2014
GM-CSF Promotes Macrophage Alternative Activation after Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Huen SC, Huynh L, Marlier A, Lee Y, Moeckel GW, Cantley LG. GM-CSF Promotes Macrophage Alternative Activation after Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 26: 1334-1345. PMID: 25388222, PMCID: PMC4446881, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2014060612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression RegulationGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorImmunohistochemistryKidney Tubules, ProximalMacrophage ActivationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMultivariate AnalysisPhenotypeRandom AllocationReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReperfusion InjurySignal TransductionUp-RegulationConceptsIschemia/reperfusion injuryMacrophage alternative activationBone marrow-derived macrophagesAlternative activationMarrow-derived macrophagesTubular cellsGM-CSFReperfusion injuryReparative phenotypeTubular proliferationKidney ischemia/reperfusion injuryRenal ischemia/reperfusion injuryMouse proximal tubule cellsInitial kidney damageRepair phaseProximal tubule cellsTubular factorsIschemic injuryKidney damageProinflammatory macrophagesRenal repairMacrophage activationTubule cellsPharmacologic inhibitionMacrophages
2009
Deletion of the Met receptor in the collecting duct decreases renal repair following ureteral obstruction
Ma H, Saenko M, Opuko A, Togawa A, Soda K, Marlier A, Moeckel GW, Cantley LG, Ishibe S. Deletion of the Met receptor in the collecting duct decreases renal repair following ureteral obstruction. Kidney International 2009, 76: 868-876. PMID: 19675527, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2009.304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral obstructionFibrotic responseKnockout miceMet receptorAcute tubular necrosisPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1Unilateral ureteral obstructionTubular cell proliferationActivator inhibitor-1Conditional knockout miceHepatocyte growth factorKidney injuryRenal injuryTubular necrosisFunctional recoveryInterstitial fibrosisCre miceRenal repairNephron injuryControl littermatesObstructionGrowth factorMiceInhibitor-1Injury