Dr Karen Onions
BSc (Hons), PhD
Current positions
Senior Research Associate
Bristol Medical School (THS)
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Recent publications
01/06/2026Heparanase inhibition prevents glycocalyx damage and albuminuria in experimental minimal change disease
Clinical and Translational Medicine
Heparanase inhibition as a systemic approach to protect the endothelial glycocalyx and prevent microvascular complications in diabetes
Cardiovascular Diabetology
Correction
Cardiovascular Diabetology
Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism in diabetes reduces albuminuria by preserving the glomerular endothelial glycocalyx
JCI Insight
Blocking matrix metalloproteinase-mediated syndecan-4 shedding restores the endothelial glycocalyx and glomerular filtration barrier function in early diabetic kidney disease
Kidney International
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