2011
Preactivation of AMPK by metformin may ameliorate the epithelial cell damage caused by renal ischemia
Seo-Mayer PW, Thulin G, Zhang L, Alves DS, Ardito T, Kashgarian M, Caplan MJ. Preactivation of AMPK by metformin may ameliorate the epithelial cell damage caused by renal ischemia. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2011, 301: f1346-f1357. PMID: 21849490, PMCID: PMC3233870, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00420.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial cell polarityMDCK cellsPlasma membrane domainsIon transport proteinsEpithelial cell organizationCellular energy sensorAMPK activator metforminMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsBasolateral plasma membraneShort hairpin RNACanine kidney cellsCell polarityImmunofluoresence localizationRenal epithelial cellsMembrane domainsNa-K-ATPaseProtein kinaseAMPK activatorPlasma membraneVesicular compartmentsAMPK activityTransport proteinsEnergy sensorMolecular consequencesBasolateral localization
1991
Redistribution of cellular energy following renal ischemia
Gaudio K, Thulin G, Ardito T, Kashgarian M, Siegel N. Redistribution of cellular energy following renal ischemia. Pediatric Nephrology 1991, 5: 591-596. PMID: 1911145, DOI: 10.1007/bf00856647.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1984
Beneficial effect of thyroxin on recovery from toxic acute renal failure
Siegel N, Gaudio K, Katz L, Reilly H, Ardito T, Hendler F, Kashgarian M. Beneficial effect of thyroxin on recovery from toxic acute renal failure. Kidney International 1984, 25: 906-911. PMID: 6471672, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1984.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToxic acute renal failureAcute renal failureNormal salineRenal failureBeneficial effectsInjected ratsOnly normal salineT4-treated ratsEffect of thyroxinNonspecific systemic effectsT4-treated animalsRenal insultHemodynamic effectsRenal functionRenal injuryControl ratsGlomerular functionUrine flowSimilar doseSystemic effectsEnhanced recoveryPrompt recoveryKidney preparationRatsFENa