Megan Leila Baker, MD
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Adding insult to injury: the spectrum of tubulointerstitial responses in acute kidney injury
Baker M, Cantley L. Adding insult to injury: the spectrum of tubulointerstitial responses in acute kidney injury. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2025, 135: e188358. PMID: 40091836, PMCID: PMC11910233, DOI: 10.1172/jci188358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryTubular epithelial cellsKidney injuryTubular cellsCases of acute kidney injuryImmune-mediated processPersistence of inflammationBiphasic immune responseChronic kidney diseaseCell deathTubular cell injuryLymphocyte subsetsTubular repairCell cycle arrestOutflow obstructionTEC differentiationPreclinical findingsLymphocytic infiltrationProinflammatory macrophagesKidney diseaseModulate inflammationImmune responseActivated macrophagesMetabolic reprogrammingTubular castsThe Lymphatic System in Kidney Disease
Baker M, Cantley L. The Lymphatic System in Kidney Disease. Kidney360 2023, 4: e841-e850. PMID: 37019177, PMCID: PMC10371377, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000120.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsKidney diseaseLymphatic systemSetting of AKIKidney allograft rejectionNormal kidney functionImmune response modulationAllograft rejectionLymph nodesInflammatory infiltrateKidney functionImmune cellsTissue edemaNovel therapiesImmune surveillanceNumerous disease statesSystemic circulationFluid removalKidney tissueResident cellsTherapeutic potentialSurveillance cellsAKIDisease statesKidneyResponse modulationMortality after acute kidney injury and acute interstitial nephritis in patients prescribed immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
Baker ML, Yamamoto Y, Perazella MA, Dizman N, Shirali AC, Hafez N, Weinstein J, Simonov M, Testani JM, Kluger HM, Cantley LG, Parikh CR, Wilson FP, Moledina DG. Mortality after acute kidney injury and acute interstitial nephritis in patients prescribed immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2022, 10: e004421. PMID: 35354588, PMCID: PMC8968986, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-004421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute interstitial nephritisAcute kidney injuryImmune checkpoint inhibitor therapyCheckpoint inhibitor therapyICI therapyKidney injuryInhibitor therapyInterstitial nephritisTime-varying Cox proportional hazards modelsHigher peak serum creatinineSevere acute kidney injuryCancer typesCox proportional hazards modelAssociations of biopsyBaseline laboratory valuesObservational cohort studyPeak serum creatinineFavorable treatment responseProportional hazards modelAKI patientsTherapy initiationCohort studySerum creatinineUnivariable analysisImmune activationNSAIDs in CKD: Are They Safe?
Baker M, Perazella MA. NSAIDs in CKD: Are They Safe? American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2020, 76: 546-557. PMID: 32479922, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsChronic kidney diseaseGlomerular filtration rateFiltration rateRisk factorsHigh pain burdenAcute kidney injuryManagement of painAnti-inflammatory drugsCKD populationNSAID useKidney injuryPain burdenPain controlHeart failureComorbid conditionsElectrolyte derangementsKidney diseaseSafety dataDrug effectsPatientsIndividualized basisDrug metabolismProgressive lossCautious use
2024
Using Imaging Mass Cytometry to Define Cell Identities in AKI and CKD in Humans
Budiman T, Shelar A, Baker M, Weiss M, Cantley L, Kakade V. Using Imaging Mass Cytometry to Define Cell Identities in AKI and CKD in Humans. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024, 35: 10.1681/asn.2024g4m5sdnf. DOI: 10.1681/asn.2024g4m5sdnf.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnalysis of Kidney Biopsies from Patients with Glomerulonephritis Using Imaging Mass Cytometry Reveals Increase in Immune Cells with Associated Dedifferentiation and Injury of Tubular Cells
