American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology

Papers
(The median citation count of American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Chronic infusion of the tryptophan metabolite kynurenine increases mean arterial pressure in male Sprague-Dawley rats56
Role of the CDKL1-SOX11 signaling axis in acute kidney injury52
Accuracy and processing time of kidney volume measurement methods in rodents polycystic kidney disease models: superiority of semiautomated kidney segmentation36
Expression of leptin receptor in renal tubules is sparse but implicated in leptin-dependent kidney gene expression and function35
“Idiopathic” minimal change nephrotic syndrome: a podocyte mystery nears the end34
Corrigendum for Jang et al., volume 326, 2024, p. F6934
First Author Highlights34
First Author Highlights31
Transcriptomics of SGLT2-positive early proximal tubule segments in mice: response to type 1 diabetes, SGLT1/2 inhibition, or GLP1 receptor agonism31
Perinatal asphyxia leads to acute kidney damage and increased renal susceptibility in adulthood30
C-terminal fragment of fibroblast growth factor 23 improves heart function in murine models of high intact fibroblast growth factor 2329
Distinct developmental reprogramming footprint of macrophages during acute kidney injury across species28
Lack of renoprotective effects by long-term PCSK9 and SGLT2 inhibition using alirocumab and empagliflozin in obese ZSF1 rats27
Interleukin-6 blockade reduces salt-induced cardiac inflammation and fibrosis in subtotal nephrectomized mice26
First Author Highlights25
A mathematical model of the rat kidney. IV. Whole kidney response to hyperkalemia25
First Author Spotlight25
Small hairpin inhibitory RNA delivery in the metanephric organ culture identifies long noncoding RNA Pvt1 as a modulator of cyst growth25
Redox regulation in diabetic kidney disease24
Activation of branched chain amino acid catabolism protects against nephrotoxic acute kidney injury24
Loss of sphingosine kinase 2 protects against cisplatin-induced kidney injury23
Pax inhibition: stressing proximal tubule for successful repair23
A brief history of the cortical thick ascending limb: a systems-biology perspective22
Polygenic genetic variation affecting antibody formation underlies hypertensive renal injury in the stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat21
Ultrabright plasmonic fluor nanolabel-enabled detection of a urinary ER stress biomarker in autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease21
Methylseq, single-nuclei RNAseq, and discovery proteomics identify pathways associated with nephron-deficit CKD in the HSRA rat model21
Porcine models of acute kidney injury20
Hints for a kidney lactate shuttle and lactomone20
Tubular dysfunction impairs renal excretion of pseudouridine in diabetic kidney disease20
Defining protein expression in the kidney at large scale: from antibody validation to cytometry analysis20
Characterization of a functional V1B vasopressin receptor in the male rat kidney: evidence for cross talk between V1B and V2 receptor signaling pathways20
β2-Adrenergic receptor agonists: a new treatment for diabetic kidney disease?20
Perspective on G protein-coupled receptors in renal physiology19
A combination of β-hydroxybutyrate and citrate ameliorates disease progression in a rat model of polycystic kidney disease19
Circulating extracellular vesicles of patients with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome have higher RAC1 and induce recapitulation of nephrotic syndrome phenotype in podocytes19
Optogenetic urothelial cell stimulation induces bladder contractions and pelvic nerve afferent firing19
Splenocyte transfer from hypertensive donors eliminates premenopausal female protection from ANG II-induced hypertension18
First Author Highlights18
Prolonged unilateral renal ischemia-reperfusion as a model for acute to chronic kidney injury in female mice18
Renal cell markers: lighthouses for managing renal diseases18
Long-term follow-up of TREK-1 KO mice reveals the development of bladder hypertrophy and impaired bladder smooth muscle contractility with age18
SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin protects the kidney in a murine model of Balkan nephropathy18
Hyperphosphatemia and zinc deficiency in chronic kidney disease: unpacking their interconnected roles and nutritional implications18
Cilia-deficient renal tubule cells are primed for injury with mitochondrial defects and aberrant tryptophan metabolism18
Overview of acute kidney manifestations and management of patients with COVID-1917
15-Lipoxygenase worsens renal fibrosis, inflammation, and metabolism in a murine model of ureteral obstruction17
Kidney hemodynamic function in men and postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes and preserved kidney function16
Inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylation protects from cyclophosphamide-induced bladder injury and urinary dysfunction16
