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We aimed to determine the influence of donors’ vascular function on renal function in recipients and to evaluate the role of Orai1 calcium channels as a potential marker. A prospective collaborative multicenter study was designed. Blood, aorta (HA), mesenteric arteries (HMAs) and corpus cavernosum (HCC) specimens were obtained from organ donors at the kidney procurement procedure (n = 60). Evolution (up to 2 years) of renal function measured as serum creatinine (SCr) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was evaluated in respective recipients (n = 64). Vascular responses were determined in HA, HMA and HCC from donors. Tumor necrosis factor-α, asymmetric dimethyl arginine and Orai1 were measured in plasma. Orai1 protein expression was also evaluated in each donor’s aorta. Endothelium-dependent vasodilation (HMA, HCC) and adrenergic contraction (HA) in donors determined renal function in recipients, 12 months post-transplantation. Donors in the best quartile of vascular function predicted lower SCr and higher GFR in kidney recipients for 12/24 months. Plasma Orai1 in donors was negatively correlated with vascular function and predicted renal function at 3–6 months post-transplantation. Donor Orai1 vascular content was associated with reduced vascular function and with poorer recipient renal function for 1-year post-transplantation. Systemic vascular function of kidney donors determines recipients’ renal function at short/mid-term. Donors’ vascular function and recipients’ renal function are negatively associated with donors’ Orai1 vascular expression, being a potential biomarker of renal outcomes.

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Title
Orai1 Expression and Vascular Function in Kidney Donors Determine Graft Outcomes at Short/Mid-Term
Author
García-Rojo, Esther 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Angulo, Javier 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; El Assar Mariam 3 ; Santos-Pérez de la Blanca Rocío 4 ; García-Gómez Borja 4 ; Medina-Polo, José 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Sevilleja-Ortiz Alejandro 5 ; Rodríguez-Mañas Leocadio 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Fernández Argentina 5 ; Gutiérrez-Martínez, Eduardo 7 ; Morales-Ruiz, Enrique 7 ; Rodríguez-Antolín, Alfredo 4 ; Romero-Otero, Javier 1 

 Department of Urology, Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro, HM Hospitales, 28050 Madrid, Spain; [email protected] (E.G.-R.); [email protected] (J.R.-O.) 
 Department of Histology-Research, Unidad de Investigación Traslacional en Cardiología (IRYCIS-UFV), Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, 28034 Madrid, Spain; [email protected] (A.S.-O.); [email protected] (A.F.), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain; [email protected] (M.E.A.); [email protected] (L.R.-M.) 
 Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain; [email protected] (M.E.A.); [email protected] (L.R.-M.), Instituto de Investigación IdiPaz, 28029 Madrid, Spain, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, 28905 Getafe, Spain 
 Department of Urology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), 28041 Madrid, Spain; [email protected] (R.S.-P.d.l.B.); [email protected] (B.G.-G.); [email protected] (J.M.-P.); [email protected] (A.R.-A.) 
 Department of Histology-Research, Unidad de Investigación Traslacional en Cardiología (IRYCIS-UFV), Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, 28034 Madrid, Spain; [email protected] (A.S.-O.); [email protected] (A.F.) 
 Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain; [email protected] (M.E.A.); [email protected] (L.R.-M.), Instituto de Investigación IdiPaz, 28029 Madrid, Spain, Department of Geriatrics, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, 28905 Getafe, Spain 
 Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), 28041 Madrid, Spain; [email protected] (E.G.-M.); [email protected] (E.M.-R.) 
Publication title
Cells; Basel
Volume
14
Issue
13
First page
1005
Number of pages
19
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
MDPI AG
Place of publication
Basel
Country of publication
Switzerland
e-ISSN
20734409
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
Document type
Journal Article
Publication history
 
 
Online publication date
2025-07-01
Milestone dates
2025-05-16 (Received); 2025-06-28 (Accepted)
Publication history
 
 
   First posting date
01 Jul 2025
ProQuest document ID
3229141820
Document URL
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Last updated
2025-07-11
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