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The Association of COVID-19 With Acute Kidney Injury Independent of Severity of Illness: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Moledina DG, Simonov M, Yamamoto Y, Alausa J, Arora T, Biswas A, Cantley LG, Ghazi L, Greenberg JH, Hinchcliff M, Huang C, Mansour SG, Martin M, Peixoto A, Schulz W, Subair L, Testani JM, Ugwuowo U, Young P, Wilson FP. The Association of COVID-19 With Acute Kidney Injury Independent of Severity of Illness: A Multicenter Cohort Study. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2021, 77: 490-499.e1. PMID: 33422598, PMCID: PMC7791318, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedCohort StudiesCOVID-19C-Reactive ProteinCreatinineDiureticsFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsRenal DialysisRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRespiration, ArtificialRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexUnited StatesVasoconstrictor AgentsConceptsAcute kidney injurySARS-CoV-2Cohort studyRisk factorsCOVID-19Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testingTime-updated Cox proportional hazards modelsDialysis-requiring acute kidney injuryYale New Haven Health SystemHigher inflammatory marker levelsMore acute kidney injuryCox proportional hazards modelMulticenter cohort studyHigh rateInflammatory marker levelsTraditional risk factorsProportional hazards modelCoronavirus disease 2019KDIGO criteriaNephrotoxin exposureKidney injuryInjury independentUnivariable analysisNasopharyngeal samplesMarker levels
2023
The ASSESS-AKI Study found urinary epidermal growth factor is associated with reduced risk of major adverse kidney events
Menez S, Wen Y, Xu L, Moledina D, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Hu D, Obeid W, Bhatraju P, Ikizler T, Siew E, Chinchilli V, Garg A, Go A, Liu K, Kaufman J, Kimmel P, Himmelfarb J, Coca S, Cantley L, Parikh C. The ASSESS-AKI Study found urinary epidermal growth factor is associated with reduced risk of major adverse kidney events. Kidney International 2023, 104: 1194-1205. PMID: 37652206, PMCID: PMC10840723, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAftercareAnimalsAtrophyBiomarkersEpidermal Growth FactorGlomerular Filtration RateHumansKidneyMicePatient DischargeProspective StudiesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicConceptsMajor adverse kidney eventsUEGF/CrUrinary epidermal growth factorAdverse kidney eventsChronic kidney diseaseEpidermal growth factorKidney eventsKidney failureEGF expressionUrinary EGF/CrAcute Kidney Injury studyGrowth factorIschemia-reperfusion injuryProportional hazards regressionTubular healthKidney atrophyObservational cohortHospitalized participantsTubular functionClinical findingsHazards regressionKidney diseaseClinical variablesProgressive atrophyUrinary EGFLongitudinal biomarkers and kidney disease progression after acute kidney injury
Wen Y, Xu L, Melchinger I, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Moledina D, Coca S, Hsu C, Go A, Liu K, Siew E, Ikizler T, Chinchilli V, Kaufman J, Kimmel P, Himmelfarb J, Cantley L, Parikh C, Consortium T. Longitudinal biomarkers and kidney disease progression after acute kidney injury. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e167731. PMID: 36951957, PMCID: PMC10243801, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.167731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAnimalsBiomarkersDisease ProgressionInflammationKidneyMiceProspective StudiesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicConceptsAcute kidney injuryIschemic reperfusion injuryKidney disease progressionKidney injuryTubular healthDisease progressionChronic kidney disease (CKD) incidenceCox proportional hazards regressionMurine acute kidney injuryKidney disease incidenceUrine KIM-1Proportional hazards regressionCKD progressionCKD transitionUrine uromodulinIncident CKDComposite outcomeKidney atrophyProspective cohortReperfusion injuryHazards regressionKIM-1Prognostic valueMCP-1Initial insult
