2019
Regulated necrosis and failed repair in cisplatin-induced chronic kidney disease
Landau SI, Guo X, Velazquez H, Torres R, Olson E, Garcia-Milian R, Moeckel GW, Desir GV, Safirstein R. Regulated necrosis and failed repair in cisplatin-induced chronic kidney disease. Kidney International 2019, 95: 797-814. PMID: 30904067, PMCID: PMC6543531, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2018.11.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseKidney injuryCisplatin-induced chronic kidney diseaseCisplatin-induced acute kidney injuryToll-like receptor 2Regulated necrosis pathwaysReversible kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney injuryProximal tubular damageKidney injury markersDoses of cisplatinEvidence of fibrosisMechanisms of progressionEffective chemotherapeutic agentWestern blot analysisFirst doseInjury markersIntraperitoneal cisplatinSignificant nephrotoxicityTubular damageKidney functionSecond doseCisplatin administration
2018
Mcp1 Promotes Macrophage-Dependent Cyst Expansion in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Cassini MF, Kakade VR, Kurtz E, Sulkowski P, Glazer P, Torres R, Somlo S, Cantley LG. Mcp1 Promotes Macrophage-Dependent Cyst Expansion in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2018, 29: 2471-2481. PMID: 30209078, PMCID: PMC6171277, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018050518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseSingle knockout miceTubular cell injuryDominant polycystic kidney diseaseCyst growthPolycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseCell injuryMonocyte chemoattractant protein-1Alternative activation phenotypeChemoattractant protein-1Double knockout miceOrthologous mouse modelCell proliferative rateRenal functionMacrophage accumulationMacrophage infiltrationReceptor CCR2Cystic dilationMacrophage numbersFunctional improvementOxidative DNA damageMouse modelActivation phenotypeCyst expansion