Miguel Lanaspa-Garcia, PhD

Nakayama, T, Kosugi, T, Gersch, MS, Connor, T, Sanchez-Lozada, LG, Lanaspa, MA, Roncal, C, Perez-Pozo, SE, Johnson, RJ & Nakagawa, T: Dietary Fructose Causes Tubulointerstitial Injury in the Normal Rat Kidney. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol.

Zharikov, SI, Swenson, ER, Lanaspa, M, Block, ER, Patel, JM & Johnson, RJ: Could uric acid be a modifiable risk factor in subjects with pulmonary hypertension? Med Hypotheses.

The expression of aquaporin-1 in the medulla of the kidney is dependent on the transcription factor associated with hypertonicity, TonEBP. Lanaspa MA, Andres-Hernando A, Li N, Rivard CJ, Cicerchi C, Roncal-Jimenez C, Schrier RW, Berl T. J Biol Chem. 2010 Oct 8;285(41):31694-703. Epub 2010 Jul 16.

Effects of 2-bromoethanamine on TonEBP expression and its possible role in induction of renal papillary necrosis in mice. Andres-Hernando A, Lanaspa MA, Li N, Cicerchi C, Roncal-Jimenez C, Cantor GH, Sorribas V, Rivard CJ, Berl T. Toxicol Sci. 2010 Dec;118(2):510-20. Epub 2010 Sep 7.

Uric acid in hypertension and renal disease: the chicken or the egg? Kanbay M, Solak Y, Dogan E, Lanaspa MA, Covic A. Blood Purif. 2010;30(4):288-95. Epub 2010 Nov 20.

Toll-like receptor 3 ligands induce CD80 expression in human podocytes via an NF-?B-dependent pathway. Shimada M, Ishimoto T, Lee PY, Lanaspa MA, Rivard CJ, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Wymer DT, Yamabe H, Mathieson PW, Saleem MA, Garin EH, Johnson RJ.

The effect of two energy-restricted diets, a low-fructose diet versus a moderate natural fructose diet, on weight loss and metabolic syndrome parameters: a randomized controlled trial. Madero M, Arriaga JC, Jalal D, Rivard C, McFann K, Pérez-Méndez O, Vázquez A, Ruiz A, Lanaspa MA, Jimenez CR, Johnson RJ, Lozada LG. Metabolism. 2011 Nov;60(11):1551-9. Epub 2011 May 31.

Selective stimulation of VEGFR2 accelerates progressive renal disease. Sato W, Tanabe K, Kosugi T, Hudkins K, Lanaspa MA, Zhang L, Campbell-Thompson M, Li Q, Long DA, Alpers CE, Nakagawa T. Am J Pathol. 2011 Jul;179(1):155-66. Epub 2011 May 5. Erratum in: Am J Pathol. 2011 Nov;179(5):2674-5.

Splenectomy exacerbates lung injury after ischemic acute kidney injury in mice. Andrés-Hernando A, Altmann C, Ahuja N, Lanaspa MA, Nemenoff R, He Z, Ishimoto T, Simpson PA, Weiser-Evans MC, Bacalja J, Faubel S. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2011 Oct;301(4):F907-16. Epub 2011 Jun 15.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: is it time to reappraise the role of sugar consumption? Johnson RJ, Gold MS, Johnson DR, Ishimoto T, Lanaspa MA, Zahniser NR, Avena NM.

Uric acid: a danger signal from the RNA world that may have a role in the epidemic of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and cardiorenal disease: evolutionary considerations. Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA, Gaucher EA. Semin Nephrol. 2011 Sep;31(5):394-9.

Uric acid and fructose: potential biological mechanisms. Lanaspa MA, Tapia E, Soto V, Sautin Y, Sánchez-Lozada LG. Semin Nephrol. 2011 Sep;31(5):426-32.

Nicorandil as a novel therapy for advanced diabetic nephropathy in the eNOS deficient mouse. Tanabe K, Lanaspa MA, Kitagawa W, Rivard CJ, Miyazaki M, Klawitter J, Schreiner GF, Saleem MA, Mathieson PW, Makino H, Johnson RJ, Nakagawa T. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2012 Feb 15. [Epub ahead of print]

Opposing effects of fructokinase C and A isoforms on fructose-induced metabolic syndrome in mice. Ishimoto T, Lanaspa MA, Le MT, Garcia GE, Diggle CP, Maclean PS, Jackman MR, Asipu A, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Kosugi T, Rivard CJ, Maruyama S, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Bonthron DT, Sautin YY, Johnson RJ. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Feb 27. [Epub ahead of print]

11) Tanabe K, Tamura Y, Lanaspa MA, Miyazaki M, Suzuki N, Sato W, Maesima Y, Schreiner GF, Villarreal FJ, Johnson RJ, Nakagawa T. “Epicatechin limits renal injury by mitochondrial protection in cisplatin nephropathy” 2012 Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2012 Aug 29.

Rivard CJ, Lanaspa MA, Thomas JB, Johnson RJ. “Sack and sugar, and the etiology of gout in England between 1650 and 1900” Rheumatology. 2012

Johnson RJ, Stenvinkel P, Martin SL, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Hill JO, Lanaspa MA. “Survival of the fattest: redefining metabolic syndrome as a fat storage condition based on studies on comparative physiology” 2012 Obesity

Sanchez-Lozada LG, Lanaspa MA, Cristóbal-García M., García-Arroyo F., Soto V., Cruz-Robles D., Nakagawa T., Yu MA., Kang DH., Johnson RJ. “Uric acid-induced endothelial dysfunction is associated with mitochondrial alterations and decreased intracellular ATP concentrations” 2012 Nephron Physiology

Ishimoto T, Shimada M, Garcia GE, Kosugi T, Sato W, Lee P, Lanaspa MA, Rivard CJ, Maruyama S, Garin E, Johnson RJ “Toll-like receptor 3 ligand, polyIC, induces proteinuria and glomerular CD80, and increases urinary CD80 in mice” 2012 Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation.

