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Compassionate use of bevacizumab (Avastin) in children and young adults with Xt
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refractory or recurrent solid tumors. c3r`T{Kf
Bevacizumab-induced transient remodeling of the vasculature in neuroblastoma ck\W'Y*Q7
xenografts results in improved delivery and efficacy of systemically administered nv\K!wZI=b
chemotherapy. Sa
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Proteomics Approaches to the Systems Biology of Cardiovascular Diseases :Qhrh
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Pre- and post-natal treatment of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. O8SE)R~
Lack of early bevacizumab-related skeletal radiographic changes in children with vrcIwCa
neuroblastoma. pdvnpzj
Interleukin-4 activates androgen receptor through CBP/p300 eTuKu(0
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Trisomy 8 in an allogeneic stem cell transplant recipient representative of a
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donor-derived constitutional abnormality. %"eR0Lj+zq
Disruption of diacylglycerol metabolism impairs the induction of T cell anergy L#zD4L
T cell anergy is reversed by active Ras and is regulated by diacylglycerol kinase- }pIn3B)
High-dose conformal RT improves tumor control in patients with prostate cancer aYDo0?kF'
Vitamin D concentration does not affect the risk of prostate cancer 3bYjW=_hA
Liver resection with salvage transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma Ka_;~LS>(
The impact of histopathologic diagnosis on the proper management of testis neoplasms *UJ4\
Prostate stem cell antigen is associated with diffuse-type gastric cancer ]!&$&t8.
Multiple myeloma: high-risk immunophenotypes identified b?c/J{me
Increased c-kit expression predicts poor outcome in acute myeloid leukemia ixSr*+
Global Analysis of the Meiotic Crossover Landscape ~$J(it-a
Serum Response Factor Is Required for Sprouting Angiogenesis and Vascular Integrity *tgu@9b
Integrin Trafficking Regulated by Rab21 Is Necessary for Cytokinesis +`_0tM1
Reduced Translocation of Nascent Prion Protein During ER Stress Contributes to 6 dV )pJd
Neurodegeneration J=t}9.H~=
Effects of oral niacin on endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease: +{RTz)e?*
Results of the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled INEF study. ]%FAJ\
Global experiences with vardenafil in men with erectile dysfunction and underlying ?_i>Kx
conditions. 1P*hC<
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Noninvasive cardiac imaging: implications for risk assessment in adolescents and young 6#!CBY^{
adults. %l!?d`?
Transforming growth factor beta1 T29C gene polymorphism and hypertension: q]I aRho
Relationship with cardiovascular and renal damage. >%om[]0E
A comparison of hormone therapies on the urinary excretion of prostacyclin and D
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thromboxane A2. Z|%h-~
Repair of an infected aortic aneurysm using an aortic allograft and a venous autograft: YLGE{bS
Report of a case. ;=jF9mV.
Circulating Leptin and Stress-induced Cardiovascular Activity in Humans. oDMPYkpTu
Effects of aspirin dose on ischaemic events and bleeding after percutaneous coronary BZ1wE1 t
intervention: insights from the PCI-CURE study. d#a/J.Z$A
Long-term cardiovascular outcomes following ischemic heart disease in patients with and >&KH!:OX|
without peripheral vascular disease. j2<+[h-
Reduced renal function and sleep-disordered breathing in community-dwelling elderly jDpA>{O[
men. $Dj8 a\L
Intracoronary pharmacotherapy in the management of coronary microvascular kpIn_Ea
dysfunction. jez0 A
Inhibition of platelet aggregation by combined therapy with aspirin and cilostazol after mn?F;=qE
off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. 1>j,v+
Inhibition of CCR2 Ameliorates Insulin Resistance and Hepatic Steatosis in db/db Mice !6%?VJB|b
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The acquisition of metastatic ability by tumor cells is considered a late event in the fq6Obh=A#
evolution of malignant tumors. We report that untransformed mouse mammary cells that ~3?-l/ $
have been engineered to express the inducible oncogenic transgenes MYC and KrasD12, or EGUlLqP6e
polyoma middle T, and introduced into the systemic circulation of a mouse can bypass ,%*UF6B
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transformation at the primary site and develop into metastatic pulmonary lesions upon ]EX6Y
immediate or delayed oncogene induction. Therefore, previously untransformed Vb`Vp(>AU
mammary cells may establish residence in the lung once they have entered the |6JKB'
bloodstream and may assume malignant growth upon oncogene activation. Mammary )bOfs*S
cells lacking oncogenic transgenes displayed a similar capacity for long-term residence in m6ge
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the lungs but did not form ectopic tumors. @F<{/|P
Almost two decades after CFTR was identified as the gene responsible for cystic fibrosis >0{}tRm-P&
(CF), we still lack answers to many questions about the pathogenesis of the disease, and it "kyCY9)%
remains incurable. Mice with a disrupted CFTR gene have greatly facilitated CF studies, KUUA
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but the mutant mice do not develop the characteristic manifestations of human CF, hTX[W%K
including abnormalities of the pancreas, lung, intestine, liver, and other organs. Because '6dVe2V
pigs share many anatomical and physiological features with humans, we generated pigs _Hv+2E[4Z
with a targeted disruption of both CFTR alleles. Newborn pigs lacking CFTR exhibited wc;n=
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defective chloride transport and developed meconium ileus, exocrine pancreatic u;_h%z5K
destruction, and focal biliary cirrhosis, replicating abnormalities seen in newborn humans u[b |QR=5
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with CF. The pig model may provide opportunities to address persistent questions about $ZBYOA
CF pathogenesis and accelerate discovery of strategies for prevention and treatment. O:wG/et
Variable lymphocyte receptors (VLRs) rather than antibodies play the primary role in q*&R&K;q
recognition of antigens in the adaptive immune system of jawless vertebrates. %lHHTZ{+
Combinatorial assembly of leucine-rich repeat (LRR) gene segments achieves the xQu|D>kv87
required repertoire for antigen recognition. We have determined a crystal structure for a .H
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VLR-antigen complex, VLR RBC36 in complex with the H-antigen trisaccharide from 1|MR
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human blood type O erythrocytes, at 1.67 angstrom resolution. RBC36 binds the 8F}drK9>F
H-trisaccharide on the concave surface of the LRR modules of the solenoid structure q Q\j
where three key hydrophilic residues, multiple van der Waals interactions, and the highly Q1,sjLO-a
variable insert of the carboxyl-terminal LRR module determine antigen recognition and I%3[aBz4
specificity. The concave surface assembled from the most highly variable regions of the ljKIxSvCFp
LRRs, along with diversity in the sequence and length of the highly variable insert, can Tlw'05\{J
account for the recognition of diverse antigens by VLRs. Al-`}g+^
A 51-year-old man with a diagnosis of myelodysplasia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 3v8LzS3@
underwent an unmatched allogenic bone marrow transplantation and was treated U] LDi8
posttransplant with chronic immunosuppressive medication. Eight months following yH/A9L,Z
transplantation, he presented with progressive dysarthria, cognitive and visual decline. }UhYwJf89
Evaluation included brain magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrating multifocal vF27+/2+R
areas of increased T2 and FLAIR (fluid attenuated inversion recovery) signals involving =>$)F 4LW
the left frontal, parietal, and occipital lobes. The MR lesions demonstrated diffuse za_b jE
increased signal on DWI (diffusion-weighted images) and normal to low signal on ADC nuce(R
(apparent diffusion coefficients). Contrast-enhanced T1 images were unremarkable. ^m qEKy<
Lumbar puncture revealed a mild elevation in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein. CSF f<YYo
PCR assay for viral DNA fragments were negative on two occasions. Serum serology for OEW'bT)
HIV was negative as well. A brain biopsy was subsequently performed. The clinical and ;k <dp7^
neuroimaging differential diagnoses as well as neuropathologic correlation are presented. Ir9GgB
In vitro-generated mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) initially attracted interest for their y)G-6sZ/
ability to undergo differentiation toward cells of different lineages. >P/36'
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This paper presents the potential applications and the hurdles facing anti-HCV siRNA I3t5S;_8
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MATERIALS AND METHODS W 8`6O2
Materials tWl')^
Chemicals were purchased from Sigma (St Louis, MO), if not stated otherwise. ir}*E=*
Experiments were conducted in accordance with the NIH Guidelines for the Care and Use OE[7fDe'
of Laboratory Animals. `dF~'
CsA, EGF, PD98059, U0126, AG1478, Wortmannin, and LY294002 were from [ {"x{;
Calbiochem (San Diego, CA, USA). Anti-ERK1/2 and anti-Ras were from Transduction 3W ]zLUn
Laboratories (Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA). Anti-phospho Raf-1 (Ser259), anti-phospho 6VQQI9
Raf-1 (Ser338), anti-phospho PKB/Akt (Ser473), anti-PKB, anti-phospho EGFR (Tyr1068), N
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anti-phospho ERK1/2 (Thr202/Tyr204), anti-PI3K 110 , anti-p53, and anti-phospho C<C^7-5
MEK1/2 (Ser217/221) were from Cell Signalling (Danvers, MA, USA). Anti-MEK and c{`!$Z'k<
anti-Raf-1 (C12) were from Santa Cruz (Santa cruz, CA, USA). Apigenin and all other C &@'oLr
reagents were from Sigma (Saint Louis, MO, USA). GYy8kp84
Animal ?.ObHV*k
Eight- to ten-week-old male C57BL/6 mice (wild-type) and IL-6-deficient mice T/u61}'U{
backcrossed over eight generations on a C57BL/6 background were used x| D|d}
Mice were maintained on a standard diet and water was made freely available. Qd~7OH4Lp
All experiments were conducted with adherence to the NIH Guide for the Care and Use (MqQ3ys
of Laboratory Animals. f@9XSZ<.71
The animal protocol was approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee of the KN@ [hb
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Three surgical procedures were performed as described previously:5 (1) sham operation, G]xYQ]
(2) ischemic AKI, and (3) bilateral nephrectomy. /Xc9}~t6
The abdomen was closed in one layer. vnf2Z,f%
Sham surgery consisted of the same procedure except that clamps were not applied. GGLSmfb)
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For bilateral nephrectomy, renal pedicles were tied off with suture and then cut distally. _8SB+s*
The ureters were pinched off with forceps and the kidneys removed. H#X*OJ
Serum was collected as described previously.5 Blood urea nitrogen and creatinine were ;9#W#/B
measured using an autoanalyzer (Beckman Instruments, Fullerton, CA, USA). p4\sKF8-
Serum IL-6 was measured by ELISA according to assay instructions (R&D Systems, TXd6o=
Minneapolis, MN, USA). w|I5x}Z
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Five-micrometer sections of paraffin-embedded lung tissue were stained with q|klsup
