Glover, Emily K.
Berlinguer-Palmini, Rolando
Thompson, Emily R.
Wilson, Colin
Denby, Laura
Reynolds, Gary
Ali, Simi
Lowe, Martin
Lennon, Rachel
Sheerin, Neil S.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Wellcome Trust (203914/Z/16/Z)
National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR203332, NIHR203332, NIHR203332, NIHR203332, NIHR203332)
Kidney Research UK (SF_001_20181122)
Article History
Received: 13 December 2024
Accepted: 18 August 2025
First Online: 29 August 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The UK National Health Service (NHS) Research Ethics Committee (REC) granted approval for the use of donated human kidneys declined for transplantation (REC reference 16/NE/0230; IRAS 182637). The NHS Blood & Transplant’s Research Innovation and Novel Technologies Advisory Group (RINGTAG) approved and oversaw allocation of research kidneys to this project. The kidneys involved in this study had been declined for clinical transplantation by all UK transplant centers. Informed Consent for research was obtained from the donor’s family before organ retrieval.
: All authors give consent to publish this manuscript.