Lanaspa MA, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Choi YJ, Cicerchi C, Kanbay M, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Ishimoto T, Li N, Marek G, Duranay M, Schreiner G, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Nakagawa T, Kang DH, Sautin YY, Johnson RJ. “Uric acid induces Hepatic Steatosis by generation of mitochondrial oxidative stress. Potential role in fructose dependent and independent fatty liver” 2012 Journal of Biological Chemistry

Lanaspa MA, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Cicerchi C, Li N, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Ishimoto T, Le MT, Garcia GE, Thomas JB, Rivard CJ, Andres-Hernando A. Hunter B, Schreiner GF, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Nakagawa T, Sautin YY, Johnson RJ. “Uric acid stimulates fructokinase and accelerates fructose metabolism in the development of fatty liver” 2012 PLoS One

Lanaspa MA, Cicerchi C, Garcia GE, Li N, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Rivard CJ, Hunter B, Andres-Hernando A. Ishimoto T, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Thomas JB, Hodges RS, Mant C, Johnson RJ “Counteracting roles of AMP deaminase and AMP kinase in the development of fatty liver” 2012 PLoS One

Tapia E, Cristobal M, Garcia-Arroyo FE, Soto V, Monroy-Sánchez F, Pacheco U, Lanaspa MA, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Cruz-Robles D, Ishimoto T, Madero M, Johnson RJ, Sanchez-Lozada LG. “Synergistic effect of uricase blockade plus physiologic amounts of fructose-glucose on glomerular hypertension and oxidative stress in rats” 2013 Am J Physiol Renal Physiol.

Johnson RJ, Rivard C, Lanaspa MA, Otabachian-Smith S, Ishimoto T, Cicerchi C, Cheeke PR, Macintosh B, Hess T. " Fructokinase, Fructans, Intestinal Permeability, and Metabolic Syndrome: An Equine Connection?" 2013 J. Equine Vet. Sci.

Vasiliou V, Sandoval M, Backos DS, Jackson BC, Chen Y, Reigan P, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Koppaka V, Thompson DC. “ALDH16A1 is a novel non-catalytic enzyme that may be involved in the etiology of gout via protein-protein interactions with HPRT1” 2013 Chem Biol Interact.

Tapia, E., Cristobal, M., Garcia-Arroyo, F. E., Soto, V., Monroy-Sanchez, F., Pacheco, U., Lanaspa, M. A., Roncal-Jimenez, C. A., Cruz-Robles, D., Ishimoto, T., Madero, M., Johnson, R. J., and Sanchez-Lozada, L. G. (2013) Synergistic effect of uricase blockade plus physiological amounts of fructose-glucose on glomerular hypertension and oxidative stress in rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 304, F727-736

Tapia E, Cristóbal M, García-Arroyo FE, Soto V, Monroy-Sánchez F, Pacheco U, Lanaspa MA, Roncal-Jiménez CA, Cruz-Robles D, Ishimoto T, Madero M, Johnson RJ, Sánchez-Lozada LG. Synergistic effect of uricase blockade plus physiological amounts of fructose-glucose on glomerular hypertension and oxidative stress in rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2013 Mar 15;304(6):F727-36. PubMed PMID: 23303409

Vasiliou V, Sandoval M, Backos DS, Jackson BC, Chen Y, Reigan P, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Koppaka V, Thompson DC. ALDH16A1 is a novel non-catalytic enzyme that may be involved in the etiology of gout via protein-protein interactions with HPRT1. Chem Biol Interact. 2013 Feb 25;202(1-3):22-31. PubMed PMID: 23348497

Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA, Gabriela Sánchez-Lozada L, Rodriguez-Iturbe B. The discovery of hypertension: evolving views on the role of the kidneys, and current hot topics. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2015 Feb 1;308(3):F167-F178. PubMed PMID: 25377913

Saab KR, Kendrick J, Yracheta JM, Lanaspa MA, Pollard M, Johnson RJ. New insights on the risk for cardiovascular disease in african americans: the role of added sugars. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 Feb;26(2):247-57. PubMed PMID: 25090991

Lanaspa MA, Ishimoto T, Cicerchi C, Tamura Y, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Chen W, Tanabe K, Andres-Hernando A, Orlicky DJ, Finol E, Inaba S, Li N, Rivard CJ, Kosugi T, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Petrash JM, Sautin YY, Ejaz AA, Kitagawa W, Garcia GE, Bonthron DT, Asipu A, Diggle CP, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Nakagawa T, Johnson RJ. Endogenous fructose production and fructokinase activation mediate renal injury in diabetic nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 Nov;25(11):2526-38. PubMed PMID: 24876114

Johnson RJ, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Roncal-Jimenez C, Lanaspa MA, Ishimoto T, Nakagawa T, Correa-Rotter R, Wesseling C, Bankir L, Sanchez-Lozada LG. Hyperosmolarity drives hypertension and CKD--water and salt revisited. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2014 Jul;10(7):415-20. PubMed PMID: 24802066

Johnson RJ, Stenvinkel P, Martin SL, Jani A, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Hill JO, Lanaspa MA. Redefining metabolic syndrome as a fat storage condition based on studies of comparative physiology. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Apr;21(4):659-64. PubMed PMID: 23401356

Cicerchi C, Li N, Kratzer J, Garcia G, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Tanabe K, Hunter B, Rivard CJ, Sautin YY, Gaucher EA, Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA. Uric acid-dependent inhibition of AMP kinase induces hepatic glucose production in diabetes and starvation: evolutionary implications of the uricase loss in hominids. FASEB J. 2014 Aug;28(8):3339-50. PubMed PMID: 24755741

Johnson RJ, Rivard C, Lanaspa MA, Otabachian-Smith S, Ishimoto T, Cicerchi C, Cheeke PR, Macintosh B, Hess T. Fructokinase, Fructans, Intestinal Permeability, and Metabolic Syndrome: An Equine Connection?. J Equine Vet Sci. 2013 Feb;33(2):120-126. PubMed PMID: 23439477

Kratzer JT, Lanaspa MA, Murphy MN, Cicerchi C, Graves CL, Tipton PA, Ortlund EA, Johnson RJ, Gaucher EA. Evolutionary history and metabolic insights of ancient mammalian uricases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Mar 11;111(10):3763-8. PubMed PMID: 24550457

Roncal Jimenez CA, Ishimoto T, Lanaspa MA, Rivard CJ, Nakagawa T, Ejaz AA, Cicerchi C, Inaba S, Le M, Miyazaki M, Glaser J, Correa-Rotter R, González MA, Aragón A, Wesseling C, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Johnson RJ. Fructokinase activity mediates dehydration-induced renal injury. Kidney Int. 2014 Aug;86(2):294-302. PubMed PMID: 24336030

Lanaspa MA, Caldas YA, Breusegem SY, Andrés-Hernando A, Cicerchi C, Levi M, Sorribas V. Inorganic phosphate modulates the expression of the NaPi-2a transporter in the trans-Golgi network and the interaction with PIST in the proximal tubule. Biomed Res Int. 2013;2013:513932. PubMed PMID: 23509734

Chen W, Roncal-Jimenez C, Lanaspa M, Gerard S, Chonchol M, Johnson RJ, Jalal D. Uric acid suppresses 1 alpha hydroxylase in vitro and in vivo. Metabolism. 2014 Jan;63(1):150-60. PubMed PMID: 24269076

Rodríguez-Iturbe B, Pons H, Quiroz Y, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Autoimmunity in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2014 Jan;10(1):56-62. PubMed PMID: 24247285

Ishimoto T, Lanaspa MA, Rivard CJ, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Orlicky DJ, Cicerchi C, McMahan RH, Abdelmalek MF, Rosen HR, Jackman MR, MacLean PS, Diggle CP, Asipu A, Inaba S, Kosugi T, Sato W, Maruyama S, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Sautin YY, Hill JO, Bonthron DT, Johnson RJ. High-fat and high-sucrose (western) diet induces steatohepatitis that is dependent on fructokinase. Hepatology. 2013 Nov;58(5):1632-43. PubMed PMID: 23813872

Lanaspa MA, Ishimoto T, Li N, Cicerchi C, Orlicky DJ, Ruzycki P, Rivard C, Inaba S, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Bales ES, Diggle CP, Asipu A, Petrash JM, Kosugi T, Maruyama S, Sanchez-Lozada LG, McManaman JL, Bonthron DT, Sautin YY, Johnson RJ. Endogenous fructose production and metabolism in the liver contributes to the development of metabolic syndrome. Nat Commun. 2013;4:2434. PubMed PMID: 24022321

Johnson RJ, Nakagawa T, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Shafiu M, Sundaram S, Le M, Ishimoto T, Sautin YY, Lanaspa MA. Sugar, uric acid, and the etiology of diabetes and obesity. Diabetes. 2013 Oct;62(10):3307-15. PubMed PMID: 24065788

Kanbay M, Jensen T, Solak Y, Le M, Roncal-Jimenez C, Rivard C, Lanaspa MA, Nakagawa T, Johnson RJ. Uric acid in metabolic syndrome: From an innocent bystander to a central player. Eur J Intern Med. 2015 Dec 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26703429

Bjornstad P, Roncal C, Milagres T, Pyle L, Lanaspa MA, Bishop FK, Snell-Bergeon JK, Johnson RJ, Wadwa RP, Maahs DM. Hyperfiltration and uricosuria in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Nephrol. 2015 Dec 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26701836

Roncal-Jimenez C, García-Trabanino R, Barregard L, Lanaspa MA, Wesseling C, Harra T, Aragón A, Grases F, Jarquin ER, González MA, Weiss I, Glaser J, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Johnson RJ. Heat Stress Nephropathy From Exercise-Induced Uric Acid Crystalluria: A Perspective on Mesoamerican Nephropathy. Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 Jan;67(1):20-30. PubMed PMID: 26455995

Johnson RJ, Nakagawa T, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Lanaspa MA, Tamura Y, Tanabe K, Ishimoto T, Thomas J, Inaba S, Kitagawa W, Rivard CJ. Umami: the taste that drives purine intake. J Rheumatol. 2013 Nov;40(11):1794-6. PubMed PMID: 24187156

Johnson RJ, Merriman T, Lanaspa MA. Causal or Noncausal Relationship of Uric Acid With Diabetes. Diabetes. 2015 Aug;64(8):2720-2. PubMed PMID: 26207039

Rodríguez-Iturbe B, Pons H, Quiroz Y, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Autoimmunity in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2014 Jan;10(1):56-62. PubMed PMID: 24247285

Roncal-Jimenez C, Lanaspa MA, Jensen T, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Johnson RJ. Mechanisms by Which Dehydration May Lead to Chronic Kidney Disease. Ann Nutr Metab. 2015;66 Suppl 3:10-3. PubMed PMID: 26088040

Bjornstad P, Lanaspa MA, Ishimoto T, Kosugi T, Kume S, Jalal D, Maahs DM, Snell-Bergeon JK, Johnson RJ, Nakagawa T. Fructose and uric acid in diabetic nephropathy. Diabetologia. 2015 Sep;58(9):1993-2002. PubMed PMID: 26049401

Yracheta JM, Lanaspa MA, Le MT, Abdelmalak MF, Alfonso J, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Johnson RJ. Diabetes and Kidney Disease in American Indians: Potential Role of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages. Mayo Clin Proc. 2015 Jun;90(6):813-23. PubMed PMID: 26046414

Lanaspa MA, Epperson LE, Li N, Cicerchi C, Garcia GE, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Trostel J, Jain S, Mant CT, Rivard CJ, Ishimoto T, Shimada M, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Nakagawa T, Jani A, Stenvinkel P, Martin SL, Johnson RJ. Opposing activity changes in AMP deaminase and AMP-activated protein kinase in the hibernating ground squirrel. PLoS One. 2015;10(4):e0123509. PubMed PMID: 25856396

Yracheta JM, Alfonso J, Lanaspa MA, Roncal-Jimenez C, Johnson SB, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Johnson RJ. Hispanic Americans living in the United States and their risk for obesity, diabetes and kidney disease: Genetic and environmental considerations. Postgrad Med. 2015 Jun;127(5):503-10. PubMed PMID: 25746679

Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA, Gabriela Sánchez-Lozada L, Rodriguez-Iturbe B. The discovery of hypertension: evolving views on the role of the kidneys, and current hot topics. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2015 Feb 1;308(3):F167-78. PubMed PMID: 25377913

Chen W, Roncal-Jimenez C, Lanaspa M, Gerard S, Chonchol M, Johnson RJ, Jalal D. Uric acid suppresses 1 alpha hydroxylase in vitro and in vivo. Metabolism. 2014 Jan;63(1):150-60. PubMed PMID: 24269076

Roncal Jimenez CA, Ishimoto T, Lanaspa MA, Rivard CJ, Nakagawa T, Ejaz AA, Cicerchi C, Inaba S, Le M, Miyazaki M, Glaser J, Correa-Rotter R, González MA, Aragón A, Wesseling C, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Johnson RJ. Fructokinase activity mediates dehydration-induced renal injury. Kidney Int. 2013 Dec 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24336030

Kratzer JT, Lanaspa MA, Murphy MN, Cicerchi C, Graves CL, Tipton PA, Ortlund EA, Johnson RJ, Gaucher EA. Evolutionary history and metabolic insights of ancient mammalian uricases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Mar 11;111(10):3763-8. PubMed PMID: 24550457

Saab KR, Kendrick J, Yracheta JM, Lanaspa MA, Pollard M, Johnson RJ. New insights on the risk for cardiovascular disease in African Americans: the role of added sugars. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 Feb;26(2):247-57. PubMed PMID: 25090991

Kuwabara M, Hisatome I, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Niwa K, Andres-Hernando A, Jensen T, Bjornstad P, Milagres T, Cicerchi C, Song Z, Garcia G, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Ohno M, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Increased Serum Sodium and Serum Osmolarity Are Independent Risk Factors for Developing Chronic Kidney Disease; 5 Year Cohort Study. PLoS One. 2017 Jan 12;12(1):e0169137. PubMed PMID: 28081152

