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Population of diabetes mellitus continues to rise in the U.S. Diabetic kidney disease is a major complication of diabetes mellitus and is the most common cause of chronic kidney disease.
The research in our laboratory is directed at understanding the molecular mechanisms of the development of diabetic kidney disease. Specifically, we are interested in the role of different calcium signaling pathways in the diabetes-induced kidney injury. Toward this goal, we use both animal models of diabetes mellitus and cultured kidney cells to study how altering calcium signaling changes the function and structure of the kidney/kidney cells under a diabetic environment. We utilize quantitative immunological methods, immunohistochemistry, and RT-PCR to reliably measure both protein and message for various molecules in specific calcium signaling pathways in kidney tissues/kidney cells. We also employ multiple tools to evaluate kidney function under different conditions. It is our goal to better understand the molecular events involved in the kidney response to diabetes, so that we can target rational development of effective therapeutics to prevent/treat the disease.
The research in our laboratory is directed at understanding the molecular mechanisms of the development of diabetic kidney disease. Specifically, we are interested in the role of different calcium signaling pathways in the diabetes-induced kidney injury. Toward this goal, we use both animal models of diabetes mellitus and cultured kidney cells to study how altering calcium signaling changes the function and structure of the kidney/kidney cells under a diabetic environment. We utilize quantitative immunological methods, immunohistochemistry, and RT-PCR to reliably measure both protein and message for various molecules in specific calcium signaling pathways in kidney tissues/kidney cells. We also employ multiple tools to evaluate kidney function under different conditions. It is our goal to better understand the molecular events involved in the kidney response to diabetes, so that we can target rational development of effective therapeutics to prevent/treat the disease.
Education/Academic qualification
BS in Medicine, Anhui Medical University
MS in Physiology, Anhui Medical University
PhD in Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Projects
Store-Operated Ca2+ Signaling in Kidney Glomerular Mesangial Cells
NIDDK: Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney
1/12/17 → 30/11/21
Project: Research
Store-operated Ca2+ signaling and renal inflammation in diabetic kidney disease (For: Suna Burghul)
5/06/17 → 31/05/18
Project: Research
Inhibitor of Myogenic Family a, Store-operated Ca2+ Channel, and Diabetic Nephropathy
NIDDK: Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney
11/07/16 → 30/06/18
Project: Research
Store-operated Ca2+ Channel and Diabetic Kidney Disease (For: Elizabeth Chen)
1/06/16 → 31/05/17
Project: Research
l-mfa, a Potential Therapeutic Target of Diabetic Nephropathy
American Heart Association - SouthWest
1/01/16 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
Research Output
Inhibition of interleukin-6 on matrix protein production by glomerular mesangial cells and the pathway involved
Chaudhari, S., Yazdizadeh Shotorbani, P., Tao, Y., Davis, M. E., Mallet, R. T. & Ma, R., 1 Jun 2020, In : American journal of physiology. Renal physiology. 318, 6, p. F1478-F1488Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Inhibitor of myogenic differentiation family isoform a, a new positive regulator of fibronectin production by glomerular mesangial cells
Shotorbani, P. Y., Chaudhari, S., Tao, Y., Tsiokas, L. & Ma, R., 1 Mar 2020, In : American journal of physiology. Renal physiology. 318, 3, p. F673-F682Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Comparison of diabetic nephropathy between male and female eNOS-/- db/db mice
Ma, Y., Li, W., Shotorbani, P. Y., Dubansky, B. H., Huang, L., Chaudhari, S., Wu, P., Wang, L. A., Ryou, M. G., Zhou, Z. & Ma, R., May 2019, In : American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology. 316, 5, p. F889-F897Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
3
Scopus
citations
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor pathway inhibits extracellular matrix production by mesangial cells through store-operated Ca2+ channel
Huang, L., Ma, R., Lin, T., Chaudhari, S., Shotorbani, P. Y., Yang, L. & Wu, P., 1 Oct 2019, In : Experimental Biology and Medicine. 244, 14, p. 1193-1201 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
2
Scopus
citations
The Endocrine Kidney: Local and Systemic Actions of Renal Hormones
Mallet, R. T. & Ma, R., 23 Oct 2019, Hormonal Signaling in Biology and Medicine: Comprehensive Modern Endocrinology. Elsevier, p. 445-460 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter