2020
IL‐1β Drives Production of FGF‐23 at the Onset of Chronic Kidney Disease in Mice
McKnight Q, Jenkins S, Li X, Nelson T, Marlier A, Cantley LG, Finberg KE, Fretz JA. IL‐1β Drives Production of FGF‐23 at the Onset of Chronic Kidney Disease in Mice. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2020, 35: 1352-1362. PMID: 32154933, PMCID: PMC7363582, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseOnset of CKDEarly chronic kidney diseaseFGF-23 expressionFGF-23Renal dysfunctionParathyroid hormoneIL-1βCongenital chronic kidney diseaseFGF-23 levelsSerum parathyroid hormoneGlomerular capillary tuftCongenital modelSerum phosphateIron bioavailabilitySystemic elevationVitamin DInflammatory cytokinesKidney diseaseEarly biomarkersIron statusMouse modelPhosphate imbalanceInitial upregulationCapillary tuft
2019
Early B Cell Factor 1 (EBF1) Regulates Glomerular Development by Controlling Mesangial Maturation and Consequently COX-2 Expression
Nelson T, Velazquez H, Troiano N, Fretz JA. Early B Cell Factor 1 (EBF1) Regulates Glomerular Development by Controlling Mesangial Maturation and Consequently COX-2 Expression. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 1559-1572. PMID: 31405952, PMCID: PMC6727263, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018070699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOX-2 expressionEarly B-cell factor 1COX-2Peripheral glomeruliProximal tubular massLineage cellsB cell factor 1Cell factor 1Factor 1Transcription factor early B cell factor 1Glomerular developmentCalcineurin/NFATRenal insufficiencyCell typesGlomerular cell typesGlomerular mesangiumHypoplastic kidneyTubular massFl/Knockout miceMetanephric developmentNFATc1 activationImpaired maturationMiceGlomeruli