Roncal-Jimenez CA, Milagres T, Andres-Hernando A, Kuwabara M, Jensen T, Song Z, Bjornstad P, Garcia GE, Sato Y, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. The effects of exogenous desmopressin on a model of heat stress nephropathy in mice. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2016 Dec 21;:ajprenal.00495.2016. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28003190

Song Z, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Lanaspa-Garcia MA, Oppelt SA, Kuwabara M Md PhD, Jensen T, Milagres T, Andres-Hernando A, Ishimoto T, Garcia GE, Johnson GC, MacLean PS, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Tolan DR, Johnson RJ. Role of Fructose and Fructokinase in Acute Dehydration Induced Vasopressin Gene Expression and Secretion in Mice. J Neurophysiol. 2016 Nov 16;:jn.00781.2016. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27852737

Hahn K, Ejaz AA, Kanbay M, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Acute kidney injury from SGLT2 inhibitors: potential mechanisms. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2016 Nov 16;12(12):711-712. PubMed PMID: 27847389

Lee SK, Lanaspa MA, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Johnson RJ. Hyponatremia with Persistent Elevated Urinary Fractional Uric Acid Excretion: Evidence for Proximal Tubular Injury?. Kidney Blood Press Res. 2016;41(5):535-544. PubMed PMID: 27561821

Jensen T, Abdelmalek MF, Sullivan S, Nadeau KJ, Green M, Roncal C, Nakagawa T, Kuwabara M, Sato Y, Kang DH, Tolan DR, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Rosen HR, Lanaspa MA, Diehl AM, Johnson RJ. Fructose and Sugar: A Major Mediator of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. J Hepatol. 2018 Jan 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29408694

Roncal-Jimenez CA, Ishimoto T, Lanaspa MA, Milagres T, Hernando AA, Jensen T, Miyazaki M, Doke T, Hayasaki T, Nakagawa T, Marumaya S, Long DA, Garcia GE, Kuwabara M, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Kang DH, Johnson RJ. Aging-associated renal disease in mice is fructokinase dependent. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2016 Oct 1;311(4):F722-F730. PubMed PMID: 27465991

Le MT, Lanaspa MA, Cicerchi CM, Rana J, Scholten JD, Hunter BL, Rivard CJ, Randolph RK, Johnson RJ. Bioactivity-Guided Identification of Botanical Inhibitors of Ketohexokinase. PLoS One. 2016 Jun 20;11(6):e0157458. PubMed PMID: 27322374

King C, Lanaspa MA, Jensen T, Tolan DR, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Johnson RJ. Uric Acid as a Cause of the Metabolic Syndrome. Contrib Nephrol. 2018;192:88-102. PubMed PMID: 29393133

Johnson RJ, Stenvinkel P, Jensen T, Lanaspa MA, Roncal C, Song Z, Bankir L, Sánchez-Lozada LG. Metabolic and Kidney Diseases in the Setting of Climate Change, Water Shortage, and Survival Factors. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Aug;27(8):2247-56. PubMed PMID: 27283495

Glaser J, Lemery J, Rajagopalan B, Diaz HF, García-Trabanino R, Taduri G, Madero M, Amarasinghe M, Abraham G, Anutrakulchai S, Jha V, Stenvinkel P, Roncal-Jimenez C, Lanaspa MA, Correa-Rotter R, Sheikh-Hamad D, Burdmann EA, Andres-Hernando A, Milagres T, Weiss I, Kanbay M, Wesseling C, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Johnson RJ. Climate Change and the Emergent Epidemic of CKD from Heat Stress in Rural Communities: The Case for Heat Stress Nephropathy. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Aug 8;11(8):1472-83. PubMed PMID: 27151892

Bjornstad P, Maahs DM, Jensen T, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Rewers M, Snell-Bergeon JK. Elevated copeptin is associated with atherosclerosis and diabetic kidney disease in adults with type 1 diabetes. J Diabetes Complications. 2016 Aug;30(6):1093-6. PubMed PMID: 27141815

Kanbay M, Solak Y, Afsar B, Nistor I, Aslan G, Çaglayan OH, Aykanat A, Donciu MD, Lanaspa MA, Ejaz AA, Johnson RJ, Covic A. Serum Uric Acid and Risk for Acute Kidney Injury Following Contrast. Angiology. 2017 Feb;68(2):132-144. PubMed PMID: 27106252

García-Arroyo FE, Cristóbal M, Arellano-Buendía AS, Osorio H, Tapia E, Soto V, Madero M, Lanaspa MA, Roncal-Jiménez C, Bankir L, Johnson RJ, Sánchez-Lozada LG. Rehydration with soft drink-like beverages exacerbates dehydration and worsens dehydration-associated renal injury. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2016 Jul 1;311(1):R57-65. PubMed PMID: 27053647

Kanbay M, Jensen T, Solak Y, Le M, Roncal-Jimenez C, Rivard C, Lanaspa MA, Nakagawa T, Johnson RJ. Uric acid in metabolic syndrome: From an innocent bystander to a central player. Eur J Intern Med. 2016 Apr;29:3-8. PubMed PMID: 26703429

Bjornstad P, Roncal C, Milagres T, Pyle L, Lanaspa MA, Bishop FK, Snell-Bergeon JK, Johnson RJ, Wadwa RP, Maahs DM. Hyperfiltration and uricosuria in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Nephrol. 2016 May;31(5):787-93. PubMed PMID: 26701836

Stenvinkel P, Painer J, Kuro-O M, Lanaspa M, Arnold W, Ruf T, Shiels PG, Johnson RJ. Novel treatment strategies for chronic kidney disease: insights from the animal kingdom. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2018 Jan 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29332935

Roncal-Jimenez C, García-Trabanino R, Barregard L, Lanaspa MA, Wesseling C, Harra T, Aragón A, Grases F, Jarquin ER, González MA, Weiss I, Glaser J, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Johnson RJ. Heat Stress Nephropathy From Exercise-Induced Uric Acid Crystalluria: A Perspective on Mesoamerican Nephropathy. Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 Jan;67(1):20-30. PubMed PMID: 26455995

Kuwabara M, Hisatome I, Niwa K, Hara S, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Bjornstad P, Nakagawa T, Andres-Hernando A, Sato Y, Jensen T, Garcia G, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Ohno M, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Uric Acid Is a Strong Risk Marker for Developing Hypertension From Prehypertension: A 5-Year Japanese Cohort Study. Hypertension. 2018 Jan;71(1):78-86. PubMed PMID: 29203632

