication HistoryPublished online: January 09, 2018Accepted: December 13, 2017; Received: October 20, 2017;