2023
Multiscale genetic architecture of donor-recipient differences reveals intronic LIMS1 mismatches associated with kidney transplant survival
Sun Z, Zhang Z, Banu K, Gibson I, Colvin R, Yi Z, Zhang W, De Kumar B, Reghuvaran A, Pell J, Manes T, Djamali A, Gallon L, O'Connell P, He J, Pober J, Heeger P, Menon M. Multiscale genetic architecture of donor-recipient differences reveals intronic LIMS1 mismatches associated with kidney transplant survival. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2023, 133: e170420. PMID: 37676733, PMCID: PMC10617779, DOI: 10.1172/jci170420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeath-censored graft lossHuman leukocyte antigenExpression quantitative trait lociT cellsTGF-β1TGF-β1/Smad pathwayDonor-recipient differencesKidney allograft lossChronic allograft rejectionKidney transplant survivalDonor-recipient mismatchActive TGF-β1Allograft lossGraft lossAllograft rejectionTransplant cohortPeripheral bloodLeukocyte antigenClinical trialsImmune cellsHaplotype mismatchGenome-wide scaleTransplant survivalQuantitative trait lociSingle nucleotide polymorphism data
2020
Lysis of cold‐storage‐induced microvascular obstructions for ex vivo revitalization of marginal human kidneys
DiRito JR, Hosgood SA, Reschke M, Albert C, Bracaglia LG, Ferdinand JR, Stewart BJ, Edwards CM, Vaish AG, Thiru S, Mulligan DC, Haakinson DJ, Clatworthy MR, Saltzman WM, Pober JS, Nicholson ML, Tietjen GT. Lysis of cold‐storage‐induced microvascular obstructions for ex vivo revitalization of marginal human kidneys. American Journal Of Transplantation 2020, 21: 161-173. PMID: 32627324, PMCID: PMC7775334, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansKidneyKidney TransplantationOrgan PreservationPerfusionTissue Plasminogen ActivatorConceptsNormothermic machine perfusionHuman kidneyMicrovascular obstructionMarginal organsHigh-risk donorsSevere organ shortageLikelihood of complicationsMicrovascular blood flowAccumulation of fibrinogenCold storage injuryTissue plasminogen activatorImmediate translational potentialMicrovascular pluggingRenal functionRenal injuryMachine perfusionTubular epitheliumBlood flowIntravascular releaseOrgan shortagePhysiologic impactKidneyTranslational potentialPlasminogen activatorVivo assessmentSignaling through tumor necrosis receptor 2 induces stem cell marker in CD133+ regenerating tubular epithelial cells in acute cell‐mediated rejection of human renal allografts
Bradley JR, Wang J, Bardsley V, Broecker V, Thiru S, Pober JS, Al‐Lamki R. Signaling through tumor necrosis receptor 2 induces stem cell marker in CD133+ regenerating tubular epithelial cells in acute cell‐mediated rejection of human renal allografts. American Journal Of Transplantation 2020, 20: 2380-2391. PMID: 32167668, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllograftsEpithelial CellsGraft RejectionHumansKidneyKidney TransplantationKidney TubulesNecrosisNeoplasmsStem Cells
2016
Eculizumab Therapy for Chronic Antibody‐Mediated Injury in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Kulkarni S, Kirkiles‐Smith N, Deng YH, Formica RN, Moeckel G, Broecker V, Bow L, Tomlin R, Pober JS. Eculizumab Therapy for Chronic Antibody‐Mediated Injury in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 17: 682-691. PMID: 27501352, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedChronic DiseaseComplement C5Complement Inactivating AgentsEarly Intervention, EducationalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHumansIsoantibodiesKidney Failure, ChronicKidney Function TestsKidney TransplantationLiving DonorsMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsPrognosisRisk FactorsTissue DonorsTransplant RecipientsYoung AdultConceptsDe novo donor-specific antibodiesComplement inhibitionTreatment groupsNovo donor-specific antibodiesAntibody-Mediated InjuryC1q-positive patientsDonor-specific antibodiesKidney transplant recipientsPrimary end pointEndothelial cell injuryMo of observationEculizumab therapyEculizumab treatmentHumoral injuryTransplant recipientsKidney transplantRenal functionKidney functionChronic settingEGFR trajectoriesTreatment periodCell injuryPatientsEnd pointPercentage change
2001
Expression of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors in Normal Kidney and Rejecting Renal Transplants
Al-Lamki R, Wang J, Skepper J, Thiru S, Pober J, Bradley J. Expression of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors in Normal Kidney and Rejecting Renal Transplants. Laboratory Investigation 2001, 81: 1503-1515. PMID: 11706058, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3780364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAntigens, CDColoring AgentsEosine Yellowish-(YS)Fluorescent DyesGene ExpressionGraft RejectionHematoxylinHumansKidneyKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationMicroscopy, ImmunoelectronReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IITumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsDistal convoluted tubuleNormal kidneyTubular epithelial cellsTNFR-1Renal transplantEpithelial cellsTNFR-2Acute cellular rejectionTNFR-1 expressionAcute transplant rejectionTumor necrosis factor receptorEndothelium of glomeruliNecrosis factor receptorInteraction of TNFAcute rejectionCellular rejectionTNFR expressionTransplant rejectionCultured cellsConvoluted tubulesRenal kidneyTNF receptorTNFKidneyHuman kidneyIs host endothelium a silver lining for allografts?
Pober J. Is host endothelium a silver lining for allografts? The Lancet 2001, 357: 2-3. PMID: 11197355, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)03558-3.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
1992
Expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 in human renal allografts.
Briscoe DM, Pober JS, Harmon WE, Cotran RS. Expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 in human renal allografts. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 1992, 3: 1180-5. PMID: 1282831, DOI: 10.1681/asn.v351180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticCD3 ComplexCell Adhesion MoleculesE-SelectinEndothelium, VascularGraft RejectionHumansIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Kidney TransplantationKidney Tubular Necrosis, AcuteKidney TubulesMacrophagesMonocytesPostoperative ComplicationsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTransplantation, HomologousVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ConceptsVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Cell adhesion molecule-1VCAM-1 expressionAdhesion molecule-1Renal allograftsNormal biopsiesMolecule-1Human renal allograft biopsiesMonocyte/macrophage infiltrateEndothelial VCAM-1 expressionAcute tubular necrosisRenal allograft biopsiesT-cell infiltratesT cell infiltrationHuman renal allograftsEndothelial VCAM-1Normal kidney specimensArea of infiltratesMean scoreVascular endothelial cellsAcute rejectionAllograft biopsiesTubular necrosisCell infiltrateClinicopathologic diagnosis