Mechanisms of podocyte injury and implications for diabetic nephropathy

F Barutta, S Bellini, G Gruden - Clinical Science, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Albuminuria is the hallmark of both primary and secondary proteinuric glomerulopathies,
including focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), obesity-related nephropathy, and …

Host factors predisposing to kidney disease in people with HIV

RKY Hung, CA Winkler, FA Post - Current Opinion in HIV and …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Genetic variants of APOL1 are strongly associated with severe CKD and contribute to the
high rates of CKD in Black populations with HIV. Most individuals with APOL1 kidney-risk …

[HTML][HTML] HDL and chronic kidney disease

C Pavanello, A Ossoli - Atherosclerosis Plus, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Low HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) concentrations are a typical trait of the dyslipidemia
associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this condition, plasma HDLs are …

Dyes-encapsulated metal-organic cage as fluorescence sensor array for the auxiliary differential diagnosis of MCD and FSGS in early renal disorders

J Fan, J Zhang, X Yang, M Jia, B Zhang, W Zhao… - Biosensors and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Both minimal change disease (MCD) and focal segmental glomerular sclerosis (FSGS) are
the pathological types of primary nephrotic syndrome (PNS) and cannot be readily …

[HTML][HTML] APOL1 promotes endothelial cell activation beyond the glomerulus

M Carracedo, E Ericson, R Ågren, A Forslöw… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) high-risk genotypes are associated with increased risk
of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in people of West African ancestry. Given the importance of …

[HTML][HTML] APOL1 kidney risk variants in glomerular diseases modeled in transgenic mice

T Yoshida, KZ Latt, BA Santo, S Shrivastav, Y Zhao… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
APOL1 high-risk variants partially explain the high kidney disease prevalence among
African ancestry individuals. Many mechanisms have been reported in cell culture models …

Single-Cell Transcriptional Signatures of Glomerular Disease in Transgenic Mice with APOL1 Variants

T Yoshida, KZ Latt, BA Santo, S Shrivastav… - Journal of the …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background APOL1 high-risk variants contribute to kidney disease among African-ancestry
individuals. We sought to describe cell-specific APOL1 variants-induced pathways using two …

Endothelial cell-specific molecule-1 inhibits albuminuria in diabetic mice

X Zheng, L Higdon, A Gaudet, M Shah, A Balistieri… - Kidney360, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the most common cause of kidney failure in
the world, and novel predictive biomarkers and molecular mechanisms of disease are …

[PDF][PDF] Precision medicine for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Y **e, F Liu - Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, 2024 - krcp-ksn.org
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is one of the common causes of nephrotic
syndrome in adults and children worldwide. FSGS consists of a group of kidney diseases …

Analysis of Glomerular Transcriptomes from Nephrotic Patients Suggest APOL1 Risk Variants Impact Parietal Epithelial Cells

A Gonzalez-Vicente, DC Crawford, WS Bush, Z Wu… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
The disproportionate risk for idiopathic proteinuric podocytopathies in Black people is
explained, in part, by the presence of two risk alleles (G1 or G2) in the APOL1 gene. The …