2009
Functional expression of the olfactory signaling system in the kidney
Pluznick JL, Zou DJ, Zhang X, Yan Q, Rodriguez-Gil DJ, Eisner C, Wells E, Greer CA, Wang T, Firestein S, Schnermann J, Caplan MJ. Functional expression of the olfactory signaling system in the kidney. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 2059-2064. PMID: 19174512, PMCID: PMC2644163, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0812859106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular filtration ratePlasma renin levelsMacula densa cellsCOX-2 expressionRenal distal nephronOlfactory G-proteinMDS cell linesOlfactory receptorsRenin levelsRenin secretionFiltration rateNNOS activityTubuloglomerular feedbackDistal nephronOlfactory epitheliumRenal tubulesGFR regulationAdenylate cyclaseG proteinsCell linesSensory roleKidneyFunctional expressionOlfactionExpression
2008
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin suppresses cyst growth by Pkd1 null cells in vitro and in vivo
Wei F, Karihaloo A, Yu Z, Marlier A, Seth P, Shibazaki S, Wang T, Sukhatme VP, Somlo S, Cantley LG. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin suppresses cyst growth by Pkd1 null cells in vitro and in vivo. Kidney International 2008, 74: 1310-1318. PMID: 18974761, PMCID: PMC3793389, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2008.395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeutrophil Gelatinase-Associated LipocalinCyst growthGelatinase-associated lipocalinAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseTubular cell proliferationDominant polycystic kidney diseaseCell linesPolycystic kidney diseasePkd1 mutant miceRenal functionAdenoviral delivery systemAssociated lipocalinKidney diseaseRate of proliferationCyst enlargementProliferative responseRenal epithelial cellsProximal tubulesMutant miceEpithelial cellsFlow stimuliCell proliferationDecreased rateApical ciliaProliferation