hematoxylin and eosin using standard protocols. Neutrophils were counted on the basis of ^v5]Aq~X
morphological criteria; at least 50 high-powered fields ( 40) were counted per slide. n<)A5UB5-
Frozen lung was prepared for ELISA as described previously.5 Supernatants were /EHO(d!<
analyzed for protein content using a Bio-Rad DC protein assay kit (Hercules, CA, USA). t0xE
KC and MIP-2 were determined by ELISA (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA). 6o]{< T/'
One-fourth lung was used to determine MPO activity as described previously. eC 2~&:$L
Frozen lung was homogenized in radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer with protease
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inhibitor; western blotting was performed as described previously.49 Goat anti-murine V\n!?1{kdF
ICAM-1 polyclonal antibody (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA; 1:2000) or rat N*PJ m6-
anti-murine VCAM-1 monoclonal antibody (R&D Systems; 1:1000) were used. g@t..xJ,
A total of 20 g anti-IL-6 antibody vs IgG control (eBioscience, San Diego, CA, USA) _h,X3P
was administered to wild-type mice by tail vein injection 1 h before surgery, wmMn1q0F
intraperitoneally at the time of clamp removal (ischemic AKI) or nephrectomy (bilateral a3:45[SO4e
nephrectomy) and intraperitoneally 1 h following surgery (60 g total). 5&A' +]
Experimental groups #;1RStb:zj
STZ-induced diabetic rats, a model of partial type I diabetes: SD rats received a single
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intraperitoneal injection of freshly prepared STZ (65 mg kg-1 body weight, dissolved in W?N+7_%'
100 mmol l-1 citric acid, pH 4.5), and confirmed 2 days later by PP blood glucose iYdg1
(>250 mg dl-1). Hit)mwfYE
CTR rats: Vehicle-injected SD rats after 2 to 7 days, 14 to 30 days, and 90 days served as X=Y(,ZR(&
CTR for the 2 and 7 days STZ, the 14 and 30 days STZ, and for the 90 days STZ, 1n*"C!q
respectively. =_6 Q26
Insulin treatment in STZ: Glc was normalized in seven animals during 12–14 days of 64y9.PY
STZ by subcutaneous insulin implants (2U day-1; Lin Shin Canada, Ontario, Canada). YOfYa
Cell Culture t82*rCIB{
Immortalized cells from the convoluted portion of mouse kidney proximal tubule >$3 =yw%
PKSV-PCT cells (PCT3 clone) were cultured in a medium A (DMEM/Ham's F12 (1:1, ]|Ie E!6
v/v), 20 mM HEPES, 2 mM L-glutamine, 12.5 mM D-glucose, 60 nM sodium selenite, OzH\YN
5 g ml-1 transferrin, 50 nM dexamethasone, 100 U ml-1 penicillin, and 100 g ml-1 uzp\<\d-t
streptomycin), supplemented with 2% fetal bovine serum, 5 g ml-1 insulin, 10 ng ml-1 `USze0"t0:
EGF, and 1 nM triiodothyronine at 37°C in a 95:5 air/CO2 water-saturated atmosphere. .G<Or`K^i
For all experiments, cells were seeded at 0.2 106 cells/ml and after 24 h with complete :a=]<_*x
medium cells were starved for 16 h in medium A supplemented with 0.1% fetal bovine >*|Eyv_
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serum but not insulin, EGF, or triiodothyronine. CsA was dissolved in ethanol and all the `$J
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pharmacological inhibitors were in DMSO. In all cases, controls were carried out with q}E'x/s2m
cells treated with the corresponding vehicle alone. After treatments, cells were washed ds2xl7jg
twice with cold phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and harvested with lysis buffer as in ^Y8G}Z|
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Cell viability !_dW
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After treatments, PCT3 cells were harvested and washed twice with cold PBS, and the '1G0YfG}n
viable cells were counted with Trypan Blue Dye (Gibco-Life Technologies, Grand Island, 5mZ9rLn
NY, USA) in a Neubauer chamber. Living cells exclude the dye, whereas dead cells will N>@.(f&w
take up the blue dye. For Hoechst staining, cells seeded in six-well dishes were washed Z]OX6G
twice with PBS and fixed for 15 min with 4% paraformaldehyde at room temperature. 09iD| $~
Then, cells were washed twice again with PBS and stained with Hoescht (5 g ml-1 in 1bCS4fs^>
PBS) for 5 min. 1@+&6UC
Western blots/ Immunoblot B]>rcjD
The protein content of cellular extracts was quantified by the Bradford assay.44 Ax4;[K\Q
Twenty-five microgram of total cell extract protein was run on SDS-polyacrylamide gel (+TL
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electrophoresis gels, transferred onto polyvinylidene difluoride membranes, and `K2vG`c
incubated with the corresponding antibodies. The membranes were developed with the ,` $2
enhanced chemiluminescence method (Pierce, Rockford, IL, USA). q}&+{dN\1
Supernatants of growing or growth-arrested cells were centrifugated for 5 min at 10 000 g. A.!3{pAb
The cells were lysed as described. The proteins from supernatant and cell lysates were ~ }G#ys\1
concentrated using heparin sepharose. The heparin sepharose was washed four times with c[?&;# feV
phosphate-buffered saline containing protease inhibitors, dissolved in phosphate-buffered z+?48}
saline/protease inhibitor and incubated with 500 g protein over night at 4°C. The Mi[,-8Sk
complexes were washed with phosphate-buffered saline/protease inhibitor and the b]WvKdq
proteins were eluated with 100 l Laemmli buffer without bromophenol blue (10 min j2 #B l
95°C). A 30 l probe was loaded in each lane and western blot analysis was performed as lF$$~
G
described, using a polyclonal antibody against CCN3 (K19M), which recognizes a ;FjI!V
C-terminal 19-aminoacid peptide of human CCN3. As a positive control, a supernatant w6l56CB`
from adrenocortical cell cultures, which are known to secrete CCN3, was used. DEenvS`,P
Cells were lysed in 0.5% (volume/volume) Triton X-100 lysis buffer and immunoblot ;:Y/"5h
