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Compassionate use of bevacizumab (Avastin) in children and young adults with WJN}d-S=^
refractory or recurrent solid tumors. ;\gsd'i
Bevacizumab-induced transient remodeling of the vasculature in neuroblastoma ;4 rTm@6
xenografts results in improved delivery and efficacy of systemically administered zkrcsc\Z~0
chemotherapy. @JL+xfz
Proteomics Approaches to the Systems Biology of Cardiovascular Diseases (`&`vf
Pre- and post-natal treatment of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. r+WY7'c
Lack of early bevacizumab-related skeletal radiographic changes in children with zz+p6`
neuroblastoma. 30Z RKrW"~
Interleukin-4 activates androgen receptor through CBP/p300 j7M[]/|
Trisomy 8 in an allogeneic stem cell transplant recipient representative of a `/z6Q"
donor-derived constitutional abnormality. l[EjtN
Disruption of diacylglycerol metabolism impairs the induction of T cell anergy ~yvOR`2Gg
T cell anergy is reversed by active Ras and is regulated by diacylglycerol kinase- +s'qcC
High-dose conformal RT improves tumor control in patients with prostate cancer =(~UK9`
Vitamin D concentration does not affect the risk of prostate cancer Aey*n=V4#F
Liver resection with salvage transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma 1E*No1
The impact of histopathologic diagnosis on the proper management of testis neoplasms F9Ag687w
Prostate stem cell antigen is associated with diffuse-type gastric cancer DGwN*>X
Multiple myeloma: high-risk immunophenotypes identified j5EZJ`
Increased c-kit expression predicts poor outcome in acute myeloid leukemia z|V5/"
Global Analysis of the Meiotic Crossover Landscape d,G:+
Serum Response Factor Is Required for Sprouting Angiogenesis and Vascular Integrity Z/wKUK;
Integrin Trafficking Regulated by Rab21 Is Necessary for Cytokinesis {i7Wp$ug
Reduced Translocation of Nascent Prion Protein During ER Stress Contributes to Qw ukhD7
Neurodegeneration (1pxQ%yEA
Effects of oral niacin on endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease: WUM&Lq
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Results of the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled INEF study. {/C
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Global experiences with vardenafil in men with erectile dysfunction and underlying ^qaS
conditions. DB'd9<
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Noninvasive cardiac imaging: implications for risk assessment in adolescents and young U9[
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adults. g{zvks~it
Transforming growth factor beta1 T29C gene polymorphism and hypertension: GnlP#;
Relationship with cardiovascular and renal damage. 3TRzDE(J
A comparison of hormone therapies on the urinary excretion of prostacyclin and G/nSF:r p
thromboxane A2. Dk!;s8}*c
Repair of an infected aortic aneurysm using an aortic allograft and a venous autograft: ze<Lc/ ;X~
Report of a case. BitP?6KX
Circulating Leptin and Stress-induced Cardiovascular Activity in Humans. <n4T*
Effects of aspirin dose on ischaemic events and bleeding after percutaneous coronary W0X/&v,k*
intervention: insights from the PCI-CURE study. 8\?7k
Long-term cardiovascular outcomes following ischemic heart disease in patients with and b]'Uv8f bF
without peripheral vascular disease. Q= DP# 9&
Reduced renal function and sleep-disordered breathing in community-dwelling elderly $niJw@zC
men. 7~@9=e8G
Intracoronary pharmacotherapy in the management of coronary microvascular Q ke8BRBn
dysfunction. mXd,{b'
Inhibition of platelet aggregation by combined therapy with aspirin and cilostazol after l^ P[nQDH
off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. }Ut*Y*
Inhibition of CCR2 Ameliorates Insulin Resistance and Hepatic Steatosis in db/db Mice ,f@$a3}'Lx
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The acquisition of metastatic ability by tumor cells is considered a late event in the |,*N>e
evolution of malignant tumors. We report that untransformed mouse mammary cells that EZy:_xjZ
have been engineered to express the inducible oncogenic transgenes MYC and KrasD12, or dzIcX*"
polyoma middle T, and introduced into the systemic circulation of a mouse can bypass v~f_~v5J!
transformation at the primary site and develop into metastatic pulmonary lesions upon c418TjO;
immediate or delayed oncogene induction. Therefore, previously untransformed E+LAE/v@
mammary cells may establish residence in the lung once they have entered the >WfkWUb
bloodstream and may assume malignant growth upon oncogene activation. Mammary y0!-].5UH
cells lacking oncogenic transgenes displayed a similar capacity for long-term residence in 3uSj5+@q6
the lungs but did not form ectopic tumors. i3bH^WwE&k
Almost two decades after CFTR was identified as the gene responsible for cystic fibrosis zX{O"w
(CF), we still lack answers to many questions about the pathogenesis of the disease, and it rI/;L<c
remains incurable. Mice with a disrupted CFTR gene have greatly facilitated CF studies, 7jss3^.wA
but the mutant mice do not develop the characteristic manifestations of human CF, %49P<vo`?
including abnormalities of the pancreas, lung, intestine, liver, and other organs. Because
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pigs share many anatomical and physiological features with humans, we generated pigs 0GEM3~~D.?
with a targeted disruption of both CFTR alleles. Newborn pigs lacking CFTR exhibited <>=A6
defective chloride transport and developed meconium ileus, exocrine pancreatic DhN{Y8'~
destruction, and focal biliary cirrhosis, replicating abnormalities seen in newborn humans F8u;C:^d
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with CF. The pig model may provide opportunities to address persistent questions about L="ipM:Z
CF pathogenesis and accelerate discovery of strategies for prevention and treatment. #b u]@/
Variable lymphocyte receptors (VLRs) rather than antibodies play the primary role in .[%^~q7
recognition of antigens in the adaptive immune system of jawless vertebrates. $KSdNFtM)A
Combinatorial assembly of leucine-rich repeat (LRR) gene segments achieves the BHmmvbM#Qm
required repertoire for antigen recognition. We have determined a crystal structure for a y
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VLR-antigen complex, VLR RBC36 in complex with the H-antigen trisaccharide from vy:-a G
human blood type O erythrocytes, at 1.67 angstrom resolution. RBC36 binds the U*P&O+(1'
H-trisaccharide on the concave surface of the LRR modules of the solenoid structure 54X=58Q
where three key hydrophilic residues, multiple van der Waals interactions, and the highly NOC8h\s}(
variable insert of the carboxyl-terminal LRR module determine antigen recognition and b-)m'B}`
specificity. The concave surface assembled from the most highly variable regions of the +c7e[hz
LRRs, along with diversity in the sequence and length of the highly variable insert, can l(irNKutgo
account for the recognition of diverse antigens by VLRs. 3shRrCL0mf
A 51-year-old man with a diagnosis of myelodysplasia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Q7
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underwent an unmatched allogenic bone marrow transplantation and was treated 5|nT5oS
posttransplant with chronic immunosuppressive medication. Eight months following 71S~*"O0f
transplantation, he presented with progressive dysarthria, cognitive and visual decline. /nPNHO>U
Evaluation included brain magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrating multifocal y cT@D/
areas of increased T2 and FLAIR (fluid attenuated inversion recovery) signals involving g1!ek
the left frontal, parietal, and occipital lobes. The MR lesions demonstrated diffuse teQ<v[W.
increased signal on DWI (diffusion-weighted images) and normal to low signal on ADC "YC5viX
(apparent diffusion coefficients). Contrast-enhanced T1 images were unremarkable. Jw+k=>
Lumbar puncture revealed a mild elevation in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein. CSF Qu
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PCR assay for viral DNA fragments were negative on two occasions. Serum serology for [Sj _=
HIV was negative as well. A brain biopsy was subsequently performed. The clinical and ES4[@RX
neuroimaging differential diagnoses as well as neuropathologic correlation are presented. )ajF ca@v
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Materials RbJbVFz8C
Chemicals were purchased from Sigma (St Louis, MO), if not stated otherwise. Cp^%;(@
Experiments were conducted in accordance with the NIH Guidelines for the Care and Use j$=MJN0
of Laboratory Animals. Tizjh&*^
CsA, EGF, PD98059, U0126, AG1478, Wortmannin, and LY294002 were from jn#Ok@tZ
Calbiochem (San Diego, CA, USA). Anti-ERK1/2 and anti-Ras were from Transduction 4nGr?%>
Laboratories (Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA). Anti-phospho Raf-1 (Ser259), anti-phospho W Z
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Raf-1 (Ser338), anti-phospho PKB/Akt (Ser473), anti-PKB, anti-phospho EGFR (Tyr1068), F/0x`l
anti-phospho ERK1/2 (Thr202/Tyr204), anti-PI3K 110 , anti-p53, and anti-phospho }R)A%FKi@
MEK1/2 (Ser217/221) were from Cell Signalling (Danvers, MA, USA). Anti-MEK and }BLT2]
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anti-Raf-1 (C12) were from Santa Cruz (Santa cruz, CA, USA). Apigenin and all other l&6+ykQ
reagents were from Sigma (Saint Louis, MO, USA). $iOkn|~<@W
Animal E?F?)!%
Eight- to ten-week-old male C57BL/6 mice (wild-type) and IL-6-deficient mice a~O](/+p;
backcrossed over eight generations on a C57BL/6 background were used 7"$9js 2
Mice were maintained on a standard diet and water was made freely available. za[;d4<}k
All experiments were conducted with adherence to the NIH Guide for the Care and Use
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The animal protocol was approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee of the ;
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Three surgical procedures were performed as described previously:5 (1) sham operation, 'EsdYx5C
(2) ischemic AKI, and (3) bilateral nephrectomy. LOlj8T8Z
The abdomen was closed in one layer. r`!S*zK
Sham surgery consisted of the same procedure except that clamps were not applied. $Qq5Fx9kU
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For bilateral nephrectomy, renal pedicles were tied off with suture and then cut distally. =1h> N/VJ
The ureters were pinched off with forceps and the kidneys removed. ?)'+l
Serum was collected as described previously.5 Blood urea nitrogen and creatinine were p_l.a
measured using an autoanalyzer (Beckman Instruments, Fullerton, CA, USA). lO dwH"
Serum IL-6 was measured by ELISA according to assay instructions (R&D Systems, lO5*n|Ic,
Minneapolis, MN, USA). %2`geN<
Five-micrometer sections of paraffin-embedded lung tissue were stained with L4H5#?'
