2022
Urine Uromodulin as a Biomarker of Kidney Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis
Melchinger H, Calderon-Gutierrez F, Obeid W, Xu L, Shaw MM, Luciano RL, Kuperman M, Moeckel GW, Kashgarian M, Wilson FP, Parikh CR, Moledina DG. Urine Uromodulin as a Biomarker of Kidney Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 17: 1284-1292. PMID: 35948365, PMCID: PMC9625093, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.04360422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlbuminsAnimalsAtrophyBiomarkersCreatinineFibrosisHumansKidneyKidney DiseasesMiceUromodulinConceptsInterstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophyUrine uromodulinTubular atrophyThick ascending limbUrine albuminSerum creatinineKidney biopsyTubulointerstitial fibrosisMultivariable linear regression modelsTime of biopsyKidney's thick ascending limbAcademic medical centerHuman kidney biopsiesKidney tubulointerstitial fibrosisTubular healthMultivariable analysisHistologic featuresHistologic findingsHistologic changesKidney fibrosisIndependent associationFibrotic modelMultivariable modelMedical CenterMurine model
2021
The Role of Myeloid Cells in Acute Kidney Injury and Kidney Repair
Xu L. The Role of Myeloid Cells in Acute Kidney Injury and Kidney Repair. Kidney360 2021, 2: 1852-1864. PMID: 35372990, PMCID: PMC8785849, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000672021.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2019
Tubular GM-CSF Promotes Late MCP-1/CCR2-Mediated Fibrosis and Inflammation after Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Xu L, Sharkey D, Cantley LG. Tubular GM-CSF Promotes Late MCP-1/CCR2-Mediated Fibrosis and Inflammation after Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 1825-1840. PMID: 31315923, PMCID: PMC6779361, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019010068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemia/reperfusion injuryWild-type miceTubular cellsTubular injuryReperfusion injuryImmune cellsKidney ischemia/reperfusion injuryUnilateral ischemia/reperfusion injuryMCP-1/CCR2Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1Initial kidney damageInjured tubular cellsKidney 14 daysKidney injury markersProgressive interstitial fibrosisProfibrotic growth factorsChemoattractant protein-1MCP-1 receptorGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorRenal tubular cellsNumber of macrophagesTime of repairColony-stimulating factorCoculture of macrophagesMacrophages persist
2017
Breast Regression Protein–39/Chitinase 3–Like 1 Promotes Renal Fibrosis after Kidney Injury via Activation of Myofibroblasts
Montgomery TA, Xu L, Mason S, Chinnadurai A, Lee CG, Elias JA, Cantley LG. Breast Regression Protein–39/Chitinase 3–Like 1 Promotes Renal Fibrosis after Kidney Injury via Activation of Myofibroblasts. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2017, 28: 3218-3226. PMID: 28679671, PMCID: PMC5661290, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2017010110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAnimalsChitinase-3-Like Protein 1FibrosisKidneyMaleMiceMyofibroblastsConceptsBRP-39Kidney injuryKidney repairChitinase 3Unilateral ischemia-reperfusion injuryBreast regression protein 39Kidney 14 daysPromotes Renal FibrosisRobust inflammatory infiltrateSevere interstitial fibrosisIschemia-reperfusion injuryActivation of myofibroblastsTubular cell survivalProfibrotic growth factorsWild-type miceIL-13 receptorAnalysis of macrophagesMacrophage persistenceTubular injuryInflammatory infiltrateProfibrotic markersInterstitial fibrosisRenal fibrosisMyofibroblast accumulationProfibrotic signaling