analysis was done as described43. Immunoprecipitation with anti-CrkL or control rabbit ,\PTn7_
antiserum was done as described44. Antibodies to the following were used: j<vU[J+gx~
phosphorylated Erk (910L; Cell Signaling); phosphorylated Jnk (V7932; Promega); Erk GS!1K(7
(13-6200; Zymed); Jnk1 (sc-474), H-Ras (sc-35), C3G (sc-869), CrkL (sc-319), Nbm$ta
RasGRP1 (sc-8430) and DGK- (sc-8722; all from Santa Cruz Biotechnologies); and ;BEX|wxn
DGK- (a gift from H. Kanoh, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan). Images Olq`mlsK
were scanned, followed by densitometry analysis with UN-SCAN-IT software (Silk M3q7{w*bM
Scientific). ,,Vuvn
11 zvbz3 a
Purified splenic T cells were stimulated for various times with 5 g/ml of anti-CD3 &_Gu'A({J
(500A2; BD Pharmingen) and were lysed in 1% Nonidet P-40 lysis buffer (1% @<p9O0
(volume/volume) Nonidet-40, 150 mM NaCl and 50 mM Tris, pH 7.4) with protease J2$=H1-
inhibitors. Proteins were resolved by SDS-PAGE and were transferred to a Trans-Blot %VgK::)r
Nitrocellulose membrane (Bio-Rad Laboratories); membranes were probed with l,E4h-$
antibodies specific to phosphorylated Erk (91015; Cell Signal Technology) and ' ]vMOGG
phospholipase C- 1 (05-163; Upstate Biotechnology). Membranes were stripped and #r80FVwiD
were reprobed for analysis of total Erk (SC-16982; Santa Cruz Biotechnology). Activated !%G;
t$U=M
Ras in cell lysates was determined by glutathione S-transferase–Raf—Ras-binding ~ZRtNL9
domain precipitation assay as described VD2o#.7*eu
Immunofluorescence microscopy. wRE2rsXoU
Analysis of protein localization in 2C T cell–P815.B71 cell conjugates was done as 7e<\11uI]a
described29. P815.B71 cells were labeled with CMAC (7-amino-4-chloromethylcoumarin) ~RnBs`&!
Cell-Tracker Blue (Molecular Probes) and were mixed with equal numbers of anergic or &d[%
in vitro–primed 2C Rag2-/- T cells. After approximately 8 min, cells were fixed, were
q&EwD(k
made permeable and were stained with anti-GRP1 and anti-talin (Santa Cruz LwEc*79
Biotechnologies) and with species-specific secondary antibodies conjugated to A,GJ6qp3
fluorescein isothiocyanate or phycoerythrin, respectively. Samples were analyzed with a P,SI0$Z
Zeiss Axiovert 100 microscope, and 15 conjugates were typically assigned scores. C<iOa)_@Q
Slidebook software (Intelligent Imaging Innovations) was used for image capture and %J|
xPp)
deconvolution analysis. ImageJ 1.36b software (US National Institutes of Health) was N`i`[ f
used for quantification of pixel intensity. >R8eAR$N
Measurement of ROS generation ( 0Z3Ksfj1
The assay is based on the incorporation of 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate into the cell. d9uT*5f
H2O2 and peroxidases are able to oxidize the cleaved DCFH to DCF, which is highly ~6:y@4&F
fluorescent at 530 nm. To measure CsA-induced ROS generation, cells were washed ^Dhu8C(
twice with PBS, and fresh medium containing 20 M 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate <\S
j5
was added to previously treated cells. After 30 min cells were washed again, tripsinized, t>>\U X
and resuspended with cold PBS. Fluorescence was measure by flow cytometry on a (L6*#!Dt
FACScan flow cytometer. $8,/[V
A
Raf-1 activity ='|HUxFi
Raf-1 immunoprecipitation and kinase assay were performed as described previously.45 n`)wD~mk
Immunoprecipitated Raf was incubated for 30 min at 30°C with 0.8 mM ATP, 10 g ml-1 B[Fuy y?
GST-MEK, and 100 g ml-1 GST-ERK2. An aliquot of the supernatant was used for #NLLlEE
ERK2 activity assays using 0.5 mg ml-1 myelin basic protein and 0.1 mM [ -32P] ATP y[@<goT
(400 c.p.m. pmol-1). After 15 min incubation at 30°C, 12 l of 5 Laemmli loading yS:1F
PA$_
buffer was added to the tubes and the mixture analyzed by SDS-polyacrylamide gel yD9<-B<)
electrophoresis. Radiolabeled bands were quantified in a PhosphoImager. b/Z0{38
12 a0ze7F<(
Semiquantitative RT-PCR. 4?^t=7N
Total RNA was isolated from freshly isolated thymocytes. Then, cDNA was prepared &$</|F)y
with the M-MuLV reverse transcriptase and random primers according to the l6Q75i)eF
manufacturer's recommendations (New England Biolabs). Semiquantitative PCR analysis a,N?GxK~
of Tcrb VDJC (where 'C' is the constant region) and Cd3e cDNA was done as described51. +tXOP|X
[32P]dCTP (GE Healthcare Life Science) was incorporated into PCR products for O/=i'0Xv
semiquantitative detection by autoradiography. '
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Real-time quantitative RT-PCR W}5 H'D
Total RNA was isolated from HMC or rat mesangial cells using the Invisorb Spin vYNh0)$%F
Cell-RNA Mini Kit (Invitek, Berlin, Germany) or from isolated glomeruli using the Vhs:X~=qL
RNeasy Mini Kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany). RNA purity determination, cDNA L){rv)?="
synthesis, and RT-PCR were performed as described.16 Primer sequences are listed in XHlx89v7
Table 2. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase cDNA amplification was used as an Y(]&j`%
internal standard. #)BdN
Total RNA was isolated from the frozen kidneys as described by Chomczynski and a,U =irBA
Sacchi47 and quantified by a photometer. One microgram of the resulting RNA was used ,SAS\!hsE
for reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR. The cDNA was synthesized by MMLV reverse 5)yQrS !{:
transcriptase (Superscript-Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA). For quantification of renin \8!&XcA
mRNA expression (sense: 5'-ATGAAGGGGGTGTCTGTGGGGTC-3', antisense: ?)cNe:KY
5'-ATGCGGGGAGGGTGGGCACCTG-3'), real-time RT-PCR was performed using a B94mh
Light Cycler Instrument (Roche Diagnostics Corp., Basel, Suisse) and the QuantiTect /.\$%bua
SYBR Green PCR kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany), with GAPDH (sense: M,Px.@tw.