hematoxylin and eosin using standard protocols. Neutrophils were counted on the basis of DJ<F8-sb2r
morphological criteria; at least 50 high-powered fields ( 40) were counted per slide. _#rE6./@q
Frozen lung was prepared for ELISA as described previously.5 Supernatants were ZsepTtY
analyzed for protein content using a Bio-Rad DC protein assay kit (Hercules, CA, USA). UA$Xa1
KC and MIP-2 were determined by ELISA (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA). x\2N
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One-fourth lung was used to determine MPO activity as described previously. l/o
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Frozen lung was homogenized in radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer with protease jbK<"T5
inhibitor; western blotting was performed as described previously.49 Goat anti-murine e x`mu E
ICAM-1 polyclonal antibody (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA; 1:2000) or rat f+j-M|A
anti-murine VCAM-1 monoclonal antibody (R&D Systems; 1:1000) were used. ]0&ExD\4
A total of 20 g anti-IL-6 antibody vs IgG control (eBioscience, San Diego, CA, USA) @8xa"Dc
was administered to wild-type mice by tail vein injection 1 h before surgery, j,i>
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intraperitoneally at the time of clamp removal (ischemic AKI) or nephrectomy (bilateral z'd*z[L~
nephrectomy) and intraperitoneally 1 h following surgery (60 g total). +_E96`P
Experimental groups FW7@7cVoF
STZ-induced diabetic rats, a model of partial type I diabetes: SD rats received a single )+xHv
intraperitoneal injection of freshly prepared STZ (65 mg kg-1 body weight, dissolved in li~#6
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100 mmol l-1 citric acid, pH 4.5), and confirmed 2 days later by PP blood glucose 4c/.#?
(>250 mg dl-1). '}eA2Q>BV
CTR rats: Vehicle-injected SD rats after 2 to 7 days, 14 to 30 days, and 90 days served as /~
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CTR for the 2 and 7 days STZ, the 14 and 30 days STZ, and for the 90 days STZ, 9#A&Qvyywg
respectively. K{#1O=Gi
Insulin treatment in STZ: Glc was normalized in seven animals during 12–14 days of Msea kF
STZ by subcutaneous insulin implants (2U day-1; Lin Shin Canada, Ontario, Canada). JK@"
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Immortalized cells from the convoluted portion of mouse kidney proximal tubule w~I;4p~(N
PKSV-PCT cells (PCT3 clone) were cultured in a medium A (DMEM/Ham's F12 (1:1, qwx{U
v/v), 20 mM HEPES, 2 mM L-glutamine, 12.5 mM D-glucose, 60 nM sodium selenite, EM&;SQ;C9
5 g ml-1 transferrin, 50 nM dexamethasone, 100 U ml-1 penicillin, and 100 g ml-1 9?~K"+-SI
streptomycin), supplemented with 2% fetal bovine serum, 5 g ml-1 insulin, 10 ng ml-1 xp<p(y8e1d
EGF, and 1 nM triiodothyronine at 37°C in a 95:5 air/CO2 water-saturated atmosphere. y~AF|Dk=
For all experiments, cells were seeded at 0.2 106 cells/ml and after 24 h with complete 3"XS#~l%
medium cells were starved for 16 h in medium A supplemented with 0.1% fetal bovine Lj(y>{y
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serum but not insulin, EGF, or triiodothyronine. CsA was dissolved in ethanol and all the $NG|z
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pharmacological inhibitors were in DMSO. In all cases, controls were carried out with n:P5m9T
cells treated with the corresponding vehicle alone. After treatments, cells were washed M~/R1\'&j
twice with cold phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and harvested with lysis buffer as in lq%6~va
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Cell viability +@c-:\K%
After treatments, PCT3 cells were harvested and washed twice with cold PBS, and the LG
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viable cells were counted with Trypan Blue Dye (Gibco-Life Technologies, Grand Island, D>~S-]
NY, USA) in a Neubauer chamber. Living cells exclude the dye, whereas dead cells will 9:l@8^_o
take up the blue dye. For Hoechst staining, cells seeded in six-well dishes were washed lx!9KQAM*
twice with PBS and fixed for 15 min with 4% paraformaldehyde at room temperature. )(&WhZc Z
Then, cells were washed twice again with PBS and stained with Hoescht (5 g ml-1 in ~>(
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PBS) for 5 min. vid
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The protein content of cellular extracts was quantified by the Bradford assay.44 ,n&e,I
Twenty-five microgram of total cell extract protein was run on SDS-polyacrylamide gel t LzX L*
electrophoresis gels, transferred onto polyvinylidene difluoride membranes, and 0f<$S$~h
incubated with the corresponding antibodies. The membranes were developed with the Q41eYzAi
enhanced chemiluminescence method (Pierce, Rockford, IL, USA). XtV=Gr8"
Supernatants of growing or growth-arrested cells were centrifugated for 5 min at 10 000 g. /` j~r;S
The cells were lysed as described. The proteins from supernatant and cell lysates were ct3^V M&/
concentrated using heparin sepharose. The heparin sepharose was washed four times with <hO|:LX
phosphate-buffered saline containing protease inhibitors, dissolved in phosphate-buffered ]5=C3Y
saline/protease inhibitor and incubated with 500 g protein over night at 4°C. The [7:(e/&
complexes were washed with phosphate-buffered saline/protease inhibitor and the @zH
TKi`
proteins were eluated with 100 l Laemmli buffer without bromophenol blue (10 min o1"-x
95°C). A 30 l probe was loaded in each lane and western blot analysis was performed as #CaT0#v
described, using a polyclonal antibody against CCN3 (K19M), which recognizes a 3]X~bQAw
C-terminal 19-aminoacid peptide of human CCN3. As a positive control, a supernatant 9mT;>mE
from adrenocortical cell cultures, which are known to secrete CCN3, was used. V+M=@Pvp9
Cells were lysed in 0.5% (volume/volume) Triton X-100 lysis buffer and immunoblot Y_}DF.>I P
analysis was done as described43. Immunoprecipitation with anti-CrkL or control rabbit h!"|Q"18
antiserum was done as described44. Antibodies to the following were used: =nmvG%.hd
