2021
Renal plasticity revealed through reversal of polycystic kidney disease in mice
Dong K, Zhang C, Tian X, Coman D, Hyder F, Ma M, Somlo S. Renal plasticity revealed through reversal of polycystic kidney disease in mice. Nature Genetics 2021, 53: 1649-1663. PMID: 34635846, PMCID: PMC9278957, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-021-00946-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPKD genesAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseCyst cell proliferationGene functionPolycystic kidney diseaseCell shapeGenesKidney diseaseExtracellular matrix depositionCell proliferationKidney tubule cellsNormal lumensDominant polycystic kidney diseaseUnexpected capacityPhenotypic featuresCyst progressionMatrix depositionCellsPlasticityCyst formationCystic tubulesMyofibroblast activationProliferationSquamoid cellsKidney results
2017
Temozolomide arrests glioma growth and normalizes intratumoral extracellular pH
Rao JU, Coman D, Walsh JJ, Ali MM, Huang Y, Hyder F. Temozolomide arrests glioma growth and normalizes intratumoral extracellular pH. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 7865. PMID: 28801587, PMCID: PMC5554228, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-07609-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU251 tumorsTumor microenvironmentT2-weighted MRITherapeutic responseUntreated ratsTumor volumeRat brainTumor growthTherapeutic influenceGlioma growthPeritumoral regionRatsApoptosis inductionTumorsGliomasTumor corePhysiological readoutsExtracellular pHAcidic pHeTumor boundariesProliferationMicroenvironment