2002
Compensatory renal hypertrophy is mediated by a cell cycle-dependent mechanism
Liu B, Preisig PA. Compensatory renal hypertrophy is mediated by a cell cycle-dependent mechanism. Kidney International 2002, 62: 1650-1658. PMID: 12371965, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2002.00620.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCdk2/cyclin E kinase activityCyclin E kinase activityTubule hypertrophyDay 4BrdU incorporationDevelopment of hypertrophyCyclin D kinaseCompensatory renal hypertrophyCell cycle-dependent mechanismProximal tubule proteinsTubule growthHypertrophic formUninephrectomized animalsNephrectomized ratsRenal hypertrophyC57BL6 miceRenal cortexKinase activityDay 2Proximal tubulesHypertrophyHypertrophy markersRatsKinase inhibitorsMice
2000
G1 kinases and transforming growth factor-β; signaling are associated with a growth pattern switch in diabetes-induced renal growth
Huang H, Preisig P. G1 kinases and transforming growth factor-β; signaling are associated with a growth pattern switch in diabetes-induced renal growth. Kidney International 2000, 58: 162-172. PMID: 10886561, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00151.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCDC2-CDC28 KinasesCyclin ECyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent KinasesDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic NephropathiesDNA-Binding ProteinsG1 PhaseHyperplasiaHypertrophyKidney Tubules, ProximalMaleProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaSignal TransductionSmad2 ProteinSmad4 ProteinTrans-ActivatorsTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsReceptor II expressionCyclin E kinase activityReceptor expressionRenal growthGrowth factor beta receptor expressionTGF-beta receptor II expressionBaseline levelsProximal tubule cell growthTGF-beta receptor expressionBody weight ratioCdk2/cyclin E kinase activityCdk2/cyclin E complexesCyclin DRenal proximal tubulesDiabetes mellitusDiabetic ratsTGF-beta signalingDiabetic stateCyclin E complexGrowth patternDay 2Proximal tubulesDay 4Day 10Tubule growth