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Podocyte histone deacetylase activity regulates murine and human glomerular diseases
Inoue K, Gan G, Ciarleglio M, Zhang Y, Tian X, Pedigo CE, Cavanaugh C, Tate J, Wang Y, Cross E, Groener M, Chai N, Wang Z, Justice A, Zhang Z, Parikh CR, Wilson FP, Ishibe S. Podocyte histone deacetylase activity regulates murine and human glomerular diseases. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2019, 129: 1295-1313. PMID: 30776024, PMCID: PMC6391095, DOI: 10.1172/jci124030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly growth response 1Histone deacetylase 1Proteinuric patientsKidney diseaseHDAC2 activityValproic acidVeterans Aging Cohort StudyEnd-stage kidney diseaseDegree of proteinuriaGlomerular filtration rateAging Cohort StudyInhibition of HDAC1Proteinuric kidney diseaseHuman glomerular diseasesGlomerular disease modelsConnectivity Map databaseCohort studyFiltration rateGlomerular diseaseHistone deacetylase activityProteinuric kidneysHDAC inhibitorsProteinuriaMRNA expressionGenetic ablation
2023
Epigenome-Wide Meta-Analysis Reveals Differential DNA Methylation Associated With Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Among African American Men With HIV
Chen J, Hui Q, Wang Z, Wilson F, So-Armah K, Freiberg M, Justice A, Xu K, Zhao W, Ammous F, Smith J, Kardia S, Gwinn M, Marconi V, Sun Y. Epigenome-Wide Meta-Analysis Reveals Differential DNA Methylation Associated With Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Among African American Men With HIV. Kidney International Reports 2023, 8: 1076-1086. PMID: 37180517, PMCID: PMC10166785, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.02.1085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpigenome-wide association studiesDNA methylationGlomerular filtration rateRenal diseaseFinger protein 20Differential DNA methylationKidney functionFiltration rateAfrican ancestryEnd-stage renal diseaseDifferent populationsProtein 20Ancestral groupsRenal disease progressionAssociation studiesDifferent ancestral groupsMethylationAfrican American menAncestryEuropean ancestryStudy cohortIndependent African American samplesDisease progressionFaster progressionGeneral population
2022
Nocturnal Dipping and Kidney Function Decline: Findings From the CKD in Children Study
Bakhoum C, Phadke M, Deng Y, Samuels J, Garimella P, Furth S, Wilson F, Ix J. Nocturnal Dipping and Kidney Function Decline: Findings From the CKD in Children Study. Kidney International Reports 2022, 7: 2446-2453. PMID: 36531891, PMCID: PMC9751682, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseGlomerular filtration rateIohexol glomerular filtration rateNocturnal dippingDipping statusKidney diseaseKidney failureEnd-stage kidney diseaseCox proportional hazards modelKidney failure eventsKidney function declineBlood pressure declineProportional hazards modelMore rapid declineCKiD cohortGFR declineCreatinine ratioKidney functionFunction declineMean ageUrine proteinFiltration rateGlomerular diseaseNondippingChild Cohort
2021
FGF-23 (Fibroblast Growth Factor-23) and Cardiorenal Interactions
Ivey-Miranda JB, Stewart B, Cox ZL, McCallum W, Maulion C, Gleason O, Meegan G, Amatruda JG, Moreno-Villagomez J, Mahoney D, Turner JM, Wilson FP, Estrella MM, Shlipak MG, Rao VS, Testani JM. FGF-23 (Fibroblast Growth Factor-23) and Cardiorenal Interactions. Circulation Heart Failure 2021, 14: e008385. PMID: 34689571, PMCID: PMC8782627, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.121.008385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFGF-23Cardiorenal interactionsHeart failureDiuretic resistanceSodium avidityNeurohormonal activationMultivariable analysisDistal tubular sodium reabsorptionLoop diuretic doseTubular sodium reabsorptionGlomerular filtration rateCardiorenal dysfunctionDiuretic doseDiuretic treatmentNT-proBNPFractional excretionDiuretic administrationSodium reabsorptionPeak diuresisFiltration rateCare centerUrine samplingAnimal modelsSerum chlorideDisease severity
2020
Urine interleukin-9 and tumor necrosis factor-α for prognosis of human acute interstitial nephritis
Moledina DG, Wilson FP, Kukova L, Obeid W, Luciano R, Kuperman M, Moeckel GW, Kashgarian M, Perazella MA, Cantley LG, Parikh CR. Urine interleukin-9 and tumor necrosis factor-α for prognosis of human acute interstitial nephritis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2020, 36: 1851-1858. PMID: 33125471, PMCID: PMC8476079, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute interstitial nephritisTumor necrosis factorCorticosteroid useIL-9Interstitial nephritisNecrosis factorAcute kidney injuryIL-9 levelsGlomerular filtration rateSubset of patientsCohort of participantsImmunosuppressive therapyTubulointerstitial infiltratesKidney injuryMedian eGFRKidney functionUrine biomarkersInterstitial fibrosisFiltration rateHistological featuresClinical trialsInterleukin-9PatientsEGFRComplete dataCystatin C and Muscle Mass in Patients With Heart Failure
Ivey-Miranda JB, Inker LA, Griffin M, Rao V, Maulion C, Turner JM, Wilson FP, Tang WHW, Levey AS, Testani JM. Cystatin C and Muscle Mass in Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 27: 48-56. PMID: 32750487, PMCID: PMC8672303, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureCreatinine clearanceMuscle massCystatin CHigher muscle massAssociation of eGFRcysGlomerular filtration rateLow muscle massCystatin C levelsAccurate GFR estimationMultivariable analysisFiltration rateEGFRcysEGFRcrBody compositionGFR estimationPatientsCreatinineC levelsClearanceMortalityAssociation
