2015
Treatment with Sildenafil Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Prediabetes: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Ramirez CE, Nian H, Yu C, Gamboa JL, Luther JM, Brown NJ, Shibao CA. Treatment with Sildenafil Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Prediabetes: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2015, 100: 4533-4540. PMID: 26580240, PMCID: PMC4667163, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2015-3415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlbuminuriaDouble-Blind MethodEndothelium, VascularFemaleFibrinolysisGlucoseGlucose Clamp TechniqueGlucose Tolerance TestHemodynamicsHumansInsulinInsulin ResistanceMaleMiddle AgedOverweightPhosphodiesterase 5 InhibitorsPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1Prediabetic StateSildenafil CitrateConceptsPhosphodiesterase-5 inhibitionGlucose-stimulated insulin secretionInsulin sensitivity indexInsulin sensitivityInsulin secretionBaseline insulin sensitivity indexPlacebo-controlled studyClinical Research CenterBody mass indexEnd of treatmentPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1Tissue plasminogen activatorActivator inhibitor-1Placebo groupUrine albuminSildenafil groupCreatinine ratioEndothelial functionPrimary outcomeMass indexTreatment armsFibrinolytic balanceDisposition indexHyperglycemic clampOverweight individuals
2006
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 deficiency protects against aldosterone-induced glomerular injury
Ma J, Weisberg A, Griffin JP, Vaughan DE, Fogo AB, Brown NJ. Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 deficiency protects against aldosterone-induced glomerular injury. Kidney International 2006, 69: 1064-1072. PMID: 16528256, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlbuminuriaAldosteroneAnimalsBlood PressureChemokine CCL2CollagenFibronectinsGene ExpressionGlomerulonephritisHemodynamicsKidney GlomerulusMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred StrainsMyocardiumNephrectomyOsteopontinPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1RNA, MessengerSialoglycoproteinsSodiumConceptsMonocyte chemoattractant protein-1Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1WT miceGlomerular injuryPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1 deficiencyCollagen IIIMRNA expressionPAI-1-deficient miceRenal collagen contentRenal osteopontin expressionSodium/potassium ratioUrine albumin excretionSystolic blood pressureRenal mRNA expressionChemoattractant protein-1Activator inhibitor-1Collagen IGrowth factor betaAlbumin excretionSodium excretionBlood pressureMesangial expansionRenal expressionCardiac injuryUrine volume