Sergio Mezzano

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1 The Oxford classification of IgA nephropathy: rationale, clinicopathological correlations, and classification. Kidney Int 2009 7.45
2 The Oxford classification of IgA nephropathy: pathology definitions, correlations, and reproducibility. Kidney Int 2009 7.19
3 The Oxford IgA nephropathy clinicopathological classification is valid for children as well as adults. Kidney Int 2010 2.14
4 Suppressors of cytokine signaling abrogate diabetic nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol 2010 2.02
5 Is the nephritogenic antigen in post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis pyrogenic exotoxin B (SPE B) or GAPDH? Kidney Int 2005 1.67
6 Angiotensin II regulates the synthesis of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines in the kidney. Kidney Int Suppl 2002 1.65
7 Angiotensin II, via AT1 and AT2 receptors and NF-kappaB pathway, regulates the inflammatory response in unilateral ureteral obstruction. J Am Soc Nephrol 2004 1.55
8 Co-regulation of Gremlin and Notch signalling in diabetic nephropathy. Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1.44
9 Early and sustained inhibition of nuclear factor-kappaB prevents hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2005 1.43
10 The MIF receptor CD74 in diabetic podocyte injury. J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 1.22
11 Expression of gremlin, a bone morphogenetic protein antagonist, in human diabetic nephropathy. Am J Kidney Dis 2005 1.21
12 Angiotensin-(1-7) and the g protein-coupled receptor MAS are key players in renal inflammation. PLoS One 2009 1.12
13 Statins inhibit angiotensin II/Smad pathway and related vascular fibrosis, by a TGF-β-independent process. PLoS One 2010 1.01
14 Pharmacological modulation of epithelial mesenchymal transition caused by angiotensin II. Role of ROCK and MAPK pathways. Pharm Res 2008 1.01
15 Renal expression of angiotensin type 2 (AT2) receptors during kidney damage. Kidney Int Suppl 2003 1.01
16 Angiotensin II increases connective tissue growth factor in the kidney. Am J Pathol 2003 1.00
17 Expression of Smac/Diablo in tubular epithelial cells and during acute renal failure. Kidney Int Suppl 2003 0.98
18 HSP27/HSPB1 as an adaptive podocyte antiapoptotic protein activated by high glucose and angiotensin II. Lab Invest 2011 0.94
19 Effect of simultaneous blockade of AT1 and AT2 receptors on the NFkappaB pathway and renal inflammatory response. Kidney Int Suppl 2003 0.93
20 TWEAK (tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis) activates CXCL16 expression during renal tubulointerstitial inflammation. Kidney Int 2012 0.89
21 Interactions between aldosterone and connective tissue growth factor in vascular and renal damage in spontaneously hypertensive rats. J Hypertens 2007 0.88
22 Fn14 in podocytes and proteinuric kidney disease. Biochim Biophys Acta 2013 0.87
23 Long-term blood pressure control prevents oxidative renal injury. Antioxid Redox Signal 2005 0.86
24 IHG-1 amplifies TGF-beta1 signaling and is increased in renal fibrosis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 0.86
25 Angiotensin II contributes to renal fibrosis independently of Notch pathway activation. PLoS One 2012 0.85
26 Gremlin is a downstream profibrotic mediator of transforming growth factor-beta in cultured renal cells. Nephron Exp Nephrol 2013 0.84
27 Role of connective tissue growth factor in vascular and renal damage associated with hypertension in rats. Interactions with angiotensin II. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst 2006 0.79
28 Antihypertensive and renoprotective effect of the kinin pathway activated by potassium in a model of salt sensitivity following overload proteinuria. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2013 0.78
29 Expression of gremlin, a bone morphogenetic protein antagonist,is associated with vascular calcification in uraemia. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2008 0.78
30 The health system in Chile: the nephrologist perspective. J Nephrol 2011 0.77
31 Effect of mycophenolate mofetil on kallikrein expression in the kidney of 5/6 nephrectomized rats. Kidney Blood Press Res 2002 0.77
32 Insulin receptor substrate-2 is expressed in kidney epithelium and up-regulated in diabetic nephropathy. FEBS J 2013 0.77
33 Prevention strategies for chronic kidney disease in Latin America: a strategy for the next decade--a report on the Villarica Conference. Ren Fail 2006 0.77
34 [Achilles tendinitis associated to levofloxacin: report of 4 cases]. Rev Med Chil 2002 0.76
35 Translational study of the Notch pathway in hypertensive nephropathy. Nefrologia 2014 0.76
36 Effect of endothelin receptor antagonist on parathyroid gland growth, PTH values and cell proliferation in azotemic rats. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2006 0.75
37 [Role of the kidney in salt sensitive hypertension]. Rev Med Chil 2010 0.75
38 Prevention strategies for chronic disease in Latin America. Nat Clin Pract Nephrol 2006 0.75
39 Renal health in Chile. Ren Fail 2006 0.75
40 Long-term treatment with an ACE inhibitor or an AT1 antagonist avoids hypertension-induced inflammation in the kidney. J Nephrol 2006 0.75
41 [Diabetic renal disease: the World Kidney Day in Chile]. Rev Med Chil 2010 0.75
42 [Vascular damage in chronic kidney disease]. Rev Med Chil 2008 0.75
43 [Antiphospholipid antibodies in idiopathic membranous nephropathy]. Rev Med Chil 2005 0.75