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 migrationMacrophagesDistinct Macrophage Phenotypes Contribute to Kidney Injury and Repair
Lee S, Huen S, Nishio H, Nishio S, Lee HK, Choi BS, Ruhrberg C, Cantley LG. Distinct Macrophage Phenotypes Contribute to Kidney Injury and Repair. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2011, 22: 317-326. PMID: 21289217, PMCID: PMC3029904, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2009060615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTubular cell proliferationProinflammatory macrophagesM2 phenotypeKidney injuryKidney repairInterstitial inflammatory cell infiltrateIschemia/reperfusion injuryRenal tubular cell proliferationTubular cell necrosisInflammatory cell infiltrateMacrophage-depleted miceDepletion of macrophagesIschemia/reperfusionBone marrow-derived macrophagesCell proliferationRenal tubular cellsMarrow-derived macrophagesAppearance of macrophagesLater time pointsKidney reperfusionTubule injuryCell infiltrateReperfusion injuryKidney damageMacrophage depletion