2020
Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Dysfunction Is Present in Patients with CKD before Initiation of Maintenance Hemodialysis
Gamboa JL, Roshanravan B, Towse T, Keller CA, Falck AM, Yu C, Frontera WR, Brown NJ, Ikizler TA. Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Dysfunction Is Present in Patients with CKD before Initiation of Maintenance Hemodialysis. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 15: 926-936. PMID: 32591419, PMCID: PMC7341789, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.10320819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueAdultAgedDynaminsFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleMiddle AgedMitochondriaMuscle StrengthPhosphocreatinePhysical Functional PerformanceQuadriceps MuscleRenal DialysisRenal Insufficiency, ChronicSeverity of Illness IndexWalk TestConceptsMaintenance hemodialysisMarkers of inflammationAdipose tissue infiltrationOxidative stressPhysical performanceMitochondrial dysfunctionTissue infiltrationMitochondrial functionSkeletal muscle mitochondrial dysfunctionCKD stage 3Poor physical performanceSeverity of CKDMuscle mitochondrial dysfunctionIntermuscular adipose tissueSkeletal muscle biopsiesMagnetic resonance imagingWalk testHigh morbidityPhysical functionPhosphocreatine recoveryMultifactorial etiologyMuscle biopsyCKDHemodialysisPatients
2017
Association of gain-of-function EPHX2 polymorphism Lys55Arg with acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery
Shuey MM, Billings FT, Wei S, Milne GL, Nian H, Yu C, Brown NJ. Association of gain-of-function EPHX2 polymorphism Lys55Arg with acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0175292. PMID: 28552948, PMCID: PMC5446112, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney diseaseCardiac surgery cohortSoluble epoxide hydrolaseCardiac surgeryKidney injurySurgery cohortAcute Kidney Injury Network criteriaIncidence of AKIPostoperative acute kidney injuryPercent of patientsGlomerular filtration rateBody mass indexAssociation of gainsRenal injuryCardiopulmonary bypassWhite patientsMass indexKidney diseaseFiltration ratePharmacological strategiesDiscovery cohortNetwork criteriaVariant carriersSEH activity
2016
High-Dose Perioperative Atorvastatin and Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Billings FT, Hendricks PA, Schildcrout JS, Shi Y, Petracek MR, Byrne JG, Brown NJ. High-Dose Perioperative Atorvastatin and Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2016, 315: 877. PMID: 26906014, PMCID: PMC4843765, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.0548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAged, 80 and overAspartate AminotransferasesAtorvastatinCardiac Surgical ProceduresCreatinineDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRenal Insufficiency, ChronicConceptsAcute kidney injuryMorning of surgerySerum creatinine concentrationPlacebo groupCardiac surgeryStatin treatmentAtorvastatin groupKidney injuryClinical trialsCreatinine concentrationAcute Kidney Injury Following Cardiac SurgeryAdult cardiac surgery patientsCardiac surgery patientsChronic kidney diseaseHours of surgeryPostoperative day 2Day of surgerySafety monitoring boardVanderbilt University Medical CenterUniversity Medical CenterAtorvastatin dailyStatin therapyAtorvastatin treatmentSurgery patientsKidney disease