Rhea Bhargava

@rheabhargava.bsky.social

Kidney doctor. Attempting to understand the immune system and how it communicates with the kidney. Passionate about improving lupus care. She/her.

Excited to share our latest work ! Here, we identified the lectin CLEC7A as a sensor of aberrant IgG glycosylation, signaling through SYK to drive podocyte injury. This study is part of a broader effort in our group to understand immune-podocyte crosstalk in lupus nephritis.

ACR Journals@acr-journals.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New insights in lupus nephritis show abnormal IgG glycosylation triggers podocyte injury via CLEC7A-SYK signaling. Blocking this pathway preserved podocyte function, uncovering a potential novel therapeutic strategy for LN Arthritis & Rheumatology doi.org/10.1002/art....

IgG Glycosylation-Dependent CLEC7A Signaling Drives Podocyte Dysfunction in Lupus Nephritis. Graphical abstract created using BioRender