The Role of the Novosibirsk Scientific School of Renal Physiology in the Development of Ideas About Osmotic and Ion Regulation

The article presents an overview of materials on the formation and development of ideas about the osmotic and ion-regulating functions of the kidneys, obtained by researchers from three scientific schools of renal physiology in Novosibirsk (Russia). It is shown that the formation of these views, which have received worldwide recognition, was started by Prof. A.G.Ginetsinsky in the 50s of the 20th century on the basis of the Novosibirsk Medical Institute and continued by his direct students Prof. L.K.Velikanova, Prof. J.D.Finkinshtein, academician L.N.Ivanova in Novosibirsk and academician Yu.V.Natochin in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). In turn, these scientists created their own scientific schools, which fruitfully developed and complemented the scientific ideas of their teachers. The paper describes and discusses the specific results of most representatives of this scientific dynasty, who have made a significant contribution to the modern understanding of the mechanisms of regulation of osmotic and ionic homeostasis.