Yamada K, Shah JA, Tanabe T, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Xenotransplantation: Where Are We with Potential Kidney Recipients? Recent Progress and Potential Future Clinical Trials. Curr Transplant Rep. 2017 Jun;4(2):101-109. PubMed PMID: 28989853

Kuwabara M, Kuwabara R, Hisatome I, Niwa K, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Bjornstad P, Andres-Hernando A, Sato Y, Jensen T, Garcia G, Ohno M, Hill JO, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. "Metabolically Healthy" Obesity and Hyperuricemia Increase Risk for Hypertension and Diabetes: 5-year Japanese Cohort Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2017 Nov;25(11):1997-2008. PubMed PMID: 28922565

Hahn K, Kanbay M, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Ejaz AA. Serum uric acid and acute kidney injury: A mini review. J Adv Res. 2017 Sep;8(5):529-536. PubMed PMID: 28748118

Johnson RJ, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Andrews P, Lanaspa MA. Perspective: A Historical and Scientific Perspective of Sugar and Its Relation with Obesity and Diabetes. Adv Nutr. 2017 May;8(3):412-422. PubMed PMID: 28507007

Cara-Fuentes G, Segarra A, Silva-Sanchez C, Wang H, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Garin EH. Angiopoietin-like-4 and minimal change disease. PLoS One. 2017;12(4):e0176198. PubMed PMID: 28441404

Kuwabara M, Niwa K, Hisatome I, Nakagawa T, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Andres-Hernando A, Bjornstad P, Jensen T, Sato Y, Milagres T, Garcia G, Ohno M, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia Without Comorbidities Predicts Cardiometabolic Diseases: Five-Year Japanese Cohort Study. Hypertension. 2017 Jun;69(6):1036-1044. PubMed PMID: 28396536

Kuwabara M, Bjornstad P, Hisatome I, Niwa K, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Andres-Hernando A, Jensen T, Milagres T, Sato Y, Garcia G, Ohno M, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Elevated Serum Uric Acid Level Predicts Rapid Decline in Kidney Function. Am J Nephrol. 2017;45(4):330-337. PubMed PMID: 28285309

Yerlikaya A, Dagel T, King C, Kuwabara M, Lanaspa MA, Andres-Hernando A, Covic A, Manitius J, Sag AA, Kanbay M. Dietary and commercialized fructose: Sweet or sour?. Int Urol Nephrol. 2017 Sep;49(9):1611-1620. PubMed PMID: 28210913

Andres-Hernando A, Li N, Cicerchi C, Inaba S, Chen W, Roncal-Jimenez C, Le MT, Wempe MF, Milagres T, Ishimoto T, Fini M, Nakagawa T, Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA. Protective role of fructokinase blockade in the pathogenesis of acute kidney injury in mice. Nat Commun. 2017 Feb 13;8:14181. PubMed PMID: 28194018

Kuwabara M, Hisatome I, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Niwa K, Andres-Hernando A, Jensen T, Bjornstad P, Milagres T, Cicerchi C, Song Z, Garcia G, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Ohno M, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Increased Serum Sodium and Serum Osmolarity Are Independent Risk Factors for Developing Chronic Kidney Disease; 5 Year Cohort Study. PLoS One. 2017;12(1):e0169137. PubMed PMID: 28081152

Roncal-Jimenez CA, Milagres T, Andres-Hernando A, Kuwabara M, Jensen T, Song Z, Bjornstad P, Garcia GE, Sato Y, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Effects of exogenous desmopressin on a model of heat stress nephropathy in mice. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2017 Mar 1;312(3):F418-F426. PubMed PMID: 28003190

Song ??? Z, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Lanaspa-Garcia MA, Oppelt SA, Kuwabara M, Jensen T, Milagres T, Andres-Hernando A, Ishimoto T, Garcia GE, Johnson G, MacLean PS, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Tolan DR, Johnson RJ. Role of fructose and fructokinase in acute dehydration-induced vasopressin gene expression and secretion in mice. J Neurophysiol. 2017 Feb 1;117(2):646-654. PubMed PMID: 27852737

Kanbay M, Solak Y, Afsar B, Nistor I, Aslan G, Çaglayan OH, Aykanat A, Donciu MD, Lanaspa MA, Ejaz AA, Johnson RJ, Covic A. Serum Uric Acid and Risk for Acute Kidney Injury Following Contrast. Angiology. 2017 Feb;68(2):132-144. PubMed PMID: 27106252

Eren OC, Ortiz A, Afsar B, Covic A, Kuwabara M, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Kanbay M. Multilayered Interplay Between Fructose and Salt in Development of Hypertension. Hypertension. 2019 Feb;73(2):265-272. PubMed PMID: 30595116

Kuwabara M, Chintaluru Y, Kanbay M, Niwa K, Hisatome I, Andres-Hernando A, Roncal-Jimenez C, Ohno M, Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA. Fasting blood glucose is predictive of hypertension in a general Japanese population. J Hypertens. 2019 Jan;37(1):167-174. PubMed PMID: 30507865

Johnson RJ, Perez-Pozo SE, Lillo JL, Grases F, Schold JD, Kuwabara M, Sato Y, Hernando AA, Garcia G, Jensen T, Rivard C, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Roncal C, Lanaspa MA. Fructose increases risk for kidney stones: potential role in metabolic syndrome and heat stress. BMC Nephrol. 2018 Nov 8;19(1):315. PubMed PMID: 30409184

Kanbay M, Aslan G, Afsar B, Dagel T, Siriopol D, Kuwabara M, Incir S, Camkiran V, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Lanaspa MA, Covic A, Johnson RJ. Acute effects of salt on blood pressure are mediated by serum osmolality. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2018 Oct;20(10):1447-1454. PubMed PMID: 30232829

Jensen T, Niwa K, Hisatome I, Kanbay M, Andres-Hernando A, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Sato Y, Garcia G, Ohno M, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Kuwabara M. Increased Serum Uric Acid over five years is a Risk Factor for Developing Fatty Liver. Sci Rep. 2018 Aug 6;8(1):11735. PubMed PMID: 30082907

Kuwabara M, Kuwabara R, Niwa K, Hisatome I, Smits G, Roncal-Jimenez CA, MacLean PS, Yracheta JM, Ohno M, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Jalal DI. Different Risk for Hypertension, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, and Hyperuricemia According to Level of Body Mass Index in Japanese and American Subjects. Nutrients. 2018 Aug 3;10(8). PubMed PMID: 30081468

Milagres T, García-Arroyo FE, Lanaspa MA, Garcia G, Ishimoto T, Andres-Hernando A, Kuwabara M, Jensen T, Sato Y, Glaser J, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Johnson RJ, Roncal-Jimenez C. Rehydration with fructose worsens dehydration-induced renal damage. BMC Nephrol. 2018 Jul 13;19(1):180. PubMed PMID: 30005632

