University of Virginia Medical Center Transplant Nephrology

Topics

• Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments 42
• Organ Donation and Transplantation 15
• Acute Kidney Injury Research 14
• Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies 9
• Immune Cell Function and Interaction 8
• Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors 8
• T-cell and B-cell Immunology 8
• Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies 7
• Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer 6
• Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills 6
• Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research 6
• Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes 6

Most cited

1. Autocrine vitamin D signaling switches off pro-inflammatory programs of TH1 cells.

   Nature immunology · 2022 · 167 citations · Didier Portilla

2. Role of local complement activation in kidney fibrosis and repair.

   The Journal of clinical investigation · 2025 · 31 citations · Didier Portilla

3. SARS-CoV-2 drives JAK1/2-dependent local complement hyperactivation.

   Science immunology · 2021 · 167 citations · Didier Portilla

4. Role of perivascular cells in kidney homeostasis, inflammation, repair and fibrosis.

   Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2023 · 68 citations · Didier Portilla

5. Temporal trends in kidney paired donation in the United States: 2006-2021 UNOS/OPTN database analysis.

   American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2024 · 18 citations · Angie Nishio-Lucar

6. Role of intracellular complement activation in kidney fibrosis.

   British journal of pharmacology · 2021 · 53 citations · Didier Portilla