Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: A total of 123 mice, including 61 TSLP transgenic mice and 62 wild-type controls, were sacrificed at defined intervals. PDGF-A chain, -B chain, PDGF alpha- and beta-receptor (beta-R) and TGF-beta1 mRNA were analyzed by in situ hybridization. Expression of alpha smooth muscle actin (alphaSMA), collagen type I, collagen type IV, laminin, and a marker of proliferating cells ( PCNA) were assessed by immunohistochemistry. Slides also were studied by combined immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization with an antibody that recognizes monocytes/macrophage and with riboprobes that detect PDGF B-chain, PDGF beta-R or TGF-beta1 mRNA. RESULTS: Increased numbers of proliferating glomerular cells appeared early in the disease course, associated with de novo expression of alphaSMA. Expression of PDGF B-chain and beta-R mRNA was increased in the mesangium and in parietal epithelial cells of TSLP transgenic mice and correlated with the number of PCNA positive cells. Increased TGF-beta1 mRNA expression paralleled the deposition of type IV collagen. A significant proportion of Mac-2 positive macrophages expressed TGF-beta1 mRNA, while only a small percentage of glomerular macrophages expressed PDGF B-chain mRNA. No PDGF beta-R mRNA expression by macrophages was detected. CONCLUSION: TSLP transgenic mice develop a membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in which glomerular cell proliferation and matrix deposition are associated with an increased expression of PDGF B-chain, PDGF beta-R and TGF-beta1. These findings extend the paradigms covering these growth factors established in the rat Thy 1 model of mesangiolysis and repairs to a murine model of progressive glomerulonephritis closely resembling human MPGN.
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Authors | Sekiko Taneda, Kelly L Hudkins, Yan Cui, Andrew G Farr, Charles E Alpers, Stephan Segerer |
Journal | Kidney international
(Kidney Int)
Vol. 63
Issue 2
Pg. 576-90
(Feb 2003)
ISSN: 0085-2538 [Print] United States |
PMID | 12631122
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Actins
- Collagen Type IV
- Cytokines
- Laminin
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis
- RNA, Messenger
- TGFB1 protein, human
- Tgfb1 protein, mouse
- Tgfb1 protein, rat
- Transforming Growth Factor beta
- Transforming Growth Factor beta1
- Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor beta
- Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin
- TSLP protein, mouse
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Topics |
- Actins
(metabolism)
- Animals
- Cell Division
- Collagen Type IV
(metabolism)
- Cryoglobulinemia
(metabolism, pathology)
- Cytokines
(genetics, metabolism)
- Extracellular Matrix
(metabolism)
- Kidney Glomerulus
(metabolism, pathology)
- Laminin
(metabolism)
- Macrophages
(metabolism, pathology)
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
(genetics)
- Muscle, Smooth
(metabolism)
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis
(genetics, metabolism)
- RNA, Messenger
(metabolism)
- Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor beta
(genetics, metabolism)
- Transforming Growth Factor beta
(genetics, metabolism)
- Transforming Growth Factor beta1
- Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin
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