2022
Pre-operative kidney biomarkers and risks for death, cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease events after cardiac surgery: the TRIBE-AKI study
Vasquez-Rios G, Moledina D, Jia Y, McArthur E, Mansour S, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Shlipak M, Koyner J, Garg A, Parikh C, Coca S. Pre-operative kidney biomarkers and risks for death, cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease events after cardiac surgery: the TRIBE-AKI study. Journal Of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022, 17: 338. PMID: 36567329, PMCID: PMC9790121, DOI: 10.1186/s13019-022-02066-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultBiomarkersCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesHumansKidneyProspective StudiesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicConceptsKidney injury molecule-1Cardiovascular eventsCardiac surgeryCKD eventsCohort studyPlasma kidney injury molecule-1Chronic kidney disease (CKD) incidenceKidney disease incidenceKidney function dataPre-operative concentrationsInjury molecule-1Evaluation of patientsHigh-risk adultsLong-term outcomesHigh-risk individualsTumor necrosis factor receptorNecrosis factor receptorKidney eventsMedian followPlasma sTNFR1Hazard ratioClinical outcomesKidney biomarkersPlasma biomarkersClinical covariatesImmune-mediated tubule atrophy promotes acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease transition
Xu L, Guo J, Moledina DG, Cantley LG. Immune-mediated tubule atrophy promotes acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease transition. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 4892. PMID: 35986026, PMCID: PMC9391331, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32634-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAnimalsAtrophyKidneyKidney TubulesMiceRenal Insufficiency, ChronicReperfusion InjuryConceptsAcute kidney injuryKidney injuryT cellsChronic kidney disease transitionIschemia-reperfusion kidney injuryKidney disease transitionChronic kidney diseaseDepletion of neutrophilsGlomerular filtration rateT cell recruitmentTubular cell lossMacrophage persistenceProinflammatory neutrophilsTubule damageKidney atrophyContralateral kidneyNeutrophil numbersContralateral nephrectomyKidney diseaseTubule atrophyFiltration rateCell recruitmentMore macrophagesDay 14Day 5
2021
Urinary EGF and MCP-1 and risk of CKD after cardiac surgery
Menez S, Ju W, Menon R, Moledina DG, Thiessen Philbrook H, McArthur E, Jia Y, Obeid W, Mansour SG, Koyner JL, Shlipak MG, Coca SG, Garg AX, Bomback AS, Kellum JA, Kretzler M, Parikh CR, . Urinary EGF and MCP-1 and risk of CKD after cardiac surgery. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e147464. PMID: 33974569, PMCID: PMC8262289, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.147464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac Surgical ProceduresChemokine CCL2Disease ProgressionEpidermal Growth FactorFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansIncidenceMalePostoperative ComplicationsProportional Hazards ModelsRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRNA, MessengerRNA-SeqSingle-Cell AnalysisConceptsAcute kidney injuryCardiac surgeryMCP-1CKD outcomesUrinary EGFLong-term kidney outcomesChronic kidney disease riskTRIBE-AKI (Translational Research Investigating Biomarker Endpoints for Acute Kidney Injury) ConsortiumKidney disease riskMCP-1 levelsRisk of CKDAmerican Heart AssociationPostoperative urine samplesHealth Research InstituteLong-term careCKD incidenceKidney outcomesKidney injuryKidney Precision Medicine ProjectComposite outcomeTubular damageHeart AssociationCCL2 expressionGlomerular functionKidney CenterRationale and design of the Kidney Precision Medicine Project
