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Cell Dev. Biol."],"abstract":"<jats:p>Renal tubular epithelial cells (RTECs) reside in a mechanical microenvironment shaped by fluid shear stress, hydrostatic pressure, and cyclic stretch. Under physiological conditions, moderate mechanical stimulation helps maintain normal renal function by regulating cell volume, ion transport, and transcriptional programs. Tubular injury occurs when the intensity or duration of stimulation exceeds physiological tolerance. The balance between protective repair and pathological injury is determined jointly by stimulus intensity, exposure duration, and cellular adaptive capacity. Existing reviews of mechanical stress-induced kidney injury have largely emphasized pathological endpoints. The distinctive contribution of this review is to place the adaptive-to-pathological transition (the threshold at which protective mechanisms fail) and the segmental heterogeneity of tubular mechanoresponses at the center of its framework. 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