2020
Inhibiting calpain 1 and 2 in cyclin G associated kinase–knockout mice mitigates podocyte injury
Tian X, Inoue K, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Sperati CJ, Pedigo CE, Zhao T, Yan M, Groener M, Moledina DG, Ebenezer K, Li W, Zhang Z, Liebermann D, Greene L, Greer P, Parikh CR, Ishibe S. Inhibiting calpain 1 and 2 in cyclin G associated kinase–knockout mice mitigates podocyte injury. JCI Insight 2020, 5: e142740. PMID: 33208557, PMCID: PMC7710277, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.142740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalpain-1Chronic kidney diseaseDegree of proteinuriaCalpain inhibitor IIIGlomeruli of patientsProgressive proteinuriaCalpain protease activityGlobal glomerulosclerosisGlomerular injuryKidney functionKidney diseaseKidney failureCalcium dysregulationPodocyte injuryPodocyte-specific deletionPodocyte damageG associated kinaseProtective roleCalpain activationProteinuriaGlomerulosclerosisMiceReduced expressionStriking increaseInjury
2019
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