2020
Protective Role of Tangshen Formula on the Progression of Renal Damage in db/db Mice by TRPC6/Talin1 Pathway in Podocytes
Wang Q, Tian X, Zhou W, Wang Y, Zhao H, Li J, Zhou X, Zhang H, Zhao T, Li P. Protective Role of Tangshen Formula on the Progression of Renal Damage in db/db Mice by TRPC6/Talin1 Pathway in Podocytes. Journal Of Diabetes Research 2020, 2020: 3634974. PMID: 33015191, PMCID: PMC7519445, DOI: 10.1155/2020/3634974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCell AdhesionCell MovementCell SurvivalCytoskeletonDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease ProgressionDrugs, Chinese HerbalHumansKidney DiseasesKidney GlomerulusMaleMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPodocytesProteinuriaTalinTRPC6 Cation ChannelWound HealingConceptsDiabetic kidney diseasePrimary mouse podocytesTangshen FormulaTransient receptor potential canonical channel 6Renal functionKidney diseaseTSF treatmentMouse podocytesType 2 diabetic kidney diseaseProtective roleDb/db miceAdvanced glycation end productsTRPC6-dependent CaProteinuric kidney diseaseActivated T cells 2Chinese medicine formulaGlycation end productsExpression of Talin1T cells 2Foot process effacementLoss of talin1Renal damageDb micePodocyte numberMurine model
2017
Vinculin is required to maintain glomerular barrier integrity
Lausecker F, Tian X, Inoue K, Wang Z, Pedigo CE, Hassan H, Liu C, Zimmer M, Jinno S, Huckle AL, Hamidi H, Ross RS, Zent R, Ballestrem C, Lennon R, Ishibe S. Vinculin is required to maintain glomerular barrier integrity. Kidney International 2017, 93: 643-655. PMID: 29241625, PMCID: PMC5846847, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.09.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlbuminuriaAnimalsCell MovementCell Surface ExtensionsCells, CulturedFocal Adhesion Kinase 1Focal AdhesionsGlomerulonephritis, MembranousGlomerulosclerosis, Focal SegmentalMechanotransduction, CellularMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNephrosis, LipoidPhosphorylationPodocytesVinculinZonula Occludens-1 ProteinConceptsIntegrin-mediated cell-matrix adhesionIntercellular junctionsRole of vinculinCell-matrix adhesionFocal adhesion sizeCell-matrix interactionsGlomerular filtration barrierPodocyte-specific knockout miceLocalization of vinculinFiltration barrierCytoplasmic proteinsAdhesion sizeCell protrusionsVinculinActin filamentsPodocyte foot processesCell migrationProtein zonula occludens-1Expression levelsPrimary podocytesMutant miceZonula occludens-1Knockout miceFoot process effacementDramatic differencesLoss of the podocyte glucocorticoid receptor exacerbates proteinuria after injury
Zhou H, Tian X, Tufro A, Moeckel G, Ishibe S, Goodwin J. Loss of the podocyte glucocorticoid receptor exacerbates proteinuria after injury. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 9833. PMID: 28852159, PMCID: PMC5575043, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10490-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKnockout miceGlucocorticoid receptorNephrotic syndromeSimilar renal functionMainstay of therapyReceptor knockout miceTreatment of proteinuriaFoot process effacementMechanism of actionImmunomodulatory therapyRenal functionGlomerular injuryProtein excretionKO miceCommon disorderNephrotoxic serumPodocyte injuryPodocyte-specific deletionMouse modelSlit diaphragm proteinsWild-type podocytesProcess effacementProteinuriaUnstimulated conditionsKnockout animals