Professor, Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, San Antonio
Nephrology
Dr. Balakuntalam Kasinath, MD
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Balakuntalam Kasinath practices Nephrology. He graduated from Bangalore Medical College. He has 3 awards "America's Top Doctors", "Top Doctors:SE Texas" and "Fellow (ASNF)". Balakuntalam Kasinath, MD is a published MD. He published 92 publications, including: 'Progressive somnolence leading to coma in a 68-year-old man.' He is registered with Medicare.
Publications
- Tadalafil Integrates Nitric Oxide-Hydrogen Sulfide Signaling to Inhibit High Glucose-Induced Matrix Protein Synthesis in Podocytes.
- High glucose enhances microRNA-26a to activate mTORC1 for mesangial cell hypertrophy and matrix protein expression.
- Activation of Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3β Ameliorates Diabetes-induced Kidney Injury.
- Symmetric dimethylarginine alters endothelial nitric oxide activity in glomerular endothelial cells.
- High Glucose Forces a Positive Feed Back Loop Connecting Akt Kinase and FoxO1 to Activate mTORC1 for Mesangial Cell Hypertrophy and Matrix Protein Expression.
- microRNA-21-induced dissociation of PDCD4 from rictor contributes to Akt-IKKβ-mTORC1 axis to regulate Renal cancer cell invasion.
- Hydrogen sulfide to the rescue in obstructive Kidney injury.
- Renin angiotensin system modulates mTOR pathway through AT2R in HIVAN.
- A Positive Feedback Loop Involving Erk5 and Akt Turns On Mesangial Cell Proliferation In Response to PDGF.
- Combined acute hyperglycemic and hyperinsulinemic clamp induced profibrotic and proinflammatory responses in the Kidney.
- NFκB-mediated cyclin D1 expression by microRNA-21 influences Renal cancer cell proliferation.
- TGF? integrates SMAD 3 to mechanistic target of rapamycin complexes to arrest deptor abundance for glomerular mesangial cell hypertrophy.
- TGF?-induced PI 3 kinase-dependent MNK-1 activation is necessary for Ser-209 phosphorylation of eIF4E and mesangial cell hypertrophy.
- TGFβ-Induced Deptor Suppression Recruits mTORC1 and Not mTORC2 to Enhance Collagen I (α2) Gene Expression.
- Treatment of vitamin D deficiency in CKD patients With ergocalciferol: are current K/DOQI treatment guidelines adequate?
- HIV-1 Promotes Renal Tubular Epithelial Cell Protein Synthesis: Role of mTOR Pathway.
- Unrestrained Mammalian target of rapamycin complexes 1 and 2 increase expression of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 to regulate phosphorylation...
- Hydrogen Sulfide Inhibits High Glucose-induced Matrix Protein Synthesis by Activating AMP-activated Protein Kinase in Renal Epithelial Cells.
- The complex world of Kidney microRNAs.
- Erk in Kidney diseases.
- Knockout of toll-like receptor-2 attenuates both the proinflammatory state of Diabetes and incipient diabetic nephropathy.
- MicroRNA-21 orchestrates high glucose-induced signals to TOR complex 1, resulting in renal cell pathology in Diabetes.
- High glucose upregulation of early-onset Parkinson''s Disease protein DJ-1 integrates the PRAS40/TORC1 axis to mesangial cell hypertrophy.
- Ribosomal biogenesis induction by high glucose requires activation of upstream binding factor in Kidney glomerular epithelial cells.
- AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) negatively regulates Nox4-dependent activation of p53 and epithelial cell apoptosis in Diabetes.
- TGFβ enforces activation of eukaryotic elongation factor-2 (eEF2) via inactivation of eEF2 kinase by p90 ribosomal S6 kinase (p90Rsk) to induce mesangial cell hypertro...
- Acute hyperglycemia rapidly stimulates VEGF mRNA translation in the Kidney. Role of angiotensin type 2 receptor (AT2).
- Novel mechanism of reducing tumourigenesis: upregulation of the DNA repair enzyme OGG1 by rapamycin-mediated AMPK activation and mTOR inhibition.
- PRAS40 acts as a nodal regulator of high glucose-induced TORC1 activation in glomerular mesangial cell hypertrophy.
- HIV-associated nephropathy: role of mammalian target of rapamycin pathway.
- Resveratrol ameliorates high glucose-induced protein synthesis in glomerular epithelial cells.
- Mechanism of VEGF expression by high glucose in proximal tubule epithelial cells.
- TSC2 Deficiency increases PTEN via HIF1alpha.
- Regulation of mRNA translation in Renal physiology and disease.
- Glycogen synthase kinase 3beta is a novel regulator of high glucose- and high insulin-induced extracellular matrix protein synthesis in Renal proximal tubular epitheli...
- Novel mechanisms of protein synthesis in diabetic nephropathy--role of mRNA translation.
- Resveratrol inhibits PDGF receptor mitogenic signaling in mesangial cells: role of PTP1B.
- Raptor-rictor axis in TGFbeta-induced protein synthesis.
- Genome-wide scan for estimated glomerular filtration rate in multi-ethnic diabetic populations: the Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes (FIND).
