2024
Adamts1 and Cyst Expansion in Polycystic Kidney Disease.
Kakade V, Akman Z, Motrapu M, Cassini M, Xu L, Moeckel G, Somlo S, Cantley L. Adamts1 and Cyst Expansion in Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024 PMID: 39514301, DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseLoss of Pkd1Cyst growthInterstitial macrophage accumulationDominant polycystic kidney diseaseInterstitial mononuclear cellsReduced cyst growthDetectable phenotypeMembrane remodelingMotif 1Progressive cyst growthIsoforms of versicanSimultaneous deletionPKD2 geneTubular basement membraneDisintegrin and metalloproteinaseRNA sequencingBasement membrane remodelingPKD1Thrombospondin motifs 1Cystic enlargementMacrophage accumulationCystic dilatation
2023
The ASSESS-AKI Study found urinary epidermal growth factor is associated with reduced risk of major adverse kidney events
Menez S, Wen Y, Xu L, Moledina D, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Hu D, Obeid W, Bhatraju P, Ikizler T, Siew E, Chinchilli V, Garg A, Go A, Liu K, Kaufman J, Kimmel P, Himmelfarb J, Coca S, Cantley L, Parikh C. The ASSESS-AKI Study found urinary epidermal growth factor is associated with reduced risk of major adverse kidney events. Kidney International 2023, 104: 1194-1205. PMID: 37652206, PMCID: PMC10840723, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse kidney eventsUEGF/CrUrinary epidermal growth factorAdverse kidney eventsChronic kidney diseaseEpidermal growth factorKidney eventsKidney failureEGF expressionUrinary EGF/CrAcute Kidney Injury studyGrowth factorIschemia-reperfusion injuryProportional hazards regressionTubular healthKidney atrophyObservational cohortHospitalized participantsTubular functionClinical findingsHazards regressionKidney diseaseClinical variablesProgressive atrophyUrinary EGF
2022
Immune-mediated tubule atrophy promotes acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease transition
Xu L, Guo J, Moledina DG, Cantley LG. Immune-mediated tubule atrophy promotes acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease transition. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 4892. PMID: 35986026, PMCID: PMC9391331, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32634-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryKidney injuryT cellsChronic kidney disease transitionIschemia-reperfusion kidney injuryKidney disease transitionChronic kidney diseaseDepletion of neutrophilsGlomerular filtration rateT cell recruitmentTubular cell lossMacrophage persistenceProinflammatory neutrophilsTubule damageKidney atrophyContralateral kidneyNeutrophil numbersContralateral nephrectomyKidney diseaseTubule atrophyFiltration rateCell recruitmentMore macrophagesDay 14Day 5Kidney-Targeted Renalase Agonist Prevents Cisplatin-Induced Chronic Kidney Disease by Inhibiting Regulated Necrosis and Inflammation
Guo X, Xu L, Velazquez H, Chen TM, Williams RM, Heller DA, Burtness B, Safirstein R, Desir GV. Kidney-Targeted Renalase Agonist Prevents Cisplatin-Induced Chronic Kidney Disease by Inhibiting Regulated Necrosis and Inflammation. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 33: 342-356. PMID: 34921111, PMCID: PMC8819981, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2021040439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell LineCisplatinCreatinineDisease Models, AnimalGene ExpressionGlomerular Filtration RateHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 1HumansKidneyMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMonoamine OxidaseNanocapsulesPeptidesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicConceptsRenal proximal tubulesSingle-cell RNA sequencing analysisMesoscale nanoparticlesFirst doseCisplatin chemotherapyProximal tubulesAgonist peptideInduced Chronic Kidney DiseaseGenetic deletionNeck squamous cell carcinomaRNA sequencing analysisCisplatin-induced AKIKidney-targeted deliveryChronic kidney diseaseDevelopment of CKDSquamous cell carcinomaAdministration of cisplatinPlasma renalaseAdvanced headCell carcinomaInflammatory cytokinesKidney diseasePlasma creatinineSystemic administrationRegulated necrosis