2021
Restoration of proximal tubule flow-activated transport prevents cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease
Du Z, Tian X, Ma M, Somlo S, Weinstein AM, Wang T. Restoration of proximal tubule flow-activated transport prevents cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e146041. PMID: 33886508, PMCID: PMC8262298, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.146041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular filtration rateGlomerulotubular balanceRenal cyst formationCyst formationReceptor 1 antagonistPolycystic kidney diseaseKidney weightUntreated miceDA1 antagonistControl miceKidney diseaseFiltration rateFractional reabsorptionCystic indexMouse modelCyst growthConditional KOHCO3- absorptionHeterozygous miceSame antagonistsMicePT transportAntagonistEpithelial ciliaHCO3- transport
2012
Evaluation of urine biomarkers of kidney injury in polycystic kidney disease
Parikh CR, Dahl NK, Chapman AB, Bost JE, Edelstein CL, Comer DM, Zeltner R, Tian X, Grantham JJ, Somlo S. Evaluation of urine biomarkers of kidney injury in polycystic kidney disease. Kidney International 2012, 81: 784-790. PMID: 22258321, PMCID: PMC3319327, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2011.465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute-Phase ProteinsAdultAnimalsBiomarkersDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansInterleukin-18KidneyKidney Failure, ChronicLipocalin-2LipocalinsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicOncogene ProteinsPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantProto-Oncogene ProteinsRatsRats, Mutant StrainsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Interleukin-18TRPP Cation ChannelsConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseTotal kidney volumeKidney volumeIL-18Polycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseCyst fluidRenal tubular integrityIL-18 levelsRenal Disease equationSerial urine samplesGlomerular filtration rateModification of DietExpression of Lcn2Min/yearPolycystic Kidney Disease (CRISP) studyUrine of patientsDominant polycystic kidney diseaseKidney Disease studyUrinary collecting systemMean percentage increaseSPRD rat modelUrinary NGALUrine NGALKidney injury