2023
Thrombotic Microangiopathy and Acute Tubular Injury After Diethylene Glycol Ingestion: A Kidney Biopsy Teaching Case
Malvar G, Gunasekaran D, Mehr N, Ishibe S, Moeckel G. Thrombotic Microangiopathy and Acute Tubular Injury After Diethylene Glycol Ingestion: A Kidney Biopsy Teaching Case. Kidney Medicine 2023, 6: 100758. PMID: 38304581, PMCID: PMC10831151, DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2023.100758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute tubular injuryThrombotic microangiopathyTubular injuryEndothelial injuryPossible life-threatening complicationsDirect toxic injuryIncidence of AKIInitial gastrointestinal symptomsLife-threatening complicationsTypical clinical courseDiethylene glycol poisoningPeripheral sensorimotor neuropathyHigh mortality rateDiethylene glycol ingestionGastrointestinal symptomsClinical courseKidney biopsyGlycol ingestionSensorimotor neuropathyGlycol poisoningPathological lesionsToxic injuryGenetic predispositionUnusual caseMortality rate
2018
Pathologic Perspectives on Acute Tubular Injury Assessment in the Kidney Biopsy
Moeckel GW. Pathologic Perspectives on Acute Tubular Injury Assessment in the Kidney Biopsy. Seminars In Nephrology 2018, 38: 21-30. PMID: 29291758, DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2017.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute tubular injuryKidney biopsy analysisRenal pathology laboratoryTissue injury markersClinical time courseCell injury pathwaysTime courseNephrologists' managementInjury markersTubular injuryTubular lesionsKidney biopsyPathophysiological mechanismsTreatment modalitiesPatient managementDrug choiceEtiologic mechanismsInjury pathwaysToxic injuryPathologic perspectiveToxic etiologyBiopsy samplesClinical practiceBiopsy analysisPathology practice
2014
Renalase Prevents AKI Independent of Amine Oxidase Activity
Wang L, Velazquez H, Moeckel G, Chang J, Ham A, Lee HT, Safirstein R, Desir GV. Renalase Prevents AKI Independent of Amine Oxidase Activity. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 25: 1226-1235. PMID: 24511138, PMCID: PMC4033373, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2013060665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic injuryCatecholamine levelsRecombinant renalaseAmine oxidase activityHuman proximal tubular cellsCisplatin-induced AKITreatment of AKIWild-type miceHK-2 cellsProximal tubular cellsOxidase activityKidney injuryRenal injuryC-Jun N-terminal kinaseExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseP38 mitogen-activated protein kinaseToxic injuryRenalase proteinTubular cellsSignal-regulated kinaseIntracellular signaling cascadesRenalaseInjuryMitogen-activated protein kinaseN-terminal kinase