renal/urinary system
• renal histology shows characteristic features of nephronophthisis at 8 weeks of age
• however, renal size is normal at 36 and 72 weeks of age
• treatment of 5-week-old mice with an adenovirus expressing Nphp1 reverses the cystic renal phenotype, reduces tubular dilation, and improves glomerulosclerosis, tubulointerstitial fibrosis and urine concentrating capacity
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• 8-week-old mice exhibit multiple cysts of different sizes at the corticomedullary junction
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• glomerulosclerosis is seen in 72-week-old mice, with poorer vascular patency and periglomerular fibrosis
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• segmental thickening and layering of tubular basement membranes
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• hypertrophied tubules are evident in 8-week-old mice
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• tubulointerstitial fibrotic changes are seen by 36 weeks of age and become much more prominent by 72 weeks
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isosthenuria
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• 5-week-old mice show an increase in 24-hour urine output and a decrease in urine specific gravity, indicating impaired tubular urine concentrating capacity
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• 5-week-old mice show an increase in 24-hour urine output
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vision/eye
• due to severely abnormal outer plexiform layer, the arrangement of the inner nuclear layer is disorganized and its compactness disappears
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• hardly any existing outer plexiform layer in 12-week-old mice
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• the outer segment, inner segment and outer nuclear layers are completely absent in the retina of 12-week-old mice, with hardly any existing outer plexiform layer
• treatment of 5-week-old mice with an adenovirus expressing Nphp1 results in only a minor restoration of the inner nuclear layer and the loss of the outer and inner segments and the outer nuclear layer are not reversed at 5 weeks of age
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reproductive system
• the number of spermatogonia, spermatocytes, and spermatids are reduced in 12-week-old males, and degenerated spermatogenic cells slough off into the seminiferous tubule lumen
• however, testis weights of 12-week-old males are normal
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• elongating spermatids exist sporadically, with bizarre heads and usually no or only rudimentary tails, indicating an incomplete maturation process
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homeostasis/metabolism
• 72-week-old mice show an elevation in serum urea and creatinine concentrations
• 12-week-old mice show a non-significant but lower trend of serum urea and creatinine concentrations
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growth/size/body
• 8-week-old mice exhibit multiple cysts of different sizes at the corticomedullary junction
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cellular
• the number of spermatogonia, spermatocytes, and spermatids are reduced in 12-week-old males, and degenerated spermatogenic cells slough off into the seminiferous tubule lumen
• however, testis weights of 12-week-old males are normal
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nervous system
cardiovascular system
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• dextrocardia is not seen and hearts do not show septal defect
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limbs/digits/tail
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• no polydactyly is seen
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
nephronophthisis 1 | DOID:0111112 |
OMIM:256100 |
J:324503 |