2015
Essential Role of X-Box Binding Protein-1 during Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Podocytes
Hassan H, Tian X, Inoue K, Chai N, Liu C, Soda K, Moeckel G, Tufro A, Lee AH, Somlo S, Fedeles S, Ishibe S. Essential Role of X-Box Binding Protein-1 during Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Podocytes. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2015, 27: 1055-1065. PMID: 26303067, PMCID: PMC4814187, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015020191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsX-box binding protein 1Endoplasmic reticulum stress responseEndoplasmic reticulum stressGlomerular filtration barrierPodocyte injuryReticulum stress responseBinding protein 1Reticulum stressProtein 1Filtration barrierFoot process effacementProgressive albuminuriaMouse modelProcess effacementUnfolded protein response pathwayEpithelial cellsNormal glomerular filtration barrierProtein response pathwayEndoplasmic reticulumPodocytesGenetic inactivationXBP1 pathwayInjuryJNK pathwayStress response
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
2012
Acute Podocyte Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF-A) Knockdown Disrupts alphaVbeta3 Integrin Signaling in the Glomerulus
Veron D, Villegas G, Aggarwal PK, Bertuccio C, Jimenez J, Velazquez H, Reidy K, Abrahamson DR, Moeckel G, Kashgarian M, Tufro A. Acute Podocyte Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF-A) Knockdown Disrupts alphaVbeta3 Integrin Signaling in the Glomerulus. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e40589. PMID: 22808199, PMCID: PMC3396653, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood PressureCells, CulturedDown-RegulationDoxycyclineEndotheliumFibronectinsGene Knockdown TechniquesIntegrin alphaVbeta3MiceModels, AnimalNeuropilin-1PhenotypePodocytesProtein BindingProteinuriaRenal InsufficiencyRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsAcute renal failureVEGF receptor 2Renal failureEndothelial cell swellingPodocyte VEGFUrine VEGFGlomerular filtration barrierLocal injuryPodocyte effacementGlomerular ultrastructureAdult miceDoxycycline exposureReceptor 2Knockdown micePodocyte cell lineControl valuesGlomeruliNeuropilin-1MiceVEGFProtein levelsCell swellingVEGF knockdownProteinuriaFiltration barrier
2011
Podocyte vascular endothelial growth factor (Vegf164) overexpression causes severe nodular glomerulosclerosis in a mouse model of type 1 diabetes
Veron D, Bertuccio CA, Marlier A, Reidy K, Garcia AM, Jimenez J, Velazquez H, Kashgarian M, Moeckel GW, Tufro A. Podocyte vascular endothelial growth factor (Vegf164) overexpression causes severe nodular glomerulosclerosis in a mouse model of type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia 2011, 54: 1227-1241. PMID: 21318407, PMCID: PMC3397150, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-2034-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCreatinineDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetic NephropathiesDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionPodocytesPolymerase Chain ReactionSemaphorin-3ATandem Mass SpectrometryVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsDiabetic nephropathyNodular glomerulosclerosisDiabetic glomerulopathyMouse modelMassive proteinuriaExcessive vascular endothelial growth factorTransgenic miceStreptozotocin-induced mouse modelVascular endothelial growth factor overexpressionGlomerular basement membrane thickeningAdvanced diabetic glomerulopathyControl diabetic miceOnset of diabetesBasement membrane thickeningVascular endothelial growth factorType 1 diabetesGrowth factor overexpressionAdult transgenic miceEndothelial growth factorVEGF receptor 2Kimmelstiel-WilsonSystemic VEGFDiabetic micePathogenic roleRenal morphology
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