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ArticleNephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association2018

Inverse correlation between vascular endothelial growth factor back-filtration and capillary filtration pressures.

Christoph Kuppe, Wilko Rohlfs, Martin Grepl, Kevin Schulte, Delma Veron, Marlies Elger, Silja Kerstin Sanden, Turgay Saritas, Johanna Andrae, Christer Betsholtz and 8 more

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Article in Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 9 institutions in 3 countries.

Christoph KuppeDivision of Nephrology and Immunology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Wilko RohlfsInstitute of Heat and Mass Transfer, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Martin GreplNumerical Mathematics, Faculty for Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Kevin SchulteDivision of Nephrology and Immunology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Delma VeronDepartment of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Marlies ElgerDepartment of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.
Silja Kerstin SandenDivision of Nephrology and Immunology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Turgay SaritasDivision of Nephrology and Immunology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Johanna AndraeDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala, Sweden.
Christer BetsholtzDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala, Sweden.
Christian TrautweinDivision of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany.
Ralf HausmannInstitute of Molecular Pharmacology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany.
Susan QuagginDivision of Medicine-Nephrology, Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Sebastian BachmannDepartment of Anatomy, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
Wilhelm KrizDepartment of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.
Alda TufroDepartment of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Jürgen FloegeDivision of Nephrology and Immunology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Marcus J MoellerDivision of Nephrology and Immunology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
RWTH Aachen University · DEUniversitätsklinikum Aachen · DEUppsala University · SEYale University · USCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEHeidelberg University · DEKiel University · DENorthwestern University · USUniversity Medical Centre Mannheim · DE

Funding

Kidney Vascularization-- VEGF-mediated MechanismsR01DK059333 · NIDDK · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI TUFRO, ALDA · 2001 to 2011
$2.9M
Molecular characterization of a novel cause of human FSGSR01DK109434 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI TUFRO, ALDA · 2017 to 2020
$2.0M
Function of semaphorin3a in diabetic nephropathyR01DK098824 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI TUFRO, ALDA · 2013 to 2016
$999k
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK059333NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK098824NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK109434
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF) is an essential growth factor during glomerular development and postnatal homeostasis. VEGF is secreted in high amounts by podocytes into the primary urine, back-filtered across the glomerular capillary wall to act on endothelial cells. So far it has been assumed that VEGF back-filtration is driven at a constant rate exclusively by diffusion. Methods: In the present work, glomerular VEGF back-filtration was investigated in vivo using a novel extended model based on endothelial fenestrations as surrogate marker for local VEGF concentrations. Single nephron glomerular filtration rate (SNGFR) and/or local filtration flux were manipulated by partial renal mass ablation, tubular ablation, and in transgenic mouse models of systemic or podocytic VEGF overexpression or reduction. Results: Our study shows positive correlations between VEGF back-filtration and SNGFR as well as effective filtration rate under physiological conditions along individual glomerular capillaries in rodents and humans. Conclusion: Our results suggest that an additional force drives VEGF back-filtration, potentially regulated by SNGFR.

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AnimalsCapillariesDisease Models, AnimalGlomerular Filtration RateKidney GlomerulusMiceMice, KnockoutNephrectomyVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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PMID29635428
PMCPMC6113640
OpenAlexW2797422785

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