2014
Semaphorin3a Promotes Advanced Diabetic Nephropathy
Aggarwal PK, Veron D, Thomas DB, Siegel D, Moeckel G, Kashgarian M, Tufro A. Semaphorin3a Promotes Advanced Diabetic Nephropathy. Diabetes 2014, 64: 1743-1759. PMID: 25475434, PMCID: PMC4407856, DOI: 10.2337/db14-0719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsChromonesCollagen Type IVDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic NephropathiesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayGene Expression RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansIntegrin alphaVbeta3LamininMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMicrofilament ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMixed Function OxygenasesNerve Tissue ProteinsPodocytesProteinuriaReceptors, Cell SurfaceRenal InsufficiencySemaphorin-3AWT1 ProteinsXanthonesConceptsAdvanced diabetic nephropathyDiabetic nephropathyRenal insufficiencyDiffuse podocyte foot process effacementPodocyte foot process effacementSevere diabetic nephropathyCollagen IV accumulationPotential therapeutic targetFoot process effacementGlomerular nodulesKimmelstiel-WilsonRenal biopsyGlomerular filtration barrierNodular glomerulosclerosisDiabetic miceMassive proteinuriaNovel therapiesDisease outcomePathogenic factorsTargetable pathwaysTherapeutic targetProcess effacementBarrier abnormalitiesFunction miceNephropathy
2011
Podocyte vascular endothelial growth factor (Vegf164) overexpression causes severe nodular glomerulosclerosis in a mouse model of type 1 diabetes
Veron D, Bertuccio CA, Marlier A, Reidy K, Garcia AM, Jimenez J, Velazquez H, Kashgarian M, Moeckel GW, Tufro A. Podocyte vascular endothelial growth factor (Vegf164) overexpression causes severe nodular glomerulosclerosis in a mouse model of type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia 2011, 54: 1227-1241. PMID: 21318407, PMCID: PMC3397150, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-2034-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCreatinineDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetic NephropathiesDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionPodocytesPolymerase Chain ReactionSemaphorin-3ATandem Mass SpectrometryVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsDiabetic nephropathyNodular glomerulosclerosisDiabetic glomerulopathyMouse modelMassive proteinuriaExcessive vascular endothelial growth factorTransgenic miceStreptozotocin-induced mouse modelVascular endothelial growth factor overexpressionGlomerular basement membrane thickeningAdvanced diabetic glomerulopathyControl diabetic miceOnset of diabetesBasement membrane thickeningVascular endothelial growth factorType 1 diabetesGrowth factor overexpressionAdult transgenic miceEndothelial growth factorVEGF receptor 2Kimmelstiel-WilsonSystemic VEGFDiabetic micePathogenic roleRenal morphology