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How much VEGF do you need?Peter W Mathieson
J Am Soc Nephrol 17:602-3. 2006
Is complement a target for therapy in renal disease?P W Mathieson
Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Kidney Int 54:1429-36. 1998..Much of the drive for the development of these therapies comes from the field of xenotransplantation, but these forms of therapy should also be tested in various primary renal diseases...
The cellular basis of albuminuriaPeter W Mathieson
Academic Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
Clin Sci (Lond) 107:533-8. 2004..This review aims to summarize the current state of knowledge, to illustrate known mechanisms of proteinuria in disease states and to suggest a possible explanation for the link between albuminuria and insulin resistance...
What has the immune system got against the glomerular podocyte?P W Mathieson
University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
Clin Exp Immunol 134:1-5. 2003
Recurrence of IgM nephropathy in a renal allograftAndrew H J Salmon
Academic Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
Nephrol Dial Transplant 19:2650-2. 2004
Glomerulonephritis: is it worth worrying about?Peter W Mathieson
Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol
Clin Med 5:264-6. 2005..The importance of urinary abnormalities, particularly proteinuria (even if aysmptomatic and only detected on routine screening) is emphasised. Earlier recognition of GN will improve patient outcomes...
Glomerulonephritis in the tropics: who are the culprits?Peter W Mathieson
Department of Clinical Science at North Bristol, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Ethn Dis 16:S2-52-5. 2006..This article highlights some general principles regarding glomerular disease in the developing world, illustrated by the author's experience in rural Uganda...
The podocyte as a target for therapies--new and oldPeter W Mathieson
Academic Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
Nat Rev Nephrol 8:52-6. 2012..As well as being intellectually more satisfying, every reason exists to believe that patients of the future will benefit and that the scourge of progressive kidney disease will be more effectively tackled...
Immune dysregulation in minimal change nephropathyPeter W Mathieson
Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
Nephrol Dial Transplant 18:vi26-9. 2003....
GlomerulonephritisPeter W Mathieson
Academic Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
Semin Immunopathol 29:315-6. 2007
Minimal change nephropathy and focal segmental glomerulosclerosisPeter W Mathieson
Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Semin Immunopathol 29:415-26. 2007..Future improvements in the understanding of these diseases and in our ability to successfully treat them can be confidently expected as a result of rapid advances in the study of podocyte biology in health and disease...
Update on the podocytePeter W Mathieson
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 18:206-11. 2009..This article will review recent advances in understanding the complex biology, structure and function of the podocyte and the related clinical implications...
Fat cell loss and mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis: chicken, egg or both?Peter W Mathieson
Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Nephron Clin Pract 96:c33-4. 2004
Effects of type 2 cytokines on glomerular epithelial cellsR G Parry
Academic Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
Exp Nephrol 9:275-83. 2001..These effects were not explained by effects on proliferation. Our data provide evidence that GECs express receptors for type 2 cytokines and that these cytokines can act directly on GECs, to decrease VEGF production...
Vascular endothelial growth factor as a survival factor for human islets: effect of immunosuppressive drugsS E Cross
Academic Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Diabetologia 50:1423-32. 2007..This study investigates the survival-promoting activities of VEGF in human islets and the effects of rapamycin on islet viability...
Direct effects of dexamethasone on human podocytesC-Y Xing
Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
Kidney Int 70:1038-45. 2006..These potent direct effects on podocytes illustrate a novel mode of action of glucocorticoids and suggest potential new therapeutic strategies for glomerular disease...
High glucose causes dysfunction of the human glomerular endothelial glycocalyxA Singh
Academic Renal Unit, Learning and Research Bldg, Clinical Sciences North Bristol, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 300:F40-8. 2011....
Expression of neuropilin-1 by human glomerular epithelial cells in vitro and in vivoS J Harper
Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Westbury on Trym, Bristol B10 5NB, U K
Clin Sci (Lond) 101:439-46. 2001..Functional studies will be required to address the potential significance of this finding in terms of an autocrine loop or VEGF sequestration...
Conditionally immortalized human glomerular endothelial cells expressing fenestrations in response to VEGFS C Satchell
Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
Kidney Int 69:1633-40. 2006..They express fenestrations which are upregulated in response to VEGF. These cells are a unique resource for further study of GEnC and their roles in glomerular filtration, glomerular disease, and response to glomerular injury...
