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Compassionate use of bevacizumab (Avastin) in children and young adults with Rk-G|52g
refractory or recurrent solid tumors. o:B?hr'\
Bevacizumab-induced transient remodeling of the vasculature in neuroblastoma nvCp-Z$
xenografts results in improved delivery and efficacy of systemically administered &;bey4_J
chemotherapy. `oTV)J'~
Proteomics Approaches to the Systems Biology of Cardiovascular Diseases }
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Pre- and post-natal treatment of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. F1S0C>N?5
Lack of early bevacizumab-related skeletal radiographic changes in children with rp4{lHw>C/
neuroblastoma. dlA0&;}z
Interleukin-4 activates androgen receptor through CBP/p300 _f~$iY
Trisomy 8 in an allogeneic stem cell transplant recipient representative of a yFn~rv|&G
donor-derived constitutional abnormality. }lXor~_i
Disruption of diacylglycerol metabolism impairs the induction of T cell anergy Q-B/SX)!/
T cell anergy is reversed by active Ras and is regulated by diacylglycerol kinase- OrF.wcg
High-dose conformal RT improves tumor control in patients with prostate cancer 3kT?Y7<fv
Vitamin D concentration does not affect the risk of prostate cancer E`.:V<KW/
Liver resection with salvage transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma M?=I{}!@Q
The impact of histopathologic diagnosis on the proper management of testis neoplasms g{
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Prostate stem cell antigen is associated with diffuse-type gastric cancer a*t @k*d_
Multiple myeloma: high-risk immunophenotypes identified ^G 'n
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Increased c-kit expression predicts poor outcome in acute myeloid leukemia "bB0$>0,
Global Analysis of the Meiotic Crossover Landscape #?`S+YN!q)
Serum Response Factor Is Required for Sprouting Angiogenesis and Vascular Integrity "%bU74>
Integrin Trafficking Regulated by Rab21 Is Necessary for Cytokinesis `e`DSl D>
Reduced Translocation of Nascent Prion Protein During ER Stress Contributes to "Ec9.#U/
Neurodegeneration I5Ty@
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Effects of oral niacin on endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease: >JA>np
Results of the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled INEF study. 9KB}?~Nx4
Global experiences with vardenafil in men with erectile dysfunction and underlying `A5n6*A7
conditions. E^gN]Z"O
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Noninvasive cardiac imaging: implications for risk assessment in adolescents and young '@
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adults. (74y2U6
Transforming growth factor beta1 T29C gene polymorphism and hypertension: <o[3*59
Relationship with cardiovascular and renal damage. R^=v&c{@
A comparison of hormone therapies on the urinary excretion of prostacyclin and u.G aMl4 (
thromboxane A2. wv\V&U$
Repair of an infected aortic aneurysm using an aortic allograft and a venous autograft: 0rQr#0`
Report of a case. G;J)[y
Circulating Leptin and Stress-induced Cardiovascular Activity in Humans. >)u{%@Rcy{
Effects of aspirin dose on ischaemic events and bleeding after percutaneous coronary @ULWVS#t2
intervention: insights from the PCI-CURE study. #d<|_
Long-term cardiovascular outcomes following ischemic heart disease in patients with and S{v]B_N[M
without peripheral vascular disease. FA;-D5=
Reduced renal function and sleep-disordered breathing in community-dwelling elderly eE=2~
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men. #6~Bg)7AM
Intracoronary pharmacotherapy in the management of coronary microvascular ?=^\kXc[
dysfunction. l!KPgR
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Inhibition of platelet aggregation by combined therapy with aspirin and cilostazol after fBh/$
off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. tl*h"du^
Inhibition of CCR2 Ameliorates Insulin Resistance and Hepatic Steatosis in db/db Mice -'L~Y~'.
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The acquisition of metastatic ability by tumor cells is considered a late event in the Pa+_{9
evolution of malignant tumors. We report that untransformed mouse mammary cells that cH4PrMm&
have been engineered to express the inducible oncogenic transgenes MYC and KrasD12, or \x\N?$`ANc
polyoma middle T, and introduced into the systemic circulation of a mouse can bypass >M!LC
transformation at the primary site and develop into metastatic pulmonary lesions upon
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immediate or delayed oncogene induction. Therefore, previously untransformed {o 5^nd
mammary cells may establish residence in the lung once they have entered the }@ktAt
bloodstream and may assume malignant growth upon oncogene activation. Mammary Y)$%-'=b+
cells lacking oncogenic transgenes displayed a similar capacity for long-term residence in _uL[
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the lungs but did not form ectopic tumors. diVg|Z3T
Almost two decades after CFTR was identified as the gene responsible for cystic fibrosis Iz-mUD0;
(CF), we still lack answers to many questions about the pathogenesis of the disease, and it /Hq
remains incurable. Mice with a disrupted CFTR gene have greatly facilitated CF studies, 9Li&0E
but the mutant mice do not develop the characteristic manifestations of human CF, q8-hbWNm4
including abnormalities of the pancreas, lung, intestine, liver, and other organs. Because }p
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pigs share many anatomical and physiological features with humans, we generated pigs .T ,HtHe
with a targeted disruption of both CFTR alleles. Newborn pigs lacking CFTR exhibited 0!KYi_3
defective chloride transport and developed meconium ileus, exocrine pancreatic )8eb(!}7
destruction, and focal biliary cirrhosis, replicating abnormalities seen in newborn humans guGX
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with CF. The pig model may provide opportunities to address persistent questions about ~k?wnw
CF pathogenesis and accelerate discovery of strategies for prevention and treatment. WiB~sIp
Variable lymphocyte receptors (VLRs) rather than antibodies play the primary role in C& XPn;f
recognition of antigens in the adaptive immune system of jawless vertebrates. <_Z.fdUA
Combinatorial assembly of leucine-rich repeat (LRR) gene segments achieves the W2fcY;HZ
required repertoire for antigen recognition. We have determined a crystal structure for a vM!2?8bEFd
VLR-antigen complex, VLR RBC36 in complex with the H-antigen trisaccharide from /]j
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human blood type O erythrocytes, at 1.67 angstrom resolution. RBC36 binds the :4Nv6X61
H-trisaccharide on the concave surface of the LRR modules of the solenoid structure ~o|sm a5.
where three key hydrophilic residues, multiple van der Waals interactions, and the highly IDD`N{EA
variable insert of the carboxyl-terminal LRR module determine antigen recognition and FE{c{G<
specificity. The concave surface assembled from the most highly variable regions of the 0*tnJB
LRRs, along with diversity in the sequence and length of the highly variable insert, can Jr;w>8B),
account for the recognition of diverse antigens by VLRs. sJ^Ff
A 51-year-old man with a diagnosis of myelodysplasia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma u0sN[<
underwent an unmatched allogenic bone marrow transplantation and was treated y7CO%SA
posttransplant with chronic immunosuppressive medication. Eight months following f(eXny@Y
transplantation, he presented with progressive dysarthria, cognitive and visual decline. 7-n HPDp'
Evaluation included brain magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrating multifocal e!L5v?
areas of increased T2 and FLAIR (fluid attenuated inversion recovery) signals involving -!qjBK,`X
the left frontal, parietal, and occipital lobes. The MR lesions demonstrated diffuse wb(S7OsMO
increased signal on DWI (diffusion-weighted images) and normal to low signal on ADC EA1&D^nT
(apparent diffusion coefficients). Contrast-enhanced T1 images were unremarkable. 4g2`[< S
Lumbar puncture revealed a mild elevation in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein. CSF }` H{;A
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PCR assay for viral DNA fragments were negative on two occasions. Serum serology for d}Guj/cx,
HIV was negative as well. A brain biopsy was subsequently performed. The clinical and !\d~9H%`B
neuroimaging differential diagnoses as well as neuropathologic correlation are presented. f{O-\
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MATERIALS AND METHODS EXdx$I=X
Materials {Z529Ns
Chemicals were purchased from Sigma (St Louis, MO), if not stated otherwise. Z*Sa%yf
Experiments were conducted in accordance with the NIH Guidelines for the Care and Use i|z=q
of Laboratory Animals. *u2pk>y)
CsA, EGF, PD98059, U0126, AG1478, Wortmannin, and LY294002 were from ileqI/40f
Calbiochem (San Diego, CA, USA). Anti-ERK1/2 and anti-Ras were from Transduction Ur`jmB
Laboratories (Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA). Anti-phospho Raf-1 (Ser259), anti-phospho
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Raf-1 (Ser338), anti-phospho PKB/Akt (Ser473), anti-PKB, anti-phospho EGFR (Tyr1068), uafSz@`
anti-phospho ERK1/2 (Thr202/Tyr204), anti-PI3K 110 , anti-p53, and anti-phospho ` )9nBZ
MEK1/2 (Ser217/221) were from Cell Signalling (Danvers, MA, USA). Anti-MEK and qjK'sge/
anti-Raf-1 (C12) were from Santa Cruz (Santa cruz, CA, USA). Apigenin and all other %R18
reagents were from Sigma (Saint Louis, MO, USA). X+'z@xpj
Animal 'T(7EL3$}
Eight- to ten-week-old male C57BL/6 mice (wild-type) and IL-6-deficient mice 0i76(2
backcrossed over eight generations on a C57BL/6 background were used o\_@4hXf
Mice were maintained on a standard diet and water was made freely available. iIOA5 4!o
All experiments were conducted with adherence to the NIH Guide for the Care and Use ])d_B\)Kck
of Laboratory Animals. `/zx2Tkk
The animal protocol was approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee of the Lo'P;Sb4<}
University of Colorado _[yBwh
Three surgical procedures were performed as described previously:5 (1) sham operation, 3?Ml]=u
(2) ischemic AKI, and (3) bilateral nephrectomy. mSn>
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Sham surgery consisted of the same procedure except that clamps were not applied. J
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For bilateral nephrectomy, renal pedicles were tied off with suture and then cut distally. pEc|h*p8
The ureters were pinched off with forceps and the kidneys removed.
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Serum was collected as described previously.5 Blood urea nitrogen and creatinine were J 3oEN'8S
measured using an autoanalyzer (Beckman Instruments, Fullerton, CA, USA). 9y BENvq
Serum IL-6 was measured by ELISA according to assay instructions (R&D Systems, '8.r
Minneapolis, MN, USA). OYw~I.Rq
Five-micrometer sections of paraffin-embedded lung tissue were stained with G_GPnKdd
hematoxylin and eosin using standard protocols. Neutrophils were counted on the basis of #~A (%a
morphological criteria; at least 50 high-powered fields ( 40) were counted per slide. (=v :@\r
Frozen lung was prepared for ELISA as described previously.5 Supernatants were W6.
