In our earlier studies, we found that necroptosis mediated by receptor-interacting serine-threonine kinase 3 (RIP3) and mixed lineage kinase domain-like (MLKL) might play a more significant role than apoptosis in mediating the loss of renal tubular cells rather than glomerular cells death in rats subjected to subtotal nephrectomy (SNx), thus favoring the progression of TIF and CKD[5, 6]. The gene discussed is RIPK3; the disease is chronic kidney disease.