2019
Regulated necrosis and failed repair in cisplatin-induced chronic kidney disease
Landau SI, Guo X, Velazquez H, Torres R, Olson E, Garcia-Milian R, Moeckel GW, Desir GV, Safirstein R. Regulated necrosis and failed repair in cisplatin-induced chronic kidney disease. Kidney International 2019, 95: 797-814. PMID: 30904067, PMCID: PMC6543531, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2018.11.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseKidney injuryCisplatin-induced chronic kidney diseaseCisplatin-induced acute kidney injuryToll-like receptor 2Regulated necrosis pathwaysReversible kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney injuryProximal tubular damageKidney injury markersDoses of cisplatinEvidence of fibrosisMechanisms of progressionEffective chemotherapeutic agentWestern blot analysisFirst doseInjury markersIntraperitoneal cisplatinSignificant nephrotoxicityTubular damageKidney functionSecond doseCisplatin administration
2017
Loss of the podocyte glucocorticoid receptor exacerbates proteinuria after injury
Zhou H, Tian X, Tufro A, Moeckel G, Ishibe S, Goodwin J. Loss of the podocyte glucocorticoid receptor exacerbates proteinuria after injury. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 9833. PMID: 28852159, PMCID: PMC5575043, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10490-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKnockout miceGlucocorticoid receptorNephrotic syndromeSimilar renal functionMainstay of therapyReceptor knockout miceTreatment of proteinuriaFoot process effacementMechanism of actionImmunomodulatory therapyRenal functionGlomerular injuryProtein excretionKO miceCommon disorderNephrotoxic serumPodocyte injuryPodocyte-specific deletionMouse modelSlit diaphragm proteinsWild-type podocytesProcess effacementProteinuriaUnstimulated conditionsKnockout animalsMIF-2/D-DT enhances proximal tubular cell regeneration through SLPI- and ATF4-dependent mechanisms
Ochi A, Chen D, Schulte W, Leng L, Moeckel N, Piecychna M, Averdunk L, Stoppe C, Bucala R, Moeckel G. MIF-2/D-DT enhances proximal tubular cell regeneration through SLPI- and ATF4-dependent mechanisms. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2017, 313: f767-f780. PMID: 28539339, PMCID: PMC6148305, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00683.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivating Transcription Factor 4Acute Kidney InjuryAnimalsAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteApoptosisAutophagyCell HypoxiaCell LineCell ProliferationCyclin D1Disease Models, AnimalEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2FemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIIntramolecular OxidoreductasesKidney Tubules, ProximalMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhenotypeRegenerationReperfusion InjurySecretory Leukocyte Peptidase InhibitorSignal TransductionTime FactorsTransfectionConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorSecretory leukocyte proteinase inhibitorTubular cell regenerationProximal tubular cellsD-DTCell regenerationTubular cellsIschemic acute kidney injuryIschemia-reperfusion injury modelWild-type control miceMouse proximal tubular cellsAcute kidney injuryIschemia-reperfusion injuryRenal proximal tubular cellsMigration inhibitory factorIntegrated stress responseATF4-dependent mechanismCyclin D1 expressionEukaryotic initiation factorKidney injuryTubular injuryControl miceChemokine receptorsInjury modelInflammatory context
2015
Human Polycystin-2 Transgene Dose-Dependently Rescues ADPKD Phenotypes in Pkd2 Mutant Mice
Li A, Tian X, Zhang X, Huang S, Ma Y, Wu D, Moeckel G, Somlo S, Wu G. Human Polycystin-2 Transgene Dose-Dependently Rescues ADPKD Phenotypes in Pkd2 Mutant Mice. American Journal Of Pathology 2015, 185: 2843-2860. PMID: 26435415, PMCID: PMC4607765, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseMouse modelADPKD phenotypeSevere cystic phenotypeWild-type miceDose-dependent mannerPolycystic kidney diseaseForms of ADPKDKidney diseasePancreatic cystsEffective treatmentFunctional restorationMutant miceTransgene doseMiceCyst formationReduced proliferationEpithelial cellsCystic phenotypeKidneyLiverFurther ameliorationPC2 activityPhenotypeMolecular genetic mechanismsThree-Dimensional Morphology by Multiphoton Microscopy with Clearing in a Model of Cisplatin-Induced CKD
Torres R, Velazquez H, Chang JJ, Levene MJ, Moeckel G, Desir GV, Safirstein R. Three-Dimensional Morphology by Multiphoton Microscopy with Clearing in a Model of Cisplatin-Induced CKD. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2015, 27: 1102-1112. PMID: 26303068, PMCID: PMC4814184, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015010079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCisplatinDisease Models, AnimalImaging, Three-DimensionalMiceMicroscopy, Fluorescence, MultiphotonRenal Insufficiency, ChronicConceptsAtubular glomeruliGlomerular capsuleRole of fibrosisModel of cisplatinNew mouse modelUseful morphologic informationMultiphoton microscopyTraditional histologic methodsRenal diseaseCisplatin therapyGlomerular volumePathologic changesRenal sectionsCKDMouse modelCisplatin effectCisplatin exposureImportant causeMild increaseCuboidal cellsHistologic methodsMorphologic informationFibrosisTherapyGlomeruli
