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Background:  Podocyte foot process effacement is a key histologic finding in proteinuric kidney disease. We previously showed that 3-week old CD2AP-deficient mice have significant proteinuria, glomerular hypertrophy and mesangial expansion. The goal of this study is to use morphometry to establish the temporal sequence of podocyte foot process effacement, glomerular volume expansion and albuminuria in  Cd2ap  −/−  mice by measuring these parameters at the 2-week time point.   Methods:  Wild-type mice age 14 ± 1 days with the Cd2ap gene (WT,  N  = 5) and mice deficient for Cd2ap ( Cd2ap  KO,  N  = 5) were generated. Kidneys were harvested and fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde and processed for examination by light and electron microscopy. An average of 415.2 (range 268–716) grid points were counted for all the glomeruli, and quantification of glomerular volume from each kidney. Urine was collected the day prior to sacrifice for urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) measurements.   Results:  There was no difference in albuminuria [median (range) mg/g] between WT [212.2 (177.6–388.4) mg/g] vs.  Cd2ap  KO mice [203.3 (164.7–910.2) mg/g],  P  = 0.89; or glomerular volume 68,307[10,931] vs. 66,844[13,022] μm 3 ,  p  = 0.92. The volume densities of glomerular components of the podocyte, capillary lumen and mesangium were not different for the two groups,  P  = 0.14, 0.14 and 0.17 respectively. However, foot process width was increased in  Cd2ap  KO 1128[286] vs. WT [374 ± 42] nm,  P  = 0.02.   Conclusion:  Here we show that while 2-week old WT and  Cd2ap  KO mice have similar levels of albuminuria, glomerular and mesangial volume,  Cd2ap  KO mice have more extensive podocyte foot process effacement. The data suggests that podocyte injury is the initiating event leading to mesangial expansion and albuminuria in this model.

Podocyte Foot Process Effacement Precedes Albuminuria and Glomerular Hypertrophy in CD2-Associated Protein Deficient Mice