2023
APOBEC-1 deletion enhances cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury
Guo X, Blanc V, Davidson N, Velazquez H, Chen T, Moledina D, Moeckel G, Safirstein R, Desir G. APOBEC-1 deletion enhances cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 22255. PMID: 38097707, PMCID: PMC10721635, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49575-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Regulated necrosis and failed repair in cisplatin-induced chronic kidney disease
Landau SI, Guo X, Velazquez H, Torres R, Olson E, Garcia-Milian R, Moeckel GW, Desir GV, Safirstein R. Regulated necrosis and failed repair in cisplatin-induced chronic kidney disease. Kidney International 2019, 95: 797-814. PMID: 30904067, PMCID: PMC6543531, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2018.11.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseKidney injuryCisplatin-induced chronic kidney diseaseCisplatin-induced acute kidney injuryToll-like receptor 2Regulated necrosis pathwaysReversible kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney injuryProximal tubular damageKidney injury markersDoses of cisplatinEvidence of fibrosisMechanisms of progressionEffective chemotherapeutic agentWestern blot analysisFirst doseInjury markersIntraperitoneal cisplatinSignificant nephrotoxicityTubular damageKidney functionSecond doseCisplatin administration
2015
Three-Dimensional Morphology by Multiphoton Microscopy with Clearing in a Model of Cisplatin-Induced CKD
Torres R, Velazquez H, Chang JJ, Levene MJ, Moeckel G, Desir GV, Safirstein R. Three-Dimensional Morphology by Multiphoton Microscopy with Clearing in a Model of Cisplatin-Induced CKD. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2015, 27: 1102-1112. PMID: 26303068, PMCID: PMC4814184, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015010079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtubular glomeruliGlomerular capsuleRole of fibrosisModel of cisplatinNew mouse modelUseful morphologic informationMultiphoton microscopyTraditional histologic methodsRenal diseaseCisplatin therapyGlomerular volumePathologic changesRenal sectionsCKDMouse modelCisplatin effectCisplatin exposureImportant causeMild increaseCuboidal cellsHistologic methodsMorphologic informationFibrosisTherapyGlomeruli
2014
Renalase Prevents AKI Independent of Amine Oxidase Activity
Wang L, Velazquez H, Moeckel G, Chang J, Ham A, Lee HT, Safirstein R, Desir GV. Renalase Prevents AKI Independent of Amine Oxidase Activity. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 25: 1226-1235. PMID: 24511138, PMCID: PMC4033373, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2013060665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic injuryCatecholamine levelsRecombinant renalaseAmine oxidase activityHuman proximal tubular cellsCisplatin-induced AKITreatment of AKIWild-type miceHK-2 cellsProximal tubular cellsOxidase activityKidney injuryRenal injuryC-Jun N-terminal kinaseExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseP38 mitogen-activated protein kinaseToxic injuryRenalase proteinTubular cellsSignal-regulated kinaseIntracellular signaling cascadesRenalaseInjuryMitogen-activated protein kinaseN-terminal kinase
2010
Nephrotoxicity From Chemotherapeutic Agents: Clinical Manifestations, Pathobiology, and Prevention/Therapy
Perazella MA, Moeckel GW. Nephrotoxicity From Chemotherapeutic Agents: Clinical Manifestations, Pathobiology, and Prevention/Therapy. Seminars In Nephrology 2010, 30: 570-581. PMID: 21146122, DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2010.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney lesionsChemotherapeutic agentsKidney injuryNephrotoxic chemotherapeutic agentsAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney injuryHost risk factorsDrug-induced nephrotoxicityPrevention/therapyGlomerular injuryClinical manifestationsRisk factorsRenal handlingNephrotoxicityVexing complicationInjuryLesionsDrugsInnate toxicityAgentsMost casesProteinuriaMedicationsComplicationsDysfunction