2011
Preactivation of AMPK by metformin may ameliorate the epithelial cell damage caused by renal ischemia
Seo-Mayer PW, Thulin G, Zhang L, Alves DS, Ardito T, Kashgarian M, Caplan MJ. Preactivation of AMPK by metformin may ameliorate the epithelial cell damage caused by renal ischemia. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2011, 301: f1346-f1357. PMID: 21849490, PMCID: PMC3233870, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00420.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial cell polarityMDCK cellsPlasma membrane domainsIon transport proteinsEpithelial cell organizationCellular energy sensorAMPK activator metforminMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsBasolateral plasma membraneShort hairpin RNACanine kidney cellsCell polarityImmunofluoresence localizationRenal epithelial cellsMembrane domainsNa-K-ATPaseProtein kinaseAMPK activatorPlasma membraneVesicular compartmentsAMPK activityTransport proteinsEnergy sensorMolecular consequencesBasolateral localization
2004
Paracellular Cl- permeability is regulated by WNK4 kinase: Insight into normal physiology and hypertension
Kahle KT, MacGregor GG, Wilson FH, Van Hoek AN, Brown D, Ardito T, Kashgarian M, Giebisch G, Hebert SC, Boulpaep EL, Lifton RP. Paracellular Cl- permeability is regulated by WNK4 kinase: Insight into normal physiology and hypertension. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 14877-14882. PMID: 15465913, PMCID: PMC522037, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0406172101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPseudohypoaldosteronism type IIPHAII-mutant WNK4Paracellular fluxPotent antihypertensive agentTight junction proteinsTight junctionsAntihypertensive agentsParacellular ion fluxPharmacologic propertiesTight junction structureTranscellular transportersWild-type WNK4Normal physiologyHypertensionTransepithelial resistanceWNK signalingKidney epitheliumTight junction formationParacellular pathwayWNK4Effect of WNK4EpitheliumType IIWNK4 kinaseHomeostasis
1992
Indomethacin promotes germinal matrix microvessel maturation in the newborn beagle pup.
Ment L, Stewart W, Ardito T, Huang E, Madri J. Indomethacin promotes germinal matrix microvessel maturation in the newborn beagle pup. Stroke 1992, 23: 1132-1137. PMID: 1636188, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.23.8.1132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNewborn beagle pupsPostnatal day 2Germinal matrixPostnatal ageBeagle pupsIntraventricular hemorrhageVessel densityDay 2Postnatal day 1Laminin depositionMechanism of actionMicrovessel maturationStudy medicationBeta 1 integrinImmunohistochemical studyPostnatal dayDose i.Animal studiesDay 1IndomethacinNewborn pupsHemorrhageBasement membrane depositionBuffered formalinCollagen staining
1991
Beagle pup germinal matrix maturation studies.
Ment L, Stewart W, Ardito T, Madri J. Beagle pup germinal matrix maturation studies. Stroke 1991, 22: 390-395. PMID: 2003309, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.22.3.390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-smooth muscle actinIntraventricular hemorrhageDay 1Muscle actinRisk periodGlial fibrillary acidic proteinGerminal matrix vasculatureNewborn beagle pupsPostnatal day 1Postnatal day 4Postnatal day 10Fibrillary acidic proteinGerminal matrix vesselsGerminal matrix tissuePreterm infantsImmunohistochemical studyPerinatal maturationPostnatal dayBeagle pupsVessel densityHemorrhageExtracellular matrix componentsDay 4Day 10Basement membrane proteins