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Insulin receptors in the kidneys in health and disease
Sarojini Singh, Rajni Sharma, Manju Kumari, Swasti Tiwari, Department of Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, India
Author contributions: Singh S and Tiwari S contributed to the conception of the review; Singh S, Sharma R, Kumari M, and Tiwari S performed literature search, drafting, and editing of the review; all authors approved the final version of the manuscript for submission.
Supported by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India and Ramalingaswami Grant , No. BT/HRD/35/02/17/2008 (to Tiwari S) ; Fellowships from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research , India, No. 09/590/(0159)/2016-EMR-1 (to Sharma R) and No. 09/590/(0156)/2014-EMR-1 (to Kumari M) .
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Swasti Tiwari, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute and Chair of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, India. tiwaris@sgpgi.ac.in
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Received: September 28, 2018
Peer-review started: September 28, 2018
First decision: October 26, 2018
Revised: November 15, 2018
Accepted: December 10, 2018
Article in press: December 10, 2018
Published online: January 21, 2019
Peer-review started: September 28, 2018
First decision: October 26, 2018
Revised: November 15, 2018
Accepted: December 10, 2018
Article in press: December 10, 2018
Published online: January 21, 2019
Core Tip
Core tip: Dysregulation of the renal insulin receptor (IR) not only affects local renal metabolism, but also disturbs the systemic glucose homeostasis and blood pressure, leading to metabolic abnormalities. The objective of this review is to highlight the pathophysiological stature of renal IRs in the kidney function, as well as, overall metabolism.