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analyzed for protein content using a Bio-Rad DC protein assay kit (Hercules, CA, USA). gWt}q-@nRR
KC and MIP-2 were determined by ELISA (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA). Vej [wY-c
One-fourth lung was used to determine MPO activity as described previously. Z`
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Frozen lung was homogenized in radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer with protease hT`kma
inhibitor; western blotting was performed as described previously.49 Goat anti-murine !PQ%h/ix
ICAM-1 polyclonal antibody (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA; 1:2000) or rat :%[=v(G[
anti-murine VCAM-1 monoclonal antibody (R&D Systems; 1:1000) were used. 0GUm~zi1
A total of 20 g anti-IL-6 antibody vs IgG control (eBioscience, San Diego, CA, USA) ?LJDBN
was administered to wild-type mice by tail vein injection 1 h before surgery, ==zt)s.G(+
intraperitoneally at the time of clamp removal (ischemic AKI) or nephrectomy (bilateral sVk+E'q
nephrectomy) and intraperitoneally 1 h following surgery (60 g total). qJjXN+/D
Experimental groups BMubN
STZ-induced diabetic rats, a model of partial type I diabetes: SD rats received a single XRZj+muTZ
intraperitoneal injection of freshly prepared STZ (65 mg kg-1 body weight, dissolved in
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100 mmol l-1 citric acid, pH 4.5), and confirmed 2 days later by PP blood glucose ~UrKyA
(>250 mg dl-1). #w%d
CTR rats: Vehicle-injected SD rats after 2 to 7 days, 14 to 30 days, and 90 days served as J1i{n7f=@
CTR for the 2 and 7 days STZ, the 14 and 30 days STZ, and for the 90 days STZ, xC3h m
respectively. H1?t2\V4
Insulin treatment in STZ: Glc was normalized in seven animals during 12–14 days of V=$pXpro%
STZ by subcutaneous insulin implants (2U day-1; Lin Shin Canada, Ontario, Canada). W''%{A/'
Cell Culture A
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Immortalized cells from the convoluted portion of mouse kidney proximal tubule OQlmzg
PKSV-PCT cells (PCT3 clone) were cultured in a medium A (DMEM/Ham's F12 (1:1, l dd8'2
v/v), 20 mM HEPES, 2 mM L-glutamine, 12.5 mM D-glucose, 60 nM sodium selenite, Q6Ay$*y=D
5 g ml-1 transferrin, 50 nM dexamethasone, 100 U ml-1 penicillin, and 100 g ml-1 {Ad4H[]|]
streptomycin), supplemented with 2% fetal bovine serum, 5 g ml-1 insulin, 10 ng ml-1 /+V}.
EGF, and 1 nM triiodothyronine at 37°C in a 95:5 air/CO2 water-saturated atmosphere.
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For all experiments, cells were seeded at 0.2 106 cells/ml and after 24 h with complete 6o5NeKZ
medium cells were starved for 16 h in medium A supplemented with 0.1% fetal bovine EZ,Tc;f=
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serum but not insulin, EGF, or triiodothyronine. CsA was dissolved in ethanol and all the d4ga6N3'
pharmacological inhibitors were in DMSO. In all cases, controls were carried out with |wxAdPe
cells treated with the corresponding vehicle alone. After treatments, cells were washed f|v5itO2
twice with cold phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and harvested with lysis buffer as in _p^?_
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Cell viability XRl!~Y|
After treatments, PCT3 cells were harvested and washed twice with cold PBS, and the 0?$jC-@k:
viable cells were counted with Trypan Blue Dye (Gibco-Life Technologies, Grand Island, ^P!(*k#T
NY, USA) in a Neubauer chamber. Living cells exclude the dye, whereas dead cells will 9ZD>_a
take up the blue dye. For Hoechst staining, cells seeded in six-well dishes were washed `i `F$ ;
twice with PBS and fixed for 15 min with 4% paraformaldehyde at room temperature. 3(oB[9]s
Then, cells were washed twice again with PBS and stained with Hoescht (5 g ml-1 in M?S&@\}c
PBS) for 5 min. APJVD-
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The protein content of cellular extracts was quantified by the Bradford assay.44 RM3"8J
Twenty-five microgram of total cell extract protein was run on SDS-polyacrylamide gel 6M#}&Gv
electrophoresis gels, transferred onto polyvinylidene difluoride membranes, and Z?f-_NHg
incubated with the corresponding antibodies. The membranes were developed with the ?mp}_x#=
enhanced chemiluminescence method (Pierce, Rockford, IL, USA). oazY?E]}3
Supernatants of growing or growth-arrested cells were centrifugated for 5 min at 10 000 g. 6no&2a|D
The cells were lysed as described. The proteins from supernatant and cell lysates were
@hF$qevX
concentrated using heparin sepharose. The heparin sepharose was washed four times with 8b[<:{[YB
phosphate-buffered saline containing protease inhibitors, dissolved in phosphate-buffered +zg3/C4 S
saline/protease inhibitor and incubated with 500 g protein over night at 4°C. The "oT&KW
complexes were washed with phosphate-buffered saline/protease inhibitor and the Tr.u'b(
proteins were eluated with 100 l Laemmli buffer without bromophenol blue (10 min <{cf'"O7 )
95°C). A 30 l probe was loaded in each lane and western blot analysis was performed as TtWWq5
X|
described, using a polyclonal antibody against CCN3 (K19M), which recognizes a {n{-5Y
C-terminal 19-aminoacid peptide of human CCN3. As a positive control, a supernatant !
Q8y]9O
from adrenocortical cell cultures, which are known to secrete CCN3, was used. GK[9Cm
"v
Cells were lysed in 0.5% (volume/volume) Triton X-100 lysis buffer and immunoblot g f<vQb|
analysis was done as described43. Immunoprecipitation with anti-CrkL or control rabbit WJ/X`?k
antiserum was done as described44. Antibodies to the following were used: G%>{Z?!B
phosphorylated Erk (910L; Cell Signaling); phosphorylated Jnk (V7932; Promega); Erk A}[x))r
(13-6200; Zymed); Jnk1 (sc-474), H-Ras (sc-35), C3G (sc-869), CrkL (sc-319), <=!FB8 .