Kuwabara M, Hisatome I, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Niwa K, Andres-Hernando A, Jensen T, Bjornstad P, Milagres T, Cicerchi C, Song Z, Garcia G, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Ohno M, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Correction: Increased Serum Sodium and Serum Osmolarity Are Independent Risk Factors for Developing Chronic Kidney Disease; 5 Year Cohort Study. PLoS One. 2018;13(5):e0197941. PubMed PMID: 29772014

Rivard CJ, Tanabe T, Lanaspa MA, Watanabe H, Nomura S, Andres-Hernando A, Garth K, Sekijima M, Ishimoto T, Ariyoshi Y, Garcia GE, Shah J, Lennan B, Tasaki M, Pomposelli T, Shimizu A, Sachs DH, Johnson RJ, Yamada K. Upregulation of CD80 on glomerular podocytes plays an important role in development of proteinuria following pig-to-baboon xeno-renal transplantation - an experimental study. Transpl Int. 2018 Oct;31(10):1164-1177. PubMed PMID: 29722117

Trostel J, Truong LD, Roncal-Jimenez C, Miyazaki M, Miyazaki-Anzai S, Kuwabara M, McMahan R, Andres-Hernando A, Sato Y, Jensen T, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Garcia GE. Different effects of global osteopontin and macrophage osteopontin in glomerular injury. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2018 Oct 1;315(4):F759-F768. PubMed PMID: 29717936

Shah JA, Lanaspa MA, Tanabe T, Watanabe H, Johnson RJ, Yamada K. Remaining Physiological Barriers in Porcine Kidney Xenotransplantation: Potential Pathways behind Proteinuria as well as Factors Related to Growth Discrepancies following Pig-to-Kidney Xenotransplantation. J Immunol Res. 2018;2018:6413012. PubMed PMID: 29687010

Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. The role of autoimmune reactivity induced by heat shock protein 70 in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension. Br J Pharmacol. 2018 Apr 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29679484

Roncal-Jimenez CA, Sato Y, Milagres T, Andres Hernando A, García G, Bjornstad P, Dawson JB, Sorensen C, Newman L, Krisher L, Madero M, Glaser J, Gárcía-Trabanino R, Romero EJ, Song Z, Jensen T, Kuwabara M, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Experimental heat stress nephropathy and liver injury are improved by allopurinol. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2018 Sep 1;315(3):F726-F733. PubMed PMID: 29667911

Doke T, Ishimoto T, Hayasaki T, Ikeda S, Hasebe M, Hirayama A, Soga T, Kato N, Kosugi T, Tsuboi N, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Kadomatsu K, Maruyama S. Lacking ketohexokinase-A exacerbates renal injury in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. Metabolism. 2018 Aug;85:161-170. PubMed PMID: 29604362

Kuwabara M, Borghi C, Cicero AFG, Hisatome I, Niwa K, Ohno M, Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA. Elevated serum uric acid increases risks for developing high LDL cholesterol and hypertriglyceridemia: A five-year cohort study in Japan. Int J Cardiol. 2018 Jun 15;261:183-188. PubMed PMID: 29551256

Lanaspa MA, Andres-Hernando A, Orlicky DJ, Cicerchi C, Jang C, Li N, Milagres T, Kuwabara M, Wempe MF, Rabinowitz JD, Johnson RJ, Tolan DR. Ketohexokinase C blockade ameliorates fructose-induced metabolic dysfunction in fructose-sensitive mice. J Clin Invest. 2018 Jun 1;128(6):2226-2238. PubMed PMID: 29533924

Lanaspa MA, Kuwabara M, Andres-Hernando A, Li N, Cicerchi C, Jensen T, Orlicky DJ, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Ishimoto T, Nakagawa T, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, MacLean PS, Johnson RJ. High salt intake causes leptin resistance and obesity in mice by stimulating endogenous fructose production and metabolism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Mar 20;115(12):3138-3143. PubMed PMID: 29507217

Johnson RJ, Bakris GL, Borghi C, Chonchol MB, Feldman D, Lanaspa MA, Merriman TR, Moe OW, Mount DB, Sanchez Lozada LG, Stahl E, Weiner DE, Chertow GM. Hyperuricemia, Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease: Report of a Scientific Workshop Organized by the National Kidney Foundation. Am J Kidney Dis. 2018 Jun;71(6):851-865. PubMed PMID: 29496260

Cara-Fuentes G, Lanaspa MA, Garcia GE, Banks M, Garin EH, Johnson RJ. Urinary CD80: a biomarker for a favorable response to corticosteroids in minimal change disease. Pediatr Nephrol. 2018 Jul;33(7):1101-1103. PubMed PMID: 29492674

Jensen T, Abdelmalek MF, Sullivan S, Nadeau KJ, Green M, Roncal C, Nakagawa T, Kuwabara M, Sato Y, Kang DH, Tolan DR, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Rosen HR, Lanaspa MA, Diehl AM, Johnson RJ. Fructose and sugar: A major mediator of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. J Hepatol. 2018 May;68(5):1063-1075. PubMed PMID: 29408694

King C, Lanaspa MA, Jensen T, Tolan DR, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Johnson RJ. Uric Acid as a Cause of the Metabolic Syndrome. Contrib Nephrol. 2018;192:88-102. PubMed PMID: 29393133

Stenvinkel P, Painer J, Kuro-O M, Lanaspa M, Arnold W, Ruf T, Shiels PG, Johnson RJ. Novel treatment strategies for chronic kidney disease: insights from the animal kingdom. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2018 Apr;14(4):265-284. PubMed PMID: 29332935

Kuwabara M, Hisatome I, Niwa K, Hara S, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Bjornstad P, Nakagawa T, Andres-Hernando A, Sato Y, Jensen T, Garcia G, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Ohno M, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Uric Acid Is a Strong Risk Marker for Developing Hypertension From Prehypertension: A 5-Year Japanese Cohort Study. Hypertension. 2018 Jan;71(1):78-86. PubMed PMID: 29203632

Softic S, Stanhope KL, Boucher J, Divanovic S, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Kahn CR. Fructose and hepatic insulin resistance. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci. 2020 Jan 14;:1-15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31935149

Holditch SJ, Brown CN, Atwood DJ, Pokhrel D, Brown SE, Lombardi AM, Nguyen KN, Hill RC, Lanaspa M, Hopp K, Weiser-Evans MCM, Edelstein CL. The consequences of increased 4E-BP1 in polycystic kidney disease. Hum Mol Genet. 2019 Oct 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31646342

