Fibrosis: from mechanisms to medicines
NC Henderson, F Rieder, TA Wynn - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Fibrosis can affect any organ and is responsible for up to 45% of all deaths in the
industrialized world. It has long been thought to be relentlessly progressive and irreversible …
industrialized world. It has long been thought to be relentlessly progressive and irreversible …
How many cell types are in the kidney and what do they do?
The kidney maintains electrolyte, water, and acid-base balance, eliminates foreign and
waste compounds, regulates blood pressure, and secretes hormones. There are at least 16 …
waste compounds, regulates blood pressure, and secretes hormones. There are at least 16 …
[PDF][PDF] SARS-CoV-2 infects the human kidney and drives fibrosis in kidney organoids
Kidney failure is frequently observed during and after COVID-19, but it remains elusive
whether this is a direct effect of the virus. Here, we report that SARS-CoV-2 directly infects …
whether this is a direct effect of the virus. Here, we report that SARS-CoV-2 directly infects …
[HTML][HTML] An atlas of healthy and injured cell states and niches in the human kidney
Understanding kidney disease relies on defining the complexity of cell types and states, their
associated molecular profiles and interactions within tissue neighbourhoods. Here we …
associated molecular profiles and interactions within tissue neighbourhoods. Here we …
[HTML][HTML] Single-cell analysis highlights differences in druggable pathways underlying adaptive or fibrotic kidney regeneration
The kidney has tremendous capacity to repair after acute injury, however, pathways guiding
adaptive and fibrotic repair are poorly understood. We developed a model of adaptive and …
adaptive and fibrotic repair are poorly understood. We developed a model of adaptive and …
[HTML][HTML] Single cell transcriptional and chromatin accessibility profiling redefine cellular heterogeneity in the adult human kidney
The integration of single cell transcriptome and chromatin accessibility datasets enables a
deeper understanding of cell heterogeneity. We performed single nucleus ATAC (snATAC …
deeper understanding of cell heterogeneity. We performed single nucleus ATAC (snATAC …
[HTML][HTML] Analyzing cell-type-specific dynamics of metabolism in kidney repair
A common drawback of metabolic analyses of complex biological samples is the inability to
consider cell-to-cell heterogeneity in the context of an organ or tissue. To overcome this …
consider cell-to-cell heterogeneity in the context of an organ or tissue. To overcome this …
Multi-omics integration in the age of million single-cell data
An explosion in single-cell technologies has revealed a previously underappreciated
heterogeneity of cell types and novel cell-state associations with sex, disease, development …
heterogeneity of cell types and novel cell-state associations with sex, disease, development …
Single-nuclear transcriptomics reveals diversity of proximal tubule cell states in a dynamic response to acute kidney injury
LMS Gerhardt, J Liu, K Koppitch… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Acute kidney injury (AKI), commonly caused by ischemia, sepsis, or nephrotoxic insult, is
associated with increased mortality and a heightened risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) …
associated with increased mortality and a heightened risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) …
[HTML][HTML] Exosomal miR-125b-5p deriving from mesenchymal stem cells promotes tubular repair by suppression of p53 in ischemic acute kidney injury
JY Cao, B Wang, TT Tang, Y Wen, ZL Li, ST Feng… - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes (MSC-exos) have attracted great interest as a
cell-free therapy for acute kidney injury (AKI). However, the in vivo biodistribution of MSC …
cell-free therapy for acute kidney injury (AKI). However, the in vivo biodistribution of MSC …