Rosiglitazone enhances glucose uptake in glomerular podocytes using the glucose transporter GLUT1R Lennon
Academic and Children s Renal Unit, Paul O Gorman Lifeline Centre, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
Diabetologia 52:1944-52. 2009..In this study we investigated the functional and molecular effects of the PPARgamma agonist rosiglitazone on human podocytes...
Inhalation of glutamic acid decarboxylase 65-derived peptides can protect against recurrent autoimmune but not alloimmune responses in the non-obese diabetic mouseR Ravanan
Department of Clinical Sciences at North Bristol, Bristol University, Bristol, UK
Clin Exp Immunol 148:368-72. 2007..Inhalation of GAD-derived peptides induces an immunoregulatory response that protects against recurrent autoimmune, but not alloimmune responses in the NOD mouse...
Impact of diabetes on haemoglobin levels in renal diseaseR Ravanan
Academic Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
Diabetologia 50:26-31. 2007..To clarify this, we undertook a single centre, retrospective study to identify the impact of diabetes on anaemia associated with renal impairment...
VEGF-C promotes survival in podocytesR R Foster
Microvascular Research Laboratories, Department of Physiology, and Academic Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, University of Bristol, Bristol BS2 8EJ, UK
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 291:F196-207. 2006..Together, these results suggest for the first time that VEGF-C acts in an autocrine manner in cultured podocytes to promote survival, although the receptor or receptor complex activated has yet to be elucidated...
Heterogeneous vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) isoform mRNA and receptor mRNA expression in human glomeruli, and the identification of VEGF148 mRNA, a novel truncated splice variantC Whittle
Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Westbury on Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, U K
Clin Sci (Lond) 97:303-12. 1999..The physiological importance of VEGF(148) remains to be confirmed...
Nephrin is critical for the action of insulin on human glomerular podocytesRichard J M Coward
AcademicChildren s Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Diabetes 56:1127-35. 2007..This work demonstrates a previously unsuspected role of nephrin in vesicular docking and insulin responsiveness of podocytes...
Glomerular endothelial glycocalyx constitutes a barrier to protein permeabilityAnurag Singh
Academic Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, Paul O Gorman Lifeline Centre, Clinical Sciences at North Bristol, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
J Am Soc Nephrol 18:2885-93. 2007..These results suggest an important role for this glycocalyx in the restriction of glomerular protein passage in vivo and suggest ways in which human heparanase levels may be linked to proteinuria in clinical disease...
Interferon-beta reduces proteinuria in experimental glomerulonephritisSimon C Satchell
Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
J Am Soc Nephrol 18:2875-84. 2007..These data indicate that IFN-beta may have potential as a therapeutic agent in proteinuric renal disease...
A conditionally immortalized human podocyte cell line demonstrating nephrin and podocin expressionMoin A Saleem
Children s Renal Unit and Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
J Am Soc Nephrol 13:630-8. 2002..In conclusion, the development of this cell line provides a new tool in the study of podocyte biology, which will enable accurate assessment of the behavior of these complex cells in health and disease...
Human podocytes express angiopoietin 1, a potential regulator of glomerular vascular endothelial growth factorSimon C Satchell
Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
J Am Soc Nephrol 13:544-50. 2002....
Mechanism of perturbation of integrin-mediated cell-matrix interactions by reactive carbonyl compounds and its implication for pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathyVadim K Pedchenko
Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2372, USA
Diabetes 54:2952-60. 2005..This mechanism may contribute to the development of diabetic nephropathy...
Hemopexin induces nephrin-dependent reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton in podocytesRachel Lennon
Academic and Children s Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom BS10 5NB
J Am Soc Nephrol 19:2140-9. 2008..In summary, active hemopexin causes nephrin-dependent remodeling of podocytes and affects permeability of the glomerular filtration barrier by degrading the glycocalyx...
Vascular endothelial growth factor-C, a potential paracrine regulator of glomerular permeability, increases glomerular endothelial cell monolayer integrity and intracellular calciumRebecca R Foster
Academic Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
Am J Pathol 173:938-48. 2008..These observations suggest that podocytes direct GEnC behavior through both VEGF-C and VEGF-A...
Angiopoietin 1 and vascular endothelial growth factor modulate human glomerular endothelial cell barrier propertiesSimon C Satchell
Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
J Am Soc Nephrol 15:566-74. 2004....
