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Karpman D, Lindström ML, Möller M, Ivarsson S, Kristoffersson AC, Bekassy Z, Fogo AB, Elfving M. Hypoaldosteronism due to a novel SEC61A1 variant successfully treated with fludrocortisone. Clin Kidney J 2024; 17:sfae213. [PMID: 39135939 PMCID: PMC11317836 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfae213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024] Open
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Background Genetic variants in SEC61A1 are associated with autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease. SEC61A1 is a translocon in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane and variants affect biosynthesis of renin and uromodulin. Methods A patient is described that presented at 1 year of age with failure-to-thrive, kidney failure (glomerular filtration rate, GFR, 18 ml/min/1.73m2), hyperkalemia and acidosis. Genetic evaluation was performed by whole genome sequencing. Results The patient has a novel de novo heterozygous SEC61A1 variant, Phe458Val. Plasma renin was low or normal, aldosterone was low or undetectable and uromodulin was low. Kidney biopsy at 2 years exhibited subtle changes suggestive of tubular dysgenesis without tubulocystic or glomerulocystic lesions and with renin staining of the juxtaglomerular cells. The patient experienced extreme fatigue due to severe hypotension attributed to hypoaldosteronism and at 8 years of age fludrocortisone treatment was initiated with marked improvement in her well-being. Blood pressure and potassium normalized. Biopsy at 9 years showed extensive glomerulosclerosis and mild tubulointerstitial fibrosis, as well as tubular mitochondrial abnormalities, without specific diagnostic changes. Her GFR improved to 54 ml/min/1.73m2. Conclusions As the renin-angiotensin system promotes aldosterone release, and the patient had repeatedly undetectable aldosterone levels, the SEC61A1 variant presumably contributed to severe hypotension. Treatment with a mineralocorticoid had a beneficial effect and corrected the electrolyte and acid-base disorder. We suggest that the increased blood pressure hemodynamically improved the patient's kidney function.
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- Diana Karpman
- Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Pathology, Skåne University Hospital and Regional Laboratories, Malmö, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Genetics and Pathology, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Genetics and Pathology, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Wang J, Liu H, Yue G, Deng Y, Cai W, Xu J. Human placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate diabetic kidney disease by modulating the T helper 17 cell/ regulatory T-cell balance through the programmed death 1 / programmed death-ligand 1 pathway. Diabetes Obes Metab 2024; 26:32-45. [PMID: 37722965 DOI: 10.1111/dom.15282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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AIM To investigate the therapeutic effects and immunomodulatory mechanisms of human placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells (PMSCs) in diabetic kidney disease (DKD). METHODS Streptozotocin-induced DKD rats were administered an equivalent volume of saline or PMSCs (1 × 106 in 2 mL phosphate-buffered saline per rat) for 3 weeks. Eight weeks after treatment, we examined the biochemical parameters in the blood and urine, the ratio of T helper 17 cells (Th17) and regulatory T cells (Treg) in the blood, cytokine levels in the kidney and blood, and renal histopathological changes. In addition, we performed PMSC tracing and renal transcriptomic analyses using RNA-sequencing. Finally, we determined whether PMSCs modulated the Th17/Treg balance by upregulating programmed death 1 (PD-1) in vitro. RESULTS The PMSCs significantly improved renal function, which was assessed by serum creatinine levels, urea nitrogen, cystatin C levels, urinary albumin-creatinine ratio, and the kidney index. Further, PMSCs alleviated pathological changes, including tubular vacuolar degeneration, mesangial matrix expansion, and glomerular filtration barrier injury. In the DKD rats in our study, PMSCs were mainly recruited to immune organs, rather than to the kidney or pancreas. PMSCs markedly promoted the Th17/Treg balance and reduced the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin [IL]-17A and IL-1β) in the kidney and blood of DKD rats. In vitro experiments showed that PMSCs significantly reduced the proportion of Th17 cells and increased the proportion of Treg cells by upregulating PD-1 in a cell-cell contact manner and downregulating programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression in PMSCs, which reversed the Th17/Treg balance. CONCLUSION We found that PMSCs improved renal function and pathological damage in DKD rats and modulated Th17/Treg balance through the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway. These findings provide a novel mechanism and basis for the clinical use of PMSCs in the treatment of DKD.
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- Jiao Wang
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Jiangxi Clinical Research Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Disease, Nanchang, China
- Jiangxi Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Disease, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Department of Medical Genetics and Cell Biology, Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Cell Biology, Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Jiangxi Clinical Research Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Disease, Nanchang, China
- Jiangxi Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Disease, Nanchang, China
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Birzle C, Schrader H, Blutke A, Ferling H, Scholz-Göppel K, Wanke R, Schwaiger J. Detection of Diclofenac-Induced Alterations in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Using Quantitative Stereological Methods. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2023; 42:859-872. [PMID: 36705425 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In 2013, the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac (DCF) was included in the watch list for emerging pollutants under the European Union Water Framework Directive. Frequently, monitoring data revealed DCF concentrations in surface waters exceeding the proposed environmental quality standards of 0.04 µg L-1 and 0.126 µg L-1 . In recent literature, the possible effects of DCF on fish are discussed controversially. To contribute to a realistic risk assessment of DCF, a 28-day exposure experiment was carried on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). To warrant reliability of data, experiments were conducted considering the Criteria for Reporting and Evaluating Ecotoxicity Data. The test concentrations of DCF used (0.1, 0.5, 1, 5, 25, and 100 µg L-1 ) also included environmentally relevant concentrations. The lowest-observed-effect concentration (LOEC) for a significant decrease in the plasma concentrations of the DCF biomarker prostaglandin E2 was 0.5 µg L-1 (male fish). For objective evaluation of relevant histomorphological parameters of gills and trunk kidneys, unbiased quantitative stereological methods were applied. In the gills, significant increases in the thickness of the secondary lamella and in the true harmonic mean of barrier thickness in secondary lamellae were present at DCF concentrations of 25 µg L-1 and 100 µg L-1 . In the trunk kidneys, the absolute and relative volumes of nephrons were significantly decreased, paralleled by a significant increase of the volume of the interstitial renal tissue. With regard to quantitative histomorphological alterations in the trunk kidney, the observed LOEC was 0.5 µg L-1 . The quantitative histomorphological analyses that were conducted allow identification and objective quantification of even subtle but significant morphological effects and thus provide an important contribution for the comparability of study results for the determination of no-observed-effect concentrations (NOEC). Environ Toxicol Chem 2023;42:859-872. © 2023 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
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- Christoph Birzle
- Bavarian Environment Agency, Unit Aquatic Ecotoxicology and Microbial Ecology, Wielenbach, Germany
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- Bavarian Environment Agency, Unit Aquatic Ecotoxicology and Microbial Ecology, Wielenbach, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Center of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Bavarian Environment Agency, Unit Aquatic Ecotoxicology and Microbial Ecology, Wielenbach, Germany
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- Bavarian Environment Agency, Unit Aquatic Ecotoxicology and Microbial Ecology, Wielenbach, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Center of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Bavarian Environment Agency, Unit Aquatic Ecotoxicology and Microbial Ecology, Wielenbach, Germany
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Krendel M, Leh S, Garone ME, Edwards-Richards A, Lin JJ, Brackman D, Knappskog P, Mikhailov A. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and proteinuria associated with Myo1E mutations: novel variants and histological phenotype analysis. Pediatr Nephrol 2023; 38:439-449. [PMID: 35723736 PMCID: PMC10506584 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-022-05634-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pathogenic mutations in the non-muscle single-headed myosin, myosin 1E (Myo1e), are a rare cause of pediatric focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). These mutations are biallelic, to date only reported as homozygous variants in consanguineous families. Myo1e regulates the actin cytoskeleton dynamics and cell adhesion, which are especially important for podocyte functions. METHODS DNA and RNA sequencing were used to identify novel MYO1E variants associated with FSGS. We studied the effects of these variants on the localization of Myo1e in kidney sections. We then analyzed the clinical and histological observations of all known pathogenic MYO1E variants. RESULTS We identified a patient compound heterozygote for two novel variants in MYO1E and a patient homozygous for a deletion of exon 19. Computer modeling predicted these variants to be disruptive. In both patients, Myo1e was mislocalized. As a rule, pathogenic MYO1E variants map to the Myo1e motor and neck domain and are most often associated with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in children 1-11 years of age, leading to kidney failure in 4-10 years in a subset of patients. The ultrastructural features are the podocyte damage and striking diffuse and global Alport-like glomerular basement membrane (GBM) abnormalities. CONCLUSIONS We hypothesize that MYO1E mutations lead to disruption of the function of podocyte contractile actin cables resulting in abnormalities of the podocytes and the GBM and dysfunction of the glomerular filtration barrier. The characteristic clinicopathological data can help to tentatively differentiate this condition from other genetic podocytopathies and Alport syndrome until genetic testing is done. A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information.
