2022
Coronavirus Lung Infection Impairs Host Immunity against Secondary Bacterial Infection by Promoting Lysosomal Dysfunction.
Peng X, Kim J, Gupta G, Agaronyan K, Mankowski MC, Korde A, Takyar SS, Shin HJ, Habet V, Voth S, Audia JP, Chang D, Liu X, Wang L, Cai Y, Tian X, Ishibe S, Kang MJ, Compton S, Wilen CB, Dela Cruz CS, Sharma L. Coronavirus Lung Infection Impairs Host Immunity against Secondary Bacterial Infection by Promoting Lysosomal Dysfunction. The Journal Of Immunology 2022, 209: 1314-1322. PMID: 36165196, PMCID: PMC9523490, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2200198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Bacterial infectionsMouse modelCoronavirus infectionLysosomal dysfunctionMajor health care challengeLung immune cellsLung tissue damageSecondary bacterial infectionImpair host immunityIL-1β releaseHealth care challengesCell deathPyroptotic cell deathBacterial killing abilityIL-1βBacterial clearanceImmune cellsSecondary infectionHost immunityAlveolar macrophagesTissue damageΒ-coronavirusStructural cellsCare challenges
2017
Loss of the podocyte glucocorticoid receptor exacerbates proteinuria after injury
Zhou H, Tian X, Tufro A, Moeckel G, Ishibe S, Goodwin J. Loss of the podocyte glucocorticoid receptor exacerbates proteinuria after injury. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 9833. PMID: 28852159, PMCID: PMC5575043, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10490-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKnockout miceGlucocorticoid receptorNephrotic syndromeSimilar renal functionMainstay of therapyReceptor knockout miceTreatment of proteinuriaFoot process effacementMechanism of actionImmunomodulatory therapyRenal functionGlomerular injuryProtein excretionKO miceCommon disorderNephrotoxic serumPodocyte injuryPodocyte-specific deletionMouse modelSlit diaphragm proteinsWild-type podocytesProcess effacementProteinuriaUnstimulated conditionsKnockout animals
2015
Essential Role of X-Box Binding Protein-1 during Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Podocytes
Hassan H, Tian X, Inoue K, Chai N, Liu C, Soda K, Moeckel G, Tufro A, Lee AH, Somlo S, Fedeles S, Ishibe S. Essential Role of X-Box Binding Protein-1 during Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Podocytes. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2015, 27: 1055-1065. PMID: 26303067, PMCID: PMC4814187, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015020191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsX-box binding protein 1Endoplasmic reticulum stress responseEndoplasmic reticulum stressGlomerular filtration barrierPodocyte injuryReticulum stress responseBinding protein 1Reticulum stressProtein 1Filtration barrierFoot process effacementProgressive albuminuriaMouse modelProcess effacementUnfolded protein response pathwayEpithelial cellsNormal glomerular filtration barrierProtein response pathwayEndoplasmic reticulumPodocytesGenetic inactivationXBP1 pathwayInjuryJNK pathwayStress response