Program

 

The ISN Forefronts in Nephrology Symposia series is fundamentally designed to advance scientific nephrology in pace with programs in clinical nephrology. Through highly interactive symposia, scientific knowledge is exchanged and advanced by intermingling nephrologists with non-nephrologists from interrelated disciplines as well as basic and clinical scientists.

 

Therefore, ISN Forefronts Symposia are deliberately limited in scope to allow for high levels of interaction, deep dialogue plenty of time for focused exchange. Each symposium aims to attract no more than 100 – 150 active scientists.

 

This Forefronts Symposium will focus on Intrinsic Regulation of Kidney Function.

“Extrinsic” regulation of renal function by circulating hormones or nerves is critically important and has been extensively studied. “Intrinsic regulation” of renal function is equally important for the physiology and pathophysiology of the kidney. It is now apparent that a large and growing number of local factors modulate renal structure and function, including arachidonate metabolites, nucleotides, peptides, nitric oxide, reactive oxygen species, physical factors and others.

Understanding of such local regulation is rapidly evolving, including intratubular signaling, tubular-vascular interactions, regulation through the interstitium and interstitial cells, cell-cell signaling and interactions between local and circulating factors. Nonetheless, this large research field is fragmented; its perspectives and therapeutic potential will greatly benefit by a more integrated understanding.

Thus, the goal of this meeting is to bring together scientists that study intrinsic regulation of renal function or are interested in exploring its potential to identify new mechanisms and targets relevant to kidney disease. By doing so, we hope to facilitate cross-fertilization of ideas which help promote a greater and more integrative understanding of kidney function in health and in disease.

 

 

The major themes will be:

• Renal tubular lumen as a signaling compartment
• Tubulo-vascular communications
• Intercellular communication
• Autocrine and paracrine regulation of transport
• Metabolic control of kidney function

 

 
Click below for the program by day:

Day 1: Thursday March 6, 2014

Day 2: Friday March 7, 2014

Day 3: Saturday March 8, 2014

Day 4: Sunday March 9, 2014

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