2019
Chapter 83 Adaptive Immunity and Critical Illness
Schulte W, Maerz L, Moeckel G, Bucala R. Chapter 83 Adaptive Immunity and Critical Illness. 2019, 483-487. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-44942-7.00083-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute kidney injuryCritical illnessEnd-stage renal diseaseChronic kidney diseaseChallenging clinical conditionIschemia-reperfusion injuryComplex disease processAdaptive immune systemAKI pathophysiologyKidney injuryHospitalized patientsRenal diseaseKidney diseaseInflammatory processCommon causeClinical conditionsAdaptive immunityLong-term consequencesDisease processImmune systemSubsequent treatmentInjuryIllnessDiseaseCurrent knowledge
2018
Semaphorin 7A in circulating regulatory T cells is increased in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease and decreases with tolvaptan treatment
Lee Y, Blount KL, Dai F, Thompson S, Scher JK, Bitterman S, Droher M, Herzog EL, Moeckel G, Karihaloo A, Dahl NK. Semaphorin 7A in circulating regulatory T cells is increased in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease and decreases with tolvaptan treatment. Clinical And Experimental Nephrology 2018, 22: 906-916. PMID: 29453607, DOI: 10.1007/s10157-018-1542-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseEnd-stage renal diseaseRenal fibrosisSEMA7A expressionADPKD patientsTolvaptan treatmentPolycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseNumber of PBMCsExpression of SEMA7ASubsequent renal fibrosisMarkers of inflammationRegulatory T cellsADPKD kidneysBlood mononuclear cellsImmunomodulating proteinsRenal diseaseMononuclear cellsSmall kidneysKidney fibrosisLiver fibrosisRenal cystsSemaphorin 7AT cells
2017
Interstitial inflammation and interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy predict renal survival in lupus nephritis
Wilson PC, Kashgarian M, Moeckel G. Interstitial inflammation and interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy predict renal survival in lupus nephritis. Clinical Kidney Journal 2017, 11: 207-218. PMID: 29644061, PMCID: PMC5888814, DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfx093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRenal survivalWorse renal survivalInterstitial inflammationLupus nephritisInterstitial fibrosisTubular atrophyInflammation gradeClass IVEnd-stage renal diseaseRenal Pathology Society classificationCox proportional hazards modelBiopsy-proven lupusChronic glomerular lesionsProportional hazards modelDose-dependent mannerBaseline characteristicsSerum creatinineInitial biopsyRenal diseaseClinical outcomesGlomerular lesionsStratifies riskMedical recordsSociety classificationMultivariable model
2015
A Nodular Foreign Body Reaction in a Dialysis Patient Receiving Long-term Treatment With Lanthanum Carbonate
Valika AK, Jain D, Jaffe PE, Moeckel G, Brewster UC. A Nodular Foreign Body Reaction in a Dialysis Patient Receiving Long-term Treatment With Lanthanum Carbonate. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2015, 67: 128-132. PMID: 26385816, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.07.033.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseLanthanum carbonate treatmentUpper gastrointestinal bleedSimilar pathologic findingsLong-term treatmentCollections of histiocytesForeign body reactionGastrointestinal bleedGastrointestinal bleedingUpper endoscopyDialysis patientsHIV infectionRenal diseaseComorbid conditionsPathologic findingsAdverse reactionsHyperechoic materialEndoscopic ultrasoundHyperplastic epitheliumPhosphate bindersGiant cellsLanthanum carbonateGranular cytoplasmic materialPatientsBody reactionThree-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 informationFibrosisTherapyGlomeruliComparison of amyloid deposition in human kidney biopsies as predictor of poor patient outcome
