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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY
卷 19, 期 9, 页码 1692-1700出版社
AMER SOC NEPHROLOGY
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2007070829
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- Scientific Research in Japan
Alport syndrome is a hereditary nephropathy that results in irreversible, progressive renal failure. Recent reports suggested that bone marrow transplantation (BMT) has a beneficial, short-term effect on renal injury in Alport (Col4a3(-/-)) mice, but its long-term effects, especially with regard to survival, are unknown. In this study, Alport mice received a transplant of either wild-type or Col4a3(-/-) bone marrow cells. Surprising, laboratory evaluations and renal histology demonstrated similar findings in both transplanted groups. Transplanted cells accounted for >10% of glomerular cells at 8 wk, but type IV collagen alpha 3 chains were not detected in glomerular basement membranes of either group by immunofluorescence or Western blot analysis, although Col4a3 mRNA in the kidney could be amplified by reverse transcription-PCR in knockout mice that received a transplant of wild-type bone marrow. Both transplanted groups, however, survived approximately 1.5 times longer than untreated knockout mice (log rank P < 0.05). These data suggested that irradiation, which preceded BMT, may have conferred a survival benefit; therefore, the survival time of knockout mice was assessed after sublethal irradiation (3, 6, and 7 Gy) without subsequent BMT. A strong positive correlation between irradiation dosage and survival time was identified (P < 0.0001). In conclusion, the improved survival observed in Alport mice that received a transplant of wild-type bone marrow might be primarily attributed to as-yet-unidentified effects of irradiation.
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