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