2017
Interstitial inflammation and interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy predict renal survival in lupus nephritis
Wilson PC, Kashgarian M, Moeckel G. Interstitial inflammation and interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy predict renal survival in lupus nephritis. Clinical Kidney Journal 2017, 11: 207-218. PMID: 29644061, PMCID: PMC5888814, DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfx093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRenal survivalWorse renal survivalInterstitial inflammationLupus nephritisInterstitial fibrosisTubular atrophyInflammation gradeClass IVEnd-stage renal diseaseRenal Pathology Society classificationCox proportional hazards modelBiopsy-proven lupusChronic glomerular lesionsProportional hazards modelDose-dependent mannerBaseline characteristicsSerum creatinineInitial biopsyRenal diseaseClinical outcomesGlomerular lesionsStratifies riskMedical recordsSociety classificationMultivariable model
2013
Aldosterone stimulates fibronectin synthesis in renal fibroblasts through mineralocorticoid receptor-dependent and independent mechanisms
Chen D, Chen Z, Park C, Centrella M, McCarthy T, Chen L, Al-Omari A, Moeckel GW. Aldosterone stimulates fibronectin synthesis in renal fibroblasts through mineralocorticoid receptor-dependent and independent mechanisms. Gene 2013, 531: 23-30. PMID: 23994292, DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.08.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression of fibrosisFibronectin synthesisChronic kidney diseaseC-Jun NH2-terminal protein kinaseMineralocorticoid hormone aldosteroneKidney fibroblast cell lineTranscription factor c-JunExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseReceptor-dependent activationSignal-regulated kinaseDependent signaling pathwaysKidney injuryInterstitial fibrosisKidney diseaseMineralocorticoid receptorHormone aldosteroneAldosteroneRenal fibroblastsAnimal modelsProtein kinaseFibroblast cell lineFibronectin expressionKidneyFibrosisSubsequent phosphorylationMacrophage-specific deletion of transforming growth factor-β1 does not prevent renal fibrosis after severe ischemia-reperfusion or obstructive injury
Huen SC, Moeckel GW, Cantley LG. Macrophage-specific deletion of transforming growth factor-β1 does not prevent renal fibrosis after severe ischemia-reperfusion or obstructive injury. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2013, 305: f477-f484. PMID: 23761668, PMCID: PMC3891258, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00624.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth factor-β1Kidney injuryKidney diseaseRenal fibrosisTGF-β1Factor-β1Renal ischemia-reperfusion injuryChronic kidney diseaseIschemia-reperfusion injuryProgressive renal fibrosisMacrophage-specific deletionInnate immune responseMyeloid lineage cellsPersistence of macrophagesLater time pointsTubulointerstitial fibrosisFibrosis markersInterstitial fibrosisMacrophage infiltrationEffective therapyInjury modelObstructive injuryImmune responseTissue scarringFibrosis
2009
Deletion of the Met receptor in the collecting duct decreases renal repair following ureteral obstruction
Ma H, Saenko M, Opuko A, Togawa A, Soda K, Marlier A, Moeckel GW, Cantley LG, Ishibe S. Deletion of the Met receptor in the collecting duct decreases renal repair following ureteral obstruction. Kidney International 2009, 76: 868-876. PMID: 19675527, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2009.304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral obstructionFibrotic responseKnockout miceMet receptorAcute tubular necrosisPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1Unilateral ureteral obstructionTubular cell proliferationActivator inhibitor-1Conditional knockout miceHepatocyte growth factorKidney injuryRenal injuryTubular necrosisFunctional recoveryInterstitial fibrosisCre miceRenal repairNephron injuryControl littermatesObstructionGrowth factorMiceInhibitor-1Injury