2015
Identification of a Receptor for Extracellular Renalase
Wang L, Velazquez H, Chang J, Safirstein R, Desir GV. Identification of a Receptor for Extracellular Renalase. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0122932. PMID: 25906147, PMCID: PMC4407985, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryCell LineCytoprotectionDown-RegulationEpidermal Growth FactorEssential HypertensionHumansHypertensionMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMonoamine OxidasePlasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPasesPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsSignal TransductionConceptsAcute kidney injuryIntrinsic enzymatic activityMAPK signalingExtracellular renalaseHuman proximal tubular cell line HK-2Enzymatic activitySingle nucleotide gene polymorphismsAcute ischemic kidneyWild-type miceProtein-protein interactionsPlasma membrane ATPaseKidney injuryIschemic kidneyEssential hypertensionIschemic injuryCardiac injuryPMCA4b expressionRecombinant renalaseEpidermal growth factorType miceCardiac hypertrophyHK-2Control studyGene polymorphismsCell signaling
2014
Renalase
Guo X, Wang L, Velazquez H, Safirstein R, Desir GV. Renalase. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 2014, 23: 513-518. PMID: 24992568, PMCID: PMC4383282, DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain IschemiaCytokinesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1DopamineGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMonoamine OxidasePhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideSignal TransductionStrokeConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsEnzymatic functionType 1 diabetesMitogen-activated protein kinase pathwayNucleotide polymorphismsProtein kinase BProtein kinase pathwayCellular actionsPlasma membraneKinase pathwayKinase BPotential therapeutic utilityCertain single nucleotide polymorphismsEnzymatic propertiesIschemic strokeImmune modulatorsRenalase geneTherapeutic utilityCytoprotective effectsClinical implicationsRenalaseConsistent associationPotential roleDiabetesCytokines
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 Research
2010
A Functional Polymorphism in Renalase (Glu37Asp) Is Associated with Cardiac Hypertrophy, Dysfunction, and Ischemia: Data from the Heart and Soul Study
Farzaneh-Far R, Desir GV, Na B, Schiller NB, Whooley MA. A Functional Polymorphism in Renalase (Glu37Asp) Is Associated with Cardiac Hypertrophy, Dysfunction, and Ischemia: Data from the Heart and Soul Study. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e13496. PMID: 20975995, PMCID: PMC2958117, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAspartic AcidCardiomegalyFemaleGlutamic AcidHumansMaleMiddle AgedMonoamine OxidaseMyocardial IschemiaPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProspective StudiesConceptsPoor exercise capacityExercise capacityInducible ischemiaCardiac hypertrophyDiastolic dysfunctionSystolic dysfunctionStable coronary artery diseaseMissense polymorphismTreadmill exercise capacityCoronary artery diseaseSoul StudyVentricular dysfunctionArtery diseaseVentricular hypertrophyStress echocardiographyCommon missense polymorphismCC genotypeIschemiaTherapeutic implicationsCG genotypeCardiac structureDysfunctionHypertrophyRenalaseLogistic regression