A 7-year-old boy with renal insufficiency and proteinuria after stem cell transplant for T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Goodwin JE, Palmer M, Pashankar F, Tufro A, Moeckel G. A 7-year-old boy with renal insufficiency and proteinuria after stem cell transplant for T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Clinical Nephrology 2013, 82: 205-210. PMID: 23391318, PMCID: PMC6990651, DOI: 10.5414/cn107767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell transplantHematopoietic stem cell transplantCell transplantRenal insufficiencyKidney biopsyPediatric patientsNephrotic syndromeExtensive foot process effacementAbnormal lymphocyte responsesT-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaChronic kidney diseaseChronic interstitial nephritisAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaPre-conditioning regimensFoot process effacementHost diseaseImmunosuppressive therapyRenal failureInterstitial nephritisLymphocyte responsesCommon sequelaeInterstitial infiltratesProphylactic medicationKidney diseaseLikely multifactorialChitinase-Like Protein Brp-39/YKL-40 Modulates the Renal Response to Ischemic Injury and Predicts Delayed Allograft Function
Schmidt IM, Hall IE, Kale S, Lee S, He CH, Lee Y, Chupp GL, Moeckel GW, Lee CG, Elias JA, Parikh CR, Cantley LG. Chitinase-Like Protein Brp-39/YKL-40 Modulates the Renal Response to Ischemic Injury and Predicts Delayed Allograft Function. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2013, 24: 309-319. PMID: 23291472, PMCID: PMC3559482, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2012060579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipokinesAnimalsApoptosisBiomarkersCells, CulturedChitinase-3-Like Protein 1Delayed Graft FunctionDisease Models, AnimalEpithelial CellsGlycoproteinsHumansKidneyKidney TransplantationLectinsMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPredictive Value of TestsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReperfusion InjurySignal TransductionTransplantation, HomologousConceptsBRP-39/YKLGraft functionKidney injuryYKL-40Reparative responseDeceased donor kidney transplantationKidney ischemia/reperfusionHours of transplantImmediate graft functionDelayed graft functionTubular cell deathIschemia/reperfusionDegree of injuryAllograft functionCell apoptotic deathKidney hypoperfusionKidney transplantationSystemic hypotensionRenal failureIschemic injuryRenal ischemiaRenal responseUrinary levelsBRP-39Activation of Akt