2014
Role of medullary progenitor cells in epithelial cell migration and proliferation
Chen D, Chen Z, Zhang Y, Park C, Al-Omari A, Moeckel GW. Role of medullary progenitor cells in epithelial cell migration and proliferation. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2014, 307: f64-f74. PMID: 24808539, PMCID: PMC4080159, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00547.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgenitor cellsEpithelial cell migrationSide populationInterstitial cell lineEpithelial cellsBone marrow-derived stem cellsCell migrationMarrow-derived stem cellsInjury repairMedullary interstitiumDuct cellsInner medullaCell proliferationCell linesProliferationTubule formationStem cellsInterstitial progenitor cellsDifferentiation mediumCellsPhenotypic characteristicsCritical roleIMCD3 cellsPGE2CXCR4
2004
Lack of Integrin α1β1 Leads to Severe Glomerulosclerosis after Glomerular Injury
Chen X, Moeckel G, Morrow JD, Cosgrove D, Harris RC, Fogo AB, Zent R, Pozzi A. Lack of Integrin α1β1 Leads to Severe Glomerulosclerosis after Glomerular Injury. American Journal Of Pathology 2004, 165: 617-630. PMID: 15277235, PMCID: PMC1618576, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63326-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere glomerulosclerosisGlomerular injuryIntegrin alpha1-null miceSeverity of fibrosisCollagen IV accumulationWild-type miceHost genetic susceptibilityMetabolism of collagenReactive oxygen species productionFibrotic lesionsIntegrin alpha1beta1Oxygen species productionAdriamycin treatmentMesangial cellsMatrix accumulationGenetic susceptibilityInjuryGlomerulosclerosisFibrosisCell proliferationROS productionSpecies productionROS synthesisIntegrin α1β1Mice