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ArticleKidney international2008

Increased survival and reduced renal injury in MRL/lpr mice treated with a novel sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonist.

Scott E Wenderfer, Stanislaw M Stepkowski, Michael C Braun

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Article in Kidney international, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Scott E WenderferCenter for Immunology and Autoimmune Diseases, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Stanislaw M Stepkowski
Michael C Braun
Brown Foundation · USUniversity of Toledo Medical Center · US

Funding

C3aR and C5aR Modulate T-cell Responses in the MRL MouseR01DK071057 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI BRAUN, MICHAEL C · 2006 to 2010
$1.6M
Deletion of T and B Cells to Induce ToleranceR01AI061052 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO HEALTH SCI CAMPUS · PI STEPKOWSKI, STANISLAW M · 2004 to 2008
$1.3M
The Role of C3a and C5a in BEA Induced NephritisK08DK062197 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI BRAUN, MICHAEL C · 2002 to 2006
$628k
NIAID NIH HHS AI061052NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI061052NIDDK NIH HHS DK062197NIDDK NIH HHS DK071057NIDDK NIH HHS K08 DK062197NIDDK NIH HHS L40 DK072602NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK071057
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Agonists of the type 1 sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor inhibit lymphocyte migration, causing their sequestration in lymphoid tissue. The S1P agonist FTY720 prolongs the survival of organ allografts and blocks T-cell mediated autoimmune diseases in experimental models; however, it is a non-selective agonist of four of the five S1P receptors. In this study female MRL/lpr mice, which develop an aggressive form of spontaneous autoimmune kidney disease, were treated with a more selective agonist of the type 1 receptor (KRP-203) or vehicle at 12 or 16 weeks of age. Eighty percent of the mice treated at 12 weeks, before the onset of visible disease, survived to the 24 weeks end point with decreased tubulointerstitial disease and significantly fewer infiltrating CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cells. Only half of the control vehicle-treated mice survived. All of the mice treated at 16 weeks survived with reduced proteinuria. Mice in both groups had significant reductions in circulating lymphocytes. Mice receiving KRP-203 for 8-12 weeks had significant reductions in T-cells and consequently less adenopathy. Ex vivo treatment of lymphocytes from MRL/lpr mice with KRP-203 enhanced their apoptosis. Our study indicates that KRP-203 attenuates kidney injury in MRL/lpr mice, in part, by reducing T-cell infiltrates.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisChemotaxis, LeukocyteImmunosuppressive AgentsLupus NephritisLymphocytesMiceMice, Inbred MRL lprReceptors, LysosphingolipidSulfhydryl CompoundsSurvival RateImmunosuppressive AgentsKRP-203Receptors, LysosphingolipidSulfhydryl Compounds

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PMID18769369
PMCPMC3520442
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