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- Mira Krendel
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Pathology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
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Qiu J, Chi H, Gan C, Zhou X, Chen D, Yang Q, Chen Y, Wang M, Yang H, Jiang W, Li Q. A high-impact FN1 variant correlates with fibronectin-mediated glomerulopathy via decreased binding to collagen type IV. Pathology 2023; 55:498-507. [PMID: 36774238 DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2022.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The glomerular basement membrane (GBM) consists of laminins, collagen IV, nidogens, and fibronectin and is essential for filtration barrier integrity in the kidney. Critically, structural and functional abnormalities in the GBM are involved in chronic kidney disease (CKD) occurrence and development. Fibronectin is encoded by FN1 and is essential for podocyte-podocyte and podocyte-matrix interactions. However, disrupted or disordered fibronectin occurs in many kidney diseases. In this study, we identified a novel mutation (c.3415G>A) in FN1 that causes glomerular fibronectin-specific deposition in a gain-of-function manner, that may be associated with thin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN) and expand the spectrum of phenotypes seen in glomerulopathy with fibronectin deposits (GFND). Our studies confirmed this variant increased fibronectin's ability to bind to integrin, thereby maintaining podocyte adhesion. Also, we hypothesised that TBMN arose as the fibronectin variant exhibited a decreased capacity to bind COL4A3/4. Our study is the first to identify and link this novel pathogenic mutation (c.3415G>A) in FN1 to GFND as well as TBMN, which may broaden the phenotype and mutation spectrums of the FN1 gene. We believe our data will positively impact genetic counselling and prenatal diagnostics for GFND with TBMN and other associated conditions that may be commonly benign conditions in humans, and may not require proteinuria-lowering treatments or renal biopsy.
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- Jiawen Qiu
- Pediatric Research Institute, Department of Nephrology, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Department of Nephrology, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Department of Nephrology, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Department of Nephrology, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Department of Nephrology, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Department of Nephrology, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Centre for Lipid Research and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Department of Nephrology, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Department of Nephrology, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Department of Nephrology, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Department of Nephrology, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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Yuan X, Su Q, Wang H, Shi S, Liu L, Lv J, Wang S, Zhu L, Zhang H. Genetic Variants of the COL4A3 , COL4A4 , and COL4A5 Genes Contribute to Thinned Glomerular Basement Membrane Lesions in Sporadic IgA Nephropathy Patients. J Am Soc Nephrol 2023; 34:132-144. [PMID: 36130833 PMCID: PMC10101589 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2021111447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Thinned glomerular basement membrane (tGBM) lesions are not uncommon in IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Type IV collagen-built of α 3, α 4, and α 5 chains, encoded by COL4A3 / COL4A4 / COL4A5 genes-is the major component of glomerular basement membrane (GBM). In recent years, mutations in type IV collagen-encoding genes were also reported in patients with a histologic diagnosis of FSGS. Pathogenic COL4A3 / COL4A4 / COL4A5 variants were recently identified in familial cases of IgAN, but the contribution of these variants to sporadic IgAN is still unclear. METHODS We compared 161 patients with sporadic IgAN with tGBM lesions (IgAN-tGBM) to matched patients with IgAN without tGBM lesions and matched patients with thin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN). Variants of COL4A3 / COL4A4 / COL4A5 genes were screened and evaluated after whole-exome sequencing. GBM thickness was measured, and levels of circulating galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) were assessed by ELISA. RESULTS The patients with IgAN-tGBM manifested milder disease than did patients with IgAN without tGBM but had more severe features than the patients with TBMN. Exome sequence analysis of the 122 patients with IgAN-tGBM identified 37 diagnostic variants of the COL4A3 / COL4A4 / COL4A5 genes among 38 patients (31.1%). Furthermore, patients with IgAN-tGBM who had diagnostic variants had higher proportions of GBM thickness <250 nm and milder glomerular injury, whereas patients with IgAN-tGBM who did not have diagnostic variants showed more characteristic features of IgAN, including higher intensity of glomerular IgA deposits and elevated Gd-IgA1 levels. These findings suggest different mechanisms in patients with versus without diagnostic variants of these collagen genes. CONCLUSIONS COL4A3 / COL4A4 / COL4A5 variant detection is essential in evaluating patients with sporadic IgAN with tGBM lesions.
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- Xiaohan Yuan
- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease (Peking University), National Health Commission, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- Research Units of Diagnosis and Treatment of Immuno-Mediated Kidney Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease (Peking University), National Health Commission, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- Research Units of Diagnosis and Treatment of Immuno-Mediated Kidney Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Ultrastructural Pathology Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease (Peking University), National Health Commission, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- Research Units of Diagnosis and Treatment of Immuno-Mediated Kidney Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease (Peking University), National Health Commission, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- Research Units of Diagnosis and Treatment of Immuno-Mediated Kidney Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease (Peking University), National Health Commission, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- Research Units of Diagnosis and Treatment of Immuno-Mediated Kidney Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Ultrastructural Pathology Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease (Peking University), National Health Commission, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- Research Units of Diagnosis and Treatment of Immuno-Mediated Kidney Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease (Peking University), National Health Commission, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- Research Units of Diagnosis and Treatment of Immuno-Mediated Kidney Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Naylor RW, Watson E, Williamson S, Preston R, Davenport JB, Thornton N, Lowe M, Williams M, Lennon R. Basement membrane defects in CD151-associated glomerular disease. Pediatr Nephrol 2022; 37:3105-3115. [PMID: 35278129 PMCID: PMC9587066 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-022-05447-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND CD151 is a cell-surface molecule of the tetraspanin family. Its lateral interaction with laminin-binding integrin ɑ3β1 is important for podocyte adhesion to the glomerular basement membrane (GBM). Deletion of Cd151 in mice induces glomerular dysfunction, with proteinuria and associated focal glomerulosclerosis, disorganisation of GBM and tubular cystic dilation. Despite this, CD151 is not routinely screened for in patients with nephrotic-range proteinuria. We aimed to better understand the relevance of CD151 in human kidney disease. METHODS Next-generation sequencing (NGS) was used to detect the variant in CD151. Electron and light microscopy were used to visualise the filtration barrier in the patient kidney biopsy, and immunoreactivity of patient red blood cells to anti-CD151/MER2 antibodies was performed. Further validation of the CD151 variant as disease-causing was performed in zebrafish using CRISPR-Cas9. RESULTS We report a young child with nail dystrophy and persistent urinary tract infections who was incidentally found to have nephrotic-range proteinuria. Through targeted NGS, a novel, homozygous truncating variant was identified in CD151, a gene rarely reported in patients with nephrotic syndrome. Electron microscopy imaging of patient kidney tissue showed thickening of GBM and podocyte effacement. Immunofluorescence of patient kidney tissue demonstrated that CD151 was significantly reduced, and we did not detect immunoreactivity to CD151/MER2 on patient red blood cells. CRISPR-Cas9 depletion of cd151 in zebrafish caused proteinuria, which was rescued by injection of wild-type CD151 mRNA, but not CD151 mRNA containing the variant sequence. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that a novel variant in CD151 is associated with nephrotic-range proteinuria and microscopic haematuria and provides further evidence for a role of CD151 in glomerular disease. Our work highlights a functional testing pipeline for future analysis of patient genetic variants. A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information.
