Novel mouse strains to study circulating permeability factor(s) in primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.

ABSTRACT: Recurrence of proteinuria after kidney transplantation in primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is unpredictable. Several putative circulating permeability factors (CPFs) have been suggested, but none have been validated. A clinically relevant experimental model is required that demonstrates the presence of CPF(s) in patient material, to study CPF(s) and possibly predict recurrence in patients. We aimed to develop a FSGS-prone Thy-1.1 transgenic mouse model with accelerated proteinuria after injection of samples from patients with FSGS. The Thy-1.1 transgene was backcrossed into 5 mouse strains. The age of onset and severity of spontaneous proteinuria varied between the different genetic backgrounds. 129X1/SvThy-1.1 and 129S2/SvPasThy-1.1 mice displayed proteinuria at 4 weeks,

SUBMITTER: den Braanker D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9499224 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature