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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume 6, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/srep35400
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [BR2955/4-1, BR2955/6-1, SCHE1562/2, SFB635, 829, SFB699, HA-6212/2]
- Koln Fortune Program of the University of Cologne, Germany
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Chronic alterations in calcium (Ca2+) signalling in podocytes have been shown to cause proteinuria and progressive glomerular diseases. However, it is unclear whether short Ca2+ peaks influence glomerular biology and cause podocyte injury. Here we generated a DREADD (Designer Receptor Exclusively Activated by a Designer Drug) knock-in mouse line to manipulate intracellular Ca2+ levels. By mating to a podocyte-specific Cre driver we are able to investigate the impact of Ca2+ peaks on podocyte biology in living animals. Activation of the engineered G-protein coupled receptor with the synthetic compound clozapine-N-oxide (CNO) evoked a short and transient Ca2+ peak in podocytes immediately after CNO administration in vivo. Interestingly, this Ca2+ peak did neither affect glomerular perfusion nor filtration in the animals. Moreover, no obvious alterations in the glomerular morphology could be observed. Taken together, these in vivo findings suggest that chronic alterations and calcium overload rather than an induction of transient Ca2+ peaks contribute to podocyte disease.
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