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- Richard W Naylor
- Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Division of Cell-Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- South West Genomic Laboratory Hub, Bristol Genetics Laboratory, Pathology Sciences, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Division of Cell-Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Division of Cell-Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- International Blood Group Reference Laboratory, NHS Blood and Transplant, Filton, Bristol, UK
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Function, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- South West Genomic Laboratory Hub, Bristol Genetics Laboratory, Pathology Sciences, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Division of Cell-Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK.
- Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.
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Viana DL, Alladagbin DJ, Dos-Santos WLC, Figueira CP. A comparative study of human glomerular basement membrane thickness using direct measurement and orthogonal intercept methods. BMC Nephrol 2022; 23:23. [PMID: 35012461 PMCID: PMC8750857 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-021-02634-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Here we report estimates of glomerular basement membrane (GBM) thickness in the Brazilian population performed using direct (DM) and orthogonal interception methods (OIM), and comment on potential sources of variation among estimates made by different laboratories. METHODOLOGY A total of 38 patients, ranging from 3 to 78 years of age, 26 (68%) males and 12 (32%) females, were submitted to kidney biopsy procedures for renal disease diagnosis. Glomeruli were diagnosed with minor histological changes by conventional, immunofluorescence and electron microscopy. GBM thickness was estimated using both DM and OIM methods. RESULTS Estimates of GBM thickness obtained using DM were higher than those obtained by OIM. However, the application of a correction for non-perpendicular membrane sectioning to DM estimates yielded similar results to those obtained under OIM. The estimated GMB thickness using DM after correction was 289 + 44 nm, versus 287 + 48 nm by OIM. No statistically significant differences were detected in GMB thickness, nor with respect to patient age or sex. CONCLUSIONS GBM thickness in the studied Brazilian population measured approximately 290 nm. The application of criteria for estimating the shortest distance between the endothelial and podocyte cell membranes with correction for non-perpendicular membrane sectioning can increase the accuracy of GBM thickness estimates using DM and OIM.
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- Débora Leal Viana
- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Rua Waldemar Falcão 121, Candeal, Salvador, BA, CEP 40.295-710, Brazil
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- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Rua Waldemar Falcão 121, Candeal, Salvador, BA, CEP 40.295-710, Brazil
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- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Rua Waldemar Falcão 121, Candeal, Salvador, BA, CEP 40.295-710, Brazil. .,Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Rua Waldemar Falcão 121, Candeal, Salvador, BA, CEP 40.295-710, Brazil
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Butt L, Unnersjö-Jess D, Höhne M, Schermer B, Edwards A, Benzing T. A mathematical estimation of the physical forces driving podocyte detachment. Kidney Int 2021; 100:1054-1062. [PMID: 34332959 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Loss of podocytes, possibly through the detachment of viable cells, is a hallmark of progressive glomerular disease. Podocytes are exposed to considerable physical forces due to pressure and flow resulting in circumferential wall stress and tangential shear stress exerted on the podocyte cell body, which have been proposed to contribute to podocyte depletion. However, estimations of in vivo alterations of physical forces in glomerular disease have been hampered by a lack of quantitative functional and morphological data. Here, we used ultra-resolution data and computational analyses in a mouse model of human disease, hereditary late-onset focal segmental glomerular sclerosis, to calculate increased mechanical stress upon podocyte injury. Transversal shear stress on the lateral walls of the foot processes was prominently increased during the initial stages of podocyte detachment. Thus, our study highlights the importance of targeting glomerular hemodynamics to treat glomerular disease.
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- Linus Butt
- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany; CECAD, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany; CECAD, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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Fiedler S, Wünnemann H, Hofmann I, Theobalt N, Feuchtinger A, Walch A, Schwaiger J, Wanke R, Blutke A. A practical guide to unbiased quantitative morphological analyses of the gills of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in ecotoxicological studies. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0243462. [PMID: 33296424 PMCID: PMC7725368 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are frequently used as experimental animals in ecotoxicological studies, in which they are experimentally exposed to defined concentrations of test substances, such as heavy metals, pesticides, or pharmaceuticals. Following exposure to a broad variety of aquatic pollutants, early morphologically detectable toxic effects often manifest in alterations of the gills. Suitable methods for an accurate and unbiased quantitative characterization of the type and the extent of morphological gill alterations are therefore essential prerequisites for recognition, objective evaluation and comparison of the severity of gill lesions. The aim of the present guidelines is to provide practicable, standardized and detailed protocols for the application of unbiased quantitative stereological analyses of relevant morphological parameters of the gills of rainbow trout. These gill parameters inter alia include the total volume of the primary and secondary gill lamellae, the surface area of the secondary gill lamellae epithelium (i.e., the respiratory surface) and the thickness of the diffusion barrier. The featured protocols are adapted to fish of frequently used body size classes (300-2000 g). They include well-established, conventional sampling methods, probes and test systems for unbiased quantitative stereological analyses of light- and electron microscopic 2-D gill sections, as well as the application of modern 3-D light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) of optically cleared gill samples as an innovative, fast and efficient quantitative morphological analysis approach. The methods shown here provide a basis for standardized and representative state-of-the-art quantitative morphological analyses of trout gills, ensuring the unbiasedness and reproducibility, as well as the intra- and inter-study comparability of analyses results. Their broad implementation will therefore significantly contribute to the reliable identification of no observed effect concentration (NOEC) limits in ecotoxicological studies and, moreover, to limit the number of experimental animals by reduction of unnecessary repetition of experiments.
