Onur Cil, MD, PhD

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address513 Parnassus Ave, HSE, #1244
San Francisco CA 94143
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    Hacettepe University, Ankara/TurkeyM.D.Faculty of Medicine
    Hacettepe University, Ankara/TurkeyPh.D.Pharmacology
    Hacettepe University, Ankara/TurkeyResidencyPediatrics
    University of California, San FranciscoFellowshipPediatric nephrology
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    American Heart Association2020Stephanie Watts Career Development Award

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    Dr. Onur Cil is a pediatric nephrologist and physician-scientist. Cil Lab’s research focus is small molecule drug discovery and drug repurposing for treatment of renal, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular diseases. Ultimate goal of our research is advancing our discoveries to clinical trials and establishing better and safer treatments. Our research is focused on membrane proteins including calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR), SLC26A3 (DRA), SLC26A4 (Pendrin), SLC26A6 (PAT1), CFTR, TMEM16A and urea transporters.

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    SLC26A3 (DRA) Inhibitors for Treatment of Hyperoxaluria and Nephrolithiasis
    NIH R01DK126070Jul 22, 2020 - Jun 30, 2025
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Novel small-molecule therapies for CF
    NIH P30DK072517Aug 1, 2005 - May 31, 2023
    Role: Director of Animal Pharmacology & Models Core

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    1. Calcium-sensing receptor activator cinacalcet for treatment of cyclic nucleotide-mediated secretory diarrheas. Transl Res. 2023 Sep 05. Chu T, Yottasan P, Goncalves LS, Oak AA, Lin R, Tse M, Donowitz M, Cil O. PMID: 37678755.
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    2. Structure of human NCC: insights into the inhibition mechanism of thiazides. Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2023 07 03; 8(1):257. de Souza Goncalves L, Yottasan P, Cil O. PMID: 37394514; PMCID: PMC10315395.
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    3. Case report: Short-term eculizumab use in atypical HUS associated with Lemierre's syndrome and post-infectious glomerulonephritis. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023; 10:1167806. Sadiq S, Urisman A, Cil O. PMID: 37206472; PMCID: PMC10189804.
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    4. 278 ZINC INHIBITS CYCLIC AMP AGONISTS-INDUCED CHLORIDE SECRETION IN HUMAN INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELLS AND MOUSE INTESTINE VIA CALCIUM-SENSING RECEPTOR ACTIVATION. Gastroenterology. 2023 May 1; 164(6):s-51. Yottasan YP, Chu CQ, Cil CO. .
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    5. Small molecule inhibitors of intestinal epithelial anion exchanger SLC26A3 (DRA) with a luminal, extracellular site of action. Eur J Med Chem. 2023 Mar 05; 249:115149. Cil O, Anderson MO, de Souza Goncalves L, Tan JA, Haggie PM, Verkman AS. PMID: 36724632; PMCID: PMC10124120.
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    6. Genetic testing in children with nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 Aug; 38(8):2615-2622. Gefen AM, Sethna CB, Cil O, Perwad F, Schoettler M, Michael M, Angelo JR, Safdar A, Amlie-Wolf L, Hunley TE, Ellison JS, Feig D, Zaritsky J. PMID: 36688940.
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    7. Ocular Surface Ion Transport and Dry Eye Disease. Current Ophthalmology Reports. 2022 Oct 20; 1-10. Lindgren LE, Cil CO, Verkman VA, Pasricha PN. .
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    8. Small-molecule inhibitor of intestinal anion exchanger SLC26A3 for treatment of hyperoxaluria and nephrolithiasis. JCI Insight. 2022 07 08; 7(13). Cil O, Chu T, Lee S, Haggie PM, Verkman AS. PMID: 35608921; PMCID: PMC9310519.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    9. Cystinuria: An Overview of Diagnosis and Medical Management. Turk Arch Pediatr. 2022 Jul; 57(4):377-384. Sadiq S, Cil O. PMID: 35822468; PMCID: PMC9317473.
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    10. Lubiprostone is non-selective activator of cAMP-gated ion channels and Clc-2 has a minor role in its prosecretory effect in intestinal epithelial cells. Mol Pharmacol. 2022 Jun 09. Oak AA, Chu T, Yottasan P, Chhetri PD, Zhu J, Du Bois J, Cil O. PMID: 35680165; PMCID: PMC9341254.
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    11. SLC26A6-selective inhibitor identified in a small-molecule screen blocks fluid absorption in small intestine. JCI Insight. 2021 06 08; 6(11). Cil O, Haggie PM, Tan JT, Rivera AA, Verkman AS. PMID: 34100381; PMCID: PMC8262356.
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    12. A small molecule inhibitor of the chloride channel TMEM16A blocks vascular smooth muscle contraction and lowers blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Kidney Int. 2021 08; 100(2):311-320. Cil O, Chen X, Askew Page HR, Baldwin SN, Jordan MC, Myat Thwe P, Anderson MO, Haggie PM, Greenwood IA, Roos KP, Verkman AS. PMID: 33836171; PMCID: PMC8319106.
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    13. Repurposing calcium-sensing receptor agonist cinacalcet for treatment of CFTR-mediated secretory diarrheas. JCI Insight. 2021 02 22; 6(4). Oak AA, Chhetri PD, Rivera AA, Verkman AS, Cil O. PMID: 33400691; PMCID: PMC7934922.
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    14. α-Lipoic Acid (ALA) Improves Cystine Solubility in Cystinuria: Report of 2 Cases. Pediatrics. 2020 05; 145(5). Cil O, Perwad F. PMID: 32245805.
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    15. 4,8-Dimethylcoumarin Inhibitors of Intestinal Anion Exchanger slc26a3 (Downregulated in Adenoma) for Anti-Absorptive Therapy of Constipation. J Med Chem. 2019 09 12; 62(17):8330-8337. Lee S, Cil O, Haggie PM, Verkman AS. PMID: 31389695; PMCID: PMC7034394.
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    16. Slowed gastric emptying and improved oral glucose tolerance produced by a nanomolar-potency inhibitor of calcium-activated chloride channel TMEM16A. FASEB J. 2019 10; 33(10):11247-11257. Cil O, Anderson MO, Yen R, Kelleher B, Huynh TL, Seo Y, Nilsen SP, Turner JR, Verkman AS. PMID: 31299174; PMCID: PMC6766656.
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    17. Inhibition of CFTR-mediated intestinal chloride secretion as potential therapy for bile acid diarrhea. FASEB J. 2019 10; 33(10):10924-10934. Duan T, Cil O, Tse CM, Sarker R, Lin R, Donowitz M, Verkman AS. PMID: 31268738; PMCID: PMC6766649.
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    18. Intestinal epithelial potassium channels and CFTR chloride channels activated in ErbB tyrosine kinase inhibitor diarrhea. JCI Insight. 2019 02 21; 4(4). Duan T, Cil O, Thiagarajah JR, Verkman AS. PMID: 30668547; PMCID: PMC6478423.
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    19. SLC26A3 inhibitor identified in small molecule screen blocks colonic fluid absorption and reduces constipation. JCI Insight. 2018 07 26; 3(14). Haggie PM, Cil O, Lee S, Tan JA, Rivera AA, Phuan PW, Verkman AS. PMID: 30046015; PMCID: PMC6124422.
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    20. Nanomolar-Potency 1,2,4-Triazoloquinoxaline Inhibitors of the Kidney Urea Transporter UT-A1. J Med Chem. 2018 04 12; 61(7):3209-3217. Lee S, Cil O, Diez-Cecilia E, Anderson MO, Verkman AS. PMID: 29589443; PMCID: PMC5976253.
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    21. Monogenic Causes of Proteinuria in Children. Front Med (Lausanne). 2018; 5:55. Cil O, Perwad F. PMID: 29594119; PMCID: PMC5858124.
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    22. Substituted 2-Acylaminocycloalkylthiophene-3-carboxylic Acid Arylamides as Inhibitors of the Calcium-Activated Chloride Channel Transmembrane Protein 16A (TMEM16A). J Med Chem. 2017 06 08; 60(11):4626-4635. Truong EC, Phuan PW, Reggi AL, Ferrera L, Galietta LJV, Levy SE, Moises AC, Cil O, Diez-Cecilia E, Lee S, Verkman AS, Anderson MO. PMID: 28493701; PMCID: PMC5516794.
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    23. High-Potency Phenylquinoxalinone Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Activators. J Med Chem. 2017 03 23; 60(6):2401-2410. Son JH, Zhu JS, Phuan PW, Cil O, Teuthorn AP, Ku CK, Lee S, Verkman AS, Kurth MJ. PMID: 28230981; PMCID: PMC5463557.
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    24. Benzopyrimido-pyrrolo-oxazine-dione CFTR inhibitor (R)-BPO-27 for antisecretory therapy of diarrheas caused by bacterial enterotoxins. FASEB J. 2017 02; 31(2):751-760. Cil O, Phuan PW, Gillespie AM, Lee S, Tradtrantip L, Yin J, Tse M, Zachos NC, Lin R, Donowitz M, Verkman AS. PMID: 27871064; PMCID: PMC5240666.
