2023
Longitudinal biomarkers and kidney disease progression after acute kidney injury
Wen Y, Xu L, Melchinger I, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Moledina D, Coca S, Hsu C, Go A, Liu K, Siew E, Ikizler T, Chinchilli V, Kaufman J, Kimmel P, Himmelfarb J, Cantley L, Parikh C, Consortium T. Longitudinal biomarkers and kidney disease progression after acute kidney injury. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e167731. PMID: 36951957, PMCID: PMC10243801, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.167731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryIschemic reperfusion injuryKidney disease progressionKidney injuryTubular healthDisease progressionChronic kidney disease (CKD) incidenceCox proportional hazards regressionMurine acute kidney injuryKidney disease incidenceUrine KIM-1Proportional hazards regressionCKD progressionCKD transitionUrine uromodulinIncident CKDComposite outcomeKidney atrophyProspective cohortReperfusion injuryHazards regressionKIM-1Prognostic valueMCP-1Initial insult
2021
Biomarkers of inflammation and repair in kidney disease progression
Puthumana J, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Xu L, Coca SG, Garg AX, Himmelfarb J, Bhatraju PK, Ikizler T, Siew E, Ware LB, Liu KD, Go AS, Kaufman JS, Kimmel PL, Chinchilli VM, Cantley L, Parikh CR. Biomarkers of inflammation and repair in kidney disease progression. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2021, 131 PMID: 33290282, PMCID: PMC7843225, DOI: 10.1172/jci139927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney disease progressionComposite kidney outcomeChronic kidney diseaseDisease progressionEGFR declineKidney outcomesRenal atrophyMouse modelMonocyte chemoattractant protein-1CHI3L1 mRNA expressionComposite renal outcomeGreater eGFR declineIntroductionAcute kidney injuryProspective cohort studyGlomerular filtration rateBiomarkers of inflammationProgressive renal fibrosisYKL-40 levelsChemoattractant protein-1Traditional clinical variablesLong-term progressionLoop of HenleMultimarker scoreRenal outcomesKidney injury
2019
Tubular GM-CSF Promotes Late MCP-1/CCR2-Mediated Fibrosis and Inflammation after Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Xu L, Sharkey D, Cantley LG. Tubular GM-CSF Promotes Late MCP-1/CCR2-Mediated Fibrosis and Inflammation after Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 1825-1840. PMID: 31315923, PMCID: PMC6779361, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019010068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemia/reperfusion injuryWild-type miceTubular cellsTubular injuryReperfusion injuryImmune cellsKidney ischemia/reperfusion injuryUnilateral ischemia/reperfusion injuryMCP-1/CCR2Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1Initial kidney damageInjured tubular cellsKidney 14 daysKidney injury markersProgressive interstitial fibrosisProfibrotic growth factorsChemoattractant protein-1MCP-1 receptorGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorRenal tubular cellsNumber of macrophagesTime of repairColony-stimulating factorCoculture of macrophagesMacrophages persist
2012
5-Cholesten-3β,25-Diol 3-Sulfate Decreases Lipid Accumulation in Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mouse Model
Xu L, Kim JK, Bai Q, Zhang X, Kakiyama G, Min HK, Sanyal AJ, Pandak WM, Ren S. 5-Cholesten-3β,25-Diol 3-Sulfate Decreases Lipid Accumulation in Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mouse Model. Molecular Pharmacology 2012, 83: 648-658. PMID: 23258548, PMCID: PMC3583496, DOI: 10.1124/mol.112.081505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetyl-CoA CarboxylaseAcetyltransferasesAnimalsCholesterol EstersDiet, High-FatFas ReceptorFatty AcidsFatty LiverFemaleGene ExpressionGlucose Tolerance TestGlycerol-3-Phosphate O-AcyltransferaseHydroxycholesterolsInflammationInsulinInsulin ResistanceInterleukin-1alphaInterleukin-1betaLipid MetabolismLipidsLiverMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseSignal TransductionSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseHigh-fat dietLong-term treatmentAcute treatmentTolerance testLipid accumulationMouse modelDiet-induced NAFLD mouse modelNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) mouse modelSREBP-1cLipid homeostasisFatty liver diseaseLiver X receptor αNAFLD mouse modelGlucose tolerance testSerum lipid levelsInsulin tolerance testHepatic lipid accumulationDisease mouse modelDecreases lipid accumulationTumor necrosis factorLipid-induced inflammationAcetyl-CoA carboxylase 1X receptor αSREBP-1c expression