A novel renal perspective of preeclampsia: a look from the podocyteDaniel E Henao
Nephrol Dial Transplant 22:1477. 2007
Vascular endothelial growth factor and nephrin interact and reduce apoptosis in human podocytesRebecca R Foster
Microvascular Research Laboratories, Department of Physiology, University of Bristol, Preclinical Veterinary School, Southwell St, Bristol BS2 8EJ, UK
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 288:F48-57. 2005..However, the involvement of AKT in this survival response in normal human podocytes is not clear...
Differentiated human podocytes endogenously express an inhibitory isoform of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF165b) mRNA and proteinTai Gen Cui
Microvascula Research Laboratories, Dept of Physiology, Preclinical Veterinary School, Univ of Bristol, Southwell St, Bristol BS2 8EJ, UK
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 286:F767-73. 2004....
Functional evidence that vascular endothelial growth factor may act as an autocrine factor on human podocytesRebecca R Foster
Microvascular Research Laboratories, Department of Physiology, University of Bristol, Preclinical Veterinary School, United Kingdom
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 284:F1263-73. 2003..These results indicate that one of the functions of VEGF secreted from podocytes may be to act as an autocrine factor on calcium homeostasis and cell survival...
Angiopoietins: microvascular modulators with potential roles in glomerular pathophysiologySimon C Satchell
Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
J Nephrol 16:168-78. 2003..Manipulation of angiopoietins has a wide range of potential therapeutic applications from inhibition of diabetic retinal neovascularisation to promotion of glomerular repair...
Sam68-like mammalian protein 2, identified by digital differential display as expressed by podocytes, is induced in proteinuria and involved in splice site selection of vascular endothelial growth factorClemens D Cohen
Medizinische Poliklinik, Ludwig Maximilians University, Pettenkoferstrasse 8a, Munich, 80336, Germany
J Am Soc Nephrol 16:1958-65. 2005..SLM-2-dependent VEGF splicing indicates the importance of mRNA splice site selection for glomerular filtration barrier function...
Cytokine polymorphisms and nephrotic syndromePeter W Mathieson
Academic Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, University of Bristol, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
Clin Sci (Lond) 102:513-4. 2002
Nephrin sends us signalsPeter W Mathieson
Kidney Int 64:756-7. 2003
Human podocytes possess a stretch-sensitive, Ca2+-activated K+ channel: potential implications for the control of glomerular filtrationMichael J Morton
School of Biomedical Sciences, Worsley Building, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9NQ, UK
J Am Soc Nephrol 15:2981-7. 2004..By implication, these results suggest that podocytes may be able to respond to changes in the glomerular capillary pressure and modulate the GFR...
Nephrotic plasma alters slit diaphragm-dependent signaling and translocates nephrin, Podocin, and CD2 associated protein in cultured human podocytesRichard J M Coward
Academic and Children s Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
J Am Soc Nephrol 16:629-37. 2005..This work demonstrates that nephrotic plasma seems to be deficient in factors that act via the podocyte SD complex, which are essential in maintaining its physiologic function...
Podocyte-specific gene mutations are coming of agePeter W Mathieson
J Am Soc Nephrol 19:190-1. 2008
The human glomerular podocyte is a novel target for insulin actionRichard J M Coward
Academic and Children's Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK BS10 5NB
Diabetes 54:3095-102. 2005..Insulin responsiveness in this key structural component of the glomerular filtration barrier may have central relevance for understanding of diabetic nephropathy and for the association of albuminuria with states of insulin resistance...
Effector mechanisms in murine allograft rejection: comparison of skin and heart grafts in fully allogeneic and minor histocompatibility antigen-mismatched strain combinationsAbdel-Rahman Youssef
Academic Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, University of Bristol, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
Transpl Int 15:302-9. 2002..This finding has implications in the design of new immunosuppressive strategies for clinical transplantation...
Co-localization of nephrin, podocin, and the actin cytoskeleton: evidence for a role in podocyte foot process formationMoin A Saleem
Children s Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
Am J Pathol 161:1459-66. 2002..We demonstrate an intimate relationship between nephrin podocin and filamentous actin, and reason that disruption of nephrin/podocin could be a final common pathway leading to foot process effacement in proteinuric diseases...
Activation of podocytes by mesangial-derived TNF-alpha: glomerulo-podocytic communication in IgA nephropathyKar Neng Lai
Dept of Medicine, Rm 411, Professorial Block, Queen Mary Hospital, Univ of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 294:F945-55. 2008....
