Research Summary:

Dr. Hodgin joined the Kretzler lab in 2008 and continues research in diseases of the kidney, specifically glomerular diseases.

Link to PubMed Citations

Selected Publications:

Hodgin JB, Borczuk AC, Nasr SH, Markowitz GS, Nair V, Martini S, Eichinger F, Vining C, Berthier CC, Kretzler M, D'Agati VD. A Molecular Profile of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis from Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tissue. Am J Pathol. 2010 Sep 16.

Zhao W, Thacker SG, Hodgin JB, Zhang H, Wang JH, Park JL, Randolph A, Somers EC, Pennathur S, Kretzler M, Brosius FC 3rd, Kaplan MJ. The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonist pioglitazone improves cardiometabolic risk and renal inflammation in murine lupus. J Immunol. 2009 Aug 15;183(4):2729-40. Epub 2009 Jul 20.

Hodgin JB, Whelan J, Markowitz GS, Stokes MB. Giant cell tubulitis with immune complex deposits in a patient with lupus nephritis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Mar;53(3):513-7. Epub 2008 Nov 6.

Hodgin JB, Rasoulpour M, Markowitz GS, D'Agati VD. Very low birth weight is a risk factor for secondary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Jan;4(1):71-6. Epub 2008 Nov 19.

Brosnihan KB, Hodgin JB, Smithies O, Maeda N, Gallagher P. Tissue-specific regulation of ACE/ACE2 and AT1/AT2 receptor gene expression by oestrogen in apolipoprotein E/oestrogen receptor-alpha knock-out mice. Exp Physiol. 2008 May;93(5):658-64. Epub 2008 Jan 11.