2012
Resolution of proteinuria in a patient with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis following BiPAP initiation for obesity hypoventilation syndrome.
Hall IE, Kashgarian M, Moeckel GW, Dahl NK. Resolution of proteinuria in a patient with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis following BiPAP initiation for obesity hypoventilation syndrome. Clinical Nephrology 2012, 77: 62-5. PMID: 22185970, DOI: 10.5414/cn106859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaFocal segmental glomerulosclerosisSleep apneaSegmental glomerulosclerosisBi-level positive airway pressureSecondary focal segmental glomerulosclerosisObesity hypoventilation syndromePositive airway pressureResolution of proteinuriaPatient's proteinuriaGlomerular hyperfiltrationAirway pressureSevere obesityHypoventilation syndromeHeavy proteinuriaComplete resolutionProteinuriaGlomerulosclerosisApneaObesityPatientsTreatmentHyperfiltrationSyndrome
2004
Lack of Integrin α1β1 Leads to Severe Glomerulosclerosis after Glomerular Injury
Chen X, Moeckel G, Morrow JD, Cosgrove D, Harris RC, Fogo AB, Zent R, Pozzi A. Lack of Integrin α1β1 Leads to Severe Glomerulosclerosis after Glomerular Injury. American Journal Of Pathology 2004, 165: 617-630. PMID: 15277235, PMCID: PMC1618576, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63326-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere glomerulosclerosisGlomerular injuryIntegrin alpha1-null miceSeverity of fibrosisCollagen IV accumulationWild-type miceHost genetic susceptibilityMetabolism of collagenReactive oxygen species productionFibrotic lesionsIntegrin alpha1beta1Oxygen species productionAdriamycin treatmentMesangial cellsMatrix accumulationGenetic susceptibilityInjuryGlomerulosclerosisFibrosisCell proliferationROS productionSpecies productionROS synthesisIntegrin α1β1Mice