Innate immunity in diabetic kidney disease

SCW Tang, WH Yiu - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2020 - nature.com
Increasing evidence suggests that renal inflammation contributes to the pathogenesis and
progression of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and that anti-inflammatory therapies might …

Immune responses in diabetic nephropathy: Pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic target

J Chen, Q Liu, J He, Y Li - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a chronic, inflammatory disease affecting millions of diabetic
patients worldwide. DN is associated with proteinuria and progressive slowing of glomerular …

The role of the complement system in diabetic nephropathy

A Flyvbjerg - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2017 - nature.com
The development of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus has a substantial negative impact on
morbidity and mortality and is responsible for substantial individual and socioeconomic …

[HTML][HTML] Nlrp3-inflammasome activation in non-myeloid-derived cells aggravates diabetic nephropathy

K Shahzad, F Bock, W Dong, H Wang, S Kopf, S Kohli… - Kidney international, 2015 - Elsevier
Diabetic nephropathy is a growing health concern with characteristic sterile inflammation. As
the underlying mechanisms of this inflammation remain poorly defined, specific therapies …

Exploring traditional and nontraditional roles for thrombomodulin

H Loghmani, EM Conway - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
Thrombomodulin (TM) is an integral component of a multimolecular system, localized
primarily to the vascular endothelium, that integrates crucial biological processes and …

Immunity and inflammation in diabetic kidney disease: translating mechanisms to biomarkers and treatment targets

R Pichler, M Afkarian, BP Dieter… - American Journal of …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Increasing incidences of obesity and diabetes have made diabetic kidney disease (DKD) the
leading cause of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease worldwide. Despite …

Statistical validation of rare complement variants provides insights into the molecular basis of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome and C3 glomerulopathy

AJ Osborne, M Breno, NG Borsa, F Bu… - The Journal of …, 2018 - journals.aai.org
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) are associated
with dysregulation and overactivation of the complement alternative pathway. Typically …

Thrombomodulin as a physiological modulator of intravascular injury

K Watanabe-Kusunoki, D Nakazawa, A Ishizu… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Thrombomodulin (TM), which is predominantly expressed on the endothelium, plays an
important role in maintaining vascular homeostasis by regulating the coagulation system …

The emerging role of coagulation proteases in kidney disease

T Madhusudhan, BA Kerlin, B Isermann - Nature reviews nephrology, 2016 - nature.com
A role of coagulation proteases in kidney disease beyond their function in normal
haemostasis and thrombosis has long been suspected, and studies performed in the past 15 …

Thrombomodulin/activated protein C system in septic disseminated intravascular coagulation

T Ikezoe - Journal of intensive care, 2015 - Springer
The thrombomodulin (TM)/activated protein C (APC) system plays an important role in
maintaining the homeostasis of thrombosis and hemostasis and maintaining vascular …