de Boer IH, Alpers CE, Azeloglu EU, Balis UGJ, Barasch JM, Barisoni L, Blank KN, Bomback AS, Brown K, Dagher PC, Dighe AL, Eadon MT, El-Achkar TM, Gaut JP, Hacohen N, He Y, Hodgin JB, Jain S, Kellum JA, Kiryluk K, Knight R, Laszik ZG, Lienczewski C, Mariani LH, McClelland RL, Menez S, Moledina DG, Mooney SD, O’Toole J, Palevsky PM, Parikh CR, Poggio ED, Rosas SE, Rosengart MR, Sarwal MM, Schaub JA, Sedor JR, Sharma K, Steck B, Toto RD, Troyanskaya OG, Tuttle KR, Vazquez MA, Waikar SS, Williams K, Wilson FP, Zhang K, Iyengar R, Kretzler M, Himmelfarb J, Project K, Knight R, Lecker S, Stillman I, Waikar S, Mcmahon G, Weins A, Short S, Hacohen N, Hoover P, Aulisio M, Cooperman L, Herlitz L, O’Toole J, Poggio E, Sedor J, Jolly S, Appelbaum P, Balderes O, Barasch J, Bomback A, Canetta P, d’Agati V, Kiryluk K, Kudose S, Mehl K, Radhakrishnan J, Weng C, Barisoni L, Alexandrov T, Ashkar T, Barwinska D, Dagher P, Dunn K, Eadon M, Ferkowicz M, Kelly K, Sutton T, Winfree S, Menez S, Parikh C, Rosenberg A, Villalobos P, Malik R, Fine D, Atta M, Trujillo J, Slack A, Rosas S, Williams M, Azeloglu E, He C, Iyengar R, Hansen J, Parikh S, Rovin B, Anderton C, Pasa-Tolic L, Velickovic D, Lukowski J, Oliver G, Ardayfio J, Bebiak J, Brown K, Campbell T, Campbell C, Hayashi L, Jefferson N, Koewler R, Roberts G, Saul J, Shpigel A, Stutzke E, Wright L, Miegs L, Pinkeney R, Sealfon R, Troyanskaya O, Tuttle K, Dobi D, Goltsev Y, Lake B, Zhang K, Joanes M, Laszik Z, Schroeder A, Sarwal M, Sigdel T, Balis U, Blanc V, He O, Hodgin J, Kretzler M, Mariani L, Menon R, Otto E, Schaub J, Steck B, Lienczewski C, Eddy S, Elder M, Hall D, Kellum J, Kruth M, Murugan R, Palevsky P, Randhawa P, Rosengart M, Sims-Lucas S, Stefanick M, Stull S, Tublin M, Alpers C, de Boer I, Dighe A, Himmelfarb J, Mcclelland R, Mooney S, Shankland S, Williams K, Blank K, Carson J, Dowd F, Drager Z, Park C, Sharma K, Zhang G, Bansal S, Venkatachalam M, Kermani A, Lee S, Lu C, Miller T, Moe O, Park H, Sambandam K, Sanchez F, Torrealba J, Robert T, Vazquez M, Wang N, Gaut J, Jain S, Vijayan A, Luciano R, Moledina D, Ugochukwu U, Wilson F, Alfano S. Rationale and design of the Kidney Precision Medicine Project. Kidney International 2021, 99: 498-510. PMID: 33637194, PMCID: PMC8330551, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.08.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultHumansKidneyPrecision MedicineProspective StudiesProteomicsRenal Insufficiency, ChronicConceptsAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney diseaseKidney Precision Medicine ProjectKidney biopsyKidney diseasePrecision Medicine ProjectKidney tissueMulticenter prospective cohort studyProtocol kidney biopsiesProspective cohort studyDeep clinical phenotypingPrecision medicine approachMedicine ProjectKidney injuryClinical characteristicsCohort studyClinical outcomesSubgroup analysisMorbid diseaseNovel therapiesPreventive strategiesClinical phenotypingDisease subgroupsToxic injuryPatientsAssessment of Acute Kidney Injury and Longitudinal Kidney Function After Hospital Discharge Among Patients With and Without COVID-19
Nugent J, Aklilu A, Yamamoto Y, Simonov M, Li F, Biswas A, Ghazi L, Greenberg J, Mansour S, Moledina D, Wilson FP. Assessment of Acute Kidney Injury and Longitudinal Kidney Function After Hospital Discharge Among Patients With and Without COVID-19. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e211095. PMID: 33688965, PMCID: PMC7948062, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanCohort StudiesComorbidityCOVID-19CreatinineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHispanic or LatinoHumansHypertensionKidney Function TestsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargeProportional Hazards ModelsRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2United StatesConceptsCOVID-19-associated acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryHospital acute kidney injurySubgroup of patientsKidney functionKidney injuryCohort studyHospital dischargeAKI recoveryKidney diseaseCOVID-19Peak creatinine levelsRetrospective cohort studyChronic kidney diseaseDays of dischargeHalf of patientsGlomerular filtration rateCoronavirus disease 2019AKI severityBaseline comorbiditiesEGFR decreaseDialysis requirementEGFR slopeKidney recoveryCreatinine levels
