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Ruth Pepper

@real-drpepper.bsky.social
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Nephrologist Royal Free Hospital and UCLH UCL Centre for Kidney and Bladder Health Interested in all things glomerular. Lupus, vasculitis, nephrotic syndrome. Tennis obsessed

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Emily R. Trunnell, Ph.D. @ertrunnell.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
👥 Will Mason, David Long, @stefanodasacco.bsky.social, @real-drpepper.bsky.social, et al. 🏥 @uclchildhealth.bsky.social, @uclmedsci.bsky.social, @keck.usc.edu 💰 @wellcometrust.bsky.social, @kidneyresearchuk.org, @nihr.bsky.social 📕 @kireports.bsky.social: www.kireports.org/article/S246...
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Vincristine Treatment Protects Against Podocyte Damage in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is associated with podocyte damage resulting in cytoskeletal alterations leading to foot process effacement. Vincristine is a chemoprotective drug which alter...
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American Journal of Kidney Diseases @ajkd.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Lupus Nephritis Patterns and Response to Type I Interferon in Patients With DNASE1L3 Variants: Report of Three Cases bit.ly/3ApVOUZ
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Ruth Pepper @real-drpepper.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Thrilled to see UKKA here! #Nephsky
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 19/11/2024
2. Here's an image from a presentation I gave to Twitter, representing the Twitter bird freed from a closed platform to fly in Bluesky's open ecosystem.
The last slide of the presentation I gave to Twitter in my proposal for how to build Bluesky.
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Ruth Pepper @real-drpepper.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
@kidneydoc101.bsky.social so pleased to see my lupus mentor and all round nephrologist extraordinaire here #NephSky
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
A whopping (~90%) reduction of progression to Type 2 diabetes with tirzepatide (GLP-1 drug, dual receptor) vs placebo in a randomized trial of >2,500 participants with obesity, absolute reduction of 10/100 treated t.co/71hKD8v7Y2
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Ruth Pepper @real-drpepper.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Is it a faux pas to recycle a Tweet/X post here..? Somethings are worth say twice! Delighted to be involved in CAR-T trial in lupus. Better treatment v much needed in our patients with kidney disease. CAR-T and autoimmunity- watch this space! #NephSky #HaemSky www.uclh.nhs.uk/news/uclh-an...
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UCLH announces start of CAR T cell therapy clinical trial for lupus patients : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Three patients in the UK have received an innovative treatment for the most serious form of lupus – an autoimmune condition which can cause damage to the heart, lungs, joints, brain or kidneys.
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Ruth Pepper @real-drpepper.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Thrilled to find the Nephrology community here #nephsky Looking forward to reconnecting with my fellow nephrons and social media connoisseurs! @toates.bsky.social @hswapnil.bsky.social @kidneyboy.bsky.social @nephrosparks.bsky.social @sstoneman.bsky.social
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