2021
β3 adrenergic receptor as potential therapeutic target in ADPKD
Schena G, Carmosino M, Chiurlia S, Onuchic L, Mastropasqua M, Maiorano E, Schena FP, Caplan MJ. β3 adrenergic receptor as potential therapeutic target in ADPKD. Physiological Reports 2021, 9: e15058. PMID: 34676684, PMCID: PMC8531837, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseΒ3-ARΒ3-adrenergic receptorTherapeutic targetKidney/body weight ratioΒ3-AR levelSympathetic nerve activityBody weight ratioType 2 receptorCyst-lining epithelial cellsDominant polycystic kidney diseaseRenal tubular cellsNovel therapeutic targetCyclic AMP accumulationPotential therapeutic targetVasopressin type 2 receptorHuman renal tissuePolycystic kidney diseaseFluid-filled cystsADPKD mouse modelNerve activityKidney functionKidney diseaseRenal parenchymaHealthy controls
2019
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about β3-AR * (* But Were Afraid to Ask)
Schena G, Caplan MJ. Everything You Always Wanted to Know about β3-AR * (* But Were Afraid to Ask). Cells 2019, 8: 357. PMID: 30995798, PMCID: PMC6523418, DOI: 10.3390/cells8040357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel pharmacological approachesCurrent clinical practiceNovel therapeutic targetAR signalingΒ3-ARPharmacological approachesOcular diseasesTherapeutic targetAdrenergic receptorsClinical practiceFindings translateClinical areasCellular modelSuitable animalAppealing targetInter-species differencesDiseaseReceptors