2018
The protective role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery
Stoppe C, Averdunk L, Goetzenich A, Soppert J, Marlier A, Kraemer S, Vieten J, Coburn M, Kowark A, Kim BS, Marx G, Rex S, Ochi A, Leng L, Moeckel G, Linkermann A, El Bounkari O, Zarbock A, Bernhagen J, Djudjaj S, Bucala R, Boor P. The protective role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery. Science Translational Medicine 2018, 10 PMID: 29769287, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aan4886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAnimalsAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteAntioxidantsCardiac Surgical ProceduresCell DeathHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansIncidenceInflammationKidneyLipid PeroxidationLipocalin-2Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMice, Inbred C57BLOxidative StressProtective AgentsProtein DomainsRecombinant ProteinsReperfusion InjuryRhabdomyolysisConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorAcute kidney injuryRecombinant macrophage migration inhibitory factorIschemia-reperfusion injuryCardiac surgeryMigration inhibitory factorTubular epithelial cellsKidney injuryHigher macrophage migration inhibitory factorIncidence of AKIPathogenesis of AKIUrinary Macrophage Migration Inhibitory FactorExperimental acute kidney injuryExperimental ischemia-reperfusion injuryInhibitory factorMyocardial ischemia-reperfusion injuryOxidative stressMIF serum concentrationsCardiac surgery patientsRenal tubular epithelial cellsConventional cardiac surgeryEpithelial cellsHours of reperfusionSetting of hypoxiaTubular cell injury
2014
Quantification and localization of M2 macrophages in human kidneys with acute tubular injury
Palmer MB, Vichot AA, Cantley LG, Moeckel GW. Quantification and localization of M2 macrophages in human kidneys with acute tubular injury. International Journal Of Nephrology And Renovascular Disease 2014, Volume 7: 415-419. PMID: 25404860, PMCID: PMC4230184, DOI: 10.2147/ijnrd.s66936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute tubular injuryMinimal change diseaseM2 macrophagesTubular epithelial cellsTubular injuryMacrophage populationsEpithelial cellsBiopsy-proven diagnosisUltra-structural examinationProximal tubule cellsTubular basement membraneBasement membraneHuman kidney sectionsHuman kidney tissueHLA-DRChange diseaseAbove diagnosisInterstitial macrophagesM1 macrophagesM2 phenotypeInterstitial macrophage populationKidney sectionsKidney tissuePatientsTubule cells
2013
Cytomegalovirus Glomerulopathy and Cytomegalovirus Interstitial Nephritis on Sequential Transplant Kidney Biopsies
Vichot AA, Formica RN, Moeckel GW. Cytomegalovirus Glomerulopathy and Cytomegalovirus Interstitial Nephritis on Sequential Transplant Kidney Biopsies. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2013, 63: 536-539. PMID: 24568687, PMCID: PMC7210789, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.08.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond biopsy specimenBiopsy specimenCMV infectionInterstitial nephritisKidney biopsyKidney transplant biopsy specimensEndothelial cellsCMV-negative patientsCMV-positive cellsCMV-positive donorsFirst biopsy specimenKidney transplant graftsSequential kidney biopsiesTransplant biopsy specimensTransplant kidney biopsiesGlomerular capillary endothelial cellsTubular epithelial cellsGlomerular capillary loopsGlomerular capillary luminaCapillary endothelial cellsCytoplasmic viral particlesKidney transplantTubular injuryLymphoplasmacytic infiltrateTransplant grafts
2010
Identification and Regulation of Reticulon 4B (Nogo-B) in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells
Marin EP, Moeckel G, Al-Lamki R, Bradley J, Yan Q, Wang T, Wright PL, Yu J, Sessa WC. Identification and Regulation of Reticulon 4B (Nogo-B) in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells. American Journal Of Pathology 2010, 177: 2765-2773. PMID: 20971739, PMCID: PMC2993268, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.100199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnilateral ureteral obstructionAcute tubular necrosisEpithelial cellsRenal tubular epithelial cellsMurine kidneyIschemia/reperfusionMeasurement of fibrosisDistal nephron segmentsRecruitment of macrophagesWild-type miceInflammatory gene expressionTubular epithelial cellsDe novo expressionHuman biopsy specimensRenal injuryTubular necrosisUreteral obstructionWT miceVascular injuryHistological damageBiopsy specimensCortical tubulesDeficient miceMacrophage recruitmentTissue injury
1997
Kidney-targeted liposome-mediated gene transfer in mice
Lai L, Moeckel G, Lien Y. Kidney-targeted liposome-mediated gene transfer in mice. Gene Therapy 1997, 4: 426-431. PMID: 9274719, DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood urea nitrogen levelsUrea nitrogen levelsRenal tubular cellsTubular epithelial cellsGene therapyRenal histologyLeft kidneyArterial injectionArterial groupParenchymal groupTubular cellsGene transferParenchymal injectionOuter medullaD-galactopyranoside stainingKidneyEpithelial cellsInterstitial compartmentCytomegalovirus immediate-early gene promoterInjectionLiposome-mediated gene deliveryTherapyΒ-galactosidase expressionTransient gene transferImmediate-early gene promoter