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    25. Phenylquinoxalinone CFTR activator as potential prosecretory therapy for constipation. Transl Res. 2017 04; 182:14-26.e4. Cil O, Phuan PW, Son JH, Zhu JS, Ku CK, Tabib NA, Teuthorn AP, Ferrera L, Zachos NC, Lin R, Galietta LJV, Donowitz M, Kurth MJ, Verkman AS. PMID: 27815136; PMCID: PMC5453637.
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    26. Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Pendrin Potentiate the Diuretic Action of Furosemide. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Dec; 27(12):3706-3714. Cil O, Haggie PM, Phuan PW, Tan JA, Verkman AS. PMID: 27153921; PMCID: PMC5118489.
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    27. CFTR activator increases intestinal fluid secretion and normalizes stool output in a mouse model of constipation. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 May; 2(3):317-327. Cil O, Phuan PW, Lee S, Tan J, Haggie PM, Levin MH, Sun L, Thiagarajah JR, Ma T, Verkman AS. PMID: 27127798; PMCID: PMC4844355.
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    28. A Turkish BCS1L mutation causes GRACILE-like disorder. Turk J Pediatr. 2016; 58(6):658-661. Serdaroglu E, Takci S, Kotarsky H, Çil O, Utine E, Yigit S, Fellman V. PMID: 29090881.
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    29. MCP1 2518 A/G polymorphism affects progression of childhood focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Ren Fail. 2015; 37(9):1435-9. Besbas N, Kalyoncu M, Cil O, Ozgul RK, Bakkaloglu A, Ozaltin F. PMID: 26335292.
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    30. Salt-sparing diuretic action of a water-soluble urea analog inhibitor of urea transporters UT-A and UT-B in rats. Kidney Int. 2015 Aug; 88(2):311-20. Cil O, Esteva-Font C, Tas ST, Su T, Lee S, Anderson MO, Ertunc M, Verkman AS. PMID: 25993324; PMCID: PMC4523423.
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    31. Genetic abnormalities and prognosis in patients with congenital and infantile nephrotic syndrome. Pediatr Nephrol. 2015 Aug; 30(8):1279-87. Cil O, Besbas N, Duzova A, Topaloglu R, Peco-Antic A, Korkmaz E, Ozaltin F. PMID: 25720465.
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    32. Diuresis and reduced urinary osmolality in rats produced by small-molecule UT-A-selective urea transport inhibitors. FASEB J. 2014 Sep; 28(9):3878-90. Esteva-Font C, Cil O, Phuan PW, Su T, Lee S, Anderson MO, Verkman AS. PMID: 24843071; PMCID: PMC4139901.
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    33. Small-molecule inhibitors of urea transporters. Subcell Biochem. 2014; 73:165-77. Verkman AS, Esteva-Font C, Cil O, Anderson MO, Li F, Li M, Lei T, Ren H, Yang B. PMID: 25298345; PMCID: PMC4306426.
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    34. A novel mutation in protein C gene (PROC) causing severe phenotype in neonatal period. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2014 Apr; 61(4):763-4. Unal S, Gumruk F, Yigit S, Tuncer M, Tavil B, Cil O, Takci S, Urata M, Hotta T, Kang D, Cetin M. PMID: 24115609.
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    35. Protective effect of coenzyme Q10 in paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in rats. Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2013 Apr; 18(2):133-7. Celebi N, Cil H, Cil O, Canbay O, Onur R, Aypar U. PMID: 23545610.
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    36. Role of CXCR1 (CKR-1) in inflammation of experimental mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis. Ren Fail. 2013; 35(3):380-5. Ozaltin F, Besbas N, Iskit AB, Cil O, Akcoren Z, Kale G, Bakkaloglu A. PMID: 23336303.
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    37. The diuretic effect of urea analog dimethylthiourea in female Wistar rats. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2012 Oct; 31(10):1050-5. Cil O, Ertunc M, Onur R. PMID: 23023029.
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    38. Endothelial dysfunction and increased responses to renal nerve stimulation in rat kidneys during rhabdomyolysis-induced acute renal failure: role of hydroxyl radical. Ren Fail. 2012; 34(2):211-20. Cil O, Ertunc M, Gucer KS, Ozaltin F, Iskit AB, Onur R. PMID: 22229548.
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    39. Family history of renal disease severity predicts the mutated gene in ADPKD. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Aug; 20(8):1833-8. Barua M, Cil O, Paterson AD, Wang K, He N, Dicks E, Parfrey P, Pei Y. PMID: 19443633; PMCID: PMC2723982.
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    40. Evidence for pathogenicity of atypical splice mutations in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Feb; 4(2):442-9. Wang K, Zhao X, Chan S, Cil O, He N, Song X, Paterson AD, Pei Y. PMID: 19158373; PMCID: PMC2637591.
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