Fig. 1From: Crosstalk among podocytes, glomerular endothelial cells and mesangial cells in diabetic kidney disease: an updated reviewPathological structural changes of glomerular cells in DKD. Healthy glomeruli includes glomerular endothelial cells, parietal cells, basement membrane, podocytes, podocyte foot process and MCs; The glomerular manifestations of DKD include podocyte foot process effacement, basement membrane thickening, podocyte hypertrophy, podocyte apoptosis, apoptosis of GECs and mesangial expansionBack to article page