2011
Podocyte vascular endothelial growth factor (Vegf164) overexpression causes severe nodular glomerulosclerosis in a mouse model of type 1 diabetes
Veron D, Bertuccio CA, Marlier A, Reidy K, Garcia AM, Jimenez J, Velazquez H, Kashgarian M, Moeckel GW, Tufro A. Podocyte vascular endothelial growth factor (Vegf164) overexpression causes severe nodular glomerulosclerosis in a mouse model of type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia 2011, 54: 1227-1241. PMID: 21318407, PMCID: PMC3397150, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-2034-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCreatinineDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetic NephropathiesDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionPodocytesPolymerase Chain ReactionSemaphorin-3ATandem Mass SpectrometryVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsDiabetic nephropathyNodular glomerulosclerosisDiabetic glomerulopathyMouse modelMassive proteinuriaExcessive vascular endothelial growth factorTransgenic miceStreptozotocin-induced mouse modelVascular endothelial growth factor overexpressionGlomerular basement membrane thickeningAdvanced diabetic glomerulopathyControl diabetic miceOnset of diabetesBasement membrane thickeningVascular endothelial growth factorType 1 diabetesGrowth factor overexpressionAdult transgenic miceEndothelial growth factorVEGF receptor 2Kimmelstiel-WilsonSystemic VEGFDiabetic micePathogenic roleRenal morphology
2010
Overexpression of VEGF-A in podocytes of adult mice causes glomerular disease
Veron D, Reidy KJ, Bertuccio C, Teichman J, Villegas G, Jimenez J, Shen W, Kopp JB, Thomas DB, Tufro A. Overexpression of VEGF-A in podocytes of adult mice causes glomerular disease. Kidney International 2010, 77: 989-999. PMID: 20375978, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2010.64.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAutocrine CommunicationDiabetic NephropathiesGenotypeGlomerular Basement MembraneKidney DiseasesMatrix Metalloproteinase 9Membrane ProteinsMiceMice, TransgenicParacrine CommunicationPhenotypePhosphorylationPodocytesProtein BindingProteinuriaSignal TransductionUp-RegulationVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsGlomerular diseaseAdult miceGlomerular basement membrane thickeningMurine diabetic nephropathyBasement membrane thickeningGlomerular endothelial cellsAdult transgenic miceOverexpression of VEGFExcessive VEGFDiabetic nephropathyGlomerular filtration barrierMesangial expansionPathogenic roleMetalloproteinase-9Functional abnormalitiesMembrane thickeningPodocyte effacementNephrin expressionReceptor 2Transgenic miceWhole kidneyGlomerular phenotypeEndothelial cellsParacrine VEGFVEGF