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RECENT PAPERS FROM THE LAB
RECENT REVIEWS
o Rosner, M.H. and Okusa, M.D. Acute kidney injury associated with cardiac surgery. Clin. J. Am.Nephrol. 1:19-32, 2006. PubMed
o L. Li and Okusa, M.D. Blocking the immune response in ischemic acute kidney injury. Nat. Clin. Pract. Nephrol. 2: 432-444, 2006. Pubmed
o Jo, S.K. Rosner, M.H. and Okusa, M.D. Pharmacologic treatment of acute kidney injury. Clin. J. Am.Soc. Nephrol. 2: 356 – 365, 2007. PubMed
o Molitoris, B.A. V.Y. Melnikov, M.D. Okusa and J. Himmelfarb. Technology Insight: biomarker development in acute kidney injury—what can we anticipate? Nature Clin. Pract. Nephrol. Nature Clin. Pract. Nephrol. 4, 154-165, 2008
o Jo. S. K, A. Bajwa, A. Awad, K. Lynch and M.D. Okusa. Invited review. Sphingosine 1-phosphate Receptors: Biology and Therapeutic Potential in Kidney Disease. Kidney Int. Kidney Int. 73, 1220-1230, 2008. PubMed
o Kinsey, G.R., Li, L., M.D. Okusa. Inflammation in acute kidney injury. Invited Review. Nephron, e102-107, 2008. Pubmed
RECENT PAPERS
o Day, Y.J. M. Marshall, L. Huang, H. Ye, J. Linden and M. D. Okusa. Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury and Adenosine 2A Receptor-Mediated Tissue Protection: The Role of Macrophages. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2005 Apr;288(4):F722-31. PubMed
o Awad, A.S., H. Ye, L. Huang, M. Davis, K. Lynch and M.D. Okusa. Selective sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor activation reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, 290:F1516-F1524, 2006. PubMed
o Awad, A.S. L. Huang, H. Ye, E. T. A. Duong, W. K. Bolton, J.Linden and M. D. Okusa. Adenosine A2A Receptor Activation Attenuates Inflammation and Injury in Diabetic Nephropathy. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, 290: F828-837, 2006. PubMed
o Day, Y.-J., L. Huang, H. Ye, L. Li, J. Linden, and M. D. Okusa. Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury and Adenosine 2A Receptor-Mediated Tissue Protection: the role of CD4 T Cells and Interferon gamma. J. Immuno. 176: 3108 – 3114, 2006. PubMedo Sevigny, C.P*. L. Li*, A. S. Awad, L. Huang, M.McDuffie, J. Linden, P. I. Lobo and M. D. Okusa. Activation of adenosine 2A receptors attenuates allograft rejection and alloantigen recognition. J Immunol. 178(7):4240-4249, 2007. * Share first authorship. PubMed
o Li, L. L. Huang, S.S.J. Sung, P.I. Lobo, M.G. Brown, R.K.Gregg, V.H. Engelhard and M.D. Okusa. NKT cell activation mediates neutrophil interferon gamma production and renal ischemia-reperfusion injury. J. Immunol. 178:5899-5911, 2007 PubMed
o Awad, A.S., M. Rouse, L. Liu, A. L. Vergis, D. L. Rosin, J. Linden, J. R. Sedor and M. D. Okusa. Activation of podocyte adenosine 2A receptors prevents puromycin-induced nephrosis. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 19: 59-68, 2008. PubMed
o Himmelfarb, J., M. Joannidis MD, B. Molitoris, M. Schietz, M.D. Okusa, D. Warnock, F. Laghi MD, S. L. Goldstein, R. Prielipp, C. Parikh, N. Pannu, S. M. Lobo, S. Shah,V. D’Intini, J. A. Kellum. Evaluation and Initial Management of Acute Kidney Injury. C. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 3:962-7, 2008 PubMed
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Jo. S.-K, Bajwa, A., Hong Ye, Y. Kharel, K. Lynch and M.D. Okusa. Divergent roles
of sphingosine kinases in ischemia-reperfusion injury. In press Kidney
Int. 2008. Pubmed
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Li L., L. Huang, S.-S. J. Sung, A. L. Vergis, D. L. Rosin, C. Rose,
Jr., P. I. Lobo and M. D. Okusa. The chemokine receptors CCR2 and
CX3CR1 mediate monocyte/macrophage trafficking in kidney
ischemia-reperfusion injury. 74(12):1526-1537, 2008. (Editorial
Commentary: S.Swaminathan and M. D. Griffin Kidney Int. 74, 1509–1511,
2008 PubMed
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Awad, A, M. Rouse, L. Huang, A. L. Vergis, J. Reutershan, J. Linden and
M. D. Okusa Neutrophil Transmigration Following kidney
ischemia-reperfusion injury. in press Kidney Int. 2008.