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- Sonja Fiedler
- Institute of Veterinary Pathology at the Center for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Unit 73 Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Microbial Ecology, Bavarian Environment Agency, Wielenbach, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology at the Center for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology at the Center for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Research Unit Analytical Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit Analytical Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Unit 73 Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Microbial Ecology, Bavarian Environment Agency, Wielenbach, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology at the Center for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Research Unit Analytical Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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Pediatric Donor Glomerulopathy Is a Possible Cause of Abnormal Urinalysis in Adults Receiving Small Pediatric Donor Kidneys. Transplantation 2020; 104:1695-1702. [PMID: 32732849 PMCID: PMC7373488 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Background. Reports about prognosis of adults receiving small pediatric-donor kidneys (PDK) as compared to those receiving elder pediatric or adult donor kidneys (ADKs) are controversial. This study aimed to examine the outcomes of adults receiving small PDK and possible prognostic factors. Methods. The records of adults who received kidneys from donors < 10 years old at our center from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2018 were reviewed. Results. A total of 121 adults were small PDK recipients. Twenty-three patients received 29 biopsies or nephrectomy between 6 and 896 days posttransplantation days. Seven patients (30.4%) had pediatric donor glomerulopathy (PDG), which developed from 113 to 615 days posttransplantation. The incidence of proteinuria and hematuria was significantly higher in the PDG group. The characteristic pathological finding in PDG was irregular lamination and splintering of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM). Donor age, donor weight, and donor kidney volume were significantly less in PDG cases compared with the non-PDG cases. For the risk factors of PDG, increasing urinary RBC count during follow-up was an independent predictor, while increasing donor age and body weight were protective factors. PDG was not a significant risk factor for Scr increasing of PDKs. Conclusions. PDG is a potential cause of abnormal urinalysis in adults receiving small PDKs. The pathological characteristic change of PDG is splitting and lamination of GBM. Persistent hematuria after transplantation in recipients of PDK is a predictor of PDG development.
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Batal I. Toward Deciphering the Code of Pediatric Donor Glomerulopathy. Transplantation 2020; 104:1529-1530. [PMID: 32732824 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Ibrahim Batal
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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Chozinski TJ, Mao C, Halpern AR, Pippin JW, Shankland SJ, Alpers CE, Najafian B, Vaughan JC. Volumetric, Nanoscale Optical Imaging of Mouse and Human Kidney via Expansion Microscopy. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10396. [PMID: 29991751 PMCID: PMC6039510 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28694-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Although light microscopy is a powerful tool for the assessment of kidney physiology and pathology, it has traditionally been unable to resolve structures separated by less than the ~250 nm diffraction limit of visible light. Here, we report on the optimization, validation, and application of a recently developed super-resolution fluorescence microscopy method, called expansion microscopy (ExM), for volumetric interrogation of mouse and human kidney tissue with 70-75 nm lateral and ~250 nm axial spatial resolution. Using ExM with a standard confocal microscope, we resolve fine details of structures that have traditionally required visualization by electron microscopy, including podocyte foot processes, the glomerular basement membrane, and the cytoskeleton. This inexpensive and accessible approach to volumetric, nanoscale imaging enables visualization of fine structural details of kidney tissues that were previously difficult or impossible to measure by conventional methodologies.
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- Tyler J Chozinski
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA.
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA.
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Wei J, Zhang J, Wang L, Cha BJ, Jiang S, Liu R. A new low-nephron CKD model with hypertension, progressive decline of renal function, and enhanced inflammation in C57BL/6 mice. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2018; 314:F1008-F1019. [PMID: 29412703 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00574.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health issue in the US. The typical five-sixths nephrectomy (typical 5/6 NX) is a widely used experimental CKD model. However, the typical 5/6 NX model is hypertensive in rats but strain dependent in mice. In particular, C57BL/6 mice with the typical 5/6 NX exhibits normal blood pressure and well-preserved renal function. The goal of the present study was to create a new hypertensive CKD model in C57BL/6 mice. We first characterized the vascular architecture originated from each renal artery branch by confocal laser-scanning microscopy with fluorescent lectin. Then, a novel 5/6 NX-BL model was generated by uninephrectomy combined with 2/3 renal infarction via a ligation of upper renal artery branch on the contralateral kidney. Compared with 5/6 NX-C, the 5/6 NX-BL model exhibited elevated mean arterial pressure (137.6 ± 13.9 vs. 104.7 ± 8.2 mmHg), decreased glomerular filtration rate (82.9 ± 19.2 vs. 125.0 ± 13.9 µl/min) with a reciprocal increase in plasma creatinine (0.31 ± 0.03 vs. 0.19 ± 0.04 mg/dl), and significant renal injury as assessed by proteinuria, histology with light, and transmission electron microscopy. In addition, inflammatory status, as indicated by the level of proinflammatory cytokine TNFα and the leukocyte counts, was significantly upregulated in 5/6 NX-BL compared with the 5/6 NX-C. In summary, we developed a new hypertensive CKD model in C57BL/6 mice with 5/6 renal mass reduction by uninephrectomy and upper renal artery branch ligation on the contralateral kidney. This 5/6 NX-BL model exhibits an infarction zone-dependent hypertension and progressive deterioration of the renal function accompanied by enhanced inflammatory response.
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- Jin Wei
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine , Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine , Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine , Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine , Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine , Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine , Tampa, Florida
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Zhang H, Nair V, Saha J, Atkins KB, Hodgin JB, Saunders TL, Myers MG, Werner T, Kretzler M, Brosius FC. Podocyte-specific JAK2 overexpression worsens diabetic kidney disease in mice. Kidney Int 2017; 92:909-921. [PMID: 28554737 PMCID: PMC5610635 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Revised: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Activation of JAK-STAT signaling has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease. An increased expression of JAK-STAT genes was found in kidney glomerular cells, including podocytes, in patients with early diabetic kidney disease. However, it is not known whether increased expression of JAK or STAT isoforms in glomerular cells can lead to worsening nephropathy in the setting of diabetes. Therefore, we overexpressed JAK2 mRNA specifically in glomerular podocytes of 129S6 mice to determine whether this change alone could worsen diabetic kidney disease. A 2-3 fold increase in glomerular JAK2 expression, an increase similar to that found in humans with early diabetic kidney disease, led to substantial and statistically significant increases in albuminuria, mesangial expansion, glomerulosclerosis, glomerular fibronectin accumulation, and glomerular basement membrane thickening, and a significant reduction in podocyte density in diabetic mice. Treatment with a specific JAK1/2 inhibitor for 2 weeks partly reversed the major phenotypic changes of diabetic kidney disease and specifically normalized expression of a number of downstream STAT3-dependent genes implicated in diabetic kidney disease progression. Thus, moderate increases in podocyte JAK2 expression at levels similar to those in patients with early diabetic kidney disease can lead directly to phenotypic and other alterations of progressive diabetic glomerulopathy. Hence, inhibition of these changes by treatment with a JAK1/2 inhibitor suggests that such treatment may help retard progression of early diabetic kidney disease in patients.