RasGRP1 (sc-8430) and DGK- (sc-8722; all from Santa Cruz Biotechnologies); and zFr#j~L"
DGK- (a gift from H. Kanoh, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan). Images Y/f8rN
were scanned, followed by densitometry analysis with UN-SCAN-IT software (Silk 2>g!+p Ox
Scientific). QTU
$mC]
11 -YS9u[
Purified splenic T cells were stimulated for various times with 5 g/ml of anti-CD3 _e "
(500A2; BD Pharmingen) and were lysed in 1% Nonidet P-40 lysis buffer (1% jxZ_-1
(volume/volume) Nonidet-40, 150 mM NaCl and 50 mM Tris, pH 7.4) with protease 2LS91
inhibitors. Proteins were resolved by SDS-PAGE and were transferred to a Trans-Blot bUe6f,8,
Nitrocellulose membrane (Bio-Rad Laboratories); membranes were probed with 71Y3.1+
antibodies specific to phosphorylated Erk (91015; Cell Signal Technology) and v!#koqd1y.
phospholipase C- 1 (05-163; Upstate Biotechnology). Membranes were stripped and |`d-;pk!%
were reprobed for analysis of total Erk (SC-16982; Santa Cruz Biotechnology). Activated .SDE6nvbW
Ras in cell lysates was determined by glutathione S-transferase–Raf—Ras-binding rnC<
(f22
domain precipitation assay as described p+CK+m
Immunofluorescence microscopy. db.~^][k
Analysis of protein localization in 2C T cell–P815.B71 cell conjugates was done as K<v:RbU|[1
described29. P815.B71 cells were labeled with CMAC (7-amino-4-chloromethylcoumarin) R#Z
m[S
Cell-Tracker Blue (Molecular Probes) and were mixed with equal numbers of anergic or L(}/W~En
in vitro–primed 2C Rag2-/- T cells. After approximately 8 min, cells were fixed, were 4{%-r[C9k
made permeable and were stained with anti-GRP1 and anti-talin (Santa Cruz Wqe0m_7
Biotechnologies) and with species-specific secondary antibodies conjugated to fz%e?@>q
fluorescein isothiocyanate or phycoerythrin, respectively. Samples were analyzed with a `~1#X
Zeiss Axiovert 100 microscope, and 15 conjugates were typically assigned scores. X(Lz&fkd
Slidebook software (Intelligent Imaging Innovations) was used for image capture and 0ej*0"Mq
deconvolution analysis. ImageJ 1.36b software (US National Institutes of Health) was kZ=yb-~
used for quantification of pixel intensity. L"}2Y3
Measurement of ROS generation _r`(P#Hy
The assay is based on the incorporation of 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate into the cell. r|3<UR%
H2O2 and peroxidases are able to oxidize the cleaved DCFH to DCF, which is highly k"+/DK,:
fluorescent at 530 nm. To measure CsA-induced ROS generation, cells were washed @e+qe9A|
twice with PBS, and fresh medium containing 20 M 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate *a`_,Q{x
was added to previously treated cells. After 30 min cells were washed again, tripsinized, ~uuM0POo
and resuspended with cold PBS. Fluorescence was measure by flow cytometry on a VW:Voc
FACScan flow cytometer. R".*dC,0'B
Raf-1 activity c
Raf-1 immunoprecipitation and kinase assay were performed as described previously.45 @Z89cTO
Immunoprecipitated Raf was incubated for 30 min at 30°C with 0.8 mM ATP, 10 g ml-1 rR(\fX!dg
GST-MEK, and 100 g ml-1 GST-ERK2. An aliquot of the supernatant was used for J:\O .F#Fi
ERK2 activity assays using 0.5 mg ml-1 myelin basic protein and 0.1 mM [ -32P] ATP @XH@i+{B
(400 c.p.m. pmol-1). After 15 min incubation at 30°C, 12 l of 5 Laemmli loading C{YTHNn
buffer was added to the tubes and the mixture analyzed by SDS-polyacrylamide gel Wbi12{C
electrophoresis. Radiolabeled bands were quantified in a PhosphoImager. 6^TWY[z2%
12 v#9Uy}NJ9
Semiquantitative RT-PCR. }5y]kn
Total RNA was isolated from freshly isolated thymocytes. Then, cDNA was prepared r,ep{
p
with the M-MuLV reverse transcriptase and random primers according to the V/J-
zH&
manufacturer's recommendations (New England Biolabs). Semiquantitative PCR analysis 2XV3f$, H
of Tcrb VDJC (where 'C' is the constant region) and Cd3e cDNA was done as described51.
jo"zdb
[32P]dCTP (GE Healthcare Life Science) was incorporated into PCR products for W 6CNMI]
semiquantitative detection by autoradiography. n ZzGak
Real-time quantitative RT-PCR NJ(H$tB@
Total RNA was isolated from HMC or rat mesangial cells using the Invisorb Spin U
zMIm
Cell-RNA Mini Kit (Invitek, Berlin, Germany) or from isolated glomeruli using the Y^
'mBM#j
RNeasy Mini Kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany). RNA purity determination, cDNA S[RVk=A1
synthesis, and RT-PCR were performed as described.16 Primer sequences are listed in b+THn'2
Table 2. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase cDNA amplification was used as an "=*
internal standard. n#)kvr
Total RNA was isolated from the frozen kidneys as described by Chomczynski and k
E-+#p
Sacchi47 and quantified by a photometer. One microgram of the resulting RNA was used MW)=l
| G
for reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR. The cDNA was synthesized by MMLV reverse G4)X~.Fy
transcriptase (Superscript-Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA). For quantification of renin C8
"FTH'
mRNA expression (sense: 5'-ATGAAGGGGGTGTCTGTGGGGTC-3', antisense: ?.,2EC=+
5'-ATGCGGGGAGGGTGGGCACCTG-3'), real-time RT-PCR was performed using a (?~*
.g!