Johnson RJ, Stenvinkel P, Andrews P, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Nakagawa T, Gaucher E, Andres-Hernando A, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Jimenez CR, Garcia G, Kang DH, Tolan DR, Lanaspa MA. Fructose metabolism as a common evolutionary pathway of survival associated with climate change, food shortage and droughts. J Intern Med. 2019 Oct 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31621967

García-Arroyo FE, Monroy-Sánchez F, Muñoz-Jiménez I, Gonzaga G, Andrés-Hernando A, Zazueta C, Juárez-Rojas JG, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Sánchez-Lozada LG. Allopurinol Prevents the Lipogenic Response Induced by an Acute Oral Fructose Challenge in Short-Term Fructose Fed Rats. Biomolecules. 2019 Oct 11;9(10). PubMed PMID: 31614639

Al-Ozairi E, Rivard CJ, Sanchez Lozada LG, Lanaspa MA, Bjornstad P, Al Salem D, Alhubail A, Megahed A, Kuwabara M, Johnson RJ, Asad RA. Fructose tolerance test in obese people with and without type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes. 2019 Aug 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31472036

Andres-Hernando A, Jensen TJ, Kuwabara M, Orlicky DJ, Cicerchi C, Li N, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Garcia GE, Ishimoto T, Maclean PS, Bjornstad P, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Kanbay M, Nakagawa T, Johnson R, Lanaspa M. Vasopressin mediates fructose-induced metabolic syndrome by activating the V1b receptor. JCI Insight. 2020 Dec 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33320834

Wiromrat P, Bjornstad P, Vinovskis C, Chung LT, Roncal C, Pyle L, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Cherney DZ, Reznick-Lipina TK, Bishop F, Maahs DM, Wadwa RP. Elevated copeptin, arterial stiffness, and elevated albumin excretion in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. 2019 Dec;20(8):1110-1117. PubMed PMID: 31433534

Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA, Fox JW. Upper Paleolithic Figurines Showing Women with Obesity may Represent Survival Symbols of Climatic Change. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33258218

Johnson RJ, Gomez-Pinilla F, Nagel M, Nakagawa T, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Tolan DR, Lanaspa MA. Cerebral Fructose Metabolism as a Potential Mechanism Driving Alzheimer's Disease. Front Aging Neurosci. 2020;12:560865. PubMed PMID: 33024433

Andres-Hernando A, Lanaspa MA, Kuwabara M, Orlicky DJ, Cicerchi C, Bales E, Garcia GE, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Sato Y, Johnson RJ. Obesity causes renal mitochondrial dysfunction and energy imbalance and accelerates chronic kidney disease in mice. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2019 Oct 1;317(4):F941-F948. PubMed PMID: 31411075

Sato Y, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Andres-Hernando A, Jensen T, Tolan DR, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Newman LS, Butler-Dawson J, Sorensen C, Glaser J, Miyazaki M, Diaz HF, Ishimoto T, Kosugi T, Maruyama S, Garcia GE, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Increase of core temperature affected the progression of kidney injury by repeated heat stress exposure. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2019 Nov 1;317(5):F1111-F1121. PubMed PMID: 31390229

Nakagawa T, Lanaspa MA, Millan IS, Fini M, Rivard CJ, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Andres-Hernando A, Tolan DR, Johnson RJ. Fructose contributes to the Warburg effect for cancer growth. Cancer Metab. 2020;8:16. PubMed PMID: 32670573

Andres-Hernando A, Kuwabara M, Orlicky DJ, Vandenbeuch A, Cicerchi C, Kinnamon SC, Finger TE, Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA. Sugar causes obesity and metabolic syndrome in mice independently of sweet taste. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Aug 1;319(2):E276-E290. PubMed PMID: 32574112

Kanbay M, Yilmaz S, Dincer N, Ortiz A, Sag AA, Covic A, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Lanaspa MA, Cherney DZI, Johnson RJ, Afsar B. Antidiuretic Hormone and Serum Osmolarity Physiology and Related Outcomes: What Is Old, What Is New, and What Is Unknown?. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Nov 1;104(11):5406-5420. PubMed PMID: 31365096

Lanaspa MA, Andres-Hernando A, Kuwabara M. Uric acid and hypertension. Hypertens Res. 2020 Aug;43(8):832-834. PubMed PMID: 32514150

Andres-Hernando A, Orlicky DJ, Kuwabara M, Ishimoto T, Nakagawa T, Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA. Deletion of Fructokinase in the Liver or in the Intestine Reveals Differential Effects on Sugar-Induced Metabolic Dysfunction. Cell Metab. 2020 Jul 7;32(1):117-127.e3. PubMed PMID: 32502381

Kuwabara M, Kanbay M, Niwa K, Ae R, Andres-Hernando A, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Garcia G, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Hisatome I, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Hyperosmolarity and Increased Serum Sodium Concentration Are Risks for Developing Hypertension Regardless of Salt Intake: A Five-Year Cohort Study in Japan. Nutrients. 2020 May 14;12(5). PubMed PMID: 32423124

Sato Y, Feig DI, Stack AG, Kang DH, Lanaspa MA, Ejaz AA, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Kuwabara M, Borghi C, Johnson RJ. The case for uric acid-lowering treatment in patients with hyperuricaemia and CKD. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2019 Dec;15(12):767-775. PubMed PMID: 31296965

Phadke G, Kaushal A, Tolan DR, Hahn K, Jensen T, Bjornstad P, Roncal-Jimenez C, Hernando AA, Lanaspa MA, Alexander MP, Kukla A, Johnson RJ. Osmotic Nephrosis and Acute Kidney Injury Associated With SGLT2 Inhibitor Use: A Case Report. Am J Kidney Dis. 2020 Jul;76(1):144-147. PubMed PMID: 32387022

Sato Y, Feig DI, Stack AG, Kang DH, Lanaspa MA, Ejaz AA, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Kuwabara M, Borghi C, Johnson RJ. Reply to 'The case for evidence-based medicine for the association between hyperuricaemia and CKD'. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2020 Jul;16(7):422-423. PubMed PMID: 32313213

Hayasaki T, Ishimoto T, Doke T, Hirayama A, Soga T, Furuhashi K, Kato N, Kosugi T, Tsuboi N, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Maruyama S, Kadomatsu K. Fructose increases the activity of sodium hydrogen exchanger in renal proximal tubules that is dependent on ketohexokinase. J Nutr Biochem. 2019 Sep;71:54-62. PubMed PMID: 31276916

Johnson RJ, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Newman LS, Lanaspa MA, Diaz HF, Lemery J, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Tolan DR, Butler-Dawson J, Sato Y, Garcia G, Hernando AA, Roncal-Jimenez CA. Climate Change and the Kidney. Ann Nutr Metab. 2019;74 Suppl 3:38-44. PubMed PMID: 31203298

