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Hu M, Ma Q, Liu B, Wang Q, Zhang T, Huang T, Lv Z. Long Non-Coding RNAs in the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Kidney Disease. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:845371. [PMID: 35517509 PMCID: PMC9065414 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.845371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the major microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus, with relatively high morbidity and mortality globally but still in short therapeutic options. Over the decades, a large body of data has demonstrated that oxidative stress, inflammatory responses, and hemodynamic disorders might exert critical influence in the initiation and development of DKD, whereas the delicate pathogenesis of DKD remains profoundly elusive. Recently, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), extensively studied in the field of cancer, are attracting increasing attentions on the development of diabetes mellitus and its complications including DKD, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic cardiomyopathy. In this review, we chiefly focused on abnormal expression and function of lncRNAs in major resident cells (mesangial cell, endothelial cell, podocyte, and tubular epithelial cell) in the kidney, summarized the critical roles of lncRNAs in the pathogenesis of DKD, and elaborated their potential therapeutic significance, in order to advance our knowledge in this field, which might help in future research and clinical treatment for the disease.
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- Mengsi Hu
- Department of Nephrology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
- Department of Nephrology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
- Department of Nephrology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
- Department of Nephrology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- *Correspondence: Zhimei Lv,
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He J, Du Y, Li G, Xiao P, Sun X, Song W, Lai L, Xia M, Zhang J, Wang Q. Myeloid Fbxw7 Prevents Pulmonary Fibrosis by Suppressing TGF-β Production. Front Immunol 2022; 12:760138. [PMID: 35069531 PMCID: PMC8767095 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.760138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a group of chronic interstitial pulmonary diseases characterized by an inexorable decline in lung function with limited treatment options. The abnormal expression of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) in profibrotic macrophages is linked to severe pulmonary fibrosis, but the regulation mechanisms of TGF-β expression are incompletely understood. We found that decreased expression of E3 ubiquitin ligase Fbxw7 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was significantly related to the severity of pulmonary fibrosis in IPF patients. Fbxw7 is identified to be a crucial suppressing factor for pulmonary fibrosis development and progression in a mouse model induced by intratracheal bleomycin treatment. Myeloid cell-specific Fbxw7 deletion increases pulmonary monocyte-macrophages accumulation in lung tissue, and eventually promotes bleomycin-induced collagen deposition and progressive pulmonary fibrosis. Notably, the expression of TGF-β in profibrotic macrophages was significantly upregulated in myeloid cell-specific Fbxw7 deletion mice after bleomycin treatment. C-Jun has long been regarded as a critical transcription factor of Tgfb1, we clarified that Fbxw7 inhibits the expression of TGF-β in profibrotic macrophages by interacting with c-Jun and mediating its K48-linked ubiquitination and degradation. These findings provide insight into the role of Fbxw7 in the regulation of macrophages during the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Jia He
- Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,The Key Laboratory for Immunity and Inflammatory Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,The Key Laboratory for Immunity and Inflammatory Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,The Key Laboratory for Immunity and Inflammatory Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,The Key Laboratory for Immunity and Inflammatory Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,The Key Laboratory for Immunity and Inflammatory Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,The Key Laboratory for Immunity and Inflammatory Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,The Key Laboratory for Immunity and Inflammatory Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,The Key Laboratory for Immunity and Inflammatory Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,The Key Laboratory for Immunity and Inflammatory Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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Salti T, Khazim K, Haddad R, Campisi-Pinto S, Bar-Sela G, Cohen I. Glucose Induces IL-1α-Dependent Inflammation and Extracellular Matrix Proteins Expression and Deposition in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells in Diabetic Kidney Disease. Front Immunol 2020; 11:1270. [PMID: 32733443 PMCID: PMC7358427 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Diabetes mellitus is linked with metabolic stress that induces cellular damage and can provoke renal inflammation and fibrotic responses that eventually lead to chronic kidney disease. Because the inflammasome, interleukin 1 (IL-1), IL-1α/IL-β, and IL-1R are central elements of kidney inflammation and pharmacological IL-1R antagonist (IL-1Ra) was shown to prevent or even reverse diabetic nephropathy (DN) in animal models, we explored the intrinsic expression of IL-1 molecules in kidney tissue of DN patients as regulators of renal inflammation. We used biopsies taken from DN patients and controls and show a high level of IL-1α expression in renal tubular epithelial cells, whereas both IL-1 agonistic molecules (i.e., IL-1α and IL-1β) were devoid of the glomeruli. Human proximal tubular kidney HK-2 cells exposed to high glucose (HG) gradually increase the expression of IL-1α but not IL-1β and induce the expression and deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. We further demonstrate that in vitro ectopic addition of recombinant IL-1α in low glucose concentration leads to a similar effect as in HG, while supplementing excess amounts of IL-1Ra in HG significantly attenuates the ECM protein overexpression and deposition. Accordingly, inhibition of IL-1α cleaving protease calpain, but not caspapse-1, also strongly reduces ECM protein production by HK-2 cells. Collectively, we demonstrate that IL-1α and not IL-1β, released from renal tubular cells is the key inflammatory molecule responsible for the renal inflammation in DN. Our result suggests that the clinical use of IL-1Ra in DN should be promoted over the individual neutralization of IL-1α or IL-1β in order to achieve better blocking of IL-1R signaling.
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- Talal Salti
- Galilee Medical Center, Research Institute, Nahariya, Israel
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- Galilee Medical Center, Research Institute, Nahariya, Israel.,Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel.,Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
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- Galilee Medical Center, Research Institute, Nahariya, Israel
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- Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.,Cancer Center, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
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- Cancer Center, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
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Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) and related molecules in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Clin Sci (Lond) 2019; 133:287-313. [DOI: 10.1042/cs20180438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Dai XY, Huang XR, Zhou L, Zhang L, Fu P, Manthey C, Nikolic-Paterson DJ, Lan HY. Targeting c-fms kinase attenuates chronic aristolochic acid nephropathy in mice. Oncotarget 2017; 7:10841-56. [PMID: 26909597 PMCID: PMC4905443 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.7460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Aristolochic acid nephropathy (AAN) is a progressive kidney disease caused by some Chinese