Ubiquitination of NKCC2 by the cullin-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase family in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle16
Angiotensin in the acute and chronic responses to unilateral nephrectomy16
Novel insight on physiological regulation of the Cl/HCO3− exchanger pendrin16
Dysregulation of the sensory and regulatory pathways controlling cellular iron metabolism in unilateral obstructive nephropathy16
Kir7.1 knockdown and inhibition alter renal electrolyte handling but not the development of hypertension in Dahl salt-sensitive rats15
Epoxyeicosatrienoic acid administration or soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibition attenuates renal fibrogenesis in obstructive nephropathy15
Metformin reduces insulin resistance and attenuates progressive renal injury in prepubertal obese Dahl salt-sensitive rats15
A naturally occurring FXR agonist, alisol B 23-acetate, protects against renal ischemia-reperfusion injury15
Local and downstream actions of proximal tubule angiotensin II signaling on Na+ transporters in the mouse nephron15
Macrophage angiotensin AT2 receptor activation is protective against early phases of LPS-induced acute kidney injury15
Angiotensin II acts through Rac1 to upregulate pendrin: role of NADPH oxidase15
Delayed graft function post renal transplantation: a review on animal models and therapeutics15
Corrigendum for Fu et al., volume 317, 2019, p. F1582–F159215
First Author Spotlight15
Characterization of FAM114A1: a novel podocyte cytoskeleton-associated protein upregulated in glomerular injury14
Influence of proteolytic cleavage of ENaC’s γ subunit upon Na+ and K+ handling14
Investigating FSGS-like injury in zebrafish larvae by nifurpirinol: efficacy and molecular insight14
Commensal microbiota regulate aldosterone14
High dietary K+ intake inhibits proximal tubule transport13
Recent advances in understanding the kidney circadian clock mechanism13
First Author Spotlight13
High baseline ROMK activity in the mouse late distal convoluted and early connecting tubule probably contributes to aldosterone-independent K+ secretion13
Impaired nitric oxide mechanisms underlying lower urinary tract dysfunction in aging rats13
First Author Spotlight13
Predicting oxygen tension along the ureter13
Metabolomic profiling reveals muscle metabolic changes following iliac arteriovenous fistula creation in mice13
Comparison of the surgical resection and infarct 5/6 nephrectomy rat models of chronic kidney disease13
Mapping single-nephron filtration in the isolated, perfused rat kidney using magnetic resonance imaging12
Revisiting voltage-coupled H+ secretion in the collecting duct12
Sex-disaggregated analysis of acute kidney injury in hospitalized children with sickle cell anemia in Uganda12
Angiotensin II-stimulated proximal nephron superoxide production and fructose-induced salt-sensitive hypertension12
Impaired hemodynamic renal reserve response following recovery from established acute kidney injury and improvement by hydrodynamic isotonic fluid delivery12
A novel functional role for the classic CNS neurotransmitters, GABA, glycine, and glutamate, in the kidney: potent and opposing regulators of the renal vasculature12
TNIK depletion induces inflammation and apoptosis in injured renal proximal tubule epithelial cells12
The kidney in health and disease in 2022: Gaps in and opportunities for new knowledge12
The impact of maternal obesity on polycystic kidney disease progression in a mouse model12
Downloadable Tool for Modeling of Salt, Urea and Water Transport in a Renal Tubule Segment: Application to the DCT12
Injury in nonaged podocytes as an accelerator of glomerular aging11
Physiology assays in human kidney organoids11
Sex differences in dietary sodium evoked NCC regulation and blood pressure in male and female Sprague-Dawley, Dahl salt-resistant, and Dahl salt-sensitive rats11
Regulation of kidney mitochondrial function by caloric restriction11
Sacubitril/valsartan treatment has differential effects in modulating diabetic kidney disease in db/db mice and KKAy mice compared with valsartan treatment11
Inducible deletion of the prostaglandin EP3 receptor in kidney tubules of male and female mice has no major effect on water homeostasis11
Intersecting Transcriptomic Landscapes of Hypertension and Kidney Function in African American Women11
Insulin-regulated aminopeptidase is required for water excretion in response to acute hypotonic stress11
Kir4.1/Kir5.1 of distal convoluted tubule is required for short-term angiotensin-II-induced stimulation of Na-Cl cotransporter11
Proximal tubule cyclophilin D mediates kidney fibrogenesis in obstructive nephropathy11
Pendrin regulation is prioritized by anion in high-potassium diets11
Chronic kidney disease amplifies severe kidney injury and mortality in a mouse model of skin arsenical exposure10
Exogenous pericyte delivery protects the mouse kidney from chronic ischemic injury10
Practical notes on popular statistical tests in renal physiology10
