2006
Prevention of mesangial sclerosis by bone marrow transplantation
Guo J, Ardito TA, Kashgarian M, Krause DS. Prevention of mesangial sclerosis by bone marrow transplantation. Kidney International 2006, 70: 910-913. PMID: 16850025, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow transplantationMesangial sclerosisMarrow transplantationUrinary albumin lossSimilar therapeutic effectsOnset of diseaseWild-type BMIntrarenal administrationRenal functionRenal histologyRenal diseaseDisease onsetRenal pathologyBM cellsTherapeutic effectEngraftment levelsRenal cellsAlbumin lossKidney samplesMiceSclerosisTransplantationUntreated controlsDiseaseAdministrationAssessment of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) activity in CFTR-null mice after bone marrow transplantation
Bruscia EM, Price JE, Cheng EC, Weiner S, Caputo C, Ferreira EC, Egan ME, Krause DS. Assessment of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) activity in CFTR-null mice after bone marrow transplantation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 2965-2970. PMID: 16481627, PMCID: PMC1413802, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0510758103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCftr-/- miceEpithelial cellsNasal epitheliumBM-derived cellsBone marrow transplantationWild-type BMAirway epithelial cellsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) activityCystic fibrosis miceRare epithelial cellsCftr-null miceMarrow transplantationBM transplantationFibrosis miceRespiratory tractCFTR activityGI tractBone marrowGastrointestinalChloride secretionCFTR-dependent chloride secretionIndividual miceTransplantationDifferent dosesMice
2005
Bone Marrow Transplantation Can Attenuate the Progression of Mesangial Sclerosis
Guo J, Schedl A, Krause DS. Bone Marrow Transplantation Can Attenuate the Progression of Mesangial Sclerosis. Stem Cells 2005, 24: 406-415. PMID: 16150922, DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2005-0139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow transplantationBM transplantationWild-type BMMesangial sclerosisMarrow transplantationBeneficial effectsLong-term beneficial effectsLower urinary albuminBM-derived cellsDonor BM cellsWild-type recipientsSignificant beneficial effectLong-term improvementProlongation of lifespanMaximal ameliorationRenal diseaseUrinary albuminRenal parenchymaBM cellsTherapeutic effectAlbuminuriaTransplantationTherapeutic potentialLethal doseHeterozygous mice