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.

All Publications
(481 Results)
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HIV-1 Tat And Morphine Differentially Disrupt Pyramidal Cell Structure And Function And Spatial Learning In Hippocampal Area CA1: Continuous Versus Interrupted Morphine Exposure
About half the people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have neurocognitive deficits that often include memory impairment and hippocampal…
Read on PubMed• May 2021
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An Integrated Transcriptomic Approach To Identify Molecular Markers Of Calcineurin Inhibitor Nephrotoxicity In Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
Calcineurin inhibitors are highly efficacious immunosuppressive agents used in pediatric kidney transplantation.
Read on PubMed• May 2021
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Serine Protease HTRA1 As A Novel Target Antigen In Primary Membranous Nephropathy
Identification of target antigens PLA2R, THSD7A, NELL1, or Semaphorin-3B can explain the majority of cases of primary membranous nephropathy (MN).…
Read on PubMed• May 2021
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HIV-1 Tat Protein Promotes Neuroendocrine Dysfunction Concurrent With The Potentiation Of Oxycodone’s Psychomotor Effects In Female Mice
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is associated with neuroendocrine dysfunction which may contribute to co-morbid stress-sensitive disorders. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) or…
Read on PubMed• April 2021
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Metaproteomics-An Advantageous Option In Studies Of Host-Microbiota Interaction
Gut microbiome contributes to host health by maintaining homeostasis, increasing digestive efficiency, and facilitating the development of the immune system.
Read on PubMed• April 2021
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VA-Wide, Multicenter Verification Study of the Cepheid Xpert SARS-CoV-2 Assay
Early in the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 pandemic, there was a progressive increase in diagnostic demands that developed…
Read on PubMed• April 2021
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Nell1 Is A Target Antigen In Malignancy-Associated Membranous Nephropathy
Patients with membranous nephropathy have an increased risk of malignancy compared to the general population, but the target antigen for…
Read on PubMed• April 2021
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Assessment Of A Computerized Quantitative Quality Control Tool For Whole Slide Images Of Kidney Biopsies
Inconsistencies in the preparation of histology slides and whole-slide images (WSIs) may lead to challenges with subsequent image analysis and…
Read on PubMed• March 2021
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Immunoglobulin-Negative DNAJB9-Associated Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis: A Report of 9 Cases
Fibrillary glomerulonephritis (FGN) was previously defined by glomerular deposition of haphazardly oriented fibrils that stain with antisera to immunoglobulins but…
Read on PubMed• March 2021
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Kidney Biopsy Findings In Patients With COVID-19, Kidney Injury, And Proteinuria
Acute tubular injury (AKI) develops in up to 37% of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and its pathophysiology has not been…
Read on PubMed• March 2021
