2013
Effects of weight reduction regimens and bariatric surgery on chronic kidney disease in obese patients
Abou-Mrad RM, Abu-Alfa AK, Ziyadeh FN. Effects of weight reduction regimens and bariatric surgery on chronic kidney disease in obese patients. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2013, 305: f613-f617. PMID: 23825072, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00173.2013.BooksConceptsChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseBariatric surgeryModerate chronic kidney diseaseWeight reduction regimensIntentional weight lossRenal functional changesWeight loss interventionHigh-protein dietGlomerular hyperfiltrationPerioperative complicationsObese patientsRenal damageLoss interventionAdvanced stageFunctional changesModest riskWeight lossDiseaseAlbuminuriaObesityPatientsSurgeryBeneficial reductionHypertension
1998
Immunochemical characterization of Na+/H+exchanger isoform NHE4
Pizzonia J, Biemesderfer D, Abu-Alfa A, Wu M, Exner M, Isenring P, Igarashi P, Aronson P. Immunochemical characterization of Na+/H+exchanger isoform NHE4. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 275: f510-f517. PMID: 9755122, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1998.275.4.f510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubcellular localizationFusion proteinWestern blot analysisBlot analysisBroad tissue distributionBasolateral membraneTransport proteinsMembrane fractionProteinEpithelial cellsSkeletal muscleGradient centrifugationTissue distributionPercoll gradient centrifugationCellsGastric glandsNHE4MembraneImmunochemical characterizationMammalianLocalizationRat tissuesImmunochemical techniquesMonoclonal antibodiesPolypeptide
1997
Monoclonal antibodies for high-resolution localization of NHE3 in adult and neonatal rat kidney
Biemesderfer D, Rutherford PA, Nagy T, Pizzonia JH, Abu-Alfa AK, Aronson PS. Monoclonal antibodies for high-resolution localization of NHE3 in adult and neonatal rat kidney. American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 273: f289-f299. PMID: 9277590, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1997.273.2.f289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal tubulesRat kidneyMonoclonal antibodiesLoop of HenleHigh-resolution immunocytochemical studiesProximal tubule cellsPrevious immunochemical studiesIsoform-specific monoclonal antibodiesNeonatal rat kidneyTubule cellsImmunocytochemical studyThick limbImmunocytochemical techniquesKidneyLAP cellsRenal epitheliumNHE3Immunochemical studiesHigh-resolution immunocytochemical techniqueAdultsLater stagesNephron developmentExpression of Na(+)-H+ exchanger isoforms NHE1 and NHE3 in kidney and blood cells of rabbit and rat.
Rutherford PA, Pizzonia JH, Biemesderfer D, Abu-Alfa A, Reilly R, Aronson PS. Expression of Na(+)-H+ exchanger isoforms NHE1 and NHE3 in kidney and blood cells of rabbit and rat. Nephron 1997, 5: 490-7. PMID: 9438178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNa-H exchangeNa-H exchangerBlood cellsRat kidneyNa-Li countertransportNHE1 protein expressionExpression of NHE1Diabetic nephropathyCountertransport activityIsoform-specific antibodiesMonoclonal antibodiesExchanger isoforms NHE1NHE3 expressionRenal brush border membraneProtein expressionBrush border membraneKidneyNHE isoformsRabbitsNHE3Blood cell membranesBrush border membrane fractionRatsIsoforms NHE1AntibodiesSodium-hydrogen exchange isoform expression in blood cells: implications for studies in diabetes mellitus
Rutherford P, Pizzonia J, Abu-Alfa A, Biemesderfer D, Reilly R, Aronson P. Sodium-hydrogen exchange isoform expression in blood cells: implications for studies in diabetes mellitus. Experimental And Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes 1997, 105: 13-16. PMID: 9288535, DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1211787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood cellsPeripheral blood cell preparationsDiabetes mellitusBlood cell preparationsBlood cellsNHE activityPathophysiological roleNa-H exchange activityNHE-1Vascular smooth muscle cell proliferationNHE-3Smooth muscle cell proliferationProgressive renal impairmentNHE isoformsVascular smooth muscleDirect pathophysiological roleCell preparationsMuscle cell proliferationPlatelet membranesNa-H exchangeRenal proximal tubulesNHE isoforms 1Sodium-hydrogen exchangeRenal impairmentNondiabetic controls