2020
Inhibiting calpain 1 and 2 in cyclin G associated kinase–knockout mice mitigates podocyte injury
Tian X, Inoue K, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Sperati CJ, Pedigo CE, Zhao T, Yan M, Groener M, Moledina DG, Ebenezer K, Li W, Zhang Z, Liebermann D, Greene L, Greer P, Parikh CR, Ishibe S. Inhibiting calpain 1 and 2 in cyclin G associated kinase–knockout mice mitigates podocyte injury. JCI Insight 2020, 5: e142740. PMID: 33208557, PMCID: PMC7710277, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.142740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalpain-1Chronic kidney diseaseDegree of proteinuriaCalpain inhibitor IIIGlomeruli of patientsProgressive proteinuriaCalpain protease activityGlobal glomerulosclerosisGlomerular injuryKidney functionKidney diseaseKidney failureCalcium dysregulationPodocyte injuryPodocyte-specific deletionPodocyte damageG associated kinaseProtective roleCalpain activationProteinuriaGlomerulosclerosisMiceReduced expressionStriking increaseInjuryResults from the TRIBE-AKI Study found associations between post-operative blood biomarkers and risk of chronic kidney disease after cardiac surgery
Menez S, Moledina DG, Garg AX, Thiessen-Philbrook H, McArthur E, Jia Y, Liu C, Obeid W, Mansour SG, Koyner JL, Shlipak MG, Wilson FP, Coca SG, Parikh CR. Results from the TRIBE-AKI Study found associations between post-operative blood biomarkers and risk of chronic kidney disease after cardiac surgery. Kidney International 2020, 99: 716-724. PMID: 32721447, PMCID: PMC8077034, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.06.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultBiomarkersCanadaCardiac Surgical ProceduresDisease ProgressionGlomerular Filtration RateHumansProspective StudiesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsEstimated glomerular filtration rateChronic kidney diseaseBaseline estimated glomerular filtration rateCardiac surgeryCKD incidenceKidney diseaseBlood biomarkersN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptideDevelopment of CKDPro-B-type natriuretic peptideReplication cohortAcute kidney injury groupLong-term kidney outcomesKidney injury molecule-1Acute kidney injuryPrimary composite outcomeInjury molecule-1Post-operative levelsGlomerular filtration rateTumor necrosis factor receptor 1Necrosis factor receptor 1Basic fibroblast growth factorFactor receptor 1Fibroblast growth factorAKI studies
2016
Proton Pump Inhibitors and CKD
Moledina DG, Perazella MA. Proton Pump Inhibitors and CKD. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2016, 27: 2926-2928. PMID: 27080978, PMCID: PMC5042680, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2016020192.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersPPIs and kidney disease: from AIN to CKD
Moledina DG, Perazella MA. PPIs and kidney disease: from AIN to CKD. Journal Of Nephrology 2016, 29: 611-616. PMID: 27072818, DOI: 10.1007/s40620-016-0309-2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAnimalsGlomerular Filtration RateHumansKidneyNephritis, InterstitialProton Pump InhibitorsRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsConceptsAcute interstitial nephritisProton pump inhibitorsChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseDrug-induced acute interstitial nephritisExcellent overall safety profileHigher CKD riskSystemic allergic manifestationsAcute kidney injuryAdverse renal eventsGlomerular filtration rateOverall safety profilePopulation-based studyMillions of patientsAIN diagnosisRenal eventsCKD riskKidney injuryAllergic manifestationsInterstitial nephritisMedian timeSafety profileDrug initiationKidney failurePump inhibitors