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
2023
Profilin1 is required to prevent mitotic catastrophe in murine and human glomerular diseases
Tian X, Pedigo C, Li K, Ma X, Bunda P, Pell J, Lek A, Gu J, Zhang Y, Rangel P, Li W, Schwartze E, Nagata S, Lerner G, Perincheri S, Priyadarshini A, Zhao H, Lek M, Menon M, Fu R, Ishibe S. Profilin1 is required to prevent mitotic catastrophe in murine and human glomerular diseases. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2023, 133: e171237. PMID: 37847555, PMCID: PMC10721156, DOI: 10.1172/jci171237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProteinuric kidney diseaseKidney diseasePodocyte lossHuman glomerular diseasesMitotic catastrophePodocyte cell cycleSevere proteinuriaCell cycle reentryKidney failureGlomerular diseaseCell cycleKidney tissueG1/S checkpointUnsuccessful repairCyclin D1Glomerular integrityIrregular nucleiTissue-specific lossMouse podocytesPodocytesAltered expressionDiseaseCyclin B1Ribosome affinity purificationMultinucleated cells