2013
Renalase Protects against Ischemic AKI
Lee HT, Kim JY, Kim M, Wang P, Tang L, Baroni S, D’Agati V, Desir GV. Renalase Protects against Ischemic AKI. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2013, 24: 445-455. PMID: 23393318, PMCID: PMC3582209, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2012090943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdrenergic alpha-AntagonistsAnimalsApoptosisGene ExpressionHumansInflammation MediatorsIschemiaKidney Tubular Necrosis, AcuteMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMonoamine OxidaseNeutrophil InfiltrationNorepinephrinePhentolamineRecombinant ProteinsReperfusion InjuryRNA, MessengerConceptsRenal ischemia-reperfusion injuryIschemia-reperfusion injuryIschemic AKIWild-type miceReperfusion injuryCatecholamine levelsRenal tubular inflammationTreatment of AKIRenal ischemia reperfusionSham-operated micePlasma catecholamine levelsRenal tubular necrosisRecombinant human renalasePlasma renalaseTubular inflammationTubular necrosisIschemia reperfusionNE levelsPlasma catecholaminesMyocardial necrosisInflammatory responseProximal tubulesAKIRenalaseMice
2001
The distal convoluted tubule of rabbit kidney does not express a functional sodium channel
Velázquez H, Silva T, Andújar E, Desir G, Ellison D, Greger R. The distal convoluted tubule of rabbit kidney does not express a functional sodium channel. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2001, 280: f530-f539. PMID: 11181416, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.2001.280.3.f530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsBlotting, NorthernCalcium-Binding ProteinsCloning, MolecularEndosomal Sorting Complexes Required for TransportEpithelial Sodium ChannelsIn Vitro TechniquesKidneyKidney Tubules, DistalLigasesMolecular Sequence DataNedd4 Ubiquitin Protein LigasesNephronsPerfusionRabbitsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSodium ChannelsTissue DistributionUbiquitin-Protein Ligases
1998
Rabbit distal convoluted tubule coexpresses NaCl cotransporter and 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase II mRNA
Velázquez H, Náray-Fejes-Tóth A, Silva T, Andújar E, Reilly RF, Desir GV, Ellison DH. Rabbit distal convoluted tubule coexpresses NaCl cotransporter and 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase II mRNA. Kidney International 1998, 54: 464-472. PMID: 9690213, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00036.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal tubulesNaCl cotransporterNephron segmentsDissected nephron segmentsTarget tissuesAction of aldosteroneAldosterone target tissuesSame nephron segmentsPolymerase chain reaction techniqueReverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction techniqueChain reaction techniqueDietary NaClDistal nephronBeta-HSDCCD samplesMRNA expressionNaCl cotransportRecent evidenceSimilar extentAldosteroneCotransporterHigh ratePrincipal targetTubulesTissue
1995
Primary structure and functional expression of a cGMP-gated potassium channel.
Yao X, Segal AS, Welling P, Zhang X, McNicholas CM, Engel D, Boulpaep EL, Desir GV. Primary structure and functional expression of a cGMP-gated potassium channel. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 11711-11715. PMID: 8524834, PMCID: PMC40472, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.25.11711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCloning, MolecularCyclic GMPElectric ConductivityGene LibraryIon Channel GatingMolecular Sequence DataOocytesPhylogenyPotassiumPotassium ChannelsProtein BiosynthesisProtein ConformationRabbitsRNA, MessengerSequence Homology, Amino AcidTissue DistributionXenopusConceptsDeduced amino acid sequenceChannel protein phosphorylationCysteine-rich regionAmino acid sequenceNorthern blot analysisPotassium channel activityProtein phosphorylationAcid sequenceGene expressionPrimary structureFunctional expressionK channelsIon channelsChannel activityBlot analysisCyclic nucleotidesShaker K channelsPotassium channelsEffects of substancesKCN1Intracellular cGMPCGMPNitric oxideExpressionImportant role