5'-TTCATTGACCTCAACTACAT-3', antisense: 5'-GAGGGGCCATCCACAGTCTT-3') 1lNg} !)[K
as a control. PCR was run for 30 cycles with 15 s per 95°C denaturation, 20 s/58°C 4>gMe3]0
annealing and 20 s/72°C elongation. To verify the accuracy of the amplicon, a melting 9zkR)C
curve analysis was done after amplification.Total renin mRNA content per kidney was BV&}(9z
calculated from the yield of RNA extracted from the whole kidneys times the renin h<9h
2
mRNA estimate obtained from the defined amount of RNA used for RT-PCR real time OX?9 3AlG
measurement. For the RT-PCR real-time measurements, a pool of RNA from adult mouse Z<|caT]Q(
kidneys was generated, which served as standard for all RT-PCR runs. Thus, all renin NDRk%_Eu(
mRNA levels for the developing kidneys were estimated relative to the levels in adult 'Z7oPq6
kidneys. 'PlKCn`(w
In vitro anergy assay. `\&qk)ZP
Wild-type, Dgka-/- and Dgkz-/- splenocytes were stained with 5 M CFSE, were w>X33Ff]8@
stimulated for 72 h with anti-CD3 (1 g/ml; 2C11) along with CTLA-4–Fc (5 g/ml), s&lZxnIjc
were stained with allophycocyanin-conjugated anti-CD4 and were analyzed by flow T"Wq:
cytometry. Cell division was assessed by CFSE dilution after gating on live CD4+ cells. ;1cX|N=
Alternatively, cells were stimulated for 72 h and were pulsed with 1 Ci/well of fj 19U9R
[3H]thymidine for the final 8 h of stimulation, and proliferation was assessed by tritium .l*]W!L]
incorporation with a scintillation counter. For restimulation analyses, cells were e@L'H)w,
13 y-"*[5{W
prestimulated with anti-CD3 plus CTLA-4–Fc, then after 72 h, CD4+ cells were purified u9>.x
zYG
by negative selection (with fluorescein isothiocyanate–conjugated anti-CD8, anti-B220 ''wWw(2O
(RA3-6B2; BD Pharmingen), anti-DX5 and anti-CD11b (M1/70; BD Pharmingen), ;2}0Hr'|
followed by depletion with anti–fluorescein isothiocyanate magnetic beads) and were gB<p
allowed to 'rest' overnight at 37 °C. Live cells were then counted by Trypan blue )j@k[}R#g
exclusion, and equivalent numbers of live cells were dropped onto monolayers of bone o)?"P;UhJX
marrow–derived macrophages coated with anti-CD3 (1 g/ml) and anti-CD28 (0.5 bs]ret$?(q
g/ml). After 24 h, supernatants were collected and IL-2 was quantified by ELISA ^?toTU
according to the manufacturer's protocol (R&D Systems). &tQ,2RT
Three-dimensional reconstruction OR( )D~:n
Serial sections of kidney specimens were fixed and stained for renin and for SMA as r[M]2h
described above. Digitalization of the serial slices was performed using an AxioCam TRAs5I%
MRm camera (Zeiss, Jena, Germany) mounted on an Axiovert200M microscope (Zeiss) t_,iV9NrZ
with fluorescence filters for renin and SMA (TRITC: filter set 43: Cy2: filter set 38 HE; ,US~p_M!
Zeiss). After acquisition, a stack of equal-sized images was built using the graphic tool *=S\jek
ImageJ (Wayne Rasband, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA). The equalized data were then 4lb3quY$Us
imported into the Amira 4.1 visualization software (Mercury Computer Systems Inc., T[<llh'+
Chelmsford, MA, USA) on a Dell Precision 690 computer system (Dell, Frankfurt, rem&F'x0V
Germany), and subsequently split into the renin and SMA channels. After this step, the 8+
B. x
renin and SMA channels were aligned. In the segmentation step, the SMA and renin UY{
Uo@k9x
data sets served as a scaffold and were spanned manually or automatically using Fm,A<+l@u
grayscale values. Matrixes, volume surfaces, and statistics were generated from these J}`K&DtM9
segments. =t&B8+6
Restimulation assay after in vivo immunization. zG@9-s* L
For analysis of T cell priming in vivo, CD4+ T cells were collected from naive, primed or ,Xk8{=
tolerized recipient mice on day 15 after immunization. Proliferative responses were d)r=W@tF]
measured by culture for 72 h of CD4+ T cells (3 106 cells/ml) with irradiated (3,000 rads)
)Ah
APCs (10 106 cells/ml) and OVA(323–339). The number of KJ1-26+ cells for each .XURI#b
group of recipient mice was determined by flow cytometry and proliferation was 1(hgSf1WH
normalized to the number of input KJ1-26+ cells. Supernatants were collected from plates tI{
n!