Weiss M, Kakade V, Baker M, Budiman T, Shelar A, Cantley L. Analysis of Kidney Biopsies from Patients with Glomerulonephritis Using Imaging Mass Cytometry Reveals Increase in Immune Cells with Associated Dedifferentiation and Injury of Tubular Cells. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024, 35: 10.1681/asn.202490mzwbkc. DOI: 10.1681/asn.202490mzwbkc.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Incidence and outcomes of acute kidney injury including hepatorenal syndrome in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis in the US
Patidar K, Belcher J, Regner K, St. Hillien S, Simonetto D, Asrani S, Neyra J, Sharma P, Velez J, Wadei H, Nadim M, Chung R, Seethapathy R, Parada X, Ouyang T, Ufere N, Robinson J, Diaz P, Wilechansky R, Przybyszewski E, Smith T, Ali A, Orman E, Schulz P, Siddiqui S, Shabbir R, Liu L, Cama-Olivares A, Flannery A, Baker M, Gunasekaran D, Aswine A, Issa R, Li J, Verma S, Chalmers D, Varghese V, Lam W, Mohamed M, Kovacic R, Gaddy A, Attieh R, Cortes P, Semnani S, Wang L, Khemichian S, Allegretti A, consortium F. Incidence and outcomes of acute kidney injury including hepatorenal syndrome in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis in the US. Journal Of Hepatology 2023, 79: 1408-1417. PMID: 37517455, PMCID: PMC10807505, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEtiology of AKIHRS-AKISubdistribution hazard ratiosHepatorenal syndromePrerenal AKIKidney injuryHigh morbidityIncidence ratePractice patternsSimilar outcomesHigher AKI stageAcute kidney injuryRetrospective cohort studyAcute tubular necrosisConsecutive adult patientsEtiology of injuryAKI stageAKI definitionLiver transplantAdult patientsCohort studyHazard ratioSevere complicationsTubular necrosisComplete responsePersonalised recommendations for hospitalised patients with Acute Kidney Injury using a Kidney Action Team (KAT-AKI): protocol and early data of a randomised controlled trial
Aklilu A, O’Connor K, Martin M, Yamamoto Y, Coronel-Moreno C, Shvets K, Jones C, Kadhim B, Corona-Villalobos C, Baker M, Tan J, Freeman N, Groener M, Menez S, Brown D, Culli S, Lindsley J, Orias M, Parikh C, Smith A, Sundararajan A, Wilson F. Personalised recommendations for hospitalised patients with Acute Kidney Injury using a Kidney Action Team (KAT-AKI): protocol and early data of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2023, 13: e071968. PMID: 37068906, PMCID: PMC10111926, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary teamAcute Kidney Injury OutcomesAKI alert systemInvestigator-blinded trialUsual care armKey secondary outcomesClinical decision support toolIntensive care unitUS hospital systemAKI alertsAKI detectionAKI progressionCare armSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeCare unitMedian timeMedical floorPercentage of recommendationsDiagnostic interventionsInjury outcomesRandomisationHospital systemEthics CommitteeDedicated team
2022
Strongyloides stercoralis infection identified on urine microscopy
Baker ML, Brewster UC. Strongyloides stercoralis infection identified on urine microscopy. BMJ Case Reports 2022, 15: e250078. PMID: 35379686, PMCID: PMC8981339, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-250078.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesImaging Modalities for Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
Baker M, Perazella M. Imaging Modalities for Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis. 2022, 257-266. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-93438-5_20.ChaptersAcute tubulointerstitial nephritisTubulointerstitial nephritisAcute kidney injury diagnosisNonspecific constitutional symptomsChronic kidney diseaseImaging modalitiesCurrent imaging modalitiesEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingNon-invasive diagnosisConstitutional symptomsFlank painMost patientsKidney diseaseKidney failureCase reportInjury diagnosisRadiographic cluesClinical dataCommon causeGallium uptakeCharacteristic signsSymptomsDiagnosisTomography imaging
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- April 08, 2025
Advancing AKI Understanding and Treatment
- October 25, 2024
Can a ‘Kidney Action Team’ Improve Patient Outcomes?
- August 10, 2023
The Lymphatics in Kidney Disease (Discoveries & Impact August 2023)
- November 02, 2022
ASN Kidney Week 2022: Presentations from Yale Nephrology
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