phosphorylated Erk (910L; Cell Signaling); phosphorylated Jnk (V7932; Promega); Erk MMI7FlfY
(13-6200; Zymed); Jnk1 (sc-474), H-Ras (sc-35), C3G (sc-869), CrkL (sc-319), m R3km1T
RasGRP1 (sc-8430) and DGK- (sc-8722; all from Santa Cruz Biotechnologies); and 2JV,AZf
DGK- (a gift from H. Kanoh, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan). Images 0PK*ULwSN
were scanned, followed by densitometry analysis with UN-SCAN-IT software (Silk pErre2fS
Scientific). &4%j
11 Z|z+[V}[
Purified splenic T cells were stimulated for various times with 5 g/ml of anti-CD3 AvN\^
&G
(500A2; BD Pharmingen) and were lysed in 1% Nonidet P-40 lysis buffer (1% `;@
#yyj:_
(volume/volume) Nonidet-40, 150 mM NaCl and 50 mM Tris, pH 7.4) with protease !]W}I
inhibitors. Proteins were resolved by SDS-PAGE and were transferred to a Trans-Blot ~[por
Nitrocellulose membrane (Bio-Rad Laboratories); membranes were probed with 5F8sigr/h
antibodies specific to phosphorylated Erk (91015; Cell Signal Technology) and 0 ;b%
@_E
phospholipase C- 1 (05-163; Upstate Biotechnology). Membranes were stripped and o+H;ZGT5H
were reprobed for analysis of total Erk (SC-16982; Santa Cruz Biotechnology). Activated QzwA*\G
Ras in cell lysates was determined by glutathione S-transferase–Raf—Ras-binding
SLa\F
domain precipitation assay as described %D(%
lh2
Immunofluorescence microscopy. 6%K,3R-d
Analysis of protein localization in 2C T cell–P815.B71 cell conjugates was done as @q?zh'@;
described29. P815.B71 cells were labeled with CMAC (7-amino-4-chloromethylcoumarin) *}t,:N;i
Cell-Tracker Blue (Molecular Probes) and were mixed with equal numbers of anergic or 6o_t;cpT
in vitro–primed 2C Rag2-/- T cells. After approximately 8 min, cells were fixed, were Hd1e9Q,:|
made permeable and were stained with anti-GRP1 and anti-talin (Santa Cruz ;+dB-g[
Biotechnologies) and with species-specific secondary antibodies conjugated to ^_5Nh^
fluorescein isothiocyanate or phycoerythrin, respectively. Samples were analyzed with a 8?lp:kM
Zeiss Axiovert 100 microscope, and 15 conjugates were typically assigned scores. %n3lm(-0U
Slidebook software (Intelligent Imaging Innovations) was used for image capture and Z2yZz:.'
deconvolution analysis. ImageJ 1.36b software (US National Institutes of Health) was xwwy9:ze*l
used for quantification of pixel intensity. `YDe<@6'
Measurement of ROS generation ~*|0yPFg
The assay is based on the incorporation of 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate into the cell. ?mK`Wleh?
H2O2 and peroxidases are able to oxidize the cleaved DCFH to DCF, which is highly *}Al0\q0M
fluorescent at 530 nm. To measure CsA-induced ROS generation, cells were washed .[v4'ww^
twice with PBS, and fresh medium containing 20 M 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate A6APU><dm^
was added to previously treated cells. After 30 min cells were washed again, tripsinized, R"S,&
and resuspended with cold PBS. Fluorescence was measure by flow cytometry on a %)7HBj(*J
FACScan flow cytometer. k!gft'iU
Raf-1 activity $Ik\^:-
Raf-1 immunoprecipitation and kinase assay were performed as described previously.45 E6iUa'
Immunoprecipitated Raf was incubated for 30 min at 30°C with 0.8 mM ATP, 10 g ml-1 sLE@Cm]k
GST-MEK, and 100 g ml-1 GST-ERK2. An aliquot of the supernatant was used for x0ZEVa0`4
ERK2 activity assays using 0.5 mg ml-1 myelin basic protein and 0.1 mM [ -32P] ATP b(lC7Xm
(400 c.p.m. pmol-1). After 15 min incubation at 30°C, 12 l of 5 Laemmli loading #>m#i1Nu
buffer was added to the tubes and the mixture analyzed by SDS-polyacrylamide gel (UDR=7w)
electrophoresis. Radiolabeled bands were quantified in a PhosphoImager. #`tn:cP
12 O`nrXC{
Semiquantitative RT-PCR. ,Db+c3
Total RNA was isolated from freshly isolated thymocytes. Then, cDNA was prepared %4:tRF
with the M-MuLV reverse transcriptase and random primers according to the %m:T?![XO
manufacturer's recommendations (New England Biolabs). Semiquantitative PCR analysis %,
u_`P
of Tcrb VDJC (where 'C' is the constant region) and Cd3e cDNA was done as described51. o#X|4bES
[32P]dCTP (GE Healthcare Life Science) was incorporated into PCR products for o(iN}. c
semiquantitative detection by autoradiography. WN?1J4H
Real-time quantitative RT-PCR &8R %W"<K
Total RNA was isolated from HMC or rat mesangial cells using the Invisorb Spin VXforI
Cell-RNA Mini Kit (Invitek, Berlin, Germany) or from isolated glomeruli using the
K252l,;|
RNeasy Mini Kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany). RNA purity determination, cDNA ]| oh1q
synthesis, and RT-PCR were performed as described.16 Primer sequences are listed in 9Wng(ef6G
Table 2. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase cDNA amplification was used as an 3%Jg' Tr+
internal standard. -(FVTWi0
Total RNA was isolated from the frozen kidneys as described by Chomczynski and .aWEXJ
Sacchi47 and quantified by a photometer. One microgram of the resulting RNA was used vmI]N
for reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR. The cDNA was synthesized by MMLV reverse Fx']kn9
transcriptase (Superscript-Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA). For quantification of renin k$nQY
mRNA expression (sense: 5'-ATGAAGGGGGTGTCTGTGGGGTC-3', antisense: lc/q0
5'-ATGCGGGGAGGGTGGGCACCTG-3'), real-time RT-PCR was performed using a 0Y#S2ty
Light Cycler Instrument (Roche Diagnostics Corp., Basel, Suisse) and the QuantiTect unqX<6hu
SYBR Green PCR kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany), with GAPDH (sense: k~WX6rEJ
5'-TTCATTGACCTCAACTACAT-3', antisense: 5'-GAGGGGCCATCCACAGTCTT-3') 3R%'<MV|
as a control. PCR was run for 30 cycles with 15 s per 95°C denaturation, 20 s/58°C w=Xil
annealing and 20 s/72°C elongation. To verify the accuracy of the amplicon, a melting Q7O8']~n
curve analysis was done after amplification.Total renin mRNA content per kidney was Pb$ep|`u
calculated from the yield of RNA extracted from the whole kidneys times the renin "J(#|v0
mRNA estimate obtained from the defined amount of RNA used for RT-PCR real time &)
7umdSgi
measurement. For the RT-PCR real-time measurements, a pool of RNA from adult mouse L 0kK' n?
