2008
A Novel Form of Human Mendelian Hypertension Featuring Nonglucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism
Geller DS, Zhang J, Wisgerhof MV, Shackleton C, Kashgarian M, Lifton RP. A Novel Form of Human Mendelian Hypertension Featuring Nonglucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2008, 93: 3117-3123. PMID: 18505761, PMCID: PMC2515083, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-0594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronismAdrenal fasciculataAdministration of dexamethasoneAdrenal steroid productionAdrenal steroid biosynthesisNew familial formAge 7 yrSecondary hypertensionBilateral adrenalectomyMost patientsPrimary aldosteronismAdrenal weightClinical syndromeAdrenal glandCortisol secretionLeading causeAldosteronismHypertensionMedical treatmentAldosterone synthaseSteroid productionAutosomal dominant formCellular hypertrophyCortical compartmentFamilial forms
1986
No aggravation of the course of experimental glomerulonephritis in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Stein H, Sterzel R, Hunt J, Pabst R, Kashgarian M. No aggravation of the course of experimental glomerulonephritis in spontaneously hypertensive rats. American Journal Of Pathology 1986, 122: 520-30. PMID: 3513602, PMCID: PMC1888211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlbuminuriaAnimalsAntibodies, Anti-IdiotypicAntibody FormationAutoradiographyBlood PressureFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGlomerulonephritisHistocytochemistryHypertensionImmune System DiseasesImmunoglobulin GKidneyMaleMicroscopy, ElectronRabbitsRatsRats, Inbred SHRRats, Inbred WKYThymidineConceptsWistar-Kyoto controlsBlood pressureGBM nephritisRenal injurySystemic hypertensionHypertensive ratsNormotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) controlsAntiglomerular basement membrane nephritisUrinary albumin excretionSystolic blood pressureIgG antibody productionHumoral antibody responseNonspecific esteraseLight microscopyAlbumin excretionAutoregulatory capacityControl SHRMild hypertensionMorphologic injuryCreatinine clearanceGlomerular alterationsSerum creatinineNSE stainingHumoral responseAntibody response
1974
Clinical spectrum of postpartum renal failure
Finkelstein F, Kashgarian M, Hayslett J. Clinical spectrum of postpartum renal failure. The American Journal Of Medicine 1974, 57: 649-654. PMID: 4432867, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(74)90019-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum renal failureRenal failureFibrin depositionExtensive fibrin depositionFulminant renal failureMinor renal dysfunctionRenal functional abnormalitiesSpectrum of diseaseRenal dysfunctionFatal courseClinical spectrumPostpartum periodRenal abnormalitiesRenal vasculatureFunctional abnormalitiesPatientsAbnormalitiesFailureDysfunctionDiseaseVasculature