2012
Acute Podocyte Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF-A) Knockdown Disrupts alphaVbeta3 Integrin Signaling in the Glomerulus
Veron D, Villegas G, Aggarwal PK, Bertuccio C, Jimenez J, Velazquez H, Reidy K, Abrahamson DR, Moeckel G, Kashgarian M, Tufro A. Acute Podocyte Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF-A) Knockdown Disrupts alphaVbeta3 Integrin Signaling in the Glomerulus. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e40589. PMID: 22808199, PMCID: PMC3396653, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood PressureCells, CulturedDown-RegulationDoxycyclineEndotheliumFibronectinsGene Knockdown TechniquesIntegrin alphaVbeta3MiceModels, AnimalNeuropilin-1PhenotypePodocytesProtein BindingProteinuriaRenal InsufficiencyRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsAcute renal failureVEGF receptor 2Renal failureEndothelial cell swellingPodocyte VEGFUrine VEGFGlomerular filtration barrierLocal injuryPodocyte effacementGlomerular ultrastructureAdult miceDoxycycline exposureReceptor 2Knockdown micePodocyte cell lineControl valuesGlomeruliNeuropilin-1MiceVEGFProtein levelsCell swellingVEGF knockdownProteinuriaFiltration barrier
2010
Induction of Podocyte VEGF164 Overexpression at Different Stages of Development Causes Congenital Nephrosis or Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome
Veron D, Reidy K, Marlier A, Bertuccio C, Villegas G, Jimenez J, Kashgarian M, Tufro A. Induction of Podocyte VEGF164 Overexpression at Different Stages of Development Causes Congenital Nephrosis or Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome. American Journal Of Pathology 2010, 177: 2225-2233. PMID: 20829436, PMCID: PMC2966782, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.091146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNephrotic syndromePodocyte effacementTransgenic miceSteroid-resistant nephrotic syndromeEndothelial cellsSingle transgenic miceMultiple renal diseasesSwollen endothelial cellsCongenital nephrotic syndromeVascular endothelial growthInducible transgenic miceNormal endothelial cellsGlomerular filtration barrierRenal diseasePathogenic rolePodocyte lossMice expressMassive albuminuriaEndothelial growthCongenital nephrosisMinimal changesFoot processesMiceGlomerulomegalyAlbuminuria