2006
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 deficiency protects against aldosterone-induced glomerular injury
Ma J, Weisberg A, Griffin JP, Vaughan DE, Fogo AB, Brown NJ. Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 deficiency protects against aldosterone-induced glomerular injury. Kidney International 2006, 69: 1064-1072. PMID: 16528256, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlbuminuriaAldosteroneAnimalsBlood PressureChemokine CCL2CollagenFibronectinsGene ExpressionGlomerulonephritisHemodynamicsKidney GlomerulusMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred StrainsMyocardiumNephrectomyOsteopontinPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1RNA, MessengerSialoglycoproteinsSodiumConceptsMonocyte chemoattractant protein-1Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1WT miceGlomerular injuryPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1 deficiencyCollagen IIIMRNA expressionPAI-1-deficient miceRenal collagen contentRenal osteopontin expressionSodium/potassium ratioUrine albumin excretionSystolic blood pressureRenal mRNA expressionChemoattractant protein-1Activator inhibitor-1Collagen IGrowth factor betaAlbumin excretionSodium excretionBlood pressureMesangial expansionRenal expressionCardiac injuryUrine volume
2004
Environmentally determined genetic expression: clinical correlates with molecular variants of carbamyl phosphate synthetase I
Summar ML, Hall L, Christman B, Barr F, Smith H, Kallianpur A, Brown N, Yadav M, Willis A, Eeds A, Cermak E, Summar S, Wilson A, Arvin M, Putnam A, Wills M, Cunningham G. Environmentally determined genetic expression: clinical correlates with molecular variants of carbamyl phosphate synthetase I. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2004, 81: 12-19. PMID: 15050969, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2003.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Aldosterone modulates plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and glomerulosclerosis in vivo
Brown N, Nakamura S, Ma L, Nakamura I, Donnert E, Freeman M, Vaughan D, Fogo A. Aldosterone modulates plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and glomerulosclerosis in vivo. Kidney International 2000, 58: 1219-1227. PMID: 10972684, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00277.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldosteroneAngiotensin IIAnimalsBlood PressureBlotting, NorthernCreatinineDisease ProgressionFibrosisGene ExpressionGlomerulosclerosis, Focal SegmentalIn Situ HybridizationKidney GlomerulusMaleMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1ProteinuriaRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerSpironolactoneConceptsPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1PAI-1 expressionBlood pressurePAI-1 mRNA expressionActivator inhibitor-1Development of sclerosisAldosterone antagonismMRNA expressionMale Sprague-Dawley ratsInhibitor-1Aldosterone antagonist spironolactoneDegree of sclerosisSprague-Dawley ratsMajor physiological inhibitorAldosterone systemAntagonist spironolactoneRenal injuryFibrinolytic balanceSignificant proteinuriaCombination therapySingle doseRadiation injuryRat modelAT1RAAldosterone