2016
Urine biomarkers of tubular injury do not improve on the clinical model predicting chronic kidney disease progression
Hsu CY, Xie D, Waikar SS, Bonventre JV, Zhang X, Sabbisetti V, Mifflin TE, Coresh J, Diamantidis CJ, He J, Lora CM, Miller ER, Nelson RG, Ojo AO, Rahman M, Schelling JR, Wilson FP, Kimmel PL, Feldman HI, Vasan RS, Liu KD, Investigators C, Appel L, Feldman H, Go A, He J, Kusek J, Lash J, Ojo A, Rahman M, Townsend R, Consortium C. Urine biomarkers of tubular injury do not improve on the clinical model predicting chronic kidney disease progression. Kidney International 2016, 91: 196-203. PMID: 28029431, PMCID: PMC5362331, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylglucosaminidaseAgedAlbuminuriaBiomarkersCreatinineDisease ProgressionFatty Acid-Binding ProteinsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 1HumansKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TubulesLipocalin-2MaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsConceptsGlomerular filtration rateUrinary albumin/creatinine ratioAlbumin/creatinine ratioKidney disease progressionTubular injury biomarkersCKD progressionInjury biomarkersFiltration rateClinical modelSerum creatinineCreatinine ratioDisease progressionProspective Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort StudyChronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) StudyIncident end-stage renal diseaseUnadjusted Cox proportional hazards modelUrinary kidney injury molecule-1Renal tubular injury biomarkersChronic kidney disease progressionKidney injury molecule-1End-stage renal diseaseNeutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalinCox proportional hazards modelBase clinical modelInjury molecule-1Reduced Cardiac Index Is Not the Dominant Driver of Renal Dysfunction in Heart Failure
Hanberg JS, Sury K, Wilson FP, Brisco MA, Ahmad T, Maaten J, Broughton JS, Assefa M, Tang WH, Parikh CR, Testani JM. Reduced Cardiac Index Is Not the Dominant Driver of Renal Dysfunction in Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 2199-2208. PMID: 27173030, PMCID: PMC4867078, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.02.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary artery catheterizationBlood urea nitrogenCardiac indexRenal functionHeart failureRenal dysfunctionGood renal functionReduced cardiac indexHigher cardiac indexGlomerular filtration rateSignificant inverse correlationMultiple subgroupsMulticenter populationWorse eGFRHF patientsCreatinine ratioArtery catheterizationPatient subgroupsFiltration rateSerial assessmentLinear mixed modelingESCAPE trialPatientsUrea nitrogenDysfunctionThe risk of death associated with proteinuria in heart failure is restricted to patients with an elevated blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio
Brisco MA, Zile MR, Maaten J, Hanberg JS, Wilson FP, Parikh C, Testani JM. The risk of death associated with proteinuria in heart failure is restricted to patients with an elevated blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio. International Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 215: 521-526. PMID: 27153048, PMCID: PMC4986924, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.04.100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated blood urea nitrogenBUN/CrRenal dysfunctionBlood urea nitrogenCreatinine ratioUrea nitrogenLeft Ventricular Dysfunction (SOLVD) trialVentricular Dysfunction trialsGlomerular filtration rateRisk of deathBaseline characteristicsWorsened survivalAdverse eventsHeart failureTop tertileFiltration rateBottom tertileProteinuriaSurvival disadvantagePatientsMortalityTertileDysfunctionSurvivalSurvival modelsProton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
Lazarus B, Chen Y, Wilson FP, Sang Y, Chang AR, Coresh J, Grams ME. Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease. JAMA Internal Medicine 2016, 176: 238-246. PMID: 26752337, PMCID: PMC4772730, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident chronic kidney diseaseChronic kidney diseaseGlomerular filtration rateProton pump inhibitorsPPI useAtherosclerosis RiskInhibitor useFiltration rateReplication cohortPPI usersKidney diseaseCommunity studyHigh riskIncidence of CKDPropensity score-matched nonusersProton pump inhibitor useAcute interstitial nephritisReceptor antagonist usersReceptor antagonist usePopulation-based cohortNew-user designGeisinger Health SystemAntihypertensive medicationsPPI dosingAntagonist use
2012
Creatinine generation is reduced in patients requiring continuous venovenous hemodialysis and independently predicts mortality
Wilson FP, Sheehan JM, Mariani LH, Berns JS. Creatinine generation is reduced in patients requiring continuous venovenous hemodialysis and independently predicts mortality. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2012, 27: 4088-4094. PMID: 22273668, PMCID: PMC3529547, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfr809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryCreatinine generation rateContinuous venovenous hemodialysisSeverity of AKISerum creatinine concentrationCreatinine concentrationHospital mortalityTertiary care hospital settingSerum creatinine increaseGlomerular filtration rateLength of hospitalizationMeasures of severityAKI severityCreatinine increaseKidney injuryHospital dischargeMultivariable adjustmentSerum creatinineCohort studyMultivariable analysisPatient populationUnadjusted analysesCreatinine generationFiltration rateOncologic diagnosis