2024
Rationale and Design of a Phase 2, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial Evaluating AMP Kinase-Activation by Metformin in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Barsotti G, Luciano R, Kumar A, Meliambro K, Kakade V, Tokita J, Naik A, Fu J, Peck E, Pell J, Reghuvaran A, Tanvir E, Patel P, Zhang W, Li F, Moeckel G, Perincheri S, Cantley L, Moledina D, Wilson F, He J, Menon M. Rationale and Design of a Phase 2, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial Evaluating AMP Kinase-Activation by Metformin in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. Kidney International Reports 2024, 9: 1354-1368. PMID: 38707807, PMCID: PMC11068976, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinimal change diseaseRandomized controlled trialsSafety of metforminDouble-blindPodocyte injuryAdjunctive therapyPlacebo-controlled randomized controlled trialsPhase III studyPhase II trialPrimary glomerular diseaseFocal segmental glomerulosclerosisEffect of metforminPhase IIPlacebo-controlledPreclinical dataNovel urineChange diseaseTissue markersRandomized trialsSegmental glomerulosclerosisGlomerular diseaseMechanistic biomarkersObservational studyFSGSInexpensive agent
2012
Resolution of proteinuria in a patient with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis following BiPAP initiation for obesity hypoventilation syndrome.
Hall IE, Kashgarian M, Moeckel GW, Dahl NK. Resolution of proteinuria in a patient with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis following BiPAP initiation for obesity hypoventilation syndrome. Clinical Nephrology 2012, 77: 62-5. PMID: 22185970, DOI: 10.5414/cn106859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaFocal segmental glomerulosclerosisSleep apneaSegmental glomerulosclerosisBi-level positive airway pressureSecondary focal segmental glomerulosclerosisObesity hypoventilation syndromePositive airway pressureResolution of proteinuriaPatient's proteinuriaGlomerular hyperfiltrationAirway pressureSevere obesityHypoventilation syndromeHeavy proteinuriaComplete resolutionProteinuriaGlomerulosclerosisApneaObesityPatientsTreatmentHyperfiltrationSyndrome