Pathogenesis of autoimmune disease

DS Pisetsky - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2023 - nature.com
Autoimmune diseases are a diverse group of conditions characterized by aberrant B cell
and T cell reactivity to normal constituents of the host. These diseases occur widely and …

Epidemiology and risk of cardiovascular disease in populations with chronic kidney disease

K Matsushita, SH Ballew, AYM Wang… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined by a low glomerular filtration rate or high
albuminuria, and affects 15–20% of adults globally. CKD increases the risk of various …

Inaxaplin for Proteinuric Kidney Disease in Persons with Two APOL1 Variants

O Egbuna, B Zimmerman, G Manos… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Persons with toxic gain-of-function variants in the gene encoding
apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) are at greater risk for the development of rapidly progressive …

APOL1 risk variants affect podocyte lipid homeostasis and energy production in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

M Ge, J Molina, GM Ducasa, SK Mallela… - Human molecular …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Lipotoxicity was recently reported in several forms of kidney disease, including focal
segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Susceptibility to FSGS in African Americans is …

Importance of diversity in precision medicine: Generalizability of genetic associations across ancestry groups toward better identification of disease susceptibility …

LA Cruz, JN Cooke Bailey… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) revolutionized our understanding of common
genetic variation and its impact on common human disease and traits. Developed and …

Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) renal risk variant-mediated podocyte cytotoxicity depends on African haplotype and surface expression

N Gupta, B Waas, D Austin, AM De Mazière… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Homozygous Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) variants G1 and G2 cause APOL1-
mediated kidney disease, purportedly acting as surface cation channels in podocytes …

[HTML][HTML] Retaining race in chronic kidney disease diagnosis and treatment

P Williams - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The best overall measure of kidney function is glomerular filtration rate (GFR) as commonly
estimated from serum creatinine concentrations (eGFR cr) using formulas that correct for the …

Cholesterol transport and beyond: Illuminating the versatile functions of HDL apolipoproteins through structural insights and functional implications

AS Bhale, O Meilhac, CL d'Hellencourt… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
High‐density lipoproteins (HDLs) play a vital role in lipid metabolism and cardiovascular
health, as they are intricately involved in cholesterol transport and inflammation modulation …

Idiopathic collapsing glomerulopathy is associated with APOL1 high-risk genotypes or Mendelian variants in most affected individuals in a highly admixed population

PD Neves, A Watanabe, EH Watanabe, AM Narcizo… - Kidney International, 2024 - Elsevier
Collapsing glomerulopathy (CG) is most often associated with fast progression to kidney
failure with an incidence apparently higher in Brazil than in other countries. However, the …

Mapping the serum proteome of COVID-19 patients; guidance for severity assessment

E Nuñez, I Orera, L Carmona-Rodríguez, JR Paño… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), whose outbreak in 2019 led to an ongoing pandemic with …