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Jurkat cells cultured in calcium-free RPMI-1640 medium (Gibco BRL; number /2?
CB\
22300-107) containing calcium-free 10% FBS were triggered by anti-Fas IgM. The \78E>(`'
treated cells were harvested at the indicated time points and incubated with Fluo-3-AM at -hXKCb4YU
a final concentration of 1 micromolar for 30 min at 37°C (Scoltock et al., 2000). The QJ XP-
labeled cells (50,000 cells per treatment) were then analyzed by exciting the cells at 488 I<#X#_YP
nm and examining the fluorescence emission of Fluo 3 at 530 nm with a FACS Scan, h+W$\T)
(Becton Dickinson). A one micromolar concentration of LPA was used as a positive ^bv^&V&IB
control for Ca2+ induction. The data thus obtained was analyzed with the software Win C+TB>~Gv`
MDI 2.8 and represented as contour plots.The effect of chelating intracellular calcium on E2dM0r<]
translocation of annexin I was studied by culturing Jurkat cells in the presence of 10 vxmX5.
micromolar BAPTA-AM, with or without the addition of anti-Fas IgM. Cells were ^m#tWb)f
harvested and fractionated as detailed above, and the S-100 fractions were assessed by F^.A~{&L
immunoblotting for presence or absence of annexin I. 9rMO=
Mouse bone marrow transduction and transplantation. Jpduk&u
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methods49. Prestimulated low-density bone marrow cells were infected with high-titer ntH`\ )xi
retrovirus supernatant on fibronectin-coated plates. Retrovirus supernatant was generated B/l^=u+-
in the phoenix-gp cells with a mouse stem cell virus–based retroviral vector coexpressing a"-uJn
EGFP and HA–RhoH as described50. EGFP+ sorted cells were transplanted by kqKT>xo4EZ
intravenous injection into the sublethally irradiated (300 rads with a 137Cs irradiator) xF{%@t
Rag2-/- recipient mice. At 9 weeks after transplantation, thymus, peripheral blood, bone '/<\X{l8
marrow, spleen and lymph nodes from each recipient mouse were collected for analysis ?w(hPUd!2
of EGFP+ chimerism and hematopoietic lineage by flow cytometry. Expression of 1\(
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confirmed by immunoblot analysis. [RKk-8I
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Kidney slices were postfixed in buffered 2% OsO4, dehydrated, and embedded in an 9xbT?$^
Araldite-EM bed 812 mixture. Large sections were cut perpendicular to the renal capsule, c/+6M
containing cortex, and medulla. Thin (1 m) sections were analyzed in a blinded manner /x@aAJ|
for morphologic alterations, as previously detailed
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Patients included in the study met the following criteria: (1) biopsy-proven IMN; (2) ;@S'8
creatinine clearance 30 ml per min per 1.73 m2; and (3) persistent proteinuria >5 g per >
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24 h despite treatment with an HMG-CoA (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A) Mlc_w19C9
reductase inhibitor, an ACEi, and/or ARB at maximal tolerated dose for at least 4 months. 0p.MH~mx
The Mayo Institutional Review Board and the Research Ethical Board, University Health Lp-$Ie
Network, University of Toronto approved the study protocol. All patients gave written "y~*1kBu
informed consent. Patients who had been on treatment with prednisone, cyclosporine, or X~&8^?
19 h;vY=r-
mycophenolic mofetil within the last 4 months or alkylating agents within the last 6 Y`8)`
months were not included in the study. Patients with active infection, diabetes, or a +w[ZMk
secondary cause of MN (for example, hepatitis B, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), I)yaR+l
medications, malignancies) were also excluded. 1\,k^Je7
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high-quality protein) diet was recommended and patients were encouraged to maintain y@v)kN)Y9\
the same diet throughout the duration of the study. All patients received a similar R"XycXn_$
conservative treatment regimen that included loop diuretics to control edema, an ].d%R a:{
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, and an ACEi combined with an ARB if tolerated. Es#:0KH].v
-Blockers and non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers, in that order, were added r'nPP6`
when required to control systolic blood pressures to <135 mm Hg in >75% of the <gi~:%T
readings. Patients who after a minimum of 4 months of conservative therapy and .lj5pmD
maximized Ang II blockade had proteinuria >5 g per 24 h received two i.v. infusions of VDOC>
rituximab at a dose of 1000 mg on days 1 and 15. To minimize infusion reactions, +a*Ic8*
patients were premedicated with acetaminophen (1000 mg) and diphenhydramine ZDaHR-%Y
hydrochloride (50 mg) orally. In addition, methylprednisolone (100 mg, i.v.) was given ~q+AAWL
prior to the first rituximab infusion. B-cell depletion was defined as CD19+ count evZP*N~G
<5 cells per l at any time and B-cell recovery was defined as CD19+ cell count *=B<S/0
>15 cells per l. Patients treated with rituximab, who at month 6 had proteinuria >3 g per :0(^^6Q\
24 h and in whom CD19+ B-cell counts had increased to >15 cells per l, received a +dLUq2
second course of rituximab treatment following the same protocol described above. m$W2E.-$'#
Follow-up
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electrolytes, serum albumin, B-cell flow cytometry for CD19+ B cells, serum x1`w{5;C 2
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and at months 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12. Creatinine clearance and protein and creatinine excretion yuC$S&Y>!
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time point. Data were considered accurate when urinary creatinine excretion was `L$Av9X\
consistent with a complete 24 h collection. The mean of the two measurements was bA0H
considered for the analysis. The presence of HACAs was evaluated at baseline and at q]f7D\ M
months 3, 6, 9, and 12. $X:,Q,?
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Acknowledgement ::+;PRy_E
The authors are grateful to the insightful work provided by Mr. John W. Harney and all 8{]nS8i
of the fellows and students that contributed with some of the studies discussed in this H2oxD$s
article +*w}H
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necessary research work and to use departmental data
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