kidneys was generated, which served as standard for all RT-PCR runs. Thus, all renin |
,F/_
mRNA levels for the developing kidneys were estimated relative to the levels in adult
{.2A+JT,
kidneys. Gu Msw*{>
In vitro anergy assay. gc@,lNmi
Wild-type, Dgka-/- and Dgkz-/- splenocytes were stained with 5 M CFSE, were ?#^(QR|/
stimulated for 72 h with anti-CD3 (1 g/ml; 2C11) along with CTLA-4–Fc (5 g/ml), 4J*%$Vxv
were stained with allophycocyanin-conjugated anti-CD4 and were analyzed by flow s
}q6@I
cytometry. Cell division was assessed by CFSE dilution after gating on live CD4+ cells. 5DKR1z:
Alternatively, cells were stimulated for 72 h and were pulsed with 1 Ci/well of g9OO#C>
[3H]thymidine for the final 8 h of stimulation, and proliferation was assessed by tritium )|f!}( p
incorporation with a scintillation counter. For restimulation analyses, cells were a?%X9 +1A
13 S5]rIcM
prestimulated with anti-CD3 plus CTLA-4–Fc, then after 72 h, CD4+ cells were purified ?}y?e}y*xZ
by negative selection (with fluorescein isothiocyanate–conjugated anti-CD8, anti-B220 w~sr2;rp<
(RA3-6B2; BD Pharmingen), anti-DX5 and anti-CD11b (M1/70; BD Pharmingen), OpmI" 4{+
followed by depletion with anti–fluorescein isothiocyanate magnetic beads) and were O$+J{@
allowed to 'rest' overnight at 37 °C. Live cells were then counted by Trypan blue :~BY[")
exclusion, and equivalent numbers of live cells were dropped onto monolayers of bone TGu
`r>N51
marrow–derived macrophages coated with anti-CD3 (1 g/ml) and anti-CD28 (0.5 5'gV_U
g/ml). After 24 h, supernatants were collected and IL-2 was quantified by ELISA nE)?P*$3 Z
according to the manufacturer's protocol (R&D Systems). 5=/H2T!F
Three-dimensional reconstruction ^yiRrcOo
Serial sections of kidney specimens were fixed and stained for renin and for SMA as e>1z1Q;_uv
described above. Digitalization of the serial slices was performed using an AxioCam >lxhXYp
MRm camera (Zeiss, Jena, Germany) mounted on an Axiovert200M microscope (Zeiss) \ '6hv>W@
with fluorescence filters for renin and SMA (TRITC: filter set 43: Cy2: filter set 38 HE; MHJH@$|]
Zeiss). After acquisition, a stack of equal-sized images was built using the graphic tool Kf
D8S
ImageJ (Wayne Rasband, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA). The equalized data were then <)+9PV<w
imported into the Amira 4.1 visualization software (Mercury Computer Systems Inc., 2ku\R7
Chelmsford, MA, USA) on a Dell Precision 690 computer system (Dell, Frankfurt, yU3f
M?a
Germany), and subsequently split into the renin and SMA channels. After this step, the sEq_K#n{
renin and SMA channels were aligned. In the segmentation step, the SMA and renin U
Oy9N
data sets served as a scaffold and were spanned manually or automatically using PX}YDC zP$
grayscale values. Matrixes, volume surfaces, and statistics were generated from these 1foy.3g-
segments. E\&~S+:Xp
Restimulation assay after in vivo immunization. /<)A!Nn+F
For analysis of T cell priming in vivo, CD4+ T cells were collected from naive, primed or .4pWyqU)!
tolerized recipient mice on day 15 after immunization. Proliferative responses were .zO/8y(@
measured by culture for 72 h of CD4+ T cells (3 106 cells/ml) with irradiated (3,000 rads) DYkNP:+
APCs (10 106 cells/ml) and OVA(323–339). The number of KJ1-26+ cells for each gH5E+J_$
group of recipient mice was determined by flow cytometry and proliferation was XqMJe'%r
normalized to the number of input KJ1-26+ cells. Supernatants were collected from plates }stc]L{79
and cytokine concentrations were measured by ELISA. nE
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Ry]
Flow cytometry. h-<2N)>!