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- Hongyu Zhang
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Transgenic Animal Model Core, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
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Wang L, Sha Y, Bai J, Eisner W, Sparks MA, Buckley AF, Spurney RF. Podocyte-specific knockout of cyclooxygenase 2 exacerbates diabetic kidney disease. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2017; 313:F430-F439. [PMID: 28490532 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00614.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Revised: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Enhanced expression of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) in podocytes contributes to glomerular injury in diabetic kidney disease, but some basal level of podocyte COX2 expression might be required to promote podocyte attachment and/or survival. To investigate the role of podocyte COX2 expression in diabetic kidney disease, we deleted COX2 specifically in podocytes in a mouse model of Type 1 diabetes mellitus (Akita mice). Podocyte-specific knockout (KO) of COX2 did not affect renal morphology or albuminuria in nondiabetic mice. Albuminuria was significantly increased in wild-type (WT) and KO Akita mice compared with nondiabetic controls, and the increase in albuminuria was significantly greater in KO Akita mice compared with WT Akita mice at both 16 and 20 wk of age. At the 20-wk time point, mesangial expansion was also increased in WT and KO Akita mice compared with nondiabetic animals, and these histologic abnormalities were not improved by KO of COX2. Tubular injury was seen only in diabetic mice, but there were no significant differences between groups. Thus, KO of COX2 enhanced albuminuria and did not improve the histopathologic features of diabetic kidney disease. These data suggest that 1) KO of COX2 in podocytes does not ameliorate diabetic kidney disease in Akita mice, and 2) some basal level of podocyte COX2 expression in podocytes is necessary to attenuate the adverse effects of diabetes on glomerular filtration barrier function.
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- Liming Wang
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; and
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina;
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Circulating fibronectin contributes to mesangial expansion in a murine model of type 1 diabetes. Kidney Int 2017; 91:1374-1385. [PMID: 28159318 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Fibronectin is ubiquitously expressed in the extracellular matrix, and its accumulation in the glomerular mesangium in diabetic nephropathy is associated with deterioration of renal function in these patients. However, the exact role of fibronectin in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy remains unknown. To clarify this, we administered fluorescent-labeled plasma fibronectin to wild-type mice and found it to accumulate in the mesangium. Using liver-specific conditional-knockout mice to decrease circulating fibronectin, we reduced circulating fibronectin by more than 90%. In streptozotocin-induced diabetes of these knockout mice, the pronounced fall in circulating fibronectin resulted in a decrease in mesangial expansion by 25% and a decline in albuminuria by 30% compared to diabetic control mice. Indeed, the amount of fibronectin in the kidney was reduced, as was the total amount of collagen. In vitro experiments confirmed that matrix accumulation of fibronectin was enhanced by increasing fibronectin only, glucose only, or the combination of both. Thus, circulating fibronectin contributes to mesangial expansion and exacerbation of albuminuria in a murine model of type 1 diabetes.
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Blutke A, Schneider MR, Wolf E, Wanke R. Growth hormone (GH)-transgenic insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1)-deficient mice allow dissociation of excess GH and IGF1 effects on glomerular and tubular growth. Physiol Rep 2016; 4:4/5/e12709. [PMID: 26997624 PMCID: PMC4823598 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Growth hormone (GH)‐transgenic mice with permanently elevated systemic levels of GH and insulin‐like growth factor 1 (IGF1) reproducibly develop renal and glomerular hypertrophy and subsequent progressive glomerulosclerosis, finally leading to terminal renal failure. To dissociate IGF1‐dependent and ‐independent effects of GH excess on renal growth and lesion development in vivo, the kidneys of 75 days old IGF1‐deficient (I−/−) and of IGF1‐deficient GH‐transgenic mice (I−/−/G), as well as of GH‐transgenic (G) and nontransgenic wild‐type control mice (I+/+) were examined by quantitative stereological and functional analyses. Both G and I−/−/G mice developed glomerular hypertrophy, hyperplasia of glomerular mesangial and endothelial cells, podocyte hypertrophy and foot process effacement, albuminuria, and glomerulosclerosis. However, I−/−/G mice exhibited less severe glomerular alterations, as compared to G mice. Compared to I+/+ mice, G mice exhibited renal hypertrophy with a significant increase in the number without a change in the size of proximal tubular epithelial (PTE) cells. In contrast, I−/−/G mice did not display significant PTE cell hyperplasia, as compared to I−/− mice. These findings indicate that GH excess stimulates glomerular growth and induces lesions progressing to glomerulosclerosis in the absence of IGF1. In contrast, IGF1 represents an important mediator of GH‐dependent proximal tubular growth in GH‐transgenic mice.
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- Andreas Blutke
- Institute of Veterinary Pathology at the Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Muenchen, Munich, Germany
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- Chair for Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology, Gene Centre Ludwig-Maximilians-University Muenchen, Munich, Germany
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- Chair for Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology, Gene Centre Ludwig-Maximilians-University Muenchen, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology at the Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Muenchen, Munich, Germany
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Rieger A, Kemter E, Kumar S, Popper B, Aigner B, Wolf E, Wanke R, Blutke A. Missense Mutation of POU Domain Class 3 Transcription Factor 3 in Pou3f3L423P Mice Causes Reduced Nephron Number and Impaired Development of the Thick Ascending Limb of the Loop of Henle. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0158977. [PMID: 27420727 PMCID: PMC4946790 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 06/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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During nephrogenesis, POU domain class 3 transcription factor 3 (POU3F3 aka BRN1) is critically involved in development of distinct nephron segments, including the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle (TAL). Deficiency of POU3F3 in knock-out mice leads to underdevelopment of the TAL, lack of differentiation of TAL cells, and perinatal death due to renal failure. Pou3f3L423P mutant mice, which were established in the Munich ENU Mouse Mutagenesis Project, carry a recessive point mutation in the homeobox domain of POU3F3. Homozygous Pou3f3L423P mutants are viable and fertile. The present study used functional, as well as qualitative and quantitative morphological analyses to characterize the renal phenotype of juvenile (12 days) and aged (60 weeks) homo- and heterozygous Pou3f3L423P mutant mice and age-matched wild-type controls. In both age groups, homozygous mutants vs. control mice displayed significantly smaller kidney volumes, decreased nephron numbers and mean glomerular volumes, smaller TAL volumes, as well as lower volume densities of the TAL in the kidney. No histological or ultrastructural lesions of TAL cells or glomerular cells were observed in homozygous mutant mice. Aged homozygous mutants displayed increased serum urea concentrations and reduced specific urine gravity, but no evidence of glomerular dysfunction. These results confirm the role of POU3F3 in development and function of the TAL and provide new evidence for its involvement in regulation of the nephron number in the kidney. Therefore, Pou3f3L423P mutant mice represent a valuable research model for further analyses of POU3F3 functions, or for nephrological studies examining the role of congenital low nephron numbers.
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- Alexandra Rieger
- Institute of Veterinary Pathology at the Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Chair for Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology and Laboratory for Functional Genome Analysis, Gene Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Chair for Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology and Laboratory for Functional Genome Analysis, Gene Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Chair for Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology and Laboratory for Functional Genome Analysis, Gene Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Chair for Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology and Laboratory for Functional Genome Analysis, Gene Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology at the Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology at the Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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Baek H, Lee SI, Park T, Cho M. The Transition from Thin Basement Membranes to Typical Alport Syndrome Morphology in Children. Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2016; 35:369-375. [PMID: 27410722 DOI: 10.1080/15513815.2016.1202362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Some children with thin basement membranes (TBM) turn out to have Alport syndrome (AS). In our population of 58 children initially diagnosed with TBM, three were eventually diagnosed with AS. As a group, these three were first biopsied at a younger age, and had gross rather than microscopic hematuria. Only one had lamellations initially. Seven others had some degree of basement membrane lamellations at initial biopsy, but none of these have developed other features of AS. We concluded that at least 5% of children initially demonstrating TBM go on to manifest the classical electron-microscopic findings of AS during childhood. Episodes of gross hematuria with TBM can be a significant clue of AS. Genetic and/or immunofluorescent studies for type IV collagen, and continued long-term follow-up should be done in all children with TBM.
