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      Transfer of Genetically Engineered Cells to the Glomerulus

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      Cardiorenal Medicine
      S. Karger AG
      Glomerulonephritis, Mesangial cell, Macrophage, Gene transfer, Retrovirus

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          Abstract

          In the rat, cultured cells injected into the renal circulation are entrapped in the glomerulus. This peculiar property allows to create chimeric glomeruli in which genetically engineered cells are populated. Using glomerular cells engineered in vitro, it is feasible to generate glomeruli that produce recombinant gene products. This approach would be useful for identification of local function of a certain gene product in the glomerulus and for therapeutic intervention in glomerular disease. Transfer of activated leukocytes to the glomerulus is useful to elucidate pathologic actions of infiltrating cells on the glomerular structure and function. Use of leukocytes in which certain gene function is selectively reinforced or deleted should enable to disclose exact roles of leukocyte-associated genes in glomerular pathophysiology. Transfer of engineered leukocytes also allows to investigate how resident cells modulate the activity of infiltrating cells in normal and pathologic circumstances. This article summarizes current experience with adoptive transfer of engineered cells to the glomerulus and addresses its potential application to kidney research.

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          Creation of a reversible on/off system for site-specific in vivo control of exogenous gene activity in the renal glomerulus.

          M Kitamura (1996)
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            Journal
            EXN
            Nephron Exp Nephrol
            10.1159/issn.1660-2129
            Cardiorenal Medicine
            S. Karger AG
            1660-2129
            1999
            June 1999
            28 May 1999
            : 7
            : 3
            : 259-266
            Affiliations
            Glomerular Bioengineering Unit, Department of Medicine, University College London Medical School, The Rayne Institute, London, UK
            Article
            20611 Exp Nephrol 1999;7:259–266
            10.1159/000020611
            10352367
            76fecdb2-83cc-44b5-928b-c7c6103ed810
            © 1999 S. Karger AG, Basel

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            Figures: 2, References: 23, Pages: 8
            Categories
            Technical Seminar: Application of Genetically Modified Cells to Kidney Engineering

            Cardiovascular Medicine,Nephrology
            Macrophage,Glomerulonephritis,Retrovirus,Mesangial cell,Gene transfer

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