Light Cycler Instrument (Roche Diagnostics Corp., Basel, Suisse) and the QuantiTect &y.6Hiy&
SYBR Green PCR kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany), with GAPDH (sense: be~'}`>
5'-TTCATTGACCTCAACTACAT-3', antisense: 5'-GAGGGGCCATCCACAGTCTT-3') 1#^r5E4
as a control. PCR was run for 30 cycles with 15 s per 95°C denaturation, 20 s/58°C \m1jV>q
annealing and 20 s/72°C elongation. To verify the accuracy of the amplicon, a melting e"v oXe
curve analysis was done after amplification.Total renin mRNA content per kidney was r#/Bz5Jb*
calculated from the yield of RNA extracted from the whole kidneys times the renin zNJ-JIo%
mRNA estimate obtained from the defined amount of RNA used for RT-PCR real time N1u2=puJY
measurement. For the RT-PCR real-time measurements, a pool of RNA from adult mouse -gb'DN1BG
kidneys was generated, which served as standard for all RT-PCR runs. Thus, all renin T'e
p&tNY
mRNA levels for the developing kidneys were estimated relative to the levels in adult ]LZ,>v
kidneys. $7bux1L
In vitro anergy assay. +@5*_n\e`
Wild-type, Dgka-/- and Dgkz-/- splenocytes were stained with 5 M CFSE, were ,{u'7p
stimulated for 72 h with anti-CD3 (1 g/ml; 2C11) along with CTLA-4–Fc (5 g/ml), XpibI3:<
were stained with allophycocyanin-conjugated anti-CD4 and were analyzed by flow M[,G#GO
cytometry. Cell division was assessed by CFSE dilution after gating on live CD4+ cells. <Z8^.t)|
Alternatively, cells were stimulated for 72 h and were pulsed with 1 Ci/well of :Y2J7p[+
[3H]thymidine for the final 8 h of stimulation, and proliferation was assessed by tritium 9!|+GIjn
incorporation with a scintillation counter. For restimulation analyses, cells were
]<?7CpP
13 p) ea1j>N
prestimulated with anti-CD3 plus CTLA-4–Fc, then after 72 h, CD4+ cells were purified 'or8CGr^p
by negative selection (with fluorescein isothiocyanate–conjugated anti-CD8, anti-B220 B[nkE+s
(RA3-6B2; BD Pharmingen), anti-DX5 and anti-CD11b (M1/70; BD Pharmingen), gTjhD
(
followed by depletion with anti–fluorescein isothiocyanate magnetic beads) and were f6zS_y9gn
allowed to 'rest' overnight at 37 °C. Live cells were then counted by Trypan blue 6
%RN-
exclusion, and equivalent numbers of live cells were dropped onto monolayers of bone p7kH"j{xD
marrow–derived macrophages coated with anti-CD3 (1 g/ml) and anti-CD28 (0.5 Yl$Cj>FG
g/ml). After 24 h, supernatants were collected and IL-2 was quantified by ELISA W:z!fh-
according to the manufacturer's protocol (R&D Systems). A T'P=)F@
Three-dimensional reconstruction JDy ;Jb
Serial sections of kidney specimens were fixed and stained for renin and for SMA as nfbq
J
described above. Digitalization of the serial slices was performed using an AxioCam :[
AP^
MRm camera (Zeiss, Jena, Germany) mounted on an Axiovert200M microscope (Zeiss)
}./_fFN@
with fluorescence filters for renin and SMA (TRITC: filter set 43: Cy2: filter set 38 HE; +|=5zWI/
Zeiss). After acquisition, a stack of equal-sized images was built using the graphic tool ST[+k
ImageJ (Wayne Rasband, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA). The equalized data were then qTl/bFD
imported into the Amira 4.1 visualization software (Mercury Computer Systems Inc., xFY<
ns
Chelmsford, MA, USA) on a Dell Precision 690 computer system (Dell, Frankfurt, !(wH}ti
Germany), and subsequently split into the renin and SMA channels. After this step, the U.B=%S
renin and SMA channels were aligned. In the segmentation step, the SMA and renin 7berkU0P
data sets served as a scaffold and were spanned manually or automatically using VF<C#I
grayscale values. Matrixes, volume surfaces, and statistics were generated from these t9Nu4yl
segments. b88Zk*
Restimulation assay after in vivo immunization. _2,e
S[wP
For analysis of T cell priming in vivo, CD4+ T cells were collected from naive, primed or EdPN=
tolerized recipient mice on day 15 after immunization. Proliferative responses were ;5.o;|w?!
