TakamitsuSaigusaMD
Nephrology • Birmingham, ALChronic Renal Failure & Dialysis, Hereditary Kidney Disease Genetics, Hypertension
Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Office
619 19th St S
Birmingham, AL 35233Phone+1 205-934-6405- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
Medical University of South CarolinaFellowship, Nephrology, 2009 - 2012
SUNY Health Science Center at BrooklynResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
OtherClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
AL State Medical License 2016 - 2024
SC State Medical License 2009 - 2017- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Dr. Vincent H. Gattone Research Award PKD Foundation, 2019
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Accelerated cystogenesis by dietary protein load is dependent on, but not initiated by kidney macrophages.Randee Sedaka, Jifeng Huang, Shinobu Yamaguchi, Caleb Lovelady, Jung-Shan Hsu, Sejal Shinde, Malgorzata Kasztan, David K Crossman, Takamitsu Saigusa> ;Frontiers in Medicine. 2023 Jan 1
- 15 citationsInterferon Regulatory Factor‐5 in Resident Macrophage Promotes Polycystic Kidney DiseaseKurt A. Zimmerman, Jifeng Huang, Lan He, Dustin Z. Revell, Zhang Li, Jung-Shan Hsu, Wayne R. Fitzgibbon, E. Starr Hazard, Gary Hardiman, Michal Mrug, P. Darwin Bell, B...> ;Kidney360. 2020 Mar 26
- 10 citationsLoss of primary cilia increases polycystin-2 and TRPV4 and the appearance of a nonselective cation channel in the mouse cortical collecting duct.Takamitsu Saigusa, Qiang Yue, Marlene A. Bunni, P. Darwin Bell, Douglas C. Eaton> ;American Journal of Physiology. Renal Physiology. 2019 Sep 1
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Grant Support
- Kidney specific drug delivery using nanoparticles in Pkd1 micePKD Foundation2019–2021
- The role of kidney immune cells in acceleration of cyst growthNIDDK2019–2021
- Renal Mechanism for Hypertension in Polycystic Kidney DiseaseNational Institute of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2015–2020
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Japanese
Hospital Affiliations
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, Alabama
USA Health University HospitalMobile, Alabama
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