2020
Kidney tissue hypoxia dictates T cell–mediated injury in murine lupus nephritis
Chen PM, Wilson PC, Shyer JA, Veselits M, Steach HR, Cui C, Moeckel G, Clark MR, Craft J. Kidney tissue hypoxia dictates T cell–mediated injury in murine lupus nephritis. Science Translational Medicine 2020, 12 PMID: 32269165, PMCID: PMC8055156, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay1620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypoxia-inducible factor-1Lupus nephritisT cellsTissue hypoxiaT-cell-mediated injuryCell-mediated injuryHIF-1 blockadeKidney tissue hypoxiaSystemic lupus erythematosusHuman lupus nephritisMurine lupus nephritisRenal injuryAutoimmune injuryLupus erythematosusAutoimmune diseasesImmune cellsRenal tissueMurine modelTissue damageMore hypoxicNephritisInjuryLow oxygen tensionOxygen tensionFactor 1
2017
Interstitial inflammation and interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy predict renal survival in lupus nephritis
Wilson PC, Kashgarian M, Moeckel G. Interstitial inflammation and interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy predict renal survival in lupus nephritis. Clinical Kidney Journal 2017, 11: 207-218. PMID: 29644061, PMCID: PMC5888814, DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfx093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRenal survivalWorse renal survivalInterstitial inflammationLupus nephritisInterstitial fibrosisTubular atrophyInflammation gradeClass IVEnd-stage renal diseaseRenal Pathology Society classificationCox proportional hazards modelBiopsy-proven lupusChronic glomerular lesionsProportional hazards modelDose-dependent mannerBaseline characteristicsSerum creatinineInitial biopsyRenal diseaseClinical outcomesGlomerular lesionsStratifies riskMedical recordsSociety classificationMultivariable model