For analysis of surface antigen expression, mAb to CD4 (JK1.5; eBioscience) and mAb #@Yw]@5M
KJ1-26 (KJ-126; Caltag) were used. For intracellular IL-2 staining, T cells were <z+5+h|^
restimulated for 24 h in vitro with OVA(323–339) in the presence of APCs as described X-O/&WRYQ
above. Brefeldin A (eBioscience) was added for the last 6 h of the culture. Cells were &OD)e@Tc
collected and were stained with allophycocyanin-conjugated mAb to CD4 and fluorescein $lmGMlj
F
isothiocyanate–conjugated mAb KJ1-26. Then, cells were fixed, were made permeable 0w}OE8uq
and were stained with antibody to IL-2 (clone JES6-5H4; eBioscience) according to the n!e4"|4~z
manufacturer's instructions. cXu"-/
14 '=}F}[d"kk
TH1 cells transduced with adenovirus vector encoding GFP were analyzed with a Y8YNRyc=
FACScan (BD Biosciences). A total of 1 104 events were acquired, and data were O+hN?/>v
analyzed with CellQuest software (BD Biosciences). v?Q&06PMRc
Splenic and lymph node samples depleted of thymocytes and red blood cells were stained ~LqjWU
with fluorescence-conjugated anti-CD3 (2C11), anti-CD4 (GK15), anti-CD8 (53-6.7), +Zgh[a
anti-CD25 (7D4) and anti-CD44 (552407; all from BD Pharmingen). A three-color H;5Fs KIF
FACScan (Becton Dickinson) was used for flow cytometry, and data were analyzed with rkOLTi[$
FlowJo 4.6 (TreeStar). g9~>m JR
A FACSCalibur (Becton Dickinson) was used for flow cytometry. Human cells from v.Wkz9
w}
transplanted NOD-SCID mice were assessed with phycoerythrin–cyanin 5–conjugated KLi&TmIB
anti–human CD45 and phycoerythrin-conjugated anti-CD19, anti-CD33, anti-CD36 and #)hc^gIO&<
anti–glycophorin A (Becton Dickinson). EGFP fluorescence was detected with channel = rDoXm
FL1 calibrated to the fluorescein isothiocyanate emission profile. During quadrant :(gZ\q">k
analysis, only fluorescence excluding more than 99% of isotypic control events was {z:aZ]QhKc
considered specific. Cell Quest Pro software (Becton Dickinson) and FlowJo (Tree Star) <pzCpF<
were used for data acquisition and analysis. 3gN#[P
Mammalian expression plasmids and transfection. eiE36+'>b
For generation of the plasmid expressing Smad3 shRNA, the following specific _?Q0yVH;,
oligonucleotides were used: upper, .URCuB\{
5'-GATCCACCTGAGTGAAGATGGAGATTCAAGAGATCTCCATCTTCACTCAGG q^5j&jx Vl
TTTTTTTACGCGTG-3'; lower, >drG,v0qh
3'-AATTCACGCGTAAAAAAACCTGAGTGAAGATGGAGATCTCTTGAATCTCCA -js:R+C528
TCTTCACTCAGGTG-5'. These were cloned under control of the U6 promoter into the M@\A_x(Mas
pSIREN-DNR-DsRed expression vector (Clontech, BD). Vector expressing shRNA J${'?!N
specific for luciferase served as a control. Smad3-Tm was subcloned into the BC|=-^(
pIRES2-EGFP vector (Clontech, BD); empty vector served as a control. Purified XNODDH
DO11.10 or DO11.10p27 T cells were transfected with plasmids by nucleofection with k0[b4cr`
the Amaxa nucleofection apparatus, according to the manufacturer's instructions (Mouse S3Q^K.e?