and cytokine concentrations were measured by ELISA. WU#bA|Cf
Flow cytometry. cKF02?)TX
For analysis of surface antigen expression, mAb to CD4 (JK1.5; eBioscience) and mAb Wz:MPdz3(
KJ1-26 (KJ-126; Caltag) were used. For intracellular IL-2 staining, T cells were -hp,O?PM
restimulated for 24 h in vitro with OVA(323–339) in the presence of APCs as described fBD5K3
above. Brefeldin A (eBioscience) was added for the last 6 h of the culture. Cells were 8DLR
collected and were stained with allophycocyanin-conjugated mAb to CD4 and fluorescein cdzzS?$)
isothiocyanate–conjugated mAb KJ1-26. Then, cells were fixed, were made permeable +*)B;)P
and were stained with antibody to IL-2 (clone JES6-5H4; eBioscience) according to the # dW$"u
manufacturer's instructions. :;{U2q+
14 4^70r9hV9
TH1 cells transduced with adenovirus vector encoding GFP were analyzed with a XuR!9x^5
FACScan (BD Biosciences). A total of 1 104 events were acquired, and data were 79:x>i=
analyzed with CellQuest software (BD Biosciences). MV9{>xX
Splenic and lymph node samples depleted of thymocytes and red blood cells were stained r^ #.yUz
with fluorescence-conjugated anti-CD3 (2C11), anti-CD4 (GK15), anti-CD8 (53-6.7), Xd|@w{.m*
anti-CD25 (7D4) and anti-CD44 (552407; all from BD Pharmingen). A three-color ;13lu1
FACScan (Becton Dickinson) was used for flow cytometry, and data were analyzed with 0~Yg={IKhK
FlowJo 4.6 (TreeStar). cQgmRHZ]
A FACSCalibur (Becton Dickinson) was used for flow cytometry. Human cells from jh\q2E~,`
transplanted NOD-SCID mice were assessed with phycoerythrin–cyanin 5–conjugated }Ax$}#
anti–human CD45 and phycoerythrin-conjugated anti-CD19, anti-CD33, anti-CD36 and =,gss&J!!
anti–glycophorin A (Becton Dickinson). EGFP fluorescence was detected with channel K.l?R#G`,F
FL1 calibrated to the fluorescein isothiocyanate emission profile. During quadrant rCYNdfdpp
analysis, only fluorescence excluding more than 99% of isotypic control events was j]Rl1~+M
considered specific. Cell Quest Pro software (Becton Dickinson) and FlowJo (Tree Star) /,E%)K;
were used for data acquisition and analysis. QnaMj
Dh$6
Mammalian expression plasmids and transfection. fB
For generation of the plasmid expressing Smad3 shRNA, the following specific "~d)$]+
oligonucleotides were used: upper, .o|Gk
5)
5'-GATCCACCTGAGTGAAGATGGAGATTCAAGAGATCTCCATCTTCACTCAGG
Q9%N>h9
TTTTTTTACGCGTG-3'; lower, hbE;zY%hP
3'-AATTCACGCGTAAAAAAACCTGAGTGAAGATGGAGATCTCTTGAATCTCCA ;\Wg>sq
TCTTCACTCAGGTG-5'. These were cloned under control of the U6 promoter into the TKRu^KH9
pSIREN-DNR-DsRed expression vector (Clontech, BD). Vector expressing shRNA <ezvz..g
specific for luciferase served as a control. Smad3-Tm was subcloned into the X5>p~;[9
pIRES2-EGFP vector (Clontech, BD); empty vector served as a control. Purified YroKC+4"i
DO11.10 or DO11.10p27 T cells were transfected with plasmids by nucleofection with z%*ZmF ^K
the Amaxa nucleofection apparatus, according to the manufacturer's instructions (Mouse c?<FMb3]
T Cell Nucleofector Kit Amaxa Biosytems). Purified T cells were suspended in N<N!it
nucleofector solution (3 106 cells/100 l) and were mixed with 3 g of plasmid. *e
_ /D$SC
Samples were transferred into cuvettes, were transfected with nucleofector program X-01 V-7!)&q
and were then immediately transferred into 12-well plates and were cultured in J]N-^ld\\
nucleofector medium for 3 h. Then, cells were collected and counted and were dx
Mz!