2014
GM-CSF Promotes Macrophage Alternative Activation after Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Huen SC, Huynh L, Marlier A, Lee Y, Moeckel GW, Cantley LG. GM-CSF Promotes Macrophage Alternative Activation after Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 26: 1334-1345. PMID: 25388222, PMCID: PMC4446881, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2014060612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression RegulationGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorImmunohistochemistryKidney Tubules, ProximalMacrophage ActivationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMultivariate AnalysisPhenotypeRandom AllocationReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReperfusion InjurySignal TransductionUp-RegulationConceptsIschemia/reperfusion injuryMacrophage alternative activationBone marrow-derived macrophagesAlternative activationMarrow-derived macrophagesTubular cellsGM-CSFReperfusion injuryReparative phenotypeTubular proliferationKidney ischemia/reperfusion injuryRenal ischemia/reperfusion injuryMouse proximal tubule cellsInitial kidney damageRepair phaseProximal tubule cellsTubular factorsIschemic injuryKidney damageProinflammatory macrophagesRenal repairMacrophage activationTubule cellsPharmacologic inhibitionMacrophages
2013
NALP3-mediated inflammation is a principal cause of progressive renal failure in oxalate nephropathy
Knauf F, Asplin JR, Granja I, Schmidt IM, Moeckel GW, David RJ, Flavell RA, Aronson PS. NALP3-mediated inflammation is a principal cause of progressive renal failure in oxalate nephropathy. Kidney International 2013, 84: 895-901. PMID: 23739234, PMCID: PMC3772982, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2013.207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgressive renal failureRenal failureCalcium oxalate crystal depositionCrystal-associated diseasesOverproduction of oxalateWild-type miceHigh-oxalate dietNephropathy resultsOxalate nephropathyRenal histologyKidney diseaseOxalate dietInflammatory responseNALP3 expressionDietary oxalateIntestinal oxalateOxalate homeostasisSoluble oxalateNephropathyCrystal depositionMiceMultiple disordersNALP3DietInflammationChitinase-Like Protein Brp-39/YKL-40 Modulates the Renal Response to Ischemic Injury and Predicts Delayed Allograft Function
Schmidt IM, Hall IE, Kale S, Lee S, He CH, Lee Y, Chupp GL, Moeckel GW, Lee CG, Elias JA, Parikh CR, Cantley LG. Chitinase-Like Protein Brp-39/YKL-40 Modulates the Renal Response to Ischemic Injury and Predicts Delayed Allograft Function. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2013, 24: 309-319. PMID: 23291472, PMCID: PMC3559482, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2012060579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipokinesAnimalsApoptosisBiomarkersCells, CulturedChitinase-3-Like Protein 1Delayed Graft FunctionDisease Models, AnimalEpithelial CellsGlycoproteinsHumansKidneyKidney TransplantationLectinsMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPredictive Value of TestsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReperfusion InjurySignal TransductionTransplantation, HomologousConceptsBRP-39/YKLGraft functionKidney injuryYKL-40Reparative responseDeceased donor kidney transplantationKidney ischemia/reperfusionHours of transplantImmediate graft functionDelayed graft functionTubular cell deathIschemia/reperfusionDegree of injuryAllograft functionCell apoptotic deathKidney hypoperfusionKidney transplantationSystemic hypotensionRenal failureIschemic injuryRenal ischemiaRenal responseUrinary levelsBRP-39Activation of Akt
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
2009
Deletion of the Met receptor in the collecting duct decreases renal repair following ureteral obstruction
Ma H, Saenko M, Opuko A, Togawa A, Soda K, Marlier A, Moeckel GW, Cantley LG, Ishibe S. Deletion of the Met receptor in the collecting duct decreases renal repair following ureteral obstruction. Kidney International 2009, 76: 868-876. PMID: 19675527, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2009.304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral obstructionFibrotic responseKnockout miceMet receptorAcute tubular necrosisPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1Unilateral ureteral obstructionTubular cell proliferationActivator inhibitor-1Conditional knockout miceHepatocyte growth factorKidney injuryRenal injuryTubular necrosisFunctional recoveryInterstitial fibrosisCre miceRenal repairNephron injuryControl littermatesObstructionGrowth factorMiceInhibitor-1InjuryResolution of renal inflammation: a new role for NF-κB1 (p50) in inflammatory kidney diseases