Castano E, Palmer MB, Vigneault C, Luciano R, Wong S, Moeckel G. Comparison of amyloid deposition in human kidney biopsies as predictor of poor patient outcome. BMC Nephrology 2015, 16: 64. PMID: 25924613, PMCID: PMC4424547, DOI: 10.1186/s12882-015-0046-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseAmyloid depositionPatient outcomesAmyloid depositsBiopsy-proven renal amyloidosisHistological localizationHigher serum creatinineInterstitial inflammatory infiltrateStage renal diseaseUrine protein levelsGlomerular amyloid depositionGlomerular amyloid depositsPoor patient outcomesGlomerular capillary loopsHuman kidney biopsiesDifferent study groupsStudent's t-testGlomerular amyloidosisOverall survivalSerum creatinineVascular amyloidosisKidney biopsyRenal diseaseInflammatory infiltrateClinical parameters
2009
Resolution of renal inflammation: a new role for NF-κB1 (p50) in inflammatory kidney diseases
Panzer U, Steinmetz OM, Turner JE, Meyer-Schwesinger C, von Ruffer C, Meyer TN, Zahner G, Gómez-Guerrero C, Schmid RM, Helmchen U, Moeckel GW, Wolf G, Stahl RA, Thaiss F. Resolution of renal inflammation: a new role for NF-κB1 (p50) in inflammatory kidney diseases. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2009, 297: f429-f439. PMID: 19458123, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90435.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActive Transport, Cell NucleusAcute DiseaseAnimalsAntilymphocyte SerumBlotting, SouthwesternCells, CulturedChemokinesDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsGlomerulonephritisImmunohistochemistryKidney GlomerulusLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNephritisNF-kappa B p50 SubunitNF-kappa B p52 SubunitProtein MultimerizationRatsRats, WistarRemission, SpontaneousTime FactorsTranscription Factor RelATranscription Factor RelBConceptsNF-kappaBRenal inflammationTissue injuryNF-kappaB p50 knockout miceRenal inflammatory cell infiltrationHighest chemokine expressionP50 knockout miceRenal tissue injuryResolution of LPSGlomerular immune injuryInflammatory kidney diseasesInflammatory cell infiltrationRenal inflammatory diseaseProinflammatory gene expressionModel of glomerulonephritisTranscription factor NF-kappaBResolution periodImmune injuryRenal diseaseChemokine expressionAcute nephritisKidney diseaseCell infiltrationInflammatory diseasesInflammatory process
2007
Puromycin Induces Reversible Proteinuric Injury in Transgenic Mice Expressing Cyclooxygenase-2 in Podocytes
Jo YI, Cheng H, Wang S, Moeckel GW, Harris RC. Puromycin Induces Reversible Proteinuric Injury in Transgenic Mice Expressing Cyclooxygenase-2 in Podocytes. Nephron 2007, 107: e87-e94. PMID: 17890881, DOI: 10.1159/000108653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOX-2 expressionCOX-2-specific inhibitorsCOX-2 mRNATransgenic miceFoot process effacementDay 3COX-2Process effacementEndogenous COX-2 mRNAImmunoreactive COX-2Progressive renal diseaseCOX-2 overexpressionFoot process fusionCyclooxygenase-2 inhibitorRenal diseaseGlomerular injurySignificant albuminuriaCyclooxygenase-2Further injuryReal-time PCRDay 1Nephrin mRNADay 10AlbuminuriaMice
2006
Glomerular injury is exacerbated in diabetic integrin α1-null mice
Zent R, Yan X, Su Y, Hudson B, Borza D, Moeckel G, Qi Z, Sado Y, Breyer M, Voziyan P, Pozzi A. Glomerular injury is exacerbated in diabetic integrin α1-null mice. Kidney International 2006, 70: 460-470. PMID: 16775606, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBasement MembraneCell DivisionCell MovementCells, CulturedCollagen Type IVDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic NephropathiesDisease Models, AnimalGlomerular Filtration RateGlucoseGlycation End Products, AdvancedIntegrin alpha1Integrin alpha1beta1MaleMesangial CellsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, KnockoutOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesConceptsGlomerular filtration rateWild-type miceDiabetic wild-type miceDiabetic nephropathyGlomerular injuryCollagen depositionMesangial cellsGlomerular basement membrane thickeningCollagen IVGlomerular collagen IVIntegrin alpha1-null miceNon-diabetic miceIntegrin α1-null miceBasement membrane thickeningDiabetic mutant mouseGlomerular collagen depositionROS productionCollagen IV productionSTZ injectionWeek 24Renal diseaseGlomerular depositionWeek 36Week 12Filtration rate