2014
Semaphorin3a Promotes Advanced Diabetic Nephropathy
Aggarwal PK, Veron D, Thomas DB, Siegel D, Moeckel G, Kashgarian M, Tufro A. Semaphorin3a Promotes Advanced Diabetic Nephropathy. Diabetes 2014, 64: 1743-1759. PMID: 25475434, PMCID: PMC4407856, DOI: 10.2337/db14-0719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsChromonesCollagen Type IVDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic NephropathiesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayGene Expression RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansIntegrin alphaVbeta3LamininMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMicrofilament ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMixed Function OxygenasesNerve Tissue ProteinsPodocytesProteinuriaReceptors, Cell SurfaceRenal InsufficiencySemaphorin-3AWT1 ProteinsXanthonesConceptsAdvanced diabetic nephropathyDiabetic nephropathyRenal insufficiencyDiffuse podocyte foot process effacementPodocyte foot process effacementSevere diabetic nephropathyCollagen IV accumulationPotential therapeutic targetFoot process effacementGlomerular nodulesKimmelstiel-WilsonRenal biopsyGlomerular filtration barrierNodular glomerulosclerosisDiabetic miceMassive proteinuriaNovel therapiesDisease outcomePathogenic factorsTargetable pathwaysTherapeutic targetProcess effacementBarrier abnormalitiesFunction miceNephropathyPodocyte-Specific VEGF-A Gain of Function Induces Nodular Glomerulosclerosis in eNOS Null Mice
Veron D, Aggarwal PK, Velazquez H, Kashgarian M, Moeckel G, Tufro A. Podocyte-Specific VEGF-A Gain of Function Induces Nodular Glomerulosclerosis in eNOS Null Mice. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 25: 1814-1824. PMID: 24578128, PMCID: PMC4116059, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2013070752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNodular glomerulosclerosisGain of functionEndothelial nitric oxide synthase knockout miceNitric oxide synthase knockout miceGlomerular basement membrane thickeningENOS-null miceSynthase knockout miceBasement membrane thickeningWild-type miceCollagen IVArteriolar hyalinosisGlomerular nodulesGlomerular VEGFKimmelstiel-WilsonPronounced albuminuriaCreatinine clearanceRenal failureDiabetic nephropathyENOS deficiencyMassive proteinuriaDiabetic milieuMembrane thickeningPodocyte effacementDeposition of lamininKnockout mice
2009
Semaphorin3a regulates endothelial cell number and podocyte differentiation during glomerular development
Reidy KJ, Villegas G, Teichman J, Veron D, Shen W, Jimenez J, Thomas D, Tufro A. Semaphorin3a regulates endothelial cell number and podocyte differentiation during glomerular development. Development 2009, 136: 3979-3989. PMID: 19906865, PMCID: PMC2778745, DOI: 10.1242/dev.037267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell CountCell DifferentiationCell NucleusCoculture TechniquesEndothelial CellsFluorescent Antibody Technique, DirectFluorescent DyesGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGriffoniaImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Nick-End LabelingIndolesKidney GlomerulusMiceMice, KnockoutMice, Mutant StrainsMice, TransgenicPlant LectinsPodocytesRatsRecombinant ProteinsSemaphorin-3AConceptsVascular patterningPodocyte differentiationNegative regulatorNormal glomerular filtration barrierGlomerular developmentEssential negative regulatorEndothelial cell survivalFunction mouse modelsTight regulationEndothelial cell apoptosisUreteric budMature podocytesVascular developmentCell survivalCrucial roleGuidance proteinsSlit diaphragmCell apoptosisGlomerular filtration barrierRegulatorFiltration barrierGlomerular endothelial cell apoptosisCell numberEndothelial cellsEndothelial cell number