2024
A synthetic agent ameliorates polycystic kidney disease by promoting apoptosis of cystic cells through increased oxidative stress
Fedeles B, Bhardwaj R, Ishikawa Y, Khumsubdee S, Krappitz M, Gubina N, Volpe I, Andrade D, Westergerling P, Staudner T, Campolo J, Liu S, Dong K, Cai Y, Rehman M, Gallagher A, Ruchirawat S, Croy R, Essigmann J, Fedeles S, Somlo S. A synthetic agent ameliorates polycystic kidney disease by promoting apoptosis of cystic cells through increased oxidative stress. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2317344121. PMID: 38241440, PMCID: PMC10823221, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2317344121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyst cellsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseMouse models of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseModel of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseDeveloped primersMitochondrial oxidative stressPathophysiology of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseOxidative stressInduce apoptosisMitochondrial respirationCystic cellsUp-regulating aerobic glycolysisHomozygous inactivationMonogenic causeDominant polycystic kidney diseaseAerobic glycolysisRenal replacement therapyApoptosisEnd-stage kidney diseaseAnti-tumor agentsAdult mouse modelChronic kidney diseaseAlkylate DNA
2014
Steviol retards renal cyst growth through reduction of CFTR expression and inhibition of epithelial cell proliferation in a mouse model of polycystic kidney disease
Yuajit C, Muanprasat C, Gallagher AR, Fedeles SV, Kittayaruksakul S, Homvisasevongsa S, Somlo S, Chatsudthipong V. Steviol retards renal cyst growth through reduction of CFTR expression and inhibition of epithelial cell proliferation in a mouse model of polycystic kidney disease. Biochemical Pharmacology 2014, 88: 412-421. PMID: 24518257, DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2014.01.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseRenal cyst growthCyst-lining epithelial cellsMouse modelKidney diseaseEpithelial cell proliferationEffect of steviolCyst enlargementCyst growthCell proliferationEpithelial cellsBlood urea nitrogenHuman autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseaseOrthologous mouse modelChloride channel expressionRenal epithelial cell proliferationTransepithelial fluid secretionADPKD mouse modelRenal failureKidney functionKidney weightDaily treatmentCreatinine values
2011
A genetic interaction network of five genes for human polycystic kidney and liver diseases defines polycystin-1 as the central determinant of cyst formation
Fedeles SV, Tian X, Gallagher AR, Mitobe M, Nishio S, Lee SH, Cai Y, Geng L, Crews CM, Somlo S. A genetic interaction network of five genes for human polycystic kidney and liver diseases defines polycystin-1 as the central determinant of cyst formation. Nature Genetics 2011, 43: 639-647. PMID: 21685914, PMCID: PMC3547075, DOI: 10.1038/ng.860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBlotting, WesternCell ProliferationCystsFemaleGlucosidasesImmunoenzyme TechniquesImmunoprecipitationIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLiver DiseasesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMutationPolycystic Kidney DiseasesReceptors, Cell SurfaceTRPP Cation Channels