mortality/aging
• mice start to die at 8 weeks of age
• all mice are dead by 13 weeks of age
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growth/size/body
• lean body mass reduced relative to control mice at 9-10 weeks of age
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• normal size at birth but weight and length are reduced relative to controls by 6 weeks of age
• weight significantly reduced by 9-10 weeks of age
• mice become progressively more ill until they start to die at 8 weeks of age
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• slightly enlarged
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adipose tissue
• reduced fat mass by 9-10 weeks of age
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renal/urinary system
N |
• normal glomerulus and renal tubule histology at 2-4 weeks of age
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• at 8 weeks of age, TUNEL staining indicates necrotic and apoptotic cells in parietal and renal tubular epithelium, unlike in wild-type controls
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• at 8 weeks of age
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• at 8 weeks of age, Ki67 staining indicates proliferating cells in the parietal and renal tubular epithelium, unlike in wild-type controls
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• slightly enlarged
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• impaired kidney excretion of contrast dye during CAT scan at 9 weeks of age
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• levels over 100mg/dl and 7 of 10 mice with levels of 300mg/dl
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• in severely affected glomeruli, Bowman's capsule is moderately thickened due to collagen deposition
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• marked vacuolization and hypertrophy of parietal epithelial cells at 8 weeks of age
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• by 8 weeks of age, visceral and parietal epithelial cells fill the expanded urinary space due to vacuolization and hypertrophy
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• marked vacuolization of visceral epithelial cells at 8 weeks of age
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• progressive foot process effacement first evident at 6 weeks of age
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• marked hypertrophy of visceral epithelial cells at 8 weeks of age
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• irregular folding of thickened glomerular basement membranes in collapsing glomerular tufts
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• at 8 weeks of age
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• shrunken avascular glomeruli indicating widespread retraction and collapse of glomerular tufts at 8 weeks of age
• inflammatory infiltrates and fibrosis are absent to minimal in glomeruli and the interstitium
• no synechia, crescents or diffuse endocapillary proliferation are observed
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• at 8 weeks of age, glomerular capillaries are either collapsed or contain eosinophilic serum protein
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• by 8 weeks of age, hypertrophy of glomerular capillary endothelial cells is extensive enough to restrict capillary blood flow
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• reduced fenestrations in hypertrophic endothelial cells within the glomerular capillaries
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• reduced number of glomerular capillaries at 8 weeks of age
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• a reduction in mesangial matrix and mesangial cells is sometimes observed
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• mice develop glomerular pathology resulting in nephrotic syndrome
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• notable periglomerular fibrosis in moribund mice
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• tubular degeneration involving luminal ectasia, cytoplasmic vacuolation, and scattered mitotic and apoptotic cells at 8 weeks of age
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• at 8 weeks of age, the renal tubular epithelium cells are less differentiated and flattened
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• at 8 weeks of age, proximal tubular epithelial cells lack a well-defined brush border
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• at 8 weeks of age, dilated renal tubules are filled with proteinaceous material
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pale kidney
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J:186071
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• mice develop progressive renal failure leading to death
• no histopathologic evidence suggesting failure of multiple organs in extrarenal tissues
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homeostasis/metabolism
• increased serum creatinine levels at 9-10 weeks of age
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• increased serum BUN levels at 9-10 weeks of age
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• reduced serum glucose levels at 9-10 weeks of age
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• increased serum cholesterol levels at at 9-10 weeks of age
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• increased serum triglyceride levels at at 9-10 weeks of age
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• high serum lipid levels at 9-10 weeks of age
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• increased serum phosphate levels at 9-10 weeks of age
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• reduced serum alkaline phosphatase levels at at 9-10 weeks of age
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• low serum albumin at 9-10 weeks of age
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• impaired kidney excretion of contrast dye during CAT scan at 9 weeks of age
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• levels over 100mg/dl and 7 of 10 mice with levels of 300mg/dl
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hematopoietic system
• low hematocrit at 9-10 weeks of age
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• low hemoglobin at 9-10 weeks of age
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• high platelet count at 9-10 weeks of age
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cardiovascular system
• at 8 weeks of age, glomerular capillaries are either collapsed or contain eosinophilic serum protein
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• by 8 weeks of age, hypertrophy of glomerular capillary endothelial cells is extensive enough to restrict capillary blood flow
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• reduced fenestrations in hypertrophic endothelial cells within the glomerular capillaries
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• reduced number of glomerular capillaries at 8 weeks of age
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immune system
cellular
• at 8 weeks of age, TUNEL staining indicates necrotic and apoptotic cells in parietal and renal tubular epithelium, unlike in wild-type controls
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• at 8 weeks of age
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• at 8 weeks of age, Ki67 staining indicates proliferating cells in the parietal and renal tubular epithelium, unlike in wild-type controls
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liver/biliary system
N |
• normal liver histology at 8 weeks of age
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muscle
• muscle atrophy at 8 weeks of age, consistent with nephrotic syndrome and end-stage renal failure
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skeleton
• resorption of cortical bone at 8 weeks of age, consistent with nephrotic syndrome and end-stage renal failure
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endocrine/exocrine glands