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Sandra Merscher

University of Miami · US
Area of research
Nephrology · Immunology and Allergy
Research interest
Research interests include Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, and Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling.
h-index
37
citations
6,259
works
139
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Mechanisms and implications of podocyte autophagy in chronic kidney disease
American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology 2024cited by 15position: middledoi
Ezetimibe Enhances Lipid Droplet and Mitochondria Contact Formation, Improving Fatty Acid Transfer and Reducing Lipotoxicity in Alport Syndrome Podocytes
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024cited by 12position: middledoi
Normal and Dysregulated Sphingolipid Metabolism: Contributions to Podocyte Injury and Beyond
Cells 2024cited by 12position: middledoi
Kidney lipid dysmetabolism and lipid droplet accumulation in chronic kidney disease
Nature Reviews Nephrology 2023cited by 307position: middledoi
Empagliflozin reduces podocyte lipotoxicity in experimental Alport syndrome
eLife 2023cited by 59position: middledoi
ABCA1 deficiency contributes to podocyte pyroptosis priming via the APE1/IRF1 axis in diabetic kidney disease
Scientific Reports 2023cited by 16position: middledoi
The podocyte: glomerular sentinel at the crossroads of innate and adaptive immunity
Frontiers in Immunology 2023cited by 16position: middledoi
Identification of Glomerular and Plasma Apolipoprotein M as Novel Biomarkers in Glomerular Disease
Kidney International Reports 2023cited by 15position: middledoi
Activation of Stimulator of IFN Genes (STING) Causes Proteinuria and Contributes to Glomerular Diseases
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2022cited by 75position: middledoi
Adaptive and maladaptive roles of lipid droplets in health and disease
American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 2022cited by 49position: middledoi
Implications of Sphingolipid Metabolites in Kidney Diseases
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022cited by 37position: middledoi
Glucose- and Non-Glucose-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Biomolecules 2022cited by 28position: middledoi
Mitochondrial Contribution to Inflammation in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Cells 2022cited by 27position: middledoi
POS-209 OXYSTEROL-BINDING PROTEIN LIKE 7 IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Kidney International Reports 2022cited by 1position: middledoi
New insights into renal lipid dysmetabolism in diabetic kidney disease
World Journal of Diabetes 2021cited by 85position: middledoi
Compounds targeting OSBPL7 increase ABCA1-dependent cholesterol efflux preserving kidney function in two models of kidney disease
Nature Communications 2021cited by 61position: middledoi
APOL1 risk variants affect podocyte lipid homeostasis and energy production in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Human Molecular Genetics 2021cited by 46position: middledoi
Nicotine, smoking, podocytes, and diabetic nephropathy
American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology 2021cited by 44position: middledoi
Noninvasive assessment of radiation-induced renal injury in mice
International Journal of Radiation Biology 2021cited by 14position: middledoi
Use of Lipid-Modifying Agents for the Treatment of Glomerular Diseases
Journal of Personalized Medicine 2021cited by 11position: middledoi
The Vicious Cycle of Renal Lipotoxicity and Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Frontiers in Physiology 2020cited by 65position: middledoi
Discoidin domain receptor 1 activation links extracellular matrix to podocyte lipotoxicity in Alport syndrome
EBioMedicine 2020cited by 56position: middledoi
Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Metabolism and Signaling in Kidney Diseases
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2020cited by 55position: lastdoi
Sterol-O-acyltransferase-1 has a role in kidney disease associated with diabetes and Alport syndrome
Kidney International 2020cited by 55position: middledoi
Lipid deposition and metaflammation in diabetic kidney disease
Current Opinion in Pharmacology 2020cited by 36position: middledoi
Role of Sphingolipid Signaling in Glomerular Diseases: Focus on DKD and FSGS
Journal of Cellular Signaling 2020cited by 23position: middledoi
Lipid Metabolism Gets in a JAML during Kidney Disease
Cell Metabolism 2020cited by 13position: lastdoi
ATP-binding cassette A1 deficiency causes cardiolipin-driven mitochondrial dysfunction in podocytes
Journal of Clinical Investigation 2019cited by 174position: middledoi
SMPDL3b modulates insulin receptor signaling in diabetic kidney disease
Nature Communications 2019cited by 98position: middledoi
APOL1 renal risk variants promote cholesterol accumulation in tissues and cultured macrophages from APOL1 transgenic mice
PLoS ONE 2019cited by 68position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Alessia Fornoni · University of Miami37 papers (2013–2024)Alla Mitrofanova · University of Miami21 papers (2013–2023)Mengyuan Ge · University of Miami14 papers (2016–2023)George W. Burke · University of Miami11 papers (2013–2023)Shamroop Kumar Mallela · University of Miami11 papers (2018–2023)Judith Molina · University of Miami Hospital10 papers (2018–2023)Javier Varona-Santos · University of Miami10 papers (2018–2023)Jin‐Ju Kim · University of Miami9 papers (2018–2024)Alexis Sloan · University of Miami9 papers (2016–2024)Gloria Michelle Ducasa · University of Miami9 papers (2016–2023)Armando J. Mendez · University of Miami7 papers (2014–2021)Christopher E. Pedigo · Yale University7 papers (2013–2021)Matthias Kretzler · University of Bristol6 papers (2014–2022)Antonio Miguel Fontanella · University of Miami6 papers (2020–2024)Hassan Al‐Ali · University of Miami5 papers (2019–2023)Robert G. Nelson · Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes4 papers (2014–2022)Margaret Z. Gurumani · Boston University4 papers (2022–2022)Sean Eddy · The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center4 papers (2016–2022)Flavia Fontanesi · University of Miami4 papers (2019–2023)Yelena Drexler · University of Miami4 papers (2020–2023)