2022
Immune-mediated tubule atrophy promotes acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease transition
Xu L, Guo J, Moledina DG, Cantley LG. Immune-mediated tubule atrophy promotes acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease transition. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 4892. PMID: 35986026, PMCID: PMC9391331, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32634-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAnimalsAtrophyKidneyKidney TubulesMiceRenal Insufficiency, ChronicReperfusion InjuryConceptsAcute kidney injuryKidney injuryT cellsChronic kidney disease transitionIschemia-reperfusion kidney injuryKidney disease transitionChronic kidney diseaseDepletion of neutrophilsGlomerular filtration rateT cell recruitmentTubular cell lossMacrophage persistenceProinflammatory neutrophilsTubule damageKidney atrophyContralateral kidneyNeutrophil numbersContralateral nephrectomyKidney diseaseTubule atrophyFiltration rateCell recruitmentMore macrophagesDay 14Day 5Characterization 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
2019
Tubular GM-CSF Promotes Late MCP-1/CCR2-Mediated Fibrosis and Inflammation after Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Xu L, Sharkey D, Cantley LG. Tubular GM-CSF Promotes Late MCP-1/CCR2-Mediated Fibrosis and Inflammation after Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 1825-1840. PMID: 31315923, PMCID: PMC6779361, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019010068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemia/reperfusion injuryWild-type miceTubular cellsTubular injuryReperfusion injuryImmune cellsKidney ischemia/reperfusion injuryUnilateral ischemia/reperfusion injuryMCP-1/CCR2Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1Initial kidney damageInjured tubular cellsKidney 14 daysKidney injury markersProgressive interstitial fibrosisProfibrotic growth factorsChemoattractant protein-1MCP-1 receptorGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorRenal tubular cellsNumber of macrophagesTime of repairColony-stimulating factorCoculture of macrophagesMacrophages persist