T Cell Nucleofector Kit Amaxa Biosytems). Purified T cells were suspended in tCZ3n
nucleofector solution (3 106 cells/100 l) and were mixed with 3 g of plasmid. (t$jb|Oa
Samples were transferred into cuvettes, were transfected with nucleofector program X-01 BCy#
Td
and were then immediately transferred into 12-well plates and were cultured in -nM=^i4)
nucleofector medium for 3 h. Then, cells were collected and counted and were U tb"6_
immediately transferred into syngeneic recipient mice (3 106 cells per mouse). At 3 h zvJQ@i"Z
after adoptive transfer, mice were given priming or tolerizing treatment in vivo according 6k569c{7
to the standard protocol described above. Lymphocytes were isolated from draining LBO3){=J
lymph nodes at day 5 of the treatment, CD4+ T cells were purified and transfection T
>BlnA
efficiency was assessed by flow cytometry. The range of transfection efficiency was +hoZW R
69–75% (Supplementary Fig. 4 online). Smad3-knockdown and control-knockdown \OR=+\].9
DO11.10 cells and DO11.10 cells transfected with Smad3-Tm and vector control were K+2sq+
3q
selected by cell sorting. The resulting CD4+ T cells (2 106 cells/ml) were restimulated OPi><8x
with OVA(323–339) (5 g/ml) in the presence of irradiated APCs in vitro. qIXo_H&\C
15 F@4TD]E0^
Luciferase assays. (T&rvE
CAR IL-2–Luc TH1 clones were transduced with vectors, were stimulated for 20 h and >"Tivc5
were resuspended in serum-free DMEM in luminometer cuvettes (BD Biosciences). An 0#$<2
equal volume of Bright-Glo luciferase assay reagent (Promega) was added to each sample, cOhx
followed by thorough mixing. After 2 min, samples were analyzed with a monolight 2010 #RfNk;kaA
Luminometer (BD Biosciences). W>^WNo3YQ$
Analysis of cell divisions in vivo. ">-J+ST%
Purified T cells from DO11.10 and DO11.10p27 mice (10 106 cells/ml) were labeled }MW7,F
for 30 min at 37 °C with the intracellular fluorescent dye CFSE (5 M 5(and $9~6M*
6)-carboxyfluorescein succunimidyl ester; Molecular Probes). Then, cells were washed kK62yz,
twice with cold RPMI 1640 medium containing 10% FCS, were resuspended in PBS and whoM$ &
were transferred intravenously into BALB/c mice (5 106 cells per mouse). Syngeneic gfr
y5e
hosts were left untreated (naive) or were treated with PBS followed by immunization $G\IzK
with OVA(323–339) (primed) or with CTLA-4–Ig plus mAb to CD40L followed by yX`5x^wVw
immunization with OVA(323–339) as described above (tolerized). Then, 3 d later, wWh)yfPh8H
lymphocytes were isolated from the draining lymph nodes of the BALB/c hosts. The s2IjZF {
number of cell divisions on CFSE-stained cells and the percentage of cells that had ca@?-)
undergone a specific number of divisions were determined as described43. Cells were also 2cnyq$4k
stained with mAb KJ1-26 and CFSE analysis of KJ1-26+ T cells was done by flow Un~
}M/
cytometry. 6ct'O**k*&
Adenovirus vectors. XWuHH;~*L
The cDNA encoding Ras61L was provided by F. Fitch (University of Chicago, Chicago, t9C.|6X
Illinois). The dominant negative Cbl construct was generated by RT-PCR with cDNA VuU{7:
from TH1 clones as a template and the following primers (upper case, restriction enzyme +VE]
.*T
sequences; underlining, Myc tag sequence): >
14x.c
5'-GGGGTACCatggagcagaaactcatctctgaagaggatctggccggcaacgtgaagaaga-3' (forward) and 2oO&8:`tv
5'-ATAGTTTAGCGGCCGCtcaatcttgaggagttggtt cacataa-3' (reverse). The cDNA 2#y-3y<G
encoding DGK- was a gift from M. Topham (University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah) (4GDh%
and was used as a template to introduce an N-terminal Myc epitope tag by PCR. The J*%XtRio
sequences of all PCR products were confirmed before subcloning. Construction of @,9cpaL3
recombinant adenovirus vectors was done with a two-cosmid system that has been j=],n8_i
described42. >QA;02
Adenoviral transduction of CAR T cells. ukInS:7
TH1 clones were purified from passage cultures by Ficoll-Hypaque centrifugation. lx)Bj6
Primary CAR 2C Rag2-/- CD8+ T cells were isolated from splenocytes by negative Cih~cwE
selection with magnetic beads and antibody 'cocktails' (Stem Cell Technologies). CAR +[lv
`tr
TH1 cells were transduced with adenovirus vectors at high cell density (1 107 cells/ml) eX0due
in DMEM containing 2% (volume/volume) FCS and were incubated for 1 h at 37 °C, DwNEqHi
16 lL$no7HBy
followed by an overnight 'rest' at 37 °C in DMEM containing 5% (volume/volume) FCS x^959QO
~
at low cell density (4 105 cells/ml). c H7Gb|,M
Lentivirus production and infection protocols. G.B~n>}JU,
A third-generation lentiviral vector encoding EGFP expressed from the human YD@n8?~$$
phosphoglycerate kinase promoter was used as described29, 33. Cell populations were IE0hC\C}
incubated overnight (about 16 h) in X-VIVO-10 medium (BioWhittaker) supplemented qF? n&>YG
with 1% BSA (Stem Cell Technologies) and L-glutamine (Invitrogen) with viral n#dvBK0M
supernatant (multiplicity of infection of 130–180). Viral concentrations of 1.0 108 to 1.8 nX>HRdC
108 viral particles/ml, 2.0 107 to 4.4 107 viral particles/ml and 0.9 108 to 1.6 108 `JZ`j7f
viral particles/ml and cell concentrations of 0.7 106 to 1.1 106 cells/ml, 1.0 105 to 2.5 R[bI4|t
105 cells/ml and 0.7 106 to 1.4 106 cells/ml for CD34+CD38lo, CD34+CD38- and Lin- .dQEr~f #}
cord blood, respectively, were maintained. The efficiency of gene transfer was estimated "T~ce@
by progenitor cell assay as described33. M\!z='Fi
Apoptosis induction. _Z0O]>KH
Spontaneous apoptosis of PMNs was detected after 22 h of incubation in culture media. L
Rn)
In some experiments, zVAD-fmk (10-50 M), TNF (40 ng/ml), resolvin E1–methyl ester, z <jH{AU
aspirin-triggered lipoxin A4 analog, PD1–methyl ester (10 nM) or TGF- (10 ng/ml) was %h^ f?.(:
added. Vehicle treatment was 0.05% (volume/volume) ethanol. Peripheral blood T cells o'*7I|7a
were activated by incubation for 3 d in 24-well plates coated with anti-CD3 (5 g/ml;
rsPo~nA
R&D Systems). Jurkat cells or activated peripheral blood T cells were incubated for 4–48 Xt$o$V
h with staurosporine (1–2 M) or Fas ligand (0.05–5 ng/ml), after which cells were 'g#EBy
collected and used for flow cytometry or binding assays. In some experiments, "b
`R_gG9
zVAD-fmk (10–50 M; R&D Systems) was added to cells 20 min before the addition of (d?sFwOt\
apoptosis-indu L; (J6p]h
Mice strains and genotyping. g7g^iLU
The 129/Sv Rhoh-/- mice were generated by Targeting Laboratory. The entire coding S
@t pd'
region of mouse Rhoh is in its third exon; the targeting vector was designed to replace the VPI;{0kh
third exon of Rhoh with a neomycin-resistance cassette. The genotypes of Rhoh I?~iEO\nh
gene-targeted embryonic stem cells and transgenic mice were determined by Southern eW/sPQ-
blot analysis of DNA digested with SpeI using a 5' Rhoh genomic DNA probe or by PCR dOx0'q"Z
analysis with primers. The 129/Sv Rhoh-/- mice were crossed with wild-type or p14 TCR
.{-C*
(V 2V 8) transgenic mice on a C57BL/6J background to generate Rhoh-/- or 7>$&CWI
p14tg/+Rhoh-/- compound mice. Mice used were littermates derived from backcross +-d)/h.7
generations with an N of more than 2. The 129S6/SvEvTac-Rag2-/- mice were purchased "qxu9Hg!
