Featured Publications
The Lymphatic System in Kidney Disease
Baker M, Cantley L. The Lymphatic System in Kidney Disease. Kidney360 2023, 4: e841-e850. PMID: 37019177, PMCID: PMC10371377, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney diseaseLymphatic systemSetting of AKIKidney allograft rejectionNormal kidney functionImmune response modulationAllograft rejectionLymph nodesInflammatory infiltrateKidney functionImmune cellsTissue edemaNovel therapiesImmune surveillanceNumerous disease statesSystemic circulationFluid removalKidney tissueResident cellsTherapeutic potentialSurveillance cellsAKIDisease statesKidneyResponse modulationNSAIDs in CKD: Are They Safe?
Baker M, Perazella MA. NSAIDs in CKD: Are They Safe? American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2020, 76: 546-557. PMID: 32479922, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsChronic kidney diseaseGlomerular filtration rateFiltration rateRisk factorsHigh pain burdenAcute kidney injuryManagement of painAnti-inflammatory drugsCKD populationNSAID useKidney injuryPain burdenPain controlHeart failureComorbid conditionsElectrolyte derangementsKidney diseaseSafety dataDrug effectsPatientsIndividualized basisDrug metabolismProgressive lossCautious use
2022
Imaging Modalities for Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
Baker M, Perazella M. Imaging Modalities for Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis. 2022, 257-266. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-93438-5_20.ChaptersAcute tubulointerstitial nephritisTubulointerstitial nephritisAcute kidney injury diagnosisNonspecific constitutional symptomsChronic kidney diseaseImaging modalitiesCurrent imaging modalitiesEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingNon-invasive diagnosisConstitutional symptomsFlank painMost patientsKidney diseaseKidney failureCase reportInjury diagnosisRadiographic cluesClinical dataCommon causeGallium uptakeCharacteristic signsSymptomsDiagnosisTomography imaging
2020
SGLT2 inhibitor therapy in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus: is acute kidney injury a concern?
Baker ML, Perazella MA. SGLT2 inhibitor therapy in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus: is acute kidney injury a concern? Journal Of Nephrology 2020, 33: 985-994. PMID: 32067179, DOI: 10.1007/s40620-020-00712-5.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsType 2 diabetes mellitusAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney diseaseDiabetes mellitusKidney diseaseKidney injuryAlbuminuric chronic kidney diseaseEnd-stage kidney diseaseInhibitor drugsSGLT2 inhibitor therapySignificant cardiovascular benefitsHeart failure hospitalizationGlomerular filtration rateAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseLarge clinical trialsFDA adverse eventsBeneficial cardiovascularKidney benefitsSGLT2 transporterCardiovascular deathFailure hospitalizationAdverse eventsCardiovascular benefitsKidney protectionBlood pressure