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- Heesun Baek
- a Department of Pediatrics , Kyungpook National University School of Medicine , Daegu , Republic of Korea
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- a Department of Pediatrics , Kyungpook National University School of Medicine , Daegu , Republic of Korea
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- b Department of Pathology , Kyungpook National University School of Medicine , Daegu , Republic of Korea
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- a Department of Pediatrics , Kyungpook National University School of Medicine , Daegu , Republic of Korea
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Given the irreversible nature of nephron loss, aging of the kidney is of special interest to diagnostic and toxicologic pathologists. There are many similarities among histologic lesions in aged human and canine kidneys, including increased frequency of glomerulosclerosis, interstitial fibrosis, and tubular atrophy. Unfortunately, there are few studies in which renal tissue from aged healthy dogs was adequately examined with advanced diagnostics—namely, transmission electron microscopy and immunofluorescence—so age-associated changes in canine podocytes and glomerular basement membranes are poorly characterized. An age-associated decrease in the glomerular filtration rate in humans and dogs (specifically small breed dogs) has been documented. Although lesions in aged rats and mice differ somewhat from those of aged dogs and humans, the knowledge gained from rodent models is still vital to elucidating the pathogenesis of age-associated renal disease. Many novel molecules implicated in renal aging have been identified through genetically modified rodent models and transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of human kidneys. These molecules represent intriguing therapeutic targets and diagnostic biomarkers. Likewise, influencing critical pathways of cellular aging, such as telomere shortening, cellular senescence, and autophagy, could improve renal function in the elderly.
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- R. E. Cianciolo
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Dipartimento di Biomedicina comparata e Alimentazione, Università di Padova, Legnaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biomedicina comparata e Alimentazione, Università di Padova, Legnaro, Italy
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Maile LA, Busby WH, Gollahon KA, Flowers W, Garbacik N, Garbacik S, Stewart K, Nichols T, Bellinger D, Patel A, Dunbar P, Medlin M, Clemmons D. Blocking ligand occupancy of the αVβ3 integrin inhibits the development of nephropathy in diabetic pigs. Endocrinology 2014; 155:4665-75. [PMID: 25171599 PMCID: PMC4239428 DOI: 10.1210/en.2014-1318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Hyperglycemia stimulates secretion of αVβ3 ligands from vascular cells, including endothelial cells, resulting in activation of the αVβ3 integrin. This study determined whether blocking ligand occupancy of αVβ3 would inhibit the development of diabetic nephropathy. Ten diabetic pigs received an F(ab)2 fragment of an antibody directed against the extracellular domain of the β3-subunit, and 10 received a control IgG F(ab)2 for 18 weeks. Nondiabetic pigs excreted 115 ± 50 μg of protein/mg creatinine compared with control F(ab)2-treated diabetic animals (218 ± 57 μg/mg), whereas diabetic animals treated with the anti-β3 F(ab)2 excreted 119 ± 55 μg/mg (P < .05). Mesangial volume/glomerular volume increased to 21 ± 2.4% in control-treated diabetic animals compared with 14 ± 2.8% (P < .01) in animals treated with active antibody. Diabetic animals treated with control F(ab)2 had significantly less glomerular podocin staining compared with nondiabetic animals, and this decrease was attenuated by treatment with anti-β3 F(ab)2. Glomerular basement membrane thickness was increased in the control, F(ab)2-treated diabetic animals (212 ± 14 nm) compared with nondiabetic animals (170 ± 8.8 nm), but it was unchanged (159.9 ± 16.4 nm) in animals receiving anti-β3 F(ab)2. Podocyte foot process width was greater in control, F(ab)2-treated, animals (502 ± 34 nm) compared with animals treated with the anti-β3 F(ab)2 (357 ± 47 nm, P < .05). Renal β3 tyrosine phosphorylation decreased from 13 934 ± 6437 to 6730 ± 1524 (P < .01) scanning units in the anti-β3-treated group. We conclude that administration of an antibody that inhibits activation of the β3-subunit of αVβ3 that is induced by hyperglycemia attenuates proteinuria and early histologic changes of diabetic nephropathy, suggesting that it may have utility in preventing the progression of this disease complication.
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- Laura A Maile
- Department of Medicine (L.A.M., W.H.B., K.A.G., T.N., D.B., A.P., P.D., M.M., D.C.), University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599; and Department of Animal Science (W.F., N.G., S.G., K.S.), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695
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Finn LS. Diagnosing Alport Syndrome in Children. J Histotechnol 2013. [DOI: 10.1179/his.2004.27.4.267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Chang JH, Paik SY, Mao L, Eisner W, Flannery PJ, Wang L, Tang Y, Mattocks N, Hadjadj S, Goujon JM, Ruiz P, Gurley SB, Spurney RF. Diabetic kidney disease in FVB/NJ Akita mice: temporal pattern of kidney injury and urinary nephrin excretion. PLoS One 2012; 7:e33942. [PMID: 22496773 PMCID: PMC3319540 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2011] [Accepted: 02/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Akita mice are a genetic model of type 1 diabetes. In the present studies, we investigated the phenotype of Akita mice on the FVB/NJ background and examined urinary nephrin excretion as a marker of kidney injury. Male Akita mice were compared with non-diabetic controls for functional and structural characteristics of renal and cardiac disease. Podocyte number and apoptosis as well as urinary nephrin excretion were determined in both groups. Male FVB/NJ Akita mice developed sustained hyperglycemia and albuminuria by 4 and 8 weeks of age, respectively. These abnormalities were accompanied by a significant increase in systolic blood pressure in 10-week old Akita mice, which was associated with functional, structural and molecular characteristics of cardiac hypertrophy. By 20 weeks of age, Akita mice developed a 10-fold increase in albuminuria, renal and glomerular hypertrophy and a decrease in the number of podocytes. Mild-to-moderate glomerular mesangial expansion was observed in Akita mice at 30 weeks of age. In 4-week old Akita mice, the onset of hyperglycemia was accompanied by increased podocyte apoptosis and enhanced excretion of nephrin in urine before the development of albuminuria. Urinary nephrin excretion was also significantly increased in albuminuric Akita mice at 16 and 20 weeks of age and correlated with the albumin excretion rate. These data suggest that: 1. FVB/NJ Akita mice have phenotypic characteristics that may be useful for studying the mechanisms of kidney and cardiac injury in diabetes, and 2. Enhanced urinary nephrin excretion is associated with kidney injury in FVB/NJ Akita mice and is detectable early in the disease process.
