2022
Podocyte Endocytosis in Regulating the Glomerular Filtration Barrier
Tian X, Bunda P, Ishibe S. Podocyte Endocytosis in Regulating the Glomerular Filtration Barrier. Frontiers In Medicine 2022, 9: 801837. PMID: 35223901, PMCID: PMC8866310, DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.801837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlasma membrane componentsHuman genetic mutationsGlomerular filtration barrierEndocytosis genesEndocytic machineryFiltration barrierTransmembrane receptorsBiological functionsVesicle formationSignaling pathwaysEndocytosisMembrane componentsPodocyte functionCellular endocytosisNovel insightsProteinuric glomerular diseasesAdjacent basement membraneGenetic mutationsFunction studiesEpithelial cellsPathwayEndothelial cell layerBasement membraneImportant roleCell layer
2016
Targeting the podocyte cytoskeleton: from pathogenesis to therapy in proteinuric kidney disease
Tian X, Ishibe S. Targeting the podocyte cytoskeleton: from pathogenesis to therapy in proteinuric kidney disease. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2016, 31: 1577-1583. PMID: 26968197, PMCID: PMC5039341, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfw021.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsProteinuric kidney diseaseKidney diseaseGlomerular filtration barrierChronic kidney diseaseLack of therapyFiltration barrierIntact glomerular filtration barrierMillions of patientsImportance of podocytesHuman nephrotic syndromeGlomerular injuryNephrotic syndromeTherapeutic implicationsTherapeutic targetPodocyte actin cytoskeletonDisease pathogenesisExciting new dataPathogenesisEpithelial cellsGenetic mutationsDiseasePodocyte cytoskeletonTherapyProgressionPodocytes