Macrophages Promote Cyst Growth in Polycystic Kidney Disease
Karihaloo A, Koraishy F, Huen SC, Lee Y, Merrick D, Caplan MJ, Somlo S, Cantley LG. Macrophages Promote Cyst Growth in Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2011, 22: 1809-1814. PMID: 21921140, PMCID: PMC3187181, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2011010084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic kidney diseaseCyst-lining cellsKidney diseaseCyst growthPkd1-deficient cellsContribution of inflammationMacrophage-depleted miceVehicle-treated controlsPostnatal day 10Renal functionInflammatory componentIschemic injuryOrthologous modelCre miceCystic areasLiposomal clodronateCyst progressionRenal parenchymaCystic indexTubular cellsDay 10Therapeutic potentialDay 24Macrophage migrationMacrophages