2023
Plasma renalase levels are associated with the development of acute pancreatitis
Wang M, Weiss F, Guo X, Kolodecik T, Bewersdorf J, Laine L, Lerch M, Desir G, Gorelick F. Plasma renalase levels are associated with the development of acute pancreatitis. Pancreatology 2023, 23: 158-162. PMID: 36697349, DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2023.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute pancreatitisSevere diseasePlasma renalase levelsAcute pancreatitis patientsSevere acute pancreatitisAcute pancreatitis modelPlasma renalaseRenalase levelsSignificant morbidityPancreatitis patientsPlasma levelsHealthy controlsPancreatitis modelPancreatitisPatientsPlasma samplesRenalaseDiseaseNonparametric statistical analysisSecretory proteinsMorbidityStatistical analysisMortalityLevels
2022
RENALASE: DISCOVERY, BIOLOGY, AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS.
Desir GV. RENALASE: DISCOVERY, BIOLOGY, AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS. Transactions Of The American Clinical And Climatological Association 2022, 132: 117-125. PMID: 36196172, PMCID: PMC9480547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseStage renal diseaseCardiovascular complicationsOrgan survivalRenal diseaseAcute injuryKidney diseaseChronic injurySignificant burdenRenalaseStressful stimuliPeptide agonistsNicotinamide adenine dinucleotideMitochondrial functionInjuryEnergy metabolismDiseaseTherapeutic applicationsAdenine dinucleotideCellsComplicationsPathophysiologyAgonistsKidneyPancreas
2013
Renalase in hypertension and kidney disease
Desir GV, Peixoto AJ. Renalase in hypertension and kidney disease. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2013, 29: 22-28. PMID: 24137013, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDoes Kidney Disease Cause Hypertension?
Peixoto AJ, Orias M, Desir GV. Does Kidney Disease Cause Hypertension? Current Hypertension Reports 2013, 15: 89-94. PMID: 23344662, DOI: 10.1007/s11906-013-0327-6.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseRenal functionStructural kidney diseaseGlomerular filtration ratePlasmin-mediated activationExtracellular fluid volumeProteinuric glomerular diseasesPolycystic kidney diseaseChronic hypertensionHypertension increasesEpithelial sodium channelSodium retentionFiltration rateGlomerular diseaseHypertensionCurrent evidenceDiseaseSodium channelsFluid volumeDetectable changeSevere reductionMost casesProteinuriaPatients
2010
Role of Novel Biomarkers in Chronic Kidney Disease: Renalase
Desir G. Role of Novel Biomarkers in Chronic Kidney Disease: Renalase. 2010, 309-316. DOI: 10.1007/978-88-470-1463-3_24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseBlood pressureKidney diseaseCardiac functionRenalase knockout mouseAcute kidney injurySevere cardiovascular complicationsCardiovascular complicationsKidney injuryEssential hypertensionCardiac injuryMyocardial injuryEarly biomarkersRenalase geneNovel biomarkersKnockout miceTherapeutic utilityRenalaseInjuryProtein expressionSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPreliminary dataDiseaseModest increaseBiomarkers
2008
Renalase deficiency in chronic kidney disease, and its contribution to hypertension and cardiovascular disease
Desir GV. Renalase deficiency in chronic kidney disease, and its contribution to hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 2008, 17: 181-185. PMID: 18277152, DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0b013e3282f521ba.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseBlood pressureAnimal modelsCardiac functionEnd-stage renal diseaseRegulation of renalaseSalt-dependent hypertensionDevelopment of hypertensionSystolic blood pressurePlasma renalaseRenalase deficiencyCatecholamine administrationSympathetic toneRenal diseaseKidney functionSubtotal nephrectomyPlasma catecholaminesCardiovascular diseaseHypertensionLower plasmaRenalaseCatecholaminesDiseaseAbnormalities