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University of Utah
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Stephen Thomas Decker, Za’rya T. Smith, Precious Chinonyerem Opurum, Venisia L. Paula, Kennedy N Moses, Deborah Stuart, Anu Kurian, Subhasmita Rout, Nirupama Ramkumar, Katsuhiko Funai
This study shows a high-fat, high-salt diet induces early MDAKD-like kidney injury in mice, with strain-specific mitochondrial dysfunction and fibrosis.
bioRxiv · Feb 27, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology
Edwin R. Miranda, Justin L. Shahtout, Shinya Watanabe, Jan Spaas, Norah Milam, Grace Neiswanger, Benjamin Werbner, Deborah Stuart, Sohom Mookherjee, Jack Wilson, Michael Judge, Isabella Y. Goh, Tyler Slater, Molly R. Gallop, Guoli Hu, , Katsuhiko Funai
This study shows that N-acetylcarnosine treatment improves survival and delays age-related decline in multiple organ systems in female mice.
Free Radical Biology and Medicine · Oct 30, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology
Stephen Thomas Decker, Precious Chinonyerem Opurum, Ran Hee Choi, Venisia L Paula, Za’rya T Smith, Anu S Kurian, Deborah Stuart, Linda S. Nikolova, Alejandro Sánchez, Suguru Takayama, Laith Farah Al-Rabadi, Nirupama Ramkumar, Kelsey H. Fisher‐Wellman, Katsuhiko Funai
The paper develops a method to profile mitochondrial function in specific kidney segments from mice and humans under thermodynamic control, revealing segment-specific bioenergetic differences.
bioRxiv · May 5, 2025 · PreprintBiochemistry
Precious Chinonyerem Opurum, Stephen Thomas Decker, Deborah Stuart, Alek D. Peterlin, Venisia L. Paula, Piyarat Siripoksup, Micah John Drummond, Alejandro Sánchez, Nirupama Ramkumar, Katsuhiko Funai
This study shows that six months of physical inactivity in C57BL/6J mice on a high-fat diet does not cause chronic kidney disease but leads to early kidney injury markers.
bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2024 · PreprintPhysiology