2021
Podocyte Glucocorticoid Receptors Are Essential for Glomerular Endothelial Cell Homeostasis in Diabetes Mellitus
Srivastava SP, Zhou H, Setia O, Dardik A, Fernandez‐Hernando C, Goodwin J. Podocyte Glucocorticoid Receptors Are Essential for Glomerular Endothelial Cell Homeostasis in Diabetes Mellitus. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e019437. PMID: 34308664, PMCID: PMC8475689, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.019437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic nephropathySegmental fibrosisFatty acid metabolismDiabetes mellitusEndothelial cellsPrimary podocytesReceptor knockout micePathogenesis of proteinuriaAdministration of streptozotocinProfibrotic gene expressionAcid metabolismGlomerular endothelial cellsSmooth muscle actinEndothelial cell homeostasisCarnitine palmitoyltransferase 1AFatty acid oxidationBackground ProteinuriaWorsened fibrosisClinical characteristicsFibrotic featuresGlomerular fibrosisGlomerular homeostasisPatient managementControl littermatesSevere diseaseLoss of endothelial glucocorticoid receptor accelerates diabetic nephropathy
Srivastava SP, Zhou H, Setia O, Liu B, Kanasaki K, Koya D, Dardik A, Fernandez-Hernando C, Goodwin J. Loss of endothelial glucocorticoid receptor accelerates diabetic nephropathy. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 2368. PMID: 33888696, PMCID: PMC8062600, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22617-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenalectomyAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic NephropathiesEndothelial CellsEndotheliumEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFatty AcidsFibrosisGlucocorticoidsHumansHypercholesterolemiaInterleukin-6Kidney TubulesMaleMiceMice, Knockout, ApoEOxidation-ReductionReceptors, GlucocorticoidStreptozocinWnt Signaling PathwayConceptsEndothelial glucocorticoid receptorGlucocorticoid receptorEndothelial cell homeostasisDiabetic miceRenal fibrosisEndothelial cellsMesenchymal transitionSevere renal fibrosisTubular epithelial cellsCell homeostasisFatty acid oxidationDiabetic controlDiabetic nephropathyAntifibrotic moleculesIL-6Kidney fibrosisMesenchymal activationRegulation of diseaseOrgan fibrosisAberrant cytokineFibrogenic phenotypeFibrosisMiceEpithelial cellsDefective regulation
2020
Metabolic reprogramming by N‐acetyl‐seryl‐aspartyl‐lysyl‐proline protects against diabetic kidney disease
Srivastava SP, Goodwin JE, Kanasaki K, Koya D. Metabolic reprogramming by N‐acetyl‐seryl‐aspartyl‐lysyl‐proline protects against diabetic kidney disease. British Journal Of Pharmacology 2020, 177: 3691-3711. PMID: 32352559, PMCID: PMC7393199, DOI: 10.1111/bph.15087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACE inhibitorsDiabetic kidneyKidney fibrosisEffects of ACEIsEnd-stage renal diseaseDiabetic CD-1 miceKidney cell metabolismAbnormal glucose metabolismDiabetic kidney diseaseFirst-line drugsCD-1 miceMesenchymal transformationFatty acid oxidationMitochondrial fatty acid oxidationAntifibrotic mediatorsFatty acid metabolismDiabetic patientsRenal diseaseAntifibrotic mechanismsSevere fibrosisACE inhibitionKidney diseaseAntifibrotic actionReceptor antagonistC57BL6 mice