Featured Publications
Smartphone-Based Machine Learning Model for Real-Time Assessment of Medical… Smartphone-Based Machine Learning Model for…
We developed a machine learning model to perform binary classification of smartphone images of kidney biopsy tissue,…
We developed a machine learning model to perform binary classification of smartphone images of kidney biopsy tissue, based on the amount of cortex. The model was developed on smartphone images of 747 kidney biopsy cores from deceased donor kidneys,…
Cure Glomerulonephropathy Pathology Classification and Core Scoring Criteria,… Cure Glomerulonephropathy Pathology Classification…
Cure Glomerulonephropathy (CureGN) is an observational cohort study of patients with minimal change disease (MCD),…
Cure Glomerulonephropathy (CureGN) is an observational cohort study of patients with minimal change disease (MCD), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), membranous nephropathy (MN), or IgA nephropathy. We developed a conventional,…
Clinical and Histopathologic Characteristics of Pediatric Patients With Primary… Clinical and Histopathologic Characteristics of…
Primary membranous nephropathy (PMN) is uncommon in children. Therefore, data on the clinical course of affected…
Primary membranous nephropathy (PMN) is uncommon in children. Therefore, data on the clinical course of affected children are scarce. In recent years, several novel antigens have been implicated in the pathogenesis of PMN. However, the…
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
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Collapsing Glomerulopathy In A Patient With COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the official name given by the World Health Organization to the disease caused by the…
Read on NCBI• April 2020
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Atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome: A Case Report Of A Rare Cause Of Reversible Cardiomyopathy
Atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS) is a life-threatening, genetic disease of complement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy that typically presents as anaemia, thrombocytopenia,…
Read on PubMed• March 2020
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Serum Amyloid P Deposition Is A Sensitive And Specific Feature Of Membranous-Like Glomerulopathy With Masked Igg Kappa Deposits
Membranous-like glomerulopathy with masked IgG kappa deposits (MGMID) is a recently described pattern of glomerulonephritis with a unique histopathology.
Read on PubMed• March 2020
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Combined HIV-1 Tat And Oxycodone Activate The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal And -Gonadal Axes And Promote Psychomotor, Affective, And Cognitive Dysfunction In Female Mice
The majority of HIV+patients present with neuroendocrine dysfunction and ~50% experience co-morbid neurological symptoms including motor, affective, and cognitive dysfunction,…
Read on PubMed• March 2020
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Light Chain Only Variant Of Proliferative Glomerulonephritis With Monoclonal Immunoglobulin Deposits Is Associated With A High Detection Rate Of The Pathogenic Plasma Cell Clone
IgG (mainly IgG3) is the most commonly involved isotype in proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal immunoglobulin deposits (PGNMID). Here we describe…
Read on PubMed• March 2020
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Central Actions Of 3α,5α-THP Involving NMDA And GABAA Receptors Regulate Affective And Sexual Behavior Of Female Rats
The neurosteroid, 5-pregnan-3-ol-20-one (known as “allopregnanolone” or 3,5-THP), is produced in the midbrain ventral tegmental area (VTA), independent of peripheral…
Read on PubMed• February 2020
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Apol1-Associated Collapsing Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis In A Patient With Stimulator Of Interferon Genes (Sting)-Associated Vasculopathy With Onset In Infancy (Savi)
Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) risk variants G1 and G2 are known to result in risk for kidney disease in patients of…
Read on PubMed• February 2020
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Resolution Of Syphilis-Related Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis With Penicillin Therapy: Case Report
Renal manifestations of syphilis are variable, with membranous nephropathy being the most commonly described lesion.
Read on PubMed• February 2020
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Membranous Nephropathy With Crescents
Membranous nephropathy (MN) is a common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults and can be primary or secondary. Primary MN…
Read on PubMed• January 2020
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Pregnane Steroidogenesis Is Altered By HIV-1 Tat And Morphine: Physiological Allopregnanolone Is Protective Against Neurotoxic And Psychomotor Effects
Pregnane steroids, particularly allopregnanolone (AlloP), are neuroprotective in response to central insult. While unexploredin vivo, AlloP may confer protection against…
Read on PubMed• January 2020
