Human pluripotent stem cell-derived kidney organoids for personalized congenital and idiopathic nephrotic syndrome modeling

J. Jansen*, B. T. van den Berge, M. van den Broek, R. J. Maas, D. Daviran, B. Willemsen, R. Roverts, M. van der Kruit, C. Kuppe, K. C. Reimer, G. D. Giovanni, F. Mooren, Q. Nlandu, H. Mudde, R. Wetzels, D. den Braanker, N. Parr, J. S. Nagai, V. Drenic, I. G. CostaE. Steenbergen, T. Nijenhuis, H. Dijkman, N. Endlich, N. C. A. J. van de Kar, R. K. Schneider, J. F. M. Wetzels, A. Akiva, J. van der Vlag, R. Kramann, M. F. Schreuder, B. Smeets

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Abstract

Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is characterized by severe proteinuria as a consequence of kidney glomerular injury due to podocyte damage. In vitro models mimicking in vivo podocyte characteristics are a prerequisite to resolve NS pathogenesis.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberdev200198
JournalDevelopment (Cambridge)
Volume149
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 May 2022

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We would like to thank the Stem Cell Technology Center, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and the iPS Core Facility, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, for generating iPSCs and performing the gene editing. We would like to thank Nihal Telli for her help in the super-resolution filtration slit imaging. We would like to thank the Radboudumc Technology Centers bioinformatics, microscopy and flow cytometry for their support. We thank Mariska Kea-te Lindert for her help in sample preparation for electron microscopy. J.J. is supported by The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; NWO Veni grant 091 501 61 81 01 36) and the Dutch Kidney Foundation (Nierstichting; 19OK005). B.T.v.d.B. is supported by grants awarded to R.J.M.: the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO Off road grant 451001034) and the Dutch Kidney Foundation (18OKG05 and 18OI14). M.v.d.B. is supported by the Dutch Kidney Foundation (19OK005). D.D., R.R. and A.A. are supported by a European Research Council Advanced Investigator grant (H2020-ERC-2017-ADV-788982-COLMIN) to Nico Sommerdijk. A.A. is also supported by the NWO (VI.Veni.192.094). M.F.S. is supported by the Dutch Kidney Foundation (15OKG16) and The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO VIDI grant 016.156.454). B.S. is supported by the Dutch Kidney Foundation (14A3D104) and The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO VIDI grant 016.156.363). J.S.N. and I.G.C. are supported by the E:MED Consortia Fibromap funded by the German Ministry of Education and Science (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung). Open Access funding provided by Radboud University: Radboud Universiteit. Deposited in PMC for immediate release.

Funding Information:
J.J. is supported by The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; NWO Veni grant 091 501 61 81 01 36) and the Dutch Kidney Foundation (Nierstichting; 19OK005). B.T.v.d.B. is supported by grants awarded to R.J.M.: the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO Off road grant 451001034) and the Dutch Kidney Foundation (18OKG05 and 18OI14). M.v.d.B. is supported by the Dutch Kidney Foundation (19OK005). D.D., R.R. and A.A. are supported by a European Research Council Advanced Investigator grant (H2020-ERC-2017-ADV-788982-COLMIN) to Nico Sommerdijk. A.A. is also supported by the NWO (VI.Veni.192.094). M.F.S. is supported by the Dutch Kidney Foundation (15OKG16) and The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO VIDI grant 016.156.454). B.S. is supported by the Dutch Kidney Foundation (14A3D104) and The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO VIDI grant 016.156.363). J.S.N. and I.G.C. are supported by the E:MED Consortia Fibromap funded by the German Ministry of Education and Science (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung). Open Access funding provided by Radboud University: Radboud Universiteit. Deposited in PMC for immediate release.

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