2014
Semaphorin3a Promotes Advanced Diabetic Nephropathy
Aggarwal PK, Veron D, Thomas DB, Siegel D, Moeckel G, Kashgarian M, Tufro A. Semaphorin3a Promotes Advanced Diabetic Nephropathy. Diabetes 2014, 64: 1743-1759. PMID: 25475434, PMCID: PMC4407856, DOI: 10.2337/db14-0719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsChromonesCollagen Type IVDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic NephropathiesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayGene Expression RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansIntegrin alphaVbeta3LamininMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMicrofilament ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMixed Function OxygenasesNerve Tissue ProteinsPodocytesProteinuriaReceptors, Cell SurfaceRenal InsufficiencySemaphorin-3AWT1 ProteinsXanthonesConceptsAdvanced diabetic nephropathyDiabetic nephropathyRenal insufficiencyDiffuse podocyte foot process effacementPodocyte foot process effacementSevere diabetic nephropathyCollagen IV accumulationPotential therapeutic targetFoot process effacementGlomerular nodulesKimmelstiel-WilsonRenal biopsyGlomerular filtration barrierNodular glomerulosclerosisDiabetic miceMassive proteinuriaNovel therapiesDisease outcomePathogenic factorsTargetable pathwaysTherapeutic targetProcess effacementBarrier abnormalitiesFunction miceNephropathy
2013
Met Activation Is Required for Early Cytoprotection after Ischemic Kidney Injury
Mason S, Hader C, Marlier A, Moeckel G, Cantley LG. Met Activation Is Required for Early Cytoprotection after Ischemic Kidney Injury. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2013, 25: 329-337. PMID: 24136921, PMCID: PMC3904569, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2013050473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAnimalsApoptosisBcl-Associated Death ProteinGene Knockdown TechniquesKidneyKidney Tubules, ProximalMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOrgan SpecificityPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphorylationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReperfusion InjuryRibosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDaSignal TransductionConceptsIschemia/reperfusionKidney injuryIschemic injuryProximal tubulesInitial tubular injuryMET receptor expressionProximal tubule responseTubular cell survivalIschemic kidney injuryProximal tubule epithelial cellsRenal proximal tubule epithelial cellsTubular cell proliferationTubular cell apoptosisPI3K/Akt activationProapoptotic factor BadTubule epithelial cellsCell survivalTubule responseSerum creatinineTubular injuryKidney repairLiver abnormalitiesReceptor expressionInjuryMET activation
2012
Acute Podocyte Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF-A) Knockdown Disrupts alphaVbeta3 Integrin Signaling in the Glomerulus
Veron D, Villegas G, Aggarwal PK, Bertuccio C, Jimenez J, Velazquez H, Reidy K, Abrahamson DR, Moeckel G, Kashgarian M, Tufro A. Acute Podocyte Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF-A) Knockdown Disrupts alphaVbeta3 Integrin Signaling in the Glomerulus. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e40589. PMID: 22808199, PMCID: PMC3396653, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood PressureCells, CulturedDown-RegulationDoxycyclineEndotheliumFibronectinsGene Knockdown TechniquesIntegrin alphaVbeta3MiceModels, AnimalNeuropilin-1PhenotypePodocytesProtein BindingProteinuriaRenal InsufficiencyRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsAcute renal failureVEGF receptor 2Renal failureEndothelial cell swellingPodocyte VEGFUrine VEGFGlomerular filtration barrierLocal injuryPodocyte effacementGlomerular ultrastructureAdult miceDoxycycline exposureReceptor 2Knockdown micePodocyte cell lineControl valuesGlomeruliNeuropilin-1MiceVEGFProtein levelsCell swellingVEGF knockdownProteinuriaFiltration barrier