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
2012
Renalase Lowers Ambulatory Blood Pressure by Metabolizing Circulating Adrenaline
Desir GV, Tang L, Wang P, Li G, Sampaio‐Maia B, Quelhas‐Santos J, Pestana M, Velazquez H. Renalase Lowers Ambulatory Blood Pressure by Metabolizing Circulating Adrenaline. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2012, 1: e002634. PMID: 23130169, PMCID: PMC3487338, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.112.002634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSympathetic nervous systemBlood pressureHypotensive effectNervous systemAmbulatory blood pressureTreatment of hypertensionBlood pressure regulationNovel therapeutic modalitiesPlasma epinephrineVasoactive hormonesRecombinant renalaseCardiac diseaseSystemic pressureTherapeutic modalitiesVivo administrationDopamine precursorΑ-methyldopaPressure regulationRenalaseEpinephrineSingle nucleotide polymorphismsHypertensionNorepinephrineUnique small moleculesSingle amino acid mutation
2010
The Evidence-Based Use of Thiazide Diuretics in Hypertension and Nephrolithiasis
Reilly RF, Peixoto AJ, Desir GV. The Evidence-Based Use of Thiazide Diuretics in Hypertension and Nephrolithiasis. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2010, 5: 1893-1903. PMID: 20798254, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.04670510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of indapamideUrinary calcium excretionThiazide-type diureticsRandomized clinical trialsTreatment of hypertensionEvidence-based useDose-response effectPaucity of dataInitial therapyCalcium excretionHypertensive patientsOlder patientsThiazide diureticsStone recurrencePatient groupClinical trialsDrug classesSafe optionHypertensionDiureticsAvailable evidenceNephrolithiasisHydrochlorothiazideChlorthalidoneSafe track record
2009
A Case of Extreme Hemodynamic Lability and Hypocalcemia
Knauf F, Desir GV, Perazella MA. A Case of Extreme Hemodynamic Lability and Hypocalcemia. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 2009, 338: 241-244. PMID: 19590425, DOI: 10.1097/maj.0b013e3181a66af1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegulation of blood pressure and cardiovascular function by renalase
Desir GV. Regulation of blood pressure and cardiovascular function by renalase. Kidney International 2009, 76: 366-370. PMID: 19471322, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2009.169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseGlomerular filtration rateBlood pressureKidney diseasePlasma catecholaminesCardiovascular functionKnockout miceEnd-stage kidney diseaseRenalase knockout mouseSingle nucleotide polymorphismsRenalase levelsCardiovascular riskEssential hypertensionFiltration rateCardiac functionCardiac ischemiaRenalase geneSignificant fallAnimal modelsRenalaseCatecholaminesHypertensionPatientsFold stimulationAbnormalities
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