2000
G1 kinases and transforming growth factor-β; signaling are associated with a growth pattern switch in diabetes-induced renal growth
Huang H, Preisig P. G1 kinases and transforming growth factor-β; signaling are associated with a growth pattern switch in diabetes-induced renal growth. Kidney International 2000, 58: 162-172. PMID: 10886561, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00151.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCDC2-CDC28 KinasesCyclin ECyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent KinasesDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic NephropathiesDNA-Binding ProteinsG1 PhaseHyperplasiaHypertrophyKidney Tubules, ProximalMaleProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaSignal TransductionSmad2 ProteinSmad4 ProteinTrans-ActivatorsTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsReceptor II expressionCyclin E kinase activityReceptor expressionRenal growthGrowth factor beta receptor expressionTGF-beta receptor II expressionBaseline levelsProximal tubule cell growthTGF-beta receptor expressionBody weight ratioCdk2/cyclin E kinase activityCdk2/cyclin E complexesCyclin DRenal proximal tubulesDiabetes mellitusDiabetic ratsTGF-beta signalingDiabetic stateCyclin E complexGrowth patternDay 2Proximal tubulesDay 4Day 10Tubule growth
1999
Size does matter: Will knockout of p21WAF1/CIP1 save the kidney by limiting compensatory renal growth?
Al-Awqati Q, Preisig P. Size does matter: Will knockout of p21WAF1/CIP1 save the kidney by limiting compensatory renal growth? Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 10551-10553. PMID: 10485857, PMCID: PMC33735, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.19.10551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhat Makes Cells Grow Larger and How Do They Do It? Renal Hypertrophy Revisited
Preisig P. What Makes Cells Grow Larger and How Do They Do It? Renal Hypertrophy Revisited. Experimental Nephrology 1999, 7: 273-283. PMID: 10450014, DOI: 10.1159/000020614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell cycle-dependent mechanismCell cycle-independent mechanismsCell cycle processRegulation of processesRenal hypertrophyProtein degradationChronic potassium deficiencyCompensatory renal growthChronic metabolic acidosisDevelopment of hypertrophyCompensatory renal hypertrophyPotassium deficiencyDiabetes mellitusMetabolic acidosisLysosomal enzymesRenal growthCell sizeHypertrophyCell numberInitial eventProtein feedingRegulationVivo studiesCell culture studiesCycle process
1997
Media acidification inhibits TGF beta-mediated growth suppression in cultured rabbit proximal tubule cells.
Tovbin D, Franch HA, Alpern RJ, Preisig PA. Media acidification inhibits TGF beta-mediated growth suppression in cultured rabbit proximal tubule cells. Proceedings Of The Association Of American Physicians 1997, 109: 572-9. PMID: 9394419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect antiproliferative effectRabbit proximal tubule cellsProximal tubule cellsAntiproliferative effectsGrowth-suppressive effectsMetabolic acidosisCultured rabbit proximal tubule cellsTubule cellsChronic metabolic acidosisInhibits cell cycle progressionRenal functionRenal growthMitogen-stimulated cellsRenal epithelial cellsProgressive lossHyperplasiaHypertrophyCell cycle progressionEpithelial cellsPrimary culturesPRB phosphorylationAcidosisEGF-induced phosphorylationGrowth suppressionCycle progression