Andres-Hernando A, Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA. Endogenous fructose production: what do we know and how relevant is it?. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2019 Jul;22(4):289-294. PubMed PMID: 31166222

Nakagawa T, Johnson RJ, Andres-Hernando A, Roncal-Jimenez C, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Tolan DR, Lanaspa MA. Fructose Production and Metabolism in the Kidney. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 May;31(5):898-906. PubMed PMID: 32253274

Kuwabara M, Hisatome I, Niwa K, Bjornstad P, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Andres-Hernando A, Kanbay M, Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA. The Optimal Range of Serum Uric Acid for Cardiometabolic Diseases: A 5-Year Japanese Cohort Study. J Clin Med. 2020 Mar 30;9(4). PubMed PMID: 32235468

Sundborn G, Thornley S, Merriman TR, Lang B, King C, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Are Liquid Sugars Different from Solid Sugar in Their Ability to Cause Metabolic Syndrome?. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 Jun;27(6):879-887. PubMed PMID: 31054268

Sanchez-Lozada LG, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Kelley EE, Nakagawa T, Madero M, Feig DI, Borghi C, Piani F, Cara-Fuentes G, Bjornstad P, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Uric Acid and Hypertension: An Update With Recommendations. Am J Hypertens. 2020 Jul 18;33(7):583-594. PubMed PMID: 32179896

Kanbay M, Siriopol D, Ozdogan E, Afsar B, Ertuglu LA, Grigore M, Sag AA, Kuwabara M, Lanaspa MA, Ortiz A, Johnson RJ, Covic A. Serum osmolarity as a potential predictor for contrast-induced nephropathy following elective coronary angiography. Int Urol Nephrol. 2020 Mar;52(3):541-547. PubMed PMID: 32008199

Guerra Mendoza Y, Garric E, Leach A, Lievens M, Ofori-Anyinam O, Pirçon JY, Stegmann JU, Vandoolaeghe P, Otieno L, Otieno W, Owusu-Agyei S, Sacarlal J, Masoud NS, Sorgho H, Tanner M, Tinto H, Valea I, Mtoro AT, Njuguna P, Oneko M, Otieno GA, Otieno K, Gesase S, Hamel MJ, Hoffman I, Kaali S, Kamthunzi P, Kremsner P, Lanaspa M, Lell B, Lusingu J, Malabeja A, Aide P, Akoo P, Ansong D, Asante KP, Berkley JA, Adjei S, Agbenyega T, Agnandji ST, Schuerman L. Safety profile of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in infants and children: additional data from a phase III randomized controlled trial in sub-Saharan Africa. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019;15(10):2386-2398. PubMed PMID: 31012786

Softic S, Stanhope KL, Boucher J, Divanovic S, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Kahn CR. Fructose and hepatic insulin resistance. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci. 2020 Aug;57(5):308-322. PubMed PMID: 31935149

Nakagawa T, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. The effects of fruit consumption in patients with hyperuricaemia or gout. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2019 Jul 1;58(7):1133-1141. PubMed PMID: 31004140

Sánchez-Lozada LG, Roncal-Jimenez CA, García-Arroyo FE, Jensen T, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. The perils of rehydrating with soft drinks following heat and exercise. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2019 Mar 1;316(3):R187-R188. PubMed PMID: 30673300

Sanchez-Lozada LG, Andres-Hernando A, Garcia-Arroyo FE, Cicerchi C, Li N, Kuwabara M, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA. Uric acid activates aldose reductase and the polyol pathway for endogenous fructose and fat production causing development of fatty liver in rats. J Biol Chem. 2019 Mar 15;294(11):4272-4281. PubMed PMID: 30651350

Holditch SJ, Brown CN, Atwood DJ, Pokhrel D, Brown SE, Lombardi AM, Nguyen KN, Hill RC, Lanaspa M, Hopp K, Weiser-Evans MCM, Edelstein CL. The consequences of increased 4E-BP1 in polycystic kidney disease. Hum Mol Genet. 2019 Dec 15;28(24):4132-4147. PubMed PMID: 31646342

Eren OC, Ortiz A, Afsar B, Covic A, Kuwabara M, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Kanbay M. Multilayered Interplay Between Fructose and Salt in Development of Hypertension. Hypertension. 2019 Feb;73(2):265-272. PubMed PMID: 30595116

Johnson RJ, Stenvinkel P, Andrews P, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Nakagawa T, Gaucher E, Andres-Hernando A, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Jimenez CR, Garcia G, Kang DH, Tolan DR, Lanaspa MA. Fructose metabolism as a common evolutionary pathway of survival associated with climate change, food shortage and droughts. J Intern Med. 2020 Mar;287(3):252-262. PubMed PMID: 31621967

García-Arroyo FE, Monroy-Sánchez F, Muñoz-Jiménez I, Gonzaga G, Andrés-Hernando A, Zazueta C, Juárez-Rojas JG, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Sánchez-Lozada LG. Allopurinol Prevents the Lipogenic Response Induced by an Acute Oral Fructose Challenge in Short-Term Fructose Fed Rats. Biomolecules. 2019 Oct 11;9(10). PubMed PMID: 31614639

Kuwabara M, Chintaluru Y, Kanbay M, Niwa K, Hisatome I, Andres-Hernando A, Roncal-Jimenez C, Ohno M, Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA. Fasting blood glucose is predictive of hypertension in a general Japanese population. J Hypertens. 2019 Jan;37(1):167-174. PubMed PMID: 30507865

Al-Ozairi E, Rivard CJ, Sanchez Lozada LG, Lanaspa MA, Bjornstad P, Al Salem D, Alhubail A, Megahed A, Kuwabara M, Johnson RJ, Asad RA. Fructose tolerance test in obese people with and without type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes. 2020 Mar;12(3):197-204. PubMed PMID: 31472036

Wiromrat P, Bjornstad P, Vinovskis C, Chung LT, Roncal C, Pyle L, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Cherney DZ, Reznick-Lipina TK, Bishop F, Maahs DM, Wadwa RP. Elevated copeptin, arterial stiffness, and elevated albumin excretion in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. 2019 Dec;20(8):1110-1117. PubMed PMID: 31433534

Andres-Hernando A, Lanaspa MA, Kuwabara M, Orlicky DJ, Cicerchi C, Bales E, Garcia GE, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Sato Y, Johnson RJ. Obesity causes renal mitochondrial dysfunction and energy imbalance and accelerates chronic kidney disease in mice. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2019 Oct 1;317(4):F941-F948. PubMed PMID: 31411075

Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. The role of autoimmune reactivity induced by heat shock protein 70 in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension. Br J Pharmacol. 2019 Jun;176(12):1829-1838. PubMed PMID: 29679484