from Taconic Animal Models. All animal experiments were approved by the Institutional wu`P=-
Animal Care and Use Committee of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research R\ZyS
)~l
Foundation (Cincinnati, Ohio). =ec"G
2$?"
Antibodies and GST fusion proteins. [~UCYYl
17 xu(N'l.7&
Fluorescence-conjugated monoclonal antibodies to the following mouse antigens were sUTfY|<7|
used for flow cytometry: CD4 (RM4-5), CD8 (53-6.7), CD25 (7D4), CD44 (IM7), TCR (I0QwB
-chain (H57-597), TCR (GL3), TCR V 8, TCR V 5 (MR9-4), CD69 (H1.2F3), CD5 m|%ly
(53-7.3), Gr-1 (RB6-8C5), Mac-1 (M1-70), NK1.1 (PK136), Thy1.2 (53-2.1), P(Wr[lH\y
CD45R–B220 (RA3-6B2), IgM (R6-60.2), BrdU (3D4) and Ter119 (Ly-76; all from
bMDj+i
Pharmingen). For immunoblot analyses, antibodies to the following were used: RhoH9 60Szn]z'8[
(B4998), Zap70 phosphorylated at Y319 (17a), phosphorylated tyrosine (4G10) and Lat _=ziw|zI
(45; Pharmingen); hemagglutinin (3F10; Roche); -actin (AC-15; Sigma); CD3 Xn3
\a81
(6B10.2; Santa Cruz Biotechnology); and Lat phosphorylated at Y191 (3584), Zap70 4pG!m&4]ze
(99F2), phosphorylated p42-p44 (Thr202-Tyr204; 197G2) and p42-p44 (9102; Cell V0)F/qY
Signaling Technology). Primary antibodies were detected with the secondary antibodies
9n!IdqKN
horseradish peroxidase–conjugated goat anti-mouse (7076) or goat anti-rabbit (7074; both gkRbb
Cell Signaling Technology), or donkey anti-rat (sc-2956; Santa Cruz Biotechnology) ML-?#jNa<
using enhanced chemiluminescence detection (Cell Signaling Technology). GST fusion /+zzZnLl-M
proteins were expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) cells and were purified b@?pofZ`k
according to the manufacturer's recommendations (GE Healthcare Life Science). Purified d@#wK~I
GST fusion protein lysates were incubated for 1 h at 4 °C with glutathione–Sepharose 4B ._A@,]LS}
beads. Bead-bound GST fusion proteins were separated by SDS-PAGE and were .Mz'h9@
quantified by Coomassie blue staining. R^ &nBwp
GST precipitation assay. 'BmLR{[2L
Jurkat cells were lysed in GST lysis buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, 10 ;fl3'.S[
mM MgCl2, 1% Nonidet-P40 and Complete Protease Inhibitors). Cell lysates were loaded Mlm dfO%Y
onto columns of bead-bound GST fusion proteins. After columns were washed with GST V<W$h`
lysis buffer containing 150 mM and 200 mM NaCl, bound proteins were eluted with GST V3t;V-Lkt
lysis buffer containing 400 mM NaCl and SDS sample buffer, sequentially. Eluted 9?L,DThQ
proteins were detected by SDS-PAGE and Coomassie blue staining. Protein bands were j$mCU?
identified with a Bruker Biflex III MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer (SpectroREADER; j8|N;;MN
Sequenom) and Protein Mass Fingerprinting Mascot search (Matrix Science). /hksESiU
Subcellular fractionation. GiGXV @dq
Cells were lysed by brief sonication on ice in a buffer of 250 mM sucrose, 20 mM Tris, (>usa||
pH 7.8, 10 mM MgCl2, 1 mM EDTA, 1 mM Na3VO4, 10 mM NaF and Complete qrxn%#\XP
Protease Inhibitors. Lysates were centrifuged to remove nuclei and debris (900g for 5 min 5*P+c(=
at 4 °C). The P100 and S100 fractions were separated by centrifugation for 30 min at M#a1ev
100,000g. Membrane fractions were made soluble with MLB (Upstate) plus protease and d@aPhzLu
phosphatase inhibitors. After centrifugation for additional 30 min at 100,000g, the m2
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detergent-insoluble cytoskeleton-containing fraction was resolved by 0.5% SDS-PAGE. eGr;P aG
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