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- Jae-Hyung Chang
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Chung-ang University Medical School, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- INSERM U927, Poitiers, France and INSERM CIC 0802, Poitiers, France and CHU Poitiers, Endocrinologie, Poitiers, France
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- CHU Poitiers, Pathology Unit, Poitiers, France
- INSERM U927, Poitiers, France and INSERM CIC 0802, Poitiers, France and CHU Poitiers, Endocrinologie, Poitiers, France
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- Department of Surgery and Pathology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Sato S, Sasaki Y, Adachi A, Ghazizadeh M. Validation of glomerular basement membrane thickness changes with aging in minimal change disease. Pathobiology 2011; 77:315-9. [PMID: 21266830 DOI: 10.1159/000321961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2010] [Accepted: 10/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Measurement of the normal range of glomerular basement membrane (GBM) thickness by electron microscopy is required for the diagnosis of thin basement membrane disease or diabetic nephropathy; however, this measurement is influenced by aging. The aim of this study was to introduce a simple histogram plotting method for the validation of the results of the GBM thickness measurements by the accepted arithmetic mean ± SD method. We examined renal biopsy specimens obtained from 19 patients (10 males and 9 females) with minimal change disease, ranging in age from 3 to 70 years. Renal tissue samples obtained at autopsy from a male baby (3 months old) with no renal disease were also examined. For each case, GBM thicknesses at 10-15 evenly distributed points per glomerular loop were directly measured and the arithmetic mean ± SD was calculated. Subsequently, the arithmetic mean ± SD for each group of cases classified by age into 4 groups, i.e. babyhood (3 months old), childhood (3-11 years old), adulthood (12-57 years old), and old age (60-70 years old), was determined. On the other hand, a histogram of the frequency of GBM points measured against thickness was plotted to determine the distribution pattern and the range of measurements in each age group. The histogram plot showed 4 clearly divided modes for GBM thickness. Comparison of the results obtained by the 2 methods revealed a significant correlation indicating the feasibility of the histogram plotting method as a useful adjunct to validate GBM thickness measurements.
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- Shigeru Sato
- Central Institute for Electron Microscopic Researches, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Herbach N, Schairer I, Blutke A, Kautz S, Siebert A, Göke B, Wolf E, Wanke R. Diabetic kidney lesions of GIPRdn transgenic mice: podocyte hypertrophy and thickening of the GBM precede glomerular hypertrophy and glomerulosclerosis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2009; 296:F819-29. [DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90665.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease and the largest contributor to the total cost of diabetes care. Rodent models are excellent tools to gain more insight into the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy. In the present study, we characterize the age-related sequence of diabetes-associated kidney lesions in GIPRdn transgenic mice, a novel mouse model of early-onset diabetes mellitus. Clinical-chemical analyses as well as qualitative and quantitative morphological analyses of the kidneys of GIPRdn transgenic animals and nontransgenic littermate controls were performed at 3, 8, 20, and 28 wk of age. Early renal changes of transgenic mice consisted of podocyte hypertrophy, reduced numerical volume density of podocytes in glomeruli, and homogenous thickening of the glomerular basement membrane, followed by renal and glomerular hypertrophy as well as mesangial expansion and matrix accumulation. At 28 wk of age, glomerular damage was most prominent, including advanced glomerulosclerosis, tubulointerstitial lesions, and proteinuria. Real-time PCR demonstrated increased glomerular expression of Col4a1, Fn1, and Tgfb1. Immunohistochemistry revealed increased mesangial deposition of collagen type IV, fibronectin, and laminin. The present study shows that GIPRdn transgenic mice exhibit renal changes that closely resemble diabetes-associated kidney alterations in humans. Data particularly from male transgenic mice indicate that podocyte hypertrophy is directly linked to hyperglycemia, without the influence of mechanical stress. GIPRdn transgenic mice are considered an excellent new tool to study the mechanisms involved in onset and progression of diabetic nephropathy.
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Danysh BP, Czymmek KJ, Olurin PT, Sivak JG, Duncan MK. Contributions of mouse genetic background and age on anterior lens capsule thickness. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2009; 291:1619-27. [PMID: 18951502 DOI: 10.1002/ar.20753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Accurate lens capsule thickness measurements are necessary for studies investigating mechanical characteristics of the capsule. Confocal Z-axis imaging was used to measure the anterior lens capsule thickness of living intact lenses with minimal tissue manipulation. Measurements of the anterior capsule thickness is reported for the first time in young and old mice from four inbred strains, BALB/c, FVB/N, C57BL/6, and 129X1, and the outbred strain ICR. Our data demonstrates that the mouse anterior lens capsule continues to grow postnatally similar to that described in other mammals. It is also shown there is a significant difference in anterior lens capsule thickness between unrelated mouse strains, suggesting that capsule thickness is a quantitative trait shared by strains with common ancestry. Measurements, taken from other regions of FVB/N capsules revealed the anterior pole to be the thickest, followed by the equatorial region and posterior pole. In addition to mouse, anterior capsule measurements taken from intact cattle, rabbit, rat lenses, and human capsulotomy specimens correlated with the overall size of the animal.
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- Brian P Danysh
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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Nutcracker syndrome in a child with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) disease: renal ultrastructural features. Int Urol Nephrol 2008; 41:1047-53. [DOI: 10.1007/s11255-008-9500-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2008] [Accepted: 10/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Danysh BP, Duncan MK. The lens capsule. Exp Eye Res 2008; 88:151-64. [PMID: 18773892 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2008.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2008] [Revised: 07/24/2008] [Accepted: 08/01/2008] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The lens capsule is a modified basement membrane that completely surrounds the ocular lens. It is known that this extracellular matrix is important for both the structure and biomechanics of the lens in addition to providing informational cues to maintain lens cell phenotype. This review covers the development and structure of the lens capsule, lens diseases associated with mutations in extracellular matrix genes and the role of the capsule in lens function including those proposed for visual accommodation, selective permeability to infectious agents, and cell signaling.
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- Brian P Danysh
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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Kanetsuna Y, Takahashi K, Nagata M, Gannon MA, Breyer MD, Harris RC, Takahashi T. Deficiency of endothelial nitric-oxide synthase confers susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy in nephropathy-resistant inbred mice. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2007; 170:1473-84. [PMID: 17456755 PMCID: PMC1854944 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.060481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Recent studies have implicated dysfunctional endothelial nitric-oxide synthase (eNOS) as a common pathogenic pathway in diabetic vascular complications. However, functional consequences are still incompletely understood. To determine the role of eNOS-derived nitric oxide (NO) in diabetic nephropathy, we induced diabetes in eNOS knockout (KO) and wild-type (WT) mice on the C57BL6 background, using low-dose streptozotocin injection, and we investigated their glomerular phenotype at up to 20 weeks of diabetes. Although the severity of hyperglycemia in diabetic eNOS KO mice was similar to diabetic WT mice, diabetic eNOS KO mice developed overt albuminuria, hypertension, and glomerular mesangiolysis, whereas diabetic WT and nondiabetic control mice did not. Glomerular hyperfiltration was also significantly reduced in diabetic eNOS KO mice. Electron micrographs from diabetic eNOS KO mice revealed an injured endothelial morphology, thickened glomerular basement membrane, and focal foot process effacement. Furthermore, the anionic sites at glomerular endothelial barrier estimated by cationic ferritin binding were reduced in diabetic eNOS KO mice. In aggregate, these results demonstrate that deficiency of eNOS-derived NO causes glomerular endothelial injury in the setting of diabetes and results in overt albuminuria and glomerular mesangiolysis in nephropathy-resistant inbred mice. The findings indicate a vital role for eNOS-derived NO in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy.
