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Ayako Kinoshita

Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Loss of stromal VEGFR2 protects against ischemic acute kidney injury by preserving the renal microvasculature

Takuto Chiba, Akira Oda, Ayako Kinoshita, Kaori Kamijo, Aryana Bhasin, Débora M. Cerqueira, Elina Mukherjee, Katherine E. Pfister, Yuko Hidaka, Yukiko Sakurahara, Katherine V. Maringer, Natasha M. Rogers, Jacqueline Ho, Sunder Sims-Lucas

This study shows that loss of stromal VEGFR2 protects against ischemic AKI by preserving the renal microvasculature through enhanced endothelial function and communication.

bioRxiv · Nov 2, 2026 · PreprintPathology

Loss of long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase protects against acute kidney injury

Takuto Chiba, Akira Oda, Yuxun Zhang, Katherine E. Pfister, Joanna Bons, Sivakama S. Bharathi, Ayako Kinoshita, Bob B. Zhang, Adam C. Richert, Birgit Schilling, Eric S. Goetzman, Sunder Sims‐Lucas

This study shows that loss of LCAD protects against acute kidney injury by reducing oxidative stress and enhancing peroxisomal fatty acid oxidation.

JCI Insight · Feb 11, 2025Peer-reviewedPathology