measured by culture for 72 h of CD4+ T cells (3 106 cells/ml) with irradiated (3,000 rads) Bw[
jrK
APCs (10 106 cells/ml) and OVA(323–339). The number of KJ1-26+ cells for each XT|!XC!|
group of recipient mice was determined by flow cytometry and proliferation was -*K!JC-
normalized to the number of input KJ1-26+ cells. Supernatants were collected from plates L8~nx}UP5
and cytokine concentrations were measured by ELISA. hCLXL
Flow cytometry. ; YaR|)B
For analysis of surface antigen expression, mAb to CD4 (JK1.5; eBioscience) and mAb $J |oVVct
KJ1-26 (KJ-126; Caltag) were used. For intracellular IL-2 staining, T cells were G=8w9-Ww
restimulated for 24 h in vitro with OVA(323–339) in the presence of APCs as described I@=h|GM
above. Brefeldin A (eBioscience) was added for the last 6 h of the culture. Cells were F$K-Q;r]<
collected and were stained with allophycocyanin-conjugated mAb to CD4 and fluorescein $l&&y?()
isothiocyanate–conjugated mAb KJ1-26. Then, cells were fixed, were made permeable f/b }X3K
and were stained with antibody to IL-2 (clone JES6-5H4; eBioscience) according to the gkpNT)
manufacturer's instructions. WRAW%?$
14 'D-#,X
C
TH1 cells transduced with adenovirus vector encoding GFP were analyzed with a =&fBmV
FACScan (BD Biosciences). A total of 1 104 events were acquired, and data were 1V`]sfRK
analyzed with CellQuest software (BD Biosciences). x
0
Splenic and lymph node samples depleted of thymocytes and red blood cells were stained H/V%DO
with fluorescence-conjugated anti-CD3 (2C11), anti-CD4 (GK15), anti-CD8 (53-6.7), U!a"r8u|8q
anti-CD25 (7D4) and anti-CD44 (552407; all from BD Pharmingen). A three-color ;_i0@@J
FACScan (Becton Dickinson) was used for flow cytometry, and data were analyzed with =] 5;=>(
FlowJo 4.6 (TreeStar). lSyp
k-c
A FACSCalibur (Becton Dickinson) was used for flow cytometry. Human cells from !E_uQ?/w]Z
transplanted NOD-SCID mice were assessed with phycoerythrin–cyanin 5–conjugated p2~Q
anti–human CD45 and phycoerythrin-conjugated anti-CD19, anti-CD33, anti-CD36 and i`]M2Q
anti–glycophorin A (Becton Dickinson). EGFP fluorescence was detected with channel ;oFaDTX]
FL1 calibrated to the fluorescein isothiocyanate emission profile. During quadrant l*Y~h3
analysis, only fluorescence excluding more than 99% of isotypic control events was )Qxv9:X
considered specific. Cell Quest Pro software (Becton Dickinson) and FlowJo (Tree Star) \wRr6-!_
were used for data acquisition and analysis. IVNNiNN*5
Mammalian expression plasmids and transfection. 2Bjp{)*
For generation of the plasmid expressing Smad3 shRNA, the following specific >qF KXzI
oligonucleotides were used: upper, bOz\-=au
5'-GATCCACCTGAGTGAAGATGGAGATTCAAGAGATCTCCATCTTCACTCAGG Zc4h jg
TTTTTTTACGCGTG-3'; lower, uBE,z>/,;
3'-AATTCACGCGTAAAAAAACCTGAGTGAAGATGGAGATCTCTTGAATCTCCA .sG,TLE[<
TCTTCACTCAGGTG-5'. These were cloned under control of the U6 promoter into the wO!hVm,Ta
pSIREN-DNR-DsRed expression vector (Clontech, BD). Vector expressing shRNA E+1j3Q;
specific for luciferase served as a control. Smad3-Tm was subcloned into the
^,KR 0
pIRES2-EGFP vector (Clontech, BD); empty vector served as a control. Purified )(L&+DDy
DO11.10 or DO11.10p27 T cells were transfected with plasmids by nucleofection with ?@#}%<yEq
the Amaxa nucleofection apparatus, according to the manufacturer's instructions (Mouse |Gf{ }
T Cell Nucleofector Kit Amaxa Biosytems). Purified T cells were suspended in _(z"l"l=$
nucleofector solution (3 106 cells/100 l) and were mixed with 3 g of plasmid. }1W$9\%
Samples were transferred into cuvettes, were transfected with nucleofector program X-01 a
2rv4d=
and were then immediately transferred into 12-well plates and were cultured in _[phs06A
nucleofector medium for 3 h. Then, cells were collected and counted and were i@J,u
immediately transferred into syngeneic recipient mice (3 106 cells per mouse). At 3 h \;6F-0
after adoptive transfer, mice were given priming or tolerizing treatment in vivo according P8VU&b\
to the standard protocol described above. Lymphocytes were isolated from draining g7P1]CZ}
lymph nodes at day 5 of the treatment, CD4+ T cells were purified and transfection 31*6 ;(
efficiency was assessed by flow cytometry. The range of transfection efficiency was 0hkuBQb\
69–75% (Supplementary Fig. 4 online). Smad3-knockdown and control-knockdown m%V[&"5%e
DO11.10 cells and DO11.10 cells transfected with Smad3-Tm and vector control were ~ tLR
selected by cell sorting. The resulting CD4+ T cells (2 106 cells/ml) were restimulated W*<]`U_.
with OVA(323–339) (5 g/ml) in the presence of irradiated APCs in vitro. %
8L<KJd
15 `"H?nf0
Luciferase assays. RF)B4D-W
CAR IL-2–Luc TH1 clones were transduced with vectors, were stimulated for 20 h and &XsLp&Do2
were resuspended in serum-free DMEM in luminometer cuvettes (BD Biosciences). An faq
K D:
equal volume of Bright-Glo luciferase assay reagent (Promega) was added to each sample, #& wgsGV8C
followed by thorough mixing. After 2 min, samples were analyzed with a monolight 2010 s.sy7%{
Luminometer (BD Biosciences). <dL04F
Analysis of cell divisions in vivo. wP/9z(US
Purified T cells from DO11.10 and DO11.10p27 mice (10 106 cells/ml) were labeled 1[l>D1F?
