2023
Sex hormones impact early maturation and immune response in the arteriovenous fistula mouse model
Satam K, Ohashi Y, Thaxton C, Gonzalez L, Setia O, Bai H, Aoyagi Y, Xie Y, Zhang W, Yatsula B, Martin K, Cai Y, Dardik A. Sex hormones impact early maturation and immune response in the arteriovenous fistula mouse model. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2023, 325: h77-h88. PMID: 37145957, PMCID: PMC10243550, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00049.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntact female miceAVF maturationSex hormonesT cellsFemale miceArteriovenous fistulaMale miceMouse modelHigher IL-10Arteriovenous fistula creationImmune cell recruitmentSex-specific therapiesHormone receptor signalingSex differencesHuman AVF maturationAVF surgeryMale patientsClinical outcomesFemale patientsFistula maturationIL-10C57BL/6 miceInferior outcomesVenous adaptationFistula creation
2021
Loss 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