Podocyte Glucocorticoid Receptors Are Essential for Glomerular Endothelial Cell Homeostasis in Diabetes Mellitus
Srivastava SP, Zhou H, Setia O, Dardik A, Fernandez‐Hernando C, Goodwin J. Podocyte Glucocorticoid Receptors Are Essential for Glomerular Endothelial Cell Homeostasis in Diabetes Mellitus. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e019437. PMID: 34308664, PMCID: PMC8475689, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.019437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic nephropathySegmental fibrosisFatty acid metabolismDiabetes mellitusEndothelial cellsPrimary podocytesReceptor knockout micePathogenesis of proteinuriaAdministration of streptozotocinProfibrotic gene expressionAcid metabolismGlomerular endothelial cellsSmooth muscle actinEndothelial cell homeostasisCarnitine palmitoyltransferase 1AFatty acid oxidationBackground ProteinuriaWorsened fibrosisClinical characteristicsFibrotic featuresGlomerular fibrosisGlomerular homeostasisPatient managementControl littermatesSevere disease