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Estimation of Nephron Number in Whole Kidney using the Acid Maceration Method

Nephron endowment refers to the total number of nephrons an individual is born with, as nephrogenesis in humans is completed by 36 weeks of gestation and ...

Rush University Medical Center

Transient receptor potential channel 5 (TRPC5) is highly expressed in brain and kidney and mediates calcium influx and promotes cell migration. In the kidney, loss of TRPC5 function has been reported to benefit kidney filter dynamics by balancing podocyte cytoskeletal remodeling. However,  gain-in-function studies of TRPC5 with respect to kidney function have not been reported. To address this gap, we developed two transgenic mouse models on the C57BL/6 background by overexpressing either wild-type TRPC5 or a TRPC5 ion-pore mutant. Compared with nontransgenic controls, neither transgenic model exhibited an increase in proteinuria at 8 months of age or a difference in LPS-induced albuminuria. Moreover, activation of TRPC5 by Englerin A did not stimulate proteinuria, and inhibition of TRPC5 by ML204 did not significantly lower the level of LPS-induced proteinuria in any group. Collectively, these data suggest that the overexpression or activation of the TRPC5 ion channel does not cause kidney barrier injury or aggravate such injury under pathologic conditions.

TRPC5 Does Not Cause or Aggravate Glomerular Disease.

Stop TRPC5 in Kidney Disease: A Game Changer for Renal Allograft Protection?

We report a case of a pregnant woman with nephrotic syndrome due to biopsy-proven focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) whose fetus developed echogenic kidneys and severe oligohydramnios by 27 weeks of gestation. Maternal treatment with prednisone resulted in normalization of the amniotic fluid indices and resolution of fetal renal echogenicity. The newborn was noted to have transient renal dysfunction and proteinuria, resolving by 6 weeks postpartum. The transplacental passage of permeability factors is postulated to have caused both the fetal and newborn renal presentation, with significantly elevated levels of soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) noted in the cord blood. This case documents the transplacental maternal-fetal transmission of suPAR, demonstrating the potential for maternal-fetal transmission of deleterious, disease-causing entities, and adds to the differential diagnosis of fetal echogenic kidneys. Further, this is the first documentation of a fetal response to maternal systemic therapy.

Fetal Renal Echogenicity Associated with Maternal Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: The Effect of Transplacental Transmission of Permeability Factor suPAR.

Xuexiang Wang

Department of Medicine,
Division of Nephrology,
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

Rush University Medical Center

Estimation of Nephron Number in Whole Kidney using the Acid Maceration Method

Xuexiang Wang

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Rush University Medical Center

Estimation of Nephron Number in Whole Kidney using the Acid Maceration Method

Department of Medicine,
Division of Nephrology,
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology