Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine
Pediatric Nephrology
Dr. Alda Tufro, MD
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Alda Tufro, MD works in the field of Pediatric Nephrology. She over the years received 1 awards: "Top Doctors: New York Metro Area". Alda Tufro is a published doctor. She published 26 publications, including: 'Tubular Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A, Erythropoietin, and Medullary Vessels: A Trio Linked by Hypoxia.'
Publications
- Tubular Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A, Erythropoietin, and Medullary Vessels: A Trio Linked by Hypoxia.
- Semaphorin3a signaling, podocyte shape, and glomerular Disease.
- Cholesterol accumulation in podocytes: a potential novel targetable pathway in diabetic nephropathy.
- Excess Podocyte Semaphorin-3A Leads to Glomerular Disease Involving PlexinA1-Nephrin Interaction.
- Acute Podocyte Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF-A) Knockdown Disrupts alpha(V)beta(3) Integrin Signaling in the Glomerulus.
- Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 direct interaction with nephrin links VEGF-A signals to actin in Kidney podocytes.
- Semaphorins in Kidney development and disease: modulators of ureteric bud branching, vascular morphogenesis, and podocyte-endothelial crosstalk.
- Podocyte vascular endothelial growth factor (Vegfâ‚Â₆₄) overexpression causes severe nodular glomerulosclerosis in a mouse model of type 1 diabetes.
- Induction of podocyte VEGF164 overexpression at different stages of development causes congenital nephrosis or steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome.
- Overexpression of VEGF-A in podocytes of adult mice causes glomerular Disease.
- Semaphorin3a regulates endothelial cell number and podocyte differentiation during glomerular development.
- Semaphorin3a inhibits ureteric bud branching morphogenesis.
- Semaphorin3a disrupts podocyte foot processes causing acute Proteinuria.
- Crosstalk between VEGF-A/VEGFR2 and GDNF/RET signaling pathways.
- Semaphorin 3C regulates endothelial cell function by increasing integrin activity.
- Autocrine VEGF-A system in podocytes regulates podocin and its interaction with CD2AP.
- Autocrine class 3 semaphorin system regulates slit diaphragm proteins and podocyte survival.
- Autocrine and paracrine functions of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in Renal tubular epithelial cells.
- Ontogeny of semaphorins 3A and 3F and their receptors neuropilins 1 and 2 in the Kidney.
- Concomitant anuric post-streptococcal Glomerulonephritis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
- Hypercalcemia in a neonate with obstructive uropathy.
- Phenytoin/isradipine interaction causing severe neurologic toxicity.
- Vascular endothelial growth factor induces nephrogenesis and vasculogenesis.
- Renal response to a protein meal in children with single Kidneys.
- Renal functional reserve in children with a previous episode of haemolytic-uraemic syndrome.
Procedures Preformed
- Hemodialysis
- Peritoneal Dialysis
Conditions Treated
- Calcium Metabolism Disorders
- Chronic Glomerulonephritis
- Chronic Kidney Diseases
- End-Stage Renal Disease
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Doctors Specialties
- Pediatric Nephrology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area
Hospital
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Yale-New Haven Hospital
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