immediately transferred into syngeneic recipient mice (3 106 cells per mouse). At 3 h Fo;xA
after adoptive transfer, mice were given priming or tolerizing treatment in vivo according DOU\X N
to the standard protocol described above. Lymphocytes were isolated from draining DJrA@hm/Y
lymph nodes at day 5 of the treatment, CD4+ T cells were purified and transfection evimnV
efficiency was assessed by flow cytometry. The range of transfection efficiency was #[I`VA\x
69–75% (Supplementary Fig. 4 online). Smad3-knockdown and control-knockdown mI"|^!L
DO11.10 cells and DO11.10 cells transfected with Smad3-Tm and vector control were p(U'c}@2
selected by cell sorting. The resulting CD4+ T cells (2 106 cells/ml) were restimulated HK:?Y[ebs
with OVA(323–339) (5 g/ml) in the presence of irradiated APCs in vitro. GbStqR~^#
15 <5C3c&sds
Luciferase assays. Nz5gu.a6{L
CAR IL-2–Luc TH1 clones were transduced with vectors, were stimulated for 20 h and XL} oYL]}&
were resuspended in serum-free DMEM in luminometer cuvettes (BD Biosciences). An p1G!-\l
equal volume of Bright-Glo luciferase assay reagent (Promega) was added to each sample, 1{nXmtvr
followed by thorough mixing. After 2 min, samples were analyzed with a monolight 2010 --
_,;
Luminometer (BD Biosciences). Ov?k4kJ
Analysis of cell divisions in vivo. M@s2T|bQw
Purified T cells from DO11.10 and DO11.10p27 mice (10 106 cells/ml) were labeled L6 hTz'
for 30 min at 37 °C with the intracellular fluorescent dye CFSE (5 M 5(and b.C!4^
6)-carboxyfluorescein succunimidyl ester; Molecular Probes). Then, cells were washed Bv!j.$0d{
twice with cold RPMI 1640 medium containing 10% FCS, were resuspended in PBS and ;wTl#\|w0
were transferred intravenously into BALB/c mice (5 106 cells per mouse). Syngeneic $]xe,}*Af
hosts were left untreated (naive) or were treated with PBS followed by immunization 1(rH5z'F
with OVA(323–339) (primed) or with CTLA-4–Ig plus mAb to CD40L followed by `){*JPl
immunization with OVA(323–339) as described above (tolerized). Then, 3 d later, 9
<\wa/#
lymphocytes were isolated from the draining lymph nodes of the BALB/c hosts. The AP/5,M<
number of cell divisions on CFSE-stained cells and the percentage of cells that had }2V|B4
undergone a specific number of divisions were determined as described43. Cells were also >RF[0s'-
stained with mAb KJ1-26 and CFSE analysis of KJ1-26+ T cells was done by flow H.wp{m{
cytometry. (j}"1
Adenovirus vectors. *4]I#N
The cDNA encoding Ras61L was provided by F. Fitch (University of Chicago, Chicago, VJZ
Illinois). The dominant negative Cbl construct was generated by RT-PCR with cDNA -4;{QB?
from TH1 clones as a template and the following primers (upper case, restriction enzyme _YO`x
sequences; underlining, Myc tag sequence): S-'iOJ1]
5'-GGGGTACCatggagcagaaactcatctctgaagaggatctggccggcaacgtgaagaaga-3' (forward) and 3
D;\V&([
5'-ATAGTTTAGCGGCCGCtcaatcttgaggagttggtt cacataa-3' (reverse). The cDNA F~{yqY5]n
encoding DGK- was a gift from M. Topham (University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah) C!RxMccTh
and was used as a template to introduce an N-terminal Myc epitope tag by PCR. The (#LV*&K%IC
sequences of all PCR products were confirmed before subcloning. Construction of 9(ANhG
recombinant adenovirus vectors was done with a two-cosmid system that has been fLct!H3
described42. ^<[oKi;>
Adenoviral transduction of CAR T cells. p24sWDf
TH1 clones were purified from passage cultures by Ficoll-Hypaque centrifugation. >Y)jt*vQ
Primary CAR 2C Rag2-/- CD8+ T cells were isolated from splenocytes by negative |UBR8
selection with magnetic beads and antibody 'cocktails' (Stem Cell Technologies). CAR Q5{i#F7nJm
TH1 cells were transduced with adenovirus vectors at high cell density (1 107 cells/ml) ~U ?cL-`n
in DMEM containing 2% (volume/volume) FCS and were incubated for 1 h at 37 °C, m:II<tv
16 JU/K\S2%,
followed by an overnight 'rest' at 37 °C in DMEM containing 5% (volume/volume) FCS B5zu?AG
at low cell density (4 105 cells/ml). {C|#<}1
Lentivirus production and infection protocols. L?4c8!Q
A third-generation lentiviral vector encoding EGFP expressed from the human s1:UCv-%
phosphoglycerate kinase promoter was used as described29, 33. Cell populations were W&TPr
B
incubated overnight (about 16 h) in X-VIVO-10 medium (BioWhittaker) supplemented o^d(mJZ.F~
with 1% BSA (Stem Cell Technologies) and L-glutamine (Invitrogen) with viral V,*YM
supernatant (multiplicity of infection of 130–180). Viral concentrations of 1.0 108 to 1.8 kO~xE-(=
108 viral particles/ml, 2.0 107 to 4.4 107 viral particles/ml and 0.9 108 to 1.6 108 W446;)?5
viral particles/ml and cell concentrations of 0.7 106 to 1.1 106 cells/ml, 1.0 105 to 2.5 T_y 'cvh
105 cells/ml and 0.7 106 to 1.4 106 cells/ml for CD34+CD38lo, CD34+CD38- and Lin- =JX.*
MEB
cord blood, respectively, were maintained. The efficiency of gene transfer was estimated o/2\8
by progenitor cell assay as described33. J$j&j`
Apoptosis induction. c^Rz?2x
Spontaneous apoptosis of PMNs was detected after 22 h of incubation in culture media. $9M>B<]
In some experiments, zVAD-fmk (10-50 M), TNF (40 ng/ml), resolvin E1–methyl ester, 4US8B=jk
aspirin-triggered lipoxin A4 analog, PD1–methyl ester (10 nM) or TGF- (10 ng/ml) was V.: a6>]
added. Vehicle treatment was 0.05% (volume/volume) ethanol. Peripheral blood T cells >.\G/'\?
