"We're going to need therapies that can protect against further nephron loss -- SGLT2 inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers [ARBs], anti-inflammatories, and other drugs -- that can target ...

Those with hypertension had no evidence of obsolescent glomeruli, which would have implied ongoing nephron loss. Patients with hypertension have fewer glomeruli than normotensive individuals.

Each nephron has a glomerulus which work like strainers ... It also involves controlling blood pressure and regulating protein loss with urine. Water pills are prescribed for regulating swelling ...