1995
Isolation and cDNA Cloning of Ksp-cadherin, a Novel Kidney-specific Member of the Cadherin Multigene Family *
Thomson R, Igarashi P, Biemesderfer D, Kim R, Abu-Alfa A, Soleimani M, Aronson P. Isolation and cDNA Cloning of Ksp-cadherin, a Novel Kidney-specific Member of the Cadherin Multigene Family *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1995, 270: 17594-17601. PMID: 7615566, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.29.17594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney-specific memberMultigene familyKsp-cadherinCDNA cloningCharacteristic cysteine residuesT7 expression systemClassical cadherinsCytoplasmic domainCysteine residuesExpression systemTissue developmentImmunolocalization studiesRecognition sequenceNorthern analysisCadherinDemonstrated roleCellular recognitionMolecular analysisLI-cadherinHPT-1Basolateral membraneCloningRenal tubular epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsProtein
1993
NHE3: a Na+/H+ exchanger isoform of renal brush border
Biemesderfer D, Pizzonia J, Abu-Alfa A, Exner M, Reilly R, Igarashi P, Aronson PS. NHE3: a Na+/H+ exchanger isoform of renal brush border. American Journal Of Physiology 1993, 265: f736-f742. PMID: 8238556, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1993.265.5.f736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceDNA PrimersFluorescent Antibody TechniqueImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryKidneyKidney CortexKidney Tubules, ProximalL CellsMiceMicrovilliMolecular Sequence DataMolecular WeightPolymerase Chain ReactionRabbitsRecombinant ProteinsSodium-Hydrogen ExchangersTransfectionConceptsBrush borderRabbit kidneyBrush border membraneProximal tubule cellsRenal brush borderRenal proximal tubulesWestern blot analysisImmune serumProximal tubulesTubule cellsGuinea pigsImmunocytochemical studyRenal brush border membraneKidneyTranscellular reabsorptionExchanger isoformsNHE3Blot analysisFusion proteinSpecific reactivityBasolateral membraneExchanger geneCellsProtein
1992
Uremic Pancreopathy: Impaired Secretory Function In Vitro
Abu-Alfa A, Mujais S. Uremic Pancreopathy: Impaired Secretory Function In Vitro. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 1992, 20: 585-588. PMID: 1462987, DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6386(12)70223-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecretory responsePair-fed shamResult of derangementsExocrine pancreatic functionLeucine incorporationRenal failurePancreatic functionProtein synthesisProtein secretionSecretory functionPancreatic aciniExocrine pancreasAbnormalitiesCarbacholSecretionPresent studyAciniDNA contentUremiaDerangementShamPancreasRats
1989
Gentamicin nephrotoxicity in extrahepatic cholestasis: Modulation by dietary calcium
Vakil N, Abu‐Alfa A, Mujais S. Gentamicin nephrotoxicity in extrahepatic cholestasis: Modulation by dietary calcium. Hepatology 1989, 9: 519-524. PMID: 2925154, DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840090402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary calcium supplementationGentamicin nephrotoxicityCalcium supplementationLigation animalsExtrahepatic cholestasisCommon bile duct ligation groupCommon bile duct ligation ratsBile duct ligation groupCommon bile duct obstructionBile duct ligation ratsMale Sprague-Dawley ratsUrinary calcium excretionHigh calcium dietBile duct obstructionBile duct ligationSprague-Dawley ratsCourse of therapyExperimental extrahepatic cholestasisSevere azotemiaCalcium excretionConcurrent administrationDuct obstructionGentamicin administrationSham ratsDietary calcium