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Jurkat cells cultured in calcium-free RPMI-1640 medium (Gibco BRL; number _ `O",Ff
22300-107) containing calcium-free 10% FBS were triggered by anti-Fas IgM. The UNF\k1[
treated cells were harvested at the indicated time points and incubated with Fluo-3-AM at R4R\B
a final concentration of 1 micromolar for 30 min at 37°C (Scoltock et al., 2000). The m.
p'LF
labeled cells (50,000 cells per treatment) were then analyzed by exciting the cells at 488 ^#mWV
nm and examining the fluorescence emission of Fluo 3 at 530 nm with a FACS Scan, oXqJypR 2
(Becton Dickinson). A one micromolar concentration of LPA was used as a positive %&VI-7+K
control for Ca2+ induction. The data thus obtained was analyzed with the software Win !g6=/9
MDI 2.8 and represented as contour plots.The effect of chelating intracellular calcium on rQGInzYp
translocation of annexin I was studied by culturing Jurkat cells in the presence of 10 q
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micromolar BAPTA-AM, with or without the addition of anti-Fas IgM. Cells were q~5zv4NX
harvested and fractionated as detailed above, and the S-100 fractions were assessed by reArXmU<u
immunoblotting for presence or absence of annexin I. LAnC8O
Mouse bone marrow transduction and transplantation. q5hE S
Retrovirus-mediated transduction of mouse bone marrow cells was done by published .5!`wwVi
methods49. Prestimulated low-density bone marrow cells were infected with high-titer <2%9O;bV[
retrovirus supernatant on fibronectin-coated plates. Retrovirus supernatant was generated E`(=n(Qu
in the phoenix-gp cells with a mouse stem cell virus–based retroviral vector coexpressing I=
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EGFP and HA–RhoH as described50. EGFP+ sorted cells were transplanted by 9QB,%K_:4
intravenous injection into the sublethally irradiated (300 rads with a 137Cs irradiator) @Lf&[_
Rag2-/- recipient mice. At 9 weeks after transplantation, thymus, peripheral blood, bone 94dd )/a
marrow, spleen and lymph nodes from each recipient mouse were collected for analysis C96*,.j~'
of EGFP+ chimerism and hematopoietic lineage by flow cytometry. Expression of RXcN<Y&
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Determination of renal morphology "u^vBd[}
Kidney slices were postfixed in buffered 2% OsO4, dehydrated, and embedded in an R"JXWw
Araldite-EM bed 812 mixture. Large sections were cut perpendicular to the renal capsule, u^|cG{i5"
containing cortex, and medulla. Thin (1 m) sections were analyzed in a blinded manner _izjvg
for morphologic alterations, as previously detailed IQtQf_"e1
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creatinine clearance 30 ml per min per 1.73 m2; and (3) persistent proteinuria >5 g per k+?gWZ\
24 h despite treatment with an HMG-CoA (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A) r,Xyb`
reductase inhibitor, an ACEi, and/or ARB at maximal tolerated dose for at least 4 months. PH:5
The Mayo Institutional Review Board and the Research Ethical Board, University Health Hd\oV^>
Network, University of Toronto approved the study protocol. All patients gave written # |(>UM\
informed consent. Patients who had been on treatment with prednisone, cyclosporine, or Nb
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mycophenolic mofetil within the last 4 months or alkylating agents within the last 6
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months were not included in the study. Patients with active infection, diabetes, or a _4L6
secondary cause of MN (for example, hepatitis B, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), b-#{O=B
medications, malignancies) were also excluded. I}|a7,8
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At enrollment, a low-sodium (<4 g day-1) and low-protein (0.8 g per kg per day of aZ_3@I{d`
high-quality protein) diet was recommended and patients were encouraged to maintain =M*pym]QSY
the same diet throughout the duration of the study. All patients received a similar R_+:nCB@,
conservative treatment regimen that included loop diuretics to control edema, an 1Hr1Ir<KR
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, and an ACEi combined with an ARB if tolerated. d|Wqx7t]P
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when required to control systolic blood pressures to <135 mm Hg in >75% of the R?:Q=7K
readings. Patients who after a minimum of 4 months of conservative therapy and
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maximized Ang II blockade had proteinuria >5 g per 24 h received two i.v. infusions of 4XER7c
rituximab at a dose of 1000 mg on days 1 and 15. To minimize infusion reactions, %(khE-SW
patients were premedicated with acetaminophen (1000 mg) and diphenhydramine K`9~#Zx$
hydrochloride (50 mg) orally. In addition, methylprednisolone (100 mg, i.v.) was given |k*bWuXgLs
prior to the first rituximab infusion. B-cell depletion was defined as CD19+ count `4xQ#K.-
<5 cells per l at any time and B-cell recovery was defined as CD19+ cell count |36% B7H
>15 cells per l. Patients treated with rituximab, who at month 6 had proteinuria >3 g per +3-5\t`
24 h and in whom CD19+ B-cell counts had increased to >15 cells per l, received a YzG?K0O%
second course of rituximab treatment following the same protocol described above. e>e${\=,
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and at months 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12. Creatinine clearance and protein and creatinine excretion l\V1c90m
in the urine were assessed by performing two consecutive 24-h urine collections at each F4T!&E%6
time point. Data were considered accurate when urinary creatinine excretion was 2%R.~9HtA
consistent with a complete 24 h collection. The mean of the two measurements was ~ <K,P
considered for the analysis. The presence of HACAs was evaluated at baseline and at I|&DXF
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Acknowledgement OadGwa\:s
The authors are grateful to the insightful work provided by Mr. John W. Harney and all @hOY&
of the fellows and students that contributed with some of the studies discussed in this |Gb~[6u
article sQY0Xys<4
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Namibia for giving me permission to commence this thesis in the first instance, to do the E>}3MfL
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