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We found that a single injection of diphtheria toxin resulted in an initial peak of proteinuria and podocyte mRNAs (podocin and nephrin) followed 8 d later by a second peak of proteinuria and podocyte mRNAs that were podocin positive but nephrin negative. Proteinuria that persisted for months correlated with podocin-positive, nephrin-negative mRNAs in urine. Animals with persistent podocyte mRNA in urine progressed to ESRD with global podocyte depletion and interstitial scarring. Podocytes in ectatic tubules expressed podocalyxin and podocin proteins but not nephrin, compatible with detached podocytes' having an altered phenotype. Parallel human studies showed that biopsy-proven glomerular injury associated with increased urinary podocin:aquaporin 2 and nephrin:aquaporin 2 molar ratios. We conclude that a single episode of podocyte injury can trigger glomerular destabilization, resulting in persistent podocyte loss and an altered phenotype of podocytes recovered from urine. 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