Influence of carnosine and carnosinase-1 on diabetes-induced afferent arteriole vasodilation: implications for glomerular hemodynamics10
Amiloride lowers plasma TNF and interleukin-6 but not interleukin-17A in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes10
Pretreatment with a novel Toll-like receptor 4 agonist attenuates renal ischemia-reperfusion injury10
CRB2 depletion induces YAP signaling and disrupts mechanosensing in podocytes10
Parental obesity predisposes offspring to kidney dysfunction and increased susceptibility to ischemia-reperfusion injury in a sex-dependent manner10
Proteinuria is accompanied by intratubular complement activation and apical membrane deposition of C3dg and C5b-9 in kidney transplant recipients10
Cystinosin-deficient rats recapitulate the phenotype of nephropathic cystinosis10
Collectrin (Tmem27) deficiency in proximal tubules causes hypertension in mice and a TMEM27 variant associates with blood pressure in males in a Latino cohort10
Prevention of hypertension-induced renal vascular dysfunction through a p66Shc-targeted mechanism10
JAK inhibition during the early phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection worsens kidney injury by suppressing endogenous antiviral activity in mice10
Antibiotic-induced microbiome depletion alters renal glucose metabolism and exacerbates renal injury after ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice10
Furin-mediated modification is required for epithelial sodium channel-activating activity of soluble (pro)renin receptor in cultured collecting duct cells10
A brief harvesting-freezing delay significantly alters the kidney metabolome and leads to false positive and negative results10
First Author Highlights10
Pax proteins mediate segment-specific functions in proximal tubule survival and response to ischemic injury9
Flow-dependent transport processes 2024: filtration, absorption, secretion9
Altered renal vascular patterning reduces ischemic kidney injury and limits age-associated vascular loss9
Bayesian mapping of protein kinases to vasopressin-regulated phosphorylation sites in renal collecting duct9
Promises and challenges of miRNA therapeutics9
Inhibition of mTORC2 promotes natriuresis in Dahl salt-sensitive rats via the decrease of NCC and ENaC activity9
Creatinine clearance is maintained in a range of wet-bulb globe temperatures and work-rest ratios during simulated occupational heat stress9
Nicotinamide ameliorates podocyte injury and albuminuria in adriamycin-induced nephropathy9
KIM-1-mediated anti-inflammatory activity is preserved by MUC1 induction in the proximal tubule during ischemia-reperfusion injury9
Male Akita mice develop signs of bladder underactivity independent of NLRP3 as a result of a decrease in neurotransmitter release from efferent neurons9
Image analysis techniques to map pyramids, pyramid structure, glomerular distribution, and pathology in the intact human kidney from 3-D MRI9
Mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathophysiology of renal diseases9
First Author Highlights9
β2-Adrenergic receptor agonists as a treatment for diabetic kidney disease9
Transcription factor HNF1β controls a transcriptional network regulating kidney cell structure and tight junction integrity9
The miR-143/145 cluster induced by TGF-β1 suppresses Wilms’ tumor 1 expression in cultured human podocytes9
HMGB1 drives T-cell activation in hypertensive males and females9
The injury-induced transcription factor SOX9 alters the expression of LBR, HMGA2, and HIPK3 in the human kidney9
HIF-1α is transcriptionally regulated by NF-κB in acute kidney injury9
Macrophage SPAK deletion limits a low potassium-induced kidney inflammatory program9
Mechanisms of decreased tubular flow-induced nitric oxide in Dahl salt-sensitive rat thick ascending limbs8
Role of protease-activated receptor 4 in mouse models of acute and chronic kidney injury8
Kidney functional reserve helps early detection of subclinical chronic kidney disease8
High dietary salt intake increases urinary NGAL excretion and creatinine clearance in healthy young adults8
Vascular control of kidney epithelial transporters8
Tacrolimus induces fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition via a TGF-β-dependent mechanism to contribute to renal fibrosis8
Postoperative acute kidney injury after volatile or intravenous anesthesia: a meta-analysis8
IL-1 receptor signaling in podocytes limits susceptibility to glomerular damage8
The degree of aortic occlusion in the setting of trauma alters the extent of acute kidney injury associated with mitochondrial preservation8
Faster bladder filling in rats reduces detrusor overactivity but worsens (i.e., decreases) bladder compliance8
IFT88 deficiency in proximal tubular cells exaggerates cisplatin-induced injury by suppressing autophagy8
Fasting-induced HMGCS2 expression in the kidney does not contribute to circulating ketones8
Endothelin-1 signaling in the kidney: recent advances and remaining gaps8
Novel method for kinetic analysis applied to transport by the uniporter OCT28
