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
Arginase-1 Is Required for Macrophage-Mediated Renal Tubule Regeneration
Shin NS, Marlier A, Xu L, Doilicho N, Linberg D, Guo J, Cantley LG. Arginase-1 Is Required for Macrophage-Mediated Renal Tubule Regeneration. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 33: 1077-1086. PMID: 35577558, PMCID: PMC9161787, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2021121548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemia-reperfusion injuryTubular cell proliferationArginase-1Contralateral nephrectomyRenal repairFl/Littermate controlsTubular cellsReceptor 1GM-CSFRenal tubular cell proliferationRenal tubule regenerationMacrophage scavenger receptor 1Mannose receptor 1Cell proliferative responsesCell proliferationScavenger receptor 1Coculture of macrophagesDead cell debrisKidney injuryKidney repairRenal responseProinflammatory activationTubule regenerationMouse survivalCharacterization of temporospatial distribution of renal tubular casts by nephron tracking after ischemia-reperfusion injury
Shin NS, Marlier A, Xu L, Lam T, Cantley LG, Guo JK. Characterization of temporospatial distribution of renal tubular casts by nephron tracking after ischemia-reperfusion injury. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2022, 322: f322-f334. PMID: 35100823, PMCID: PMC8897010, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00284.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemia-reperfusion injuryCast formationGlomerular filtration rateTubular cast formationUrine 24 hDetached epithelial cellsDead cell debrisRenal recoveryRenal functionFiltration rateS3 tubulesTubular castsTubular cellsTubular nucleiKidney sectionsOuter medullaTrypsin levelsEntire nephronRenal tubular castsFuture interventionsInjurySelective lossTubule segmentsEpithelial cellsKidney
2017
Breast Regression Protein–39/Chitinase 3–Like 1 Promotes Renal Fibrosis after Kidney Injury via Activation of Myofibroblasts
Montgomery TA, Xu L, Mason S, Chinnadurai A, Lee CG, Elias JA, Cantley LG. Breast Regression Protein–39/Chitinase 3–Like 1 Promotes Renal Fibrosis after Kidney Injury via Activation of Myofibroblasts. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2017, 28: 3218-3226. PMID: 28679671, PMCID: PMC5661290, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2017010110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBRP-39Kidney injuryKidney repairChitinase 3Unilateral ischemia-reperfusion injuryBreast regression protein 39Kidney 14 daysPromotes Renal FibrosisRobust inflammatory infiltrateSevere interstitial fibrosisIschemia-reperfusion injuryActivation of myofibroblastsTubular cell survivalProfibrotic growth factorsWild-type miceIL-13 receptorAnalysis of macrophagesMacrophage persistenceTubular injuryInflammatory infiltrateProfibrotic markersInterstitial fibrosisRenal fibrosisMyofibroblast accumulationProfibrotic signaling