for 30 min at 37 °C with the intracellular fluorescent dye CFSE (5 M 5(and > bF!Y]H
6)-carboxyfluorescein succunimidyl ester; Molecular Probes). Then, cells were washed ~It+|X=Kx
twice with cold RPMI 1640 medium containing 10% FCS, were resuspended in PBS and txo?k/w
were transferred intravenously into BALB/c mice (5 106 cells per mouse). Syngeneic
l :Nxl
hosts were left untreated (naive) or were treated with PBS followed by immunization !2|`aa
with OVA(323–339) (primed) or with CTLA-4–Ig plus mAb to CD40L followed by 8MeXVhM
immunization with OVA(323–339) as described above (tolerized). Then, 3 d later, 3Z:!o$
lymphocytes were isolated from the draining lymph nodes of the BALB/c hosts. The d:pm|C|F
number of cell divisions on CFSE-stained cells and the percentage of cells that had 6Y)^)dOi
undergone a specific number of divisions were determined as described43. Cells were also pE/3-0;}N
stained with mAb KJ1-26 and CFSE analysis of KJ1-26+ T cells was done by flow y/I~x+y
cytometry. 8+a<#?;
Adenovirus vectors. (l8r>V
The cDNA encoding Ras61L was provided by F. Fitch (University of Chicago, Chicago, $ t# ,'M
Illinois). The dominant negative Cbl construct was generated by RT-PCR with cDNA B"8JFf}"q
from TH1 clones as a template and the following primers (upper case, restriction enzyme csX*XiDWm
sequences; underlining, Myc tag sequence): 7R<u=U
5'-GGGGTACCatggagcagaaactcatctctgaagaggatctggccggcaacgtgaagaaga-3' (forward) and FHNuMdFn
5'-ATAGTTTAGCGGCCGCtcaatcttgaggagttggtt cacataa-3' (reverse). The cDNA JeTrMa 2
encoding DGK- was a gift from M. Topham (University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah) D0y,TF
and was used as a template to introduce an N-terminal Myc epitope tag by PCR. The >c
y.]uB
sequences of all PCR products were confirmed before subcloning. Construction of .`Old{<
recombinant adenovirus vectors was done with a two-cosmid system that has been X:SzkkVl7
described42. ?9zoQ[
Adenoviral transduction of CAR T cells. "Eok;io
TH1 clones were purified from passage cultures by Ficoll-Hypaque centrifugation. wO_pcNYZ8
Primary CAR 2C Rag2-/- CD8+ T cells were isolated from splenocytes by negative ;sck+FP7w
selection with magnetic beads and antibody 'cocktails' (Stem Cell Technologies). CAR $-fj rQ
TH1 cells were transduced with adenovirus vectors at high cell density (1 107 cells/ml) [Z5}2gB&
in DMEM containing 2% (volume/volume) FCS and were incubated for 1 h at 37 °C, Xs%R]KOwt
16 (ju
aDn)
followed by an overnight 'rest' at 37 °C in DMEM containing 5% (volume/volume) FCS w*6!?=jP
at low cell density (4 105 cells/ml). *3F /Ft5
Lentivirus production and infection protocols. &w;^m/zP3
A third-generation lentiviral vector encoding EGFP expressed from the human anz9lG
G#
phosphoglycerate kinase promoter was used as described29, 33. Cell populations were RP`GG+K
incubated overnight (about 16 h) in X-VIVO-10 medium (BioWhittaker) supplemented 0$f_or9T
with 1% BSA (Stem Cell Technologies) and L-glutamine (Invitrogen) with viral gc,J2B]61
supernatant (multiplicity of infection of 130–180). Viral concentrations of 1.0 108 to 1.8 o&hKg#nO83
108 viral particles/ml, 2.0 107 to 4.4 107 viral particles/ml and 0.9 108 to 1.6 108 1C}pv{0:&
viral particles/ml and cell concentrations of 0.7 106 to 1.1 106 cells/ml, 1.0 105 to 2.5 ')P2O\YS
105 cells/ml and 0.7 106 to 1.4 106 cells/ml for CD34+CD38lo, CD34+CD38- and Lin- 1IOo?e=/bM
cord blood, respectively, were maintained. The efficiency of gene transfer was estimated 0.J1!RIK/
by progenitor cell assay as described33. I8<Il^
Apoptosis induction. t`<}UWAH+
Spontaneous apoptosis of PMNs was detected after 22 h of incubation in culture media. gJ FR1
In some experiments, zVAD-fmk (10-50 M), TNF (40 ng/ml), resolvin E1–methyl ester, 5eiZs
aspirin-triggered lipoxin A4 analog, PD1–methyl ester (10 nM) or TGF- (10 ng/ml) was Qfkh0DX
B
added. Vehicle treatment was 0.05% (volume/volume) ethanol. Peripheral blood T cells vi[#?;pkF
were activated by incubation for 3 d in 24-well plates coated with anti-CD3 (5 g/ml; mHK@(D7X
R&D Systems). Jurkat cells or activated peripheral blood T cells were incubated for 4–48 w|!YoMk+o
h with staurosporine (1–2 M) or Fas ligand (0.05–5 ng/ml), after which cells were D rF
collected and used for flow cytometry or binding assays. In some experiments, #Acon7Rp
zVAD-fmk (10–50 M; R&D Systems) was added to cells 20 min before the addition of bc3|;O
apoptosis-indu =&di4'`
Mice strains and genotyping. \]Y\P~n
The 129/Sv Rhoh-/- mice were generated by Targeting Laboratory. The entire coding ;jRL3gAe)
region of mouse Rhoh is in its third exon; the targeting vector was designed to replace the K(-G: |
third exon of Rhoh with a neomycin-resistance cassette. The genotypes of Rhoh MZCL:#
gene-targeted embryonic stem cells and transgenic mice were determined by Southern aqcFY8b
'
blot analysis of DNA digested with SpeI using a 5' Rhoh genomic DNA probe or by PCR IY];Ss&i
analysis with primers. The 129/Sv Rhoh-/- mice were crossed with wild-type or p14 TCR ggerh#
(V 2V 8) transgenic mice on a C57BL/6J background to generate Rhoh-/- or 3x04JE3!