were activated by incubation for 3 d in 24-well plates coated with anti-CD3 (5 g/ml; #xm<|s
R&D Systems). Jurkat cells or activated peripheral blood T cells were incubated for 4–48 _ZC4O&fL
h with staurosporine (1–2 M) or Fas ligand (0.05–5 ng/ml), after which cells were mQ('X~l
collected and used for flow cytometry or binding assays. In some experiments, eLL>ThMyW
zVAD-fmk (10–50 M; R&D Systems) was added to cells 20 min before the addition of J &u&G7#S
apoptosis-indu hc`9Y
Mice strains and genotyping. WK:~2m&y
The 129/Sv Rhoh-/- mice were generated by Targeting Laboratory. The entire coding 2:&8FdU
region of mouse Rhoh is in its third exon; the targeting vector was designed to replace the lk1c2
third exon of Rhoh with a neomycin-resistance cassette. The genotypes of Rhoh PF1!aAvVb
gene-targeted embryonic stem cells and transgenic mice were determined by Southern `a3q)}*Y
blot analysis of DNA digested with SpeI using a 5' Rhoh genomic DNA probe or by PCR L!3{ASIN0
analysis with primers. The 129/Sv Rhoh-/- mice were crossed with wild-type or p14 TCR va95/(
(V 2V 8) transgenic mice on a C57BL/6J background to generate Rhoh-/- or V7[Dvg:W
p14tg/+Rhoh-/- compound mice. Mice used were littermates derived from backcross /-8v]nRB
generations with an N of more than 2. The 129S6/SvEvTac-Rag2-/- mice were purchased xQk]a1
from Taconic Animal Models. All animal experiments were approved by the Institutional DSizr4R
Animal Care and Use Committee of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research fP&F$"o8
Foundation (Cincinnati, Ohio). jtS+y)2
Antibodies and GST fusion proteins. q4xB`G
17 o!aKeM~|Es
Fluorescence-conjugated monoclonal antibodies to the following mouse antigens were GWM2l?zOP
used for flow cytometry: CD4 (RM4-5), CD8 (53-6.7), CD25 (7D4), CD44 (IM7), TCR LCyci1\@
-chain (H57-597), TCR (GL3), TCR V 8, TCR V 5 (MR9-4), CD69 (H1.2F3), CD5 4CW
/
(53-7.3), Gr-1 (RB6-8C5), Mac-1 (M1-70), NK1.1 (PK136), Thy1.2 (53-2.1), gK-: t
CD45R–B220 (RA3-6B2), IgM (R6-60.2), BrdU (3D4) and Ter119 (Ly-76; all from })M$#%(
Pharmingen). For immunoblot analyses, antibodies to the following were used: RhoH9 !_?<-f(
(B4998), Zap70 phosphorylated at Y319 (17a), phosphorylated tyrosine (4G10) and Lat l(v$+
(45; Pharmingen); hemagglutinin (3F10; Roche); -actin (AC-15; Sigma); CD3 ga4 gH>4
(6B10.2; Santa Cruz Biotechnology); and Lat phosphorylated at Y191 (3584), Zap70 Ke&lGf"5
(99F2), phosphorylated p42-p44 (Thr202-Tyr204; 197G2) and p42-p44 (9102; Cell v@XQ)95]F
Signaling Technology). Primary antibodies were detected with the secondary antibodies 2 8f-8B
horseradish peroxidase–conjugated goat anti-mouse (7076) or goat anti-rabbit (7074; both 9(|[okB
Cell Signaling Technology), or donkey anti-rat (sc-2956; Santa Cruz Biotechnology) #Vs/1y`()
using enhanced chemiluminescence detection (Cell Signaling Technology). GST fusion FT[oM<M\Xd
proteins were expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) cells and were purified Jj fNH
~
according to the manufacturer's recommendations (GE Healthcare Life Science). Purified w_KGn17
GST fusion protein lysates were incubated for 1 h at 4 °C with glutathione–Sepharose 4B q)G*"
beads. Bead-bound GST fusion proteins were separated by SDS-PAGE and were 9(ZzwkD'>
quantified by Coomassie blue staining. Rb#Z'1D'G
GST precipitation assay. O .TFV.
Jurkat cells were lysed in GST lysis buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, 10 c5;YKON
mM MgCl2, 1% Nonidet-P40 and Complete Protease Inhibitors). Cell lysates were loaded Y@9L8XNP>
onto columns of bead-bound GST fusion proteins. After columns were washed with GST vEtogkFA"
lysis buffer containing 150 mM and 200 mM NaCl, bound proteins were eluted with GST pr;<n\Y{
lysis buffer containing 400 mM NaCl and SDS sample buffer, sequentially. Eluted 7 z<!2
proteins were detected by SDS-PAGE and Coomassie blue staining. Protein bands were Yo|
H`m,
identified with a Bruker Biflex III MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer (SpectroREADER; s.=)p"pTd
Sequenom) and Protein Mass Fingerprinting Mascot search (Matrix Science). :{_Or'L
Subcellular fractionation. ~q4DePVE
Cells were lysed by brief sonication on ice in a buffer of 250 mM sucrose, 20 mM Tris, eb9qg.9Z
pH 7.8, 10 mM MgCl2, 1 mM EDTA, 1 mM Na3VO4, 10 mM NaF and Complete 2*K0~ b`
Protease Inhibitors. Lysates were centrifuged to remove nuclei and debris (900g for 5 min "sT`Dhr
at 4 °C). The P100 and S100 fractions were separated by centrifugation for 30 min at `3pe\s
100,000g. Membrane fractions were made soluble with MLB (Upstate) plus protease and m9#u.Q*
phosphatase inhibitors. After centrifugation for additional 30 min at 100,000g, the B
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detergent-insoluble cytoskeleton-containing fraction was resolved by 0.5% SDS-PAGE. lmH!I)5
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