Sandra Merscher

Also affiliated with University of Miami Hospital

MedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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Driven by 26 papers. Top paper: “The Vicious Cycle of Renal Lipotoxicity and Mitochondrial Dysfunction”.

The Vicious Cycle of Renal Lipotoxicity and Mitochondrial Dysfunction

Frontiers in Physiology(2020)10.3389/fphys.2020.00732

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67 citations

Flavia Fontanesi, Sandra Merscher, Alessia Fornoni, Mengyuan Ge

Sterol-O-acyltransferase-1 has a role in kidney disease associated with diabetes and Alport syndrome

Kidney International(2020)10.1016/j.kint.2020.06.040

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60 citations

Gloria Michelle Ducasa, Shamroop Kumar Mallela, Jin‐Ju Kim, Judith Molina, Alla Mitrofanova +12 more

Discoidin domain receptor 1 activation links extracellular matrix to podocyte lipotoxicity in Alport syndrome

EBioMedicine(2020)10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.103162

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58 citations

Judith Molina David, Sydney S. Wilbon, Javier Varona Santos, Devang M. Patel, Anis Ahmad +17 more

Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Metabolism and Signaling in Kidney Diseases

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology(2020)10.1681/asn.2020050697

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58 citations

Judith Molina, Alla Mitrofanova, Alessia Fornoni, Sandra Merscher, Yelena Drexler

Lipid Metabolism Gets in a JAML during Kidney Disease

Cell Metabolism(2020)10.1016/j.cmet.2020.11.002

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14 citations

Sandra Merscher, Alessia Fornoni

Lipid deposition and metaflammation in diabetic kidney disease

Current Opinion in Pharmacology(2020)10.1016/j.coph.2020.09.004

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38 citations

Antonio Miguel Fontanella, Sandra Merscher, Alessia Fornoni, Alla Mitrofanova

Compounds targeting OSBPL7 increase ABCA1-dependent cholesterol efflux preserving kidney function in two models of kidney disease

Nature Communications(2021)10.1038/s41467-021-24890-3

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61 citations

Javier Varona Santos, Christian Kemmer, Cyrille Maugeais, Jean‐Philippe Carralot, S. Roever +16 more

APOL1 risk variants affect podocyte lipid homeostasis and energy production in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Human Molecular Genetics(2021)10.1093/hmg/ddab022

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47 citations

Judith Molina, Gloria Michelle Ducasa, Shamroop Kumar Mallela, Javier Varona Santos, Alla Mitrofanova +14 more

Use of Lipid-Modifying Agents for the Treatment of Glomerular Diseases

Journal of Personalized Medicine(2021)10.3390/jpm11080820

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11 citations

Sandra Merscher, Alessia Fornoni, Mengyuan Ge

DACH1 as a multifaceted and potentially druggable susceptibility factor for kidney disease

Journal of Clinical Investigation(2021)10.1172/jci149043

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2 citations

Christian Faul, Sandra Merscher

Implications of Sphingolipid Metabolites in Kidney Diseases

International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2022)10.3390/ijms23084244

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39 citations

Sandra Merscher, Alessia Fornoni, Shamroop Kumar Mallela

Glucose- and Non-Glucose-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Diabetic Kidney Disease

Biomolecules(2022)10.3390/biom12030351

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30 citations

Margaret Z. Gurumani, Sandra Merscher, Alessia Fornoni, Marie Ito

Mitochondrial Contribution to Inflammation in Diabetic Kidney Disease

Cells(2022)10.3390/cells11223635

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30 citations

Antonio Miguel Fontanella, George W. Burke, Sandra Merscher, Alessia Fornoni, Alla Mitrofanova

Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase acid like 3B (SMPDL3b) regulates Perilipin5 (PLIN5) expression and mediates lipid droplet formation

Genes & Diseases(2022)10.1016/j.gendis.2021.12.014

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6 citations

Mengyuan Ge, Judith Molina, Javier Varona Santos, Jin‐Ju Kim, Alla Mitrofanova +5 more

Empagliflozin reduces renal lipotoxicity in experimental Alport syndrome

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.10.04.510832

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Judith Molina, Jin‐Ju Kim, Shamroop Kumar Mallela, Anis Ahmad, Javier Varona Santos +7 more

Editorial: Molecular mechanisms of proteinuria, volume II

Frontiers in Medicine(2022)10.3389/fmed.2022.1026202

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Sandra Merscher, Ilse S. Daehn

Empagliflozin reduces podocyte lipotoxicity in experimental Alport syndrome

eLife(2023)10.7554/elife.83353

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63 citations

Judith Molina, Jin‐Ju Kim, Shamroop Kumar Mallela, Anis Ahmad, Javier Varona Santos +7 more

ABCA1 deficiency contributes to podocyte pyroptosis priming via the APE1/IRF1 axis in diabetic kidney disease

Scientific Reports(2023)10.1038/s41598-023-35499-5

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17 citations

Gloria Michelle Ducasa, Judith Molina, Javier Varona Santos, Shamroop Kumar Mallela, Jin‐Ju Kim +7 more

The podocyte: glomerular sentinel at the crossroads of innate and adaptive immunity

Frontiers in Immunology(2023)10.3389/fimmu.2023.1201619

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17 citations

Alla Mitrofanova, Antonio Miguel Fontanella, Gaetano Ciancio, David Roth, Phil Ruiz +5 more

Identification of Glomerular and Plasma Apolipoprotein M as Novel Biomarkers in Glomerular Disease

Kidney International Reports(2023)10.1016/j.ekir.2023.01.031

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15 citations

Judith Molina, Tali Elfassy, Ruixuan Ma, Christina Christoffersen, Makoto Kurano +6 more

Radiation nephropathy: Mechanisms of injury and recovery in a murine model

Radiotherapy and Oncology(2023)10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109813

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8 citations

Junwei Shi, Saba Ansari, Sandra Merscher, Alan Pollack, Youssef H. Zeidan +3 more

Ezetimibe Enhances Lipid Droplet and Mitochondria Contact Formation, Improving Fatty Acid Transfer and Reducing Lipotoxicity in Alport Syndrome Podocytes

International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2024)10.3390/ijms252313134

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13 citations

Eun-Jeong Yang, Judith Molina David, Sunjoo Cho, Maria Ficarella, Nils Pape +10 more

Normal and Dysregulated Sphingolipid Metabolism: Contributions to Podocyte Injury and Beyond

Cells(2024)10.3390/cells13110890

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14 citations

Sandra Merscher, Alessia Fornoni, Matthew Tolerico

Oxysterol-binding protein-like 7 deficiency leads to ER stress-mediated apoptosis in podocytes and proteinuria

American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology(2024)10.1152/ajprenal.00319.2023

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4 citations

Maria Fernanda Torres, Margaret Z. Gurumani, Judith Molina David, Rachel Njeim, Jin‐Ju Kim +8 more

The enzyme SMPDL3b in podocytes decouples proteinuria from chronic kidney disease progression in experimental Alport Syndrome

Kidney International(2025)10.1016/j.kint.2025.04.024

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6 citations

Antonio Miguel Fontanella, Judith Molina, Guanshi Zhang, Shamroop Kumar Mallela, Luisa Ulloa Severino +18 more

Nephrotic syndrome in mice elevates FGF23 levels and leads to cardiac hypertrophy in the absence of hyperphosphatemia

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation(2025)10.1093/ndt/gfaf272

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1 citations

Qing Li, S Madison Thomas, Alexis Sloan, Lihao He, Min Xie +9 more