Panzer U, Steinmetz OM, Turner JE, Meyer-Schwesinger C, von Ruffer C, Meyer TN, Zahner G, Gómez-Guerrero C, Schmid RM, Helmchen U, Moeckel GW, Wolf G, Stahl RA, Thaiss F. Resolution of renal inflammation: a new role for NF-κB1 (p50) in inflammatory kidney diseases. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2009, 297: f429-f439. PMID: 19458123, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90435.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActive Transport, Cell NucleusAcute DiseaseAnimalsAntilymphocyte SerumBlotting, SouthwesternCells, CulturedChemokinesDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsGlomerulonephritisImmunohistochemistryKidney GlomerulusLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNephritisNF-kappa B p50 SubunitNF-kappa B p52 SubunitProtein MultimerizationRatsRats, WistarRemission, SpontaneousTime FactorsTranscription Factor RelATranscription Factor RelBConceptsNF-kappaBRenal inflammationTissue injuryNF-kappaB p50 knockout miceRenal inflammatory cell infiltrationHighest chemokine expressionP50 knockout miceRenal tissue injuryResolution of LPSGlomerular immune injuryInflammatory kidney diseasesInflammatory cell infiltrationRenal inflammatory diseaseProinflammatory gene expressionModel of glomerulonephritisTranscription factor NF-kappaBResolution periodImmune injuryRenal diseaseChemokine expressionAcute nephritisKidney diseaseCell infiltrationInflammatory diseasesInflammatory process
2008
Apoptosis of the Thick Ascending Limb Results in Acute Kidney Injury
Srichai MB, Hao C, Davis L, Golovin A, Zhao M, Moeckel G, Dunn S, Bulus N, Harris RC, Zent R, Breyer MD. Apoptosis of the Thick Ascending Limb Results in Acute Kidney Injury. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2008, 19: 1538-1546. PMID: 18495962, PMCID: PMC2488270, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2007101101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryKidney injuryToxin-induced acute kidney injurySevere acute kidney injuryNovel transgenic mouse modelAdministration of gancyclovirIschemia/reperfusionBlood urea nitrogenTransgenic mouse modelToxin-induced injuryThick ascending limbHerpes simplex virus 1 thymidine kinase geneCreatinine levelsNeutrophil infiltrationAcute injuryControl miceInjury resultsMouse modelTransgenic miceUrea nitrogenProximal tubulesTAL cellsAscending limbInjuryTubular segmentsFibrocystin/Polyductin Modulates Renal Tubular Formation by Regulating Polycystin-2 Expression and Function
Kim I, Fu Y, Hui K, Moeckel G, Mai W, Li C, Liang D, Zhao P, Ma J, Chen XZ, George AL, Coffey RJ, Feng ZP, Wu G. Fibrocystin/Polyductin Modulates Renal Tubular Formation by Regulating Polycystin-2 Expression and Function. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2008, 19: 455-468. PMID: 18235088, PMCID: PMC2391052, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2007070770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibrocystin/polyductinPC2 channel activityRenal cystic phenotypeGene-targeted mutationPolycystic kidney diseaseCultured renal epithelial cellsAutosomal recessive polycystic kidney diseaseHuman autosomal recessive polycystic kidney diseaseCommon molecular pathwaysEpithelial cellsRecessive polycystic kidney diseaseRenal epithelial cellsAberrant ciliogenesisKidney diseasePolycystin-2Polycystin-2 expressionPrimary ciliaCystic phenotypeSingle mutationMolecular pathwaysGenetic modifiersPhenotypic characteristicsMutationsMolecular interactionsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
2006
Glomerular injury is exacerbated in diabetic integrin α1-null mice
Zent R, Yan X, Su Y, Hudson B, Borza D, Moeckel G, Qi Z, Sado Y, Breyer M, Voziyan P, Pozzi A. Glomerular injury is exacerbated in diabetic integrin α1-null mice. Kidney International 2006, 70: 460-470. PMID: 16775606, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBasement MembraneCell DivisionCell MovementCells, CulturedCollagen Type IVDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic NephropathiesDisease Models, AnimalGlomerular Filtration RateGlucoseGlycation End Products, AdvancedIntegrin alpha1Integrin alpha1beta1MaleMesangial CellsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, KnockoutOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesConceptsGlomerular filtration rateWild-type miceDiabetic wild-type miceDiabetic nephropathyGlomerular injuryCollagen depositionMesangial cellsGlomerular basement membrane thickeningCollagen IVGlomerular collagen IVIntegrin alpha1-null miceNon-diabetic miceIntegrin α1-null miceBasement membrane thickeningDiabetic mutant mouseGlomerular collagen depositionROS productionCollagen IV productionSTZ injectionWeek 24Renal diseaseGlomerular depositionWeek 36Week 12Filtration rate
2002
Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor blocks expression of mediators of renal injury in a model of diabetes and hypertension1
Cheng HF, Wang CJ, Moeckel GW, Zhang MZ, Mckanna JA, Harris RC. Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor blocks expression of mediators of renal injury in a model of diabetes and hypertension1. Kidney International 2002, 62: 929-939. PMID: 12164875, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2002.00520.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOX-2 expressionCOX-2 inhibitorsDiabetic groupRenal injuryDiabetic ratsImmunoreactive COX-2 expressionCortical thick ascending limbSelective COX-2 inhibitorsSystolic blood pressureModel of diabetesVascular endothelial growth factorDevelopment of glomerulosclerosisCOX-2 inhibitionThick ascending limbEndothelial growth factorMesangial sclerosis indexTubulointerstitial injuryDiabetic nephropathyBlood pressureChronic treatmentSubtotal nephrectomySclerosis indexBlood glucoseMacula densaRenal cortex