- Regulation of elongation phase of mRNA translation in diabetic nephropathy: amelioration by rapamycin.
- TGFbeta intercepts nuclear glycogen synthase kinase 3beta to inhibit PDGF-induced DNA synthesis in mesangial cells.
- Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K contributes to angiotensin II stimulation of vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA translation.
- High glucose, high insulin, and their combination rapidly induce laminin-beta1 synthesis by regulation of mRNA translation in Renal epithelial cells.
- A role for AMP-activated protein kinase in Diabetes-induced renal hypertrophy.
- mRNA translation: unexplored territory in Renal science.
- Angiotensin II stimulation of VEGF mRNA translation requires production of reactive oxygen species.
- VEGF regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in glomerular endothelial cells.
- Phospholipase Cgamma-Erk Axis in vascular endothelial growth factor-induced eukaryotic initiation factor 4E phosphorylation and protein synthesis in Renal epithelial c...
- Translational regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor expression in Renal epithelial cells by angiotensin II.
- Regulation of glomerular endothelial cell proteoglycans by glucose.
- Lipoxygenases in Renal injury--loading the matrix.
- Vascular endothelial growth factor induces protein synthesis in Renal epithelial cells: a potential role in diabetic nephropathy.
- Incorporating the Contextual Assessment Approach to regimens used in genetic family studies.
- Angiotensin II and growth factors in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy.
- Regulation of protein synthesis by IGF-I in proximal tubular epithelial cells.
- The type 2 vascular endothelial growth factor receptor recruits insulin receptor substrate-1 in its signalling pathway.
- Angiotensin II induces apoptosis in rat glomerular epithelial cells.
- Role of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylation and Fas-Fas ligand interaction in morphine-induced macrophage apoptosis.
- Angiotensin II inhibits insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 4E-binding protein-1 in proximal tubular epithelial cells.
- Activation of renal signaling pathways in db/db mice with type 2 Diabetes.
- Insulin regulation of protein translation repressor 4E-BP1, an eIF4E-binding protein, in Renal epithelial cells.
- Non-clonal large granular cell lymphocytosis after Renal transplantation.
- Regulation of renal laminin in mice with type II Diabetes.
- Successful treatment of valproic acid overdose With hemodialysis.
- Progressive somnolence leading to coma in a 68-year-old man.
- Cyclic AMP regulates basement membrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan, perlecan, Metabolism in rat glomerular epithelial cells.
- Regulation of basement membrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan, perlecan, gene expression in glomerular epithelial cells by high glucose medium.
- Sifting the causes of microscopic hematuria.
- Glomerular endothelial cell proteoglycans--regulation by TGF-beta 1.
- Metabolic fate of monovalent and multivalent antibodies of Heymann nephritis following formation of surface immune complexes on glomerular epithelial cells.
- Regulation of rat glomerular epithelial cell proteoglycans by high-glucose medium.
- Effect of insulin on high-glucose medium-induced changes in rat glomerular epithelial cell Metabolism of glycoconjugates.
- Delayed maternal lupus after delivery of offspring With congenital heart block.
- Course of renal pathology in patients With systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Nondiabetic renal disease in patients with Diabetes mellitus.
- An improved technique for ultrasound guided percutaneous Renal biopsy.
- Short-term prognosis of severe proliferative lupus nephritis.
- Eosinophilia as a clue to the diagnosis of atheroembolic Renal disease.
- Eosinophilia in the diagnosis of atheroembolic Renal disease.
- Glomerular epithelial cell, polyanion neutralization is associated With enhanced prostanoid production.
- Marked proteinuria in Hypertensive nephrosclerosis.
- Effect of puromycin aminonucleoside on HSPG core protein content of glomerular epithelial cells.
- Demonstration and characterization of C3 receptors on rat glomerular epithelial cells.
- Red-cell surface charge in patients With nephrotic syndrome.
- Dexamethasone increases heparan sulfate proteoglycan core protein content of glomerular epithelial cells.
- Resident glomerular cells in glomerular injury: glomerular epithelial cells.
- Progression and remission of renal disease in the Lupus Nephritis Collaborative Study. Results of treatment With prednisone and short-term oral cyclophosphamide.
- Interaction of polycations With cell-surface negative charges of epithelial cells.
- Glomerular epithelial cells synthesize endothelin peptides.
- Detection of sialic acid on cultured cells by binding of a lectin from Limax flavus.
- Hydrogen sulfide in Renal physiology and disease.
Schools
Bangalore Medical College Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health Sciences
Ill Masonic Med Center
University Chicago Hosps Clins
Conditions Treated
- Calcium Metabolism Disorders
- Chronic Kidney Diseases
- Diabetes With Renal Manifestations
- End-Stage Renal Disease
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Doctors Specialties
- Nephrology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- Top Doctors:SE Texas
- Fellow (ASNF)
Education
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University of Chicago -
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center -
Bangalore Medical College
Hospital
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South Texas Veterans Health Care System
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1376650440 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | KASINATH |
| First Name Of The Provider | BALAKUNTALAM |
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