2023
Nonpodocyte Roles of APOL1 Variants: An Evolving Paradigm
Pell J, Nagata S, Menon M. Nonpodocyte Roles of APOL1 Variants: An Evolving Paradigm. Kidney360 2023, 4: e1325-e1331. PMID: 37461136, PMCID: PMC10550003, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApolipoprotein L1Endothelial CellsGenotypeGlomerulosclerosis, Focal SegmentalHumansRisk FactorsConceptsApolipoprotein L1Progressive renal failureAPOL1 risk variantsImmune response genesParadigm of diseasesMechanisms of diseaseRenal failureKidney diseaseBody of evidenceImmune cellsClinical dataRecent African ancestryRisk genotypesAPOL1 variantsDiseaseEndothelial cellsPutative signaling pathwaysGenetic factorsSeminal dataPhenotype progressionCausal rolePodocytesRisk variantsSignaling pathwaysEvolving ParadigmComparative evaluation of glomerular morphometric techniques reveals differential technical artifacts between focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and normal glomeruli
Reghuvaran A, Lin Q, Basgen J, Banu K, Shi H, Vashist A, Pell J, Perinchery S, He J, Moledina D, Wilson F, Menon M. Comparative evaluation of glomerular morphometric techniques reveals differential technical artifacts between focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and normal glomeruli. Physiological Reports 2023, 11: e15688. PMID: 37423891, PMCID: PMC10329935, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15688.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
AMP-Kinase mediates regulation of glomerular volume and podocyte survival
Banu K, Lin Q, Basgen JM, Planoutene M, Wei C, Reghuvaran AC, Tian X, Shi H, Garzon F, Garzia A, Chun N, Cumpelik A, Santeusanio AD, Zhang W, Das B, Salem F, LI L, Ishibe S, Cantley LG, Kaufman L, Lemley KV, Ni Z, He JC, Murphy B, Menon MC. AMP-Kinase mediates regulation of glomerular volume and podocyte survival. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e150004. PMID: 34473647, PMCID: PMC8525649, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.150004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdenylate KinaseAdolescentAdultAgedAlbuminuriaAnimalsCell SizeCell SurvivalChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesGlomerulonephritis, MembranousGlomerulosclerosis, Focal SegmentalHumansHypertrophyInfantKidney GlomerulusMaleMiceMicrofilament ProteinsMiddle AgedNephrectomyNephrosis, LipoidNephrotic SyndromePodocytesProportional Hazards ModelsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fynYoung Adult