2005
Expression of Mediators of Renal Injury in the Remnant Kidney of ROP Mice Is Attenuated by Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibition
Cheng H, Zhang M, Moeckel GW, Zhao Y, Wang S, Qi Z, Breyer MD, Harris RC. Expression of Mediators of Renal Injury in the Remnant Kidney of ROP Mice Is Attenuated by Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibition. Nephron 2005, 101: e75-e85. PMID: 15995341, DOI: 10.1159/000086645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsConnective Tissue Growth FactorCyclooxygenase 2 InhibitorsFibronectinsGlomerulosclerosis, Focal SegmentalImmediate-Early ProteinsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKidneyKidney TubulesMiceMice, Inbred StrainsNephrectomyProteinuriaProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metPyrazolesSulfonamidesTissue DistributionConceptsCyclooxygenase-2 inhibitionROP miceSC58236 treatmentRenal injuryRemnant kidneyImmunoreactive COX-2Immunoreactive TGF-beta1Selective COX-2 inhibitorsSystemic blood pressureConnective tissue growth factorSubtotal renal ablationRenal tubulointerstitial injuryExpression of mediatorsCOX-2 inhibitorsTissue growth factorCollagen IV mRNATubulointerstitial injuryBlood pressureRenal ablationSignificant albuminuriaCOX-2Macrophage markersMouse modelTGF-beta1Remnant group
2002
Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor blocks expression of mediators of renal injury in a model of diabetes and hypertension1
Cheng HF, Wang CJ, Moeckel GW, Zhang MZ, Mckanna JA, Harris RC. Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor blocks expression of mediators of renal injury in a model of diabetes and hypertension1. Kidney International 2002, 62: 929-939. PMID: 12164875, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2002.00520.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOX-2 expressionCOX-2 inhibitorsDiabetic groupRenal injuryDiabetic ratsImmunoreactive COX-2 expressionCortical thick ascending limbSelective COX-2 inhibitorsSystolic blood pressureModel of diabetesVascular endothelial growth factorDevelopment of glomerulosclerosisCOX-2 inhibitionThick ascending limbEndothelial growth factorMesangial sclerosis indexTubulointerstitial injuryDiabetic nephropathyBlood pressureChronic treatmentSubtotal nephrectomySclerosis indexBlood glucoseMacula densaRenal cortex