Featured Publications
About Our Research
We’ve doubled down on our commitment to research and teaching.
Arkana is a learning, teaching, and innovating practice with one unifying passion – to actively work toward the day that our research yields breakthroughs that make our services unnecessary. Eradicating rare and common diseases is the end game of all of our efforts because patient health is foremost in our minds every day. Read about some of our latest publications below.
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The Role Of The Immune System In Kidney Disease
The immune system and the kidneys are closely linked. In health the kidneys contribute to immune homeostasis, while components of…
Read on PubMed• May 2018
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Lipopolysaccharide Endotoxemia Induces Amyloid-Β And P-Tau Formation In The Rat Brain
Amyloid beta (A) plaques are not specific to Alzheimer’s disease and occur with aging and neurodegenerative disorders. Soluble brain A…
Read on PubMed• April 2018
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Tissue Staining For Thsd7a In Glomeruli Correlates With Serum Antibodies In Primary Membranous Nephropathy: A Clinicopathological Study
Thrombospondin type-1 domain-containing 7A (THSD7A) is the most recently recognized target antigen in patients with membranous nephropathy.
Read on PubMed• April 2018
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An Integrated Pathology And Ultrasonography-Based Simulation For Training In Performing Kidney Biopsy
A novel KBSW is an effective educational tool to acquire proficiency in PKB performance and could help regain interest among…
Read on PubMed• March 2018
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Genetic Testing Of Complement And Coagulation Pathways In Patients With Severe Hypertension And Renal Microangiopathy
A diagnosis of thrombotic microangiopathy on kidney biopsy in a patient presenting with hypertensive emergency has historically elicited the diagnosis…
Read on PubMed• March 2018
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Pharyngoesophageal diverticula simulating thyroid nodules: An unusual occurrence with unique features
Pharyngoesophageal diverticula (PED) of the Zenker’s and Killian-Jamieson types arise in close proximity to the thyroid gland, and may rarely…
Read on PubMed• February 2018
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Ldl Receptor-Related Protein 2 (Megalin) As A Target Antigen In Human Kidney Anti-Brush Border Antibody Disease
Primary renal tubulointerstitial disease resulting from proximal tubule antigen-specific antibodies and immune complex formation has not been well characterized in…
Read on PubMed• February 2018
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Polyomavirus Nephropathy In Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
BK virus was first detected in the urine of a renal transplant recipient in 1971 and was named after the…
Read on PubMed• January 2018
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Associations Between Use Of Specific Analgesics And Concentrations Of Amyloid-Β 42 Or Phospho-Tau In Regions Of Human Cerebral Cortex
Analgesics are commonly used by older adults, raising the question of whether their use might contribute to dementia risk and…
Read on PubMed• January 2018
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Trajectories Of Physical Function Prior To Death And Brain Neuropathology In A Community-Based Cohort: The Act Study
Mechanisms linking cognitive and physical functioning in older adults are unclear. We sought to determine whether brain pathological changes relate…
Read on PubMed• November 2017