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The lipid bilayer is like the "mortar" between our skin cells ("the bricks") and is super important for a healthy skin barrier and keeping water in the upper layers of the skin
Dysregulation of autophagy in PTECs could lead to morphological alterations including hypertrophy, hyperplasia and EMT which further lead to renal structural changes such as renal hypertrophy, tissue injury and interstitial fibrosis (101, 102)
For example, if you know they happen more often between days 23-28 of your cycle if you had a busy day full of meetings and talking to other people, you can prepare by not putting extra events in your calendar for that day, having a quiet night, and do things that help you regulate (kickbox, yoga, karaoke, meditation, nature walk, true crime podcasts whatever works for you!) If you share spaces with other people when you sleep, it helps if you can talk to them about what and how it happens , what they can do to support you, or reassure them that you are not being axe-murdered if it happens