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
2014
Podocyte-associated talin1 is critical for glomerular filtration barrier maintenance
Tian X, Kim JJ, Monkley SM, Gotoh N, Nandez R, Soda K, Inoue K, Balkin DM, Hassan H, Son SH, Lee Y, Moeckel G, Calderwood DA, Holzman LB, Critchley DR, Zent R, Reiser J, Ishibe S. Podocyte-associated talin1 is critical for glomerular filtration barrier maintenance. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2014, 124: 1098-1113. PMID: 24531545, PMCID: PMC3934159, DOI: 10.1172/jci69778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNephrotic syndromeFoot process effacementLoss of talin1Glomerular filtration barrierGlomerular injuryMurine modelProcess effacementKidney's glomerular filtration barrierFiltration barrierGlomerular basement membraneSevere proteinuriaKidney failurePharmacologic inhibitionSyndromeBarrier maintenanceCalpain activityIntegrin activationEpithelial cellsPodocytesModest reductionΒ1 integrin activationBasement membranePathogenesisInjuryCytoskeletal protein talin1