First Author Spotlight8
Predicting sex differences in the effects of diuretics in renal epithelial transport during angiotensin II-induced hypertension8
Assays to enhance metabolic phenotyping in the kidney8
Identification of cell division cycle protein 20 in various forms of acute and chronic kidney injury in mice8
Diffusion tensor MRI is sensitive to fibrotic injury in a mouse model of oxalate-induced chronic kidney disease8
Dysregulation of the WNK4-SPAK/OSR1 pathway has a minor effect on baseline NKCC2 phosphorylation8
Longitudinal intravital microscopy of the mouse kidney: inflammatory responses to abdominal imaging windows8
A mathematical model of the rat kidney. III. Ammonia transport7
A comparative modeling study of the mitochondrial function of the proximal tubule and thick ascending limb cells in the rat kidney7
Cullin 3 mutant causing familial hyperkalemic hypertension lacks normal activity in the kidney7
Metabolomic profiling to identify early urinary biomarkers and metabolic pathway alterations in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease7
Characterization of gene expression in the kidney of renal tubular cell-specific NFAT5 knockout mice7
LncRNA GAS5 protects against TGF-β-induced renal fibrosis via the Smad3/miRNA-142-5p axis7
Endothelial dysfunction in the aging kidney7
Corrigendum for McKinzie et al., volume 326, 2024, p. F644–F6607
The role of Gata3 in renin cell identity7
SGLT2 inhibitors: not every drug has the same effect7
Corrigendum for Martínez-Rojas et al., volume 323, 2022, p. F425–F4347
Divergent roles of angiotensin II upon the immediate and sustained increases of renal blood flow following unilateral nephrectomy7
Chronic central nervous system leptin administration attenuates kidney dysfunction and injury in a model of ischemia/reperfusion-induced acute kidney injury7
Metabolic acidosis regulates RGS16 and G protein signaling in osteoblasts7
The evolving concepts of KS-WNK1 effect on NCC activity7
First Author Highlights7
Pathways and parameters of sacral neuromodulation in rats7
2024 Carl W. Gottschalk Distinguished Lectureship of the American Physiological Society Renal Section7
The knock-out of paracingulin attenuates hypertension through modulation of kidney ion transport7
Sex differences in circadian regulation of kidney function of the mouse7
Western diet exacerbates a murine model of Balkan nephropathy7
The unique structural and functional characteristics of glomerular endothelial cell fenestrations and their potential as a therapeutic target in kidney disease7
Hepatic and proximal tubule angiotensinogen play distinct roles in kidney dysfunction, glomerular and tubular injury, and fibrosis progression6
Endothelin receptor B is required for the blood pressure-lowering effect of G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 in ovariectomized rats6
The influence of intermittent hypoxia, obesity, and diabetes on male genitourinary anatomy and voiding physiology6
Role of the renal androgen receptor in sex differences in ammonia metabolism6
First Author Highlights6
Synaptopodin deficiency exacerbates kidney disease in a mouse model of Alport syndrome6
Intestinal barrier function declines during polycystic kidney disease progression6
Myo-inositol oxygenase in cadmium-induced kidney injury6
SGLT2-independent effects of canagliflozin on NHE3 and mitochondrial complex I activity inhibit proximal tubule fluid transport and albumin uptake6
The urinary proteome infers dysregulation of mitochondrial, lysosomal, and protein reabsorption processes in chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu)6
Aberrant proximal tubule DNA methylation underlies phenotypic changes related to kidney dysfunction in patients with diabetes6
Lung cancer-kidney cross talk induces kidney injury, interstitial fibrosis, and enhances cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity6
Renal calcium and magnesium handling during pregnancy: modeling and analysis6
KV7.1 channel blockade inhibits neonatal renal autoregulation triggered by a step decrease in arterial pressure6
Circadian gene expression in mouse renal proximal tubule6
Anatomic and functional evidence for renal autonomic innervation in normotensive and hypertensive rats6
Expression and distribution of MUC1 in the developing and adult kidney6
Role of coagulation in persistent renal ischemia following reperfusion in an animal model6
Transition from acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease: mechanisms, models, and biomarkers6
Angiotensin II hypertension along the female rat tubule: predicted impact on coupled transport of Na+ and K+6
Functional NADPH oxidase 2 in T cells amplifies salt-sensitive hypertension and associated renal damage6
Dietary anions control potassium excretion: it is more than a poorly absorbable anion effect6
Kidney stone formation in a novel murine model of polycystic kidney disease6
Effect of sex chromosome complement versus gonadal hormones on abundance of renal transporters6
Histamine receptors rapidly desensitize without altering nerve-evoked contractions in murine urinary bladder smooth muscle6
PLVAP: the new villain in glomerular endothelial cell injury6
Corrigendum for Hu QH et al., Volume 297, 2009, p. F1080–F10916
Single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics reveal unique subpopulations of infiltrating macrophages and dendritic cells following AKI6
Specialized proresolution mediators in the bladder: annexin-A1 normalizes inflammation and bladder dysfunction during bladder outlet obstruction6
Raising serum uric acid with a uricase inhibitor worsens PKD in rat and mouse models5
Modulation of blood pressure by dietary potassium and sodium: sex differences and modeling analysis5
Induction of plasmalemmal vesicle-associated protein exacerbates glomerular endothelial injury in thrombotic microangiopathy5
Diabetes causes NLRP3-dependent barrier dysfunction in mice with detrusor overactivity but not underactivity5
The Janus view: dual roles for hypoxia-inducible factor in renal repair after acute kidney injury5
Caspase-3-dependent peritubular capillary dysfunction is pivotal for the transition from acute to chronic kidney disease after acute ischemia-reperfusion injury5
Angiotensin (1–7) protects against renal ischemia-reperfusion injury via regulating expression of NRF2 and microRNAs in Fisher 344 rats5
Tips on navigating the first year of graduate school for individuals from historically excluded backgrounds5
Podocyte injury at young age causes premature senescence and worsens glomerular aging5
Kidney-specific KO of the circadian clock protein PER1 alters renal Na+ handling, aldosterone levels, and kidney/adrenal gene expression5
Guidelines on antibody use in physiology research5
Ribosomal s6 kinase is a mediator of aquaporin-2 S256 phosphorylation and membrane accumulation after EGFR inhibition with erlotinib5
The FSGS protein actinin-4 interacts with NKCC2 to regulate thick ascending limb NaCl reabsorption5
Renal mass reduction increases the response to exogenous insulin independent of acid-base status or plasma insulin levels in rats5
Impact of bedding on Dahl salt-sensitive hypertension and renal damage5
Could an intrarenal Cori cycle participate in the urinary concentrating mechanism?5
Wilms’ tumor gene 1: lessons from the interface between kidney development and cancer5
Generation of Atp6v1g3-Cre mice for investigation of intercalated cells and the collecting duct5
Oxysterol-binding protein-like 7 deficiency leads to ER stress-mediated apoptosis in podocytes and proteinuria5
Sex-specific modulation of renal epigenetic and injury markers in aging kidney5
Endothelial cells: potential novel regulators of renal inflammation5
Persistence and expansion of hypoxia detected by pimonidazole adduct immunostaining during progression of diabetic nephropathy in diabetic mice5
Exercise for patients with chronic kidney disease: from cells to systems to function5
Chronic environmental hypoxia attenuates innate immunity activation and renal injury in two CKD models5
Amiloride evokes significant natriuresis and weight loss in kidney transplant recipients with and without albuminuria5
Autophagy and mitophagy: physiological implications in kidney inflammation and diseases5
Proximal tubule pannexin 1 contributes to mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death during acute kidney injury5
Role of the SLC22A17/lipocalin-2 receptor in renal endocytosis of proteins/metalloproteins: a focus on iron- and cadmium-binding proteins5
First Author Spotlight5
The effect of exercise on vascular health in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials5
Early-life exposures and long-term health: adverse gestational environments and the programming of offspring renal and vascular disease5
First Author Highlights4
First Author Spotlight4
Kcnma1 alternative splicing in mouse kidney: regulation during development and by dietary K+ intake4
Metformin improves relevant disease parameters in an autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease mouse model4
Mutagenesis of the cleavage site of (pro)renin receptor abrogates aldosterone-salt-induced hypertension and renal injury in mice4
First Author Spotlight4
Glucagon receptor activation contributes to the development of kidney injury4
Strategies to mitigate acute kidney injury risk during physical work in the heat4
The kidney releases a nonpolymerizing form of uromodulin in the urine and circulation that retains the external hydrophobic patch domain4
Renal injury in relation to obesity and the additive effect of hypertension in female and male obese and lean ZSF1 rats4
First Author Spotlight4
The calcium-sensing receptor has only a parathyroid hormone-dependent role in the acute response of renal phosphate transporters to phosphate intake4
When ACE2 turns against the kidney: a paradox unveiled in heme-induced AKI4
Characterizing the metabolic response of the zebrafish kidney to overfeeding4
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