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- Yukiko Kanetsuna
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Ivanyi B, Pap R, Ondrik Z. Thin basement membrane nephropathy: diffuse and segmental types. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2006; 130:1533-7. [PMID: 17090197 DOI: 10.5858/2006-130-1533-tbmnda] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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CONTEXT Diffuse thinning of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) is the ultrastructural diagnostic criterion of thin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN). However, there is no consensus regarding what diagnosis should be made if the attenuation is segmental. OBJECTIVE To develop a diagnostic approach to TBMN in cases with segmental GBM thinning. DESIGN We compared the diagnostic sensitivities of 2 methods used for the quantitative expression of GBM width in a consecutive series of renal biopsies from 26 patients (median age, 36 years; range, 15 to 59 years) with dysmorphic hematuria (a variable degree of proteinuria in 19 patients), a thin GBM, and absence of other renal disease. The harmonic GBM width was determined from orthogonal intercepts, and the actual width in the thinnest loops was obtained by direct measurement. The GBM attenuation was categorized into diffuse or segmental types by conventional inspection. RESULTS Segmental TBMN accounted for one third of the series. In neither type did the male patients have a higher harmonic mean GBM width than the female patients. Focal-global glomerulosclerosis was more common in diffuse TBMN. The laborious orthogonal intercept method proved insensitive for the verification of segmental TBMN, whereas the much simpler direct measurement technique captured all the cases. CONCLUSIONS A considerable number of patients with TBMN display segmental GBM attenuation. Because the routine criterion excludes these cases from the diagnosis, we propose to define TBMN as a clinicopathologic entity of dysmorphic hematuria and a diffusely or segmentally thinned GBM confirmed by the direct measurement technique.
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- Bela Ivanyi
- Department of Pathology, University of Szeged, Hungary.
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Beirowski B, Weber M, Gross O. Chronic renal failure and shortened lifespan in COL4A3+/- mice: an animal model for thin basement membrane nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol 2006; 17:1986-94. [PMID: 16775036 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2005101044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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A heterozygous mutation in autosomal Alport genes COL4A3 and COL4A4 can be found in 20 to 50% of individuals with familial benign hematuria and diffuse glomerular basement membrane thinning (thin basement membrane nephropathy [TBMN]). Approximately 1% of humans are heterozygous carriers of mutations in the autosomal Alport genes and at risk for developing renal failure as a result of TBMN. The incidence and pathogenesis of renal failure in heterozygous COL4A3/4 mutation carriers is still unclear and was examined further in this study using COL4A3 knockout mice. In heterozygous COL4A3(+/-) mice lifespan, hematuria and renal function (serum urea and proteinuria) were monitored during a period of 3 yr, and renal tissue was examined by light and electron microscopy, immunohistochemistry, and Western blot. Lifespan of COL4A3(+/-) mice was found to be significantly shorter than in healthy controls (21.7 versus 30.3 mo). Persistent glomerular hematuria was detected starting in week 9; proteinuria of > 0.1 g/L started after 3 mo of life and increased to > 3 g/L after 24 mo. The glomerular basement membrane was significantly thinned (167 versus 200 nm in wild type) in 30-wk-old mice, coinciding with focal glomerulosclerosis, tubulointerstitial fibrosis, and increased levels of TGF-beta and connective tissue growth factor. The renal phenotype in COL4A3(+/-) mice resembled the clinical and histopathologic phenotype of human cases of TBMN with concomitant progression to chronic renal failure. Therefore, the COL4A3(+/-) mouse model will help in the understanding of the pathogenesis of TBMN in humans and in the evaluation of potential therapies.
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- Bogdan Beirowski
- Medical Faculty University of Cologne, Medicine Clinic I, Hospital Merheim, Ostmerheimer Strasse 200, D-51109 Cologne, Germany
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Guo M, Ricardo SD, Deane JA, Shi M, Cullen-McEwen L, Bertram JF. A stereological study of the renal glomerular vasculature in the db/db mouse model of diabetic nephropathy. J Anat 2006; 207:813-21. [PMID: 16367807 PMCID: PMC1571575 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2005.00492.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In diabetic nephropathy, glomerular hypertrophy is evident early in response to hyperglycaemia. Alterations of capillary length and vascular remodelling that may contribute to glomerular hypertrophy and the subsequent development of glomerulosclerosis remain unclear. The present study used the db/db mouse model of Type 2 diabetes to examine the glomerular microvascular changes apparent with long-term diabetic complications. Unbiased stereological methods and high-resolution light microscopy were used to estimate glomerular volume, and glomerular capillary dimensions including length and surface area in 7-month-old db/db diabetic mice and age-matched db/m control mice. The db/db diabetic mice showed significant glomerular hypertrophy, corresponding with elevated blood glucose levels, and increased body weight and kidney weight, compared with db/m control mice. Glomerular enlargement in db/db mice was associated with increases in the surface area (5.387 +/- 0.466 x 10(4) microm2 vs. 2.610 +/- 0.287 x 10(4) microm2; P < 0.0005) and length (0.3343 +/- 0.022 x 10(4) microm vs. 0.1549 +/- 0.017 x 10(4) microm; P < 0.0001) of capillaries per glomerulus, compared with non-diabetic mice. Stereological assessment at the electron microscopic level revealed increased glomerular volume density of mesangial cells and mesangial matrix, and thickening of the glomerular basement membrane in db/db mice. These results demonstrate that glomerular hypertrophy evident in advanced diabetic nephropathy in this model is associated with increased length and surface area of glomerular capillaries. The contribution of angiogenesis and vasculogenesis to the glomerular microvascular alterations in response to hyperglycaemia remain to be determined.
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- Min Guo
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash UniversityClayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash UniversityClayton, Victoria, Australia
- Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories (MISCL), School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash UniversityClayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash UniversityClayton, Victoria, Australia
- Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories (MISCL), School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash UniversityClayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash UniversityClayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash UniversityClayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash UniversityClayton, Victoria, Australia
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El-Aouni C, Herbach N, Blattner SM, Henger A, Rastaldi MP, Jarad G, Miner JH, Moeller MJ, St-Arnaud R, Dedhar S, Holzman LB, Wanke R, Kretzler M. Podocyte-Specific Deletion of Integrin-Linked Kinase Results in Severe Glomerular Basement Membrane Alterations and Progressive Glomerulosclerosis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2006; 17:1334-44. [PMID: 16611717 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2005090921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Alterations in glomerular podocyte cell-cell and cell-matrix contacts are key events in progressive glomerular failure. Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) has been implicated in podocyte cell-matrix interaction and is induced in proteinuria. For evaluation of ILK function in vivo, mice with a Cre-mediated podocyte-specific ILK inactivation were generated. These mice seemed normal at birth but developed progressive focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and died in terminal renal failure. The first ultrastructural lesions that are seen at onset of albuminuria are glomerular basement membrane (GBM) alterations with a significant increase in true harmonic mean GBM thickness. Podocyte foot process effacement and loss of slit diaphragm followed with progression to unselective proteinuria. No significant reduction of slit membrane molecules (podocin and nephrin), key GBM components (fibronectin, laminins, and collagen IV isoforms), or podocyte integrins could be observed at onset of proteinuria. However, alpha3-integrins were relocalized into a granular pattern along the GBM, consistent with altered integrin-mediated matrix assembly in ILK-deficient podocytes. As the increased GBM thickness precedes structural podocyte lesions and key components of the GBM were expressed at comparable levels to controls, these data suggest an essential role of ILK for the close interconnection of GBM structure and podocyte function.
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- Chiraz El-Aouni
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, 1570 MSRB II, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0676, USA.
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Tungekar MF, Pickett TM. On the methodology for measuring thickness of glomerular basement membranes. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2005; 20:2287; author reply 2287. [PMID: 16166751 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfi037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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