Abstract
In the present article, we discuss the following topics: (1) the fetal programming
of adult kidney diseases and (2) the role of neonatologists in the regenerative renal
medicine, based on the activation of resident renal SC. Here, we report the most important
steps of our collaboration between neonatologists, nephrologists, and pathologists.
Nephrologists should be more interested in clinical data regarding the first month
of life in the womb of their adult patients, being particularly focused on birth weight
and on the weeks of gestation at birth, without forgetting data regarding maternal
status during gestation and neonatal asphyxia. Neonatologists should be aware that
any preterm or low birthweight infant should be considered as a subject with fewer
glomeruli, probably predicted to develop renal disease later in life.
Keywords
nephrogenesis - kidney development - chronic kidney disease - fetal programming of
kidney diseases - renal regenerative medicine