p14tg/+Rhoh-/- compound mice. Mice used were littermates derived from backcross Dl0/-=L
generations with an N of more than 2. The 129S6/SvEvTac-Rag2-/- mice were purchased %)zk..K{l
from Taconic Animal Models. All animal experiments were approved by the Institutional {F;,7Kn+l
Animal Care and Use Committee of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research ]O6KKz
Foundation (Cincinnati, Ohio). [yO=S0 e
Antibodies and GST fusion proteins. 6{5q@9F
17 gsnP!2cR
Fluorescence-conjugated monoclonal antibodies to the following mouse antigens were o^6jyb!j
used for flow cytometry: CD4 (RM4-5), CD8 (53-6.7), CD25 (7D4), CD44 (IM7), TCR 4BHtR017r
-chain (H57-597), TCR (GL3), TCR V 8, TCR V 5 (MR9-4), CD69 (H1.2F3), CD5 fr8Xoa%1=
(53-7.3), Gr-1 (RB6-8C5), Mac-1 (M1-70), NK1.1 (PK136), Thy1.2 (53-2.1), EY
So=
CD45R–B220 (RA3-6B2), IgM (R6-60.2), BrdU (3D4) and Ter119 (Ly-76; all from IbF4k.J
Pharmingen). For immunoblot analyses, antibodies to the following were used: RhoH9 wHA/b.jH
(B4998), Zap70 phosphorylated at Y319 (17a), phosphorylated tyrosine (4G10) and Lat Vre=%bGw
(45; Pharmingen); hemagglutinin (3F10; Roche); -actin (AC-15; Sigma); CD3 g4Y) Bz
(6B10.2; Santa Cruz Biotechnology); and Lat phosphorylated at Y191 (3584), Zap70 D`en%Lf!m
(99F2), phosphorylated p42-p44 (Thr202-Tyr204; 197G2) and p42-p44 (9102; Cell w-r_H!-
Signaling Technology). Primary antibodies were detected with the secondary antibodies HC?0Lj
horseradish peroxidase–conjugated goat anti-mouse (7076) or goat anti-rabbit (7074; both oE$hqd s
Cell Signaling Technology), or donkey anti-rat (sc-2956; Santa Cruz Biotechnology) C9o$9 l+B
using enhanced chemiluminescence detection (Cell Signaling Technology). GST fusion 8}bZ[
proteins were expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) cells and were purified FtN}]@F
according to the manufacturer's recommendations (GE Healthcare Life Science). Purified Tj&'KF8?L
GST fusion protein lysates were incubated for 1 h at 4 °C with glutathione–Sepharose 4B <8f(eP\*F
beads. Bead-bound GST fusion proteins were separated by SDS-PAGE and were 8qN"3 Et
quantified by Coomassie blue staining. !5&%\NSv
GST precipitation assay. ]Dh1~k.Kp
Jurkat cells were lysed in GST lysis buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, 10 7(NXCAO81
mM MgCl2, 1% Nonidet-P40 and Complete Protease Inhibitors). Cell lysates were loaded T(JuL<PB
onto columns of bead-bound GST fusion proteins. After columns were washed with GST p!}ZdX[u
lysis buffer containing 150 mM and 200 mM NaCl, bound proteins were eluted with GST kQIfYtT
lysis buffer containing 400 mM NaCl and SDS sample buffer, sequentially. Eluted p'g^Wh
proteins were detected by SDS-PAGE and Coomassie blue staining. Protein bands were Z["BgEJ
identified with a Bruker Biflex III MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer (SpectroREADER; }a ^|L"
Sequenom) and Protein Mass Fingerprinting Mascot search (Matrix Science). VRF6g|0;
Subcellular fractionation. %l]Rh/VPn?
Cells were lysed by brief sonication on ice in a buffer of 250 mM sucrose, 20 mM Tris, lVoik*,B
pH 7.8, 10 mM MgCl2, 1 mM EDTA, 1 mM Na3VO4, 10 mM NaF and Complete [zQWyDu
Protease Inhibitors. Lysates were centrifuged to remove nuclei and debris (900g for 5 min ;%Q&hwj
at 4 °C). The P100 and S100 fractions were separated by centrifugation for 30 min at R*bmu
100,000g. Membrane fractions were made soluble with MLB (Upstate) plus protease and 3fp> 4;ym'
phosphatase inhibitors. After centrifugation for additional 30 min at 100,000g, the 8+>\3j
detergent-insoluble cytoskeleton-containing fraction was resolved by 0.5% SDS-PAGE. Xpl?g=
B&u
Assessment of Intracellular Calcium Concentration . :a<2sp6