2019
Tubular GM-CSF Promotes Late MCP-1/CCR2-Mediated Fibrosis and Inflammation after Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Xu L, Sharkey D, Cantley LG. Tubular GM-CSF Promotes Late MCP-1/CCR2-Mediated Fibrosis and Inflammation after Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 1825-1840. PMID: 31315923, PMCID: PMC6779361, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019010068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemia/reperfusion injuryWild-type miceTubular cellsTubular injuryReperfusion injuryImmune cellsKidney ischemia/reperfusion injuryUnilateral ischemia/reperfusion injuryMCP-1/CCR2Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1Initial kidney damageInjured tubular cellsKidney 14 daysKidney injury markersProgressive interstitial fibrosisProfibrotic growth factorsChemoattractant protein-1MCP-1 receptorGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorRenal tubular cellsNumber of macrophagesTime of repairColony-stimulating factorCoculture of macrophagesMacrophages persist
2018
Mcp1 Promotes Macrophage-Dependent Cyst Expansion in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Cassini MF, Kakade VR, Kurtz E, Sulkowski P, Glazer P, Torres R, Somlo S, Cantley LG. Mcp1 Promotes Macrophage-Dependent Cyst Expansion in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2018, 29: 2471-2481. PMID: 30209078, PMCID: PMC6171277, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018050518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseSingle knockout miceTubular cell injuryDominant polycystic kidney diseaseCyst growthPolycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseCell injuryMonocyte chemoattractant protein-1Alternative activation phenotypeChemoattractant protein-1Double knockout miceOrthologous mouse modelCell proliferative rateRenal functionMacrophage accumulationMacrophage infiltrationReceptor CCR2Cystic dilationMacrophage numbersFunctional improvementOxidative DNA damageMouse modelActivation phenotypeCyst expansion
2011
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