2018
TREX1 Mutation Causing Autosomal Dominant Thrombotic Microangiopathy and CKD—A Novel Presentation
Gulati A, Bale AE, Dykas DJ, Bia MJ, Danovitch GM, Moeckel GW, Somlo S, Dahl NK. TREX1 Mutation Causing Autosomal Dominant Thrombotic Microangiopathy and CKD—A Novel Presentation. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2018, 72: 895-899. PMID: 29941221, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal thrombotic microangiopathyThrombotic microangiopathyTREX1 mutationsRetinal microangiopathyChronic kidney diseaseRepair exonuclease 1Whole-exome sequencingSignificant brainSymptomatic brainTREX1 variantsKidney involvementClinical presentationKidney diseaseCerebral leukodystrophyComplement dysregulationMicroangiopathyClinical importanceDiverse causesComplement regulationNovel presentationSubstantial proportionBrainSignificant proportionGenetic determinantsCause
2017
MIF-2/D-DT enhances proximal tubular cell regeneration through SLPI- and ATF4-dependent mechanisms
Ochi A, Chen D, Schulte W, Leng L, Moeckel N, Piecychna M, Averdunk L, Stoppe C, Bucala R, Moeckel G. MIF-2/D-DT enhances proximal tubular cell regeneration through SLPI- and ATF4-dependent mechanisms. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2017, 313: f767-f780. PMID: 28539339, PMCID: PMC6148305, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00683.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivating Transcription Factor 4Acute Kidney InjuryAnimalsAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteApoptosisAutophagyCell HypoxiaCell LineCell ProliferationCyclin D1Disease Models, AnimalEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2FemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIIntramolecular OxidoreductasesKidney Tubules, ProximalMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhenotypeRegenerationReperfusion InjurySecretory Leukocyte Peptidase InhibitorSignal TransductionTime FactorsTransfectionConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorSecretory leukocyte proteinase inhibitorTubular cell regenerationProximal tubular cellsD-DTCell regenerationTubular cellsIschemic acute kidney injuryIschemia-reperfusion injury modelWild-type control miceMouse proximal tubular cellsAcute kidney injuryIschemia-reperfusion injuryRenal proximal tubular cellsMigration inhibitory factorIntegrated stress responseATF4-dependent mechanismCyclin D1 expressionEukaryotic initiation factorKidney injuryTubular injuryControl miceChemokine receptorsInjury modelInflammatory context