{"title":"Megalin: A Sidekick or Nemesis of the Kidney?","authors":"Kalyani Kulkarni, Tahir Hussain","doi":"10.1681/ASN.0000000572","DOIUrl":"10.1681/ASN.0000000572","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Megalin is an endocytic receptor in the proximal tubules that reabsorbs filtered proteins in the kidneys. Recycling of megalin after endocytosis and its expression on the apical plasma membrane of the proximal tubule are critical for its function. The expression of megalin in the kidney undergoes dynamic changes under physiologic and pathophysiologic conditions. Receptors and various effector signaling components regulate megalin expression and, potentially, function. Genetic manipulation and rare mutations in megalin suggest that a lack of or deficiency in megalin expression/function promotes tubular proteinuria and albuminuria. However, the role of megalin in kidney diseases associated with obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and nephrotoxicity remains unclear. To address these questions, animal and human studies have indicated megalin as a protective, injurious, and potentially urinary marker of nephropathy. This article reviews the literature on the regulation of megalin expression and the role of megalin in the pathophysiology of the kidney under experimental and clinical conditions. Moreover, this review articulates the need for studies that can clarify whether megalin can serve as a therapeutic target, in one way or the other, to treat kidney disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":17217,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The American Society of Nephrology","volume":" ","pages":"293-300"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11801750/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142739760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Authors' Reply: Effects of Zibotentan and Dapagliflozin on Fluid Retention in Patients with CKD: Need More Evidence.","authors":"Hiddo J L Heerspink, Johannes David Smeijer","doi":"10.1681/ASN.0000000553","DOIUrl":"10.1681/ASN.0000000553","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17217,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The American Society of Nephrology","volume":" ","pages":"324"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11801741/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142962301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advancing Understanding of Cardiovascular Risk in CKD.","authors":"Vikas S Sridhar, Ayodele Odutayo","doi":"10.1681/ASN.0000000606","DOIUrl":"10.1681/ASN.0000000606","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17217,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The American Society of Nephrology","volume":"36 2","pages":"171-173"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11801755/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143123090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexander Fuhrmann, Balazs Pritz, Karlhans Endlich, Wilhelm Kriz
{"title":"Numerical Flow Simulations of the Shear Stress Forces Arising in Filtration Slits during Glomerular Filtration in Rat Kidney.","authors":"Alexander Fuhrmann, Balazs Pritz, Karlhans Endlich, Wilhelm Kriz","doi":"10.1681/ASN.0000000513","DOIUrl":"10.1681/ASN.0000000513","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17217,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The American Society of Nephrology","volume":" ","pages":"219-230"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11801757/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142349098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sneha S Mehta, Aditya L Surapaneni, Krutika Pandit, Yunwen Xu, Leora Horwitz, Saul Blecker, Matthew F Blum, Alexander R Chang, Jung-Im Shin, Morgan E Grams
{"title":"Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist and Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor Prescriptions in Type 2 Diabetes by Kidney and Cardiovascular Disease.","authors":"Sneha S Mehta, Aditya L Surapaneni, Krutika Pandit, Yunwen Xu, Leora Horwitz, Saul Blecker, Matthew F Blum, Alexander R Chang, Jung-Im Shin, Morgan E Grams","doi":"10.1681/ASN.0000000585","DOIUrl":"10.1681/ASN.0000000585","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17217,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The American Society of Nephrology","volume":" ","pages":"290-292"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11801770/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142837199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Xenotransplantation: The Future Is Here.","authors":"Leonardo V Riella","doi":"10.1681/ASN.0000000581","DOIUrl":"10.1681/ASN.0000000581","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17217,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The American Society of Nephrology","volume":" ","pages":"305-307"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11801758/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142770173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using VNtyper from Whole Exome Sequencing Data to Detect Pathogenic Variants in the MUC1 Gene.","authors":"Hassan Saei, Cécile Masson, Vincent Morinière, Jessica Kachmar, Laurence Heidet, Olivier Gribouval, Corinne Antignac, Guillaume Dorval","doi":"10.1681/ASN.0000000574","DOIUrl":"10.1681/ASN.0000000574","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17217,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The American Society of Nephrology","volume":" ","pages":"327-328"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11801743/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142801328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Podocyte-Mediated Protection from Kidney Injury.","authors":"Sanna Lehtonen, Seppo Meri","doi":"10.1681/ASN.0000000594","DOIUrl":"10.1681/ASN.0000000594","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17217,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The American Society of Nephrology","volume":" ","pages":"166-168"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11801739/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142895940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Genotype-Phenotype Correlations with TRPC6-Associated Podocytopathy.","authors":"Jing Miao, Ladan Zand","doi":"10.1681/ASN.0000000598","DOIUrl":"10.1681/ASN.0000000598","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17217,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The American Society of Nephrology","volume":" ","pages":"177-180"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11801746/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142950719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Innovations in Targeting the V2 Receptor.","authors":"Francesco Trepiccione, Anna Iervolino","doi":"10.1681/ASN.0000000601","DOIUrl":"10.1681/ASN.0000000601","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17217,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The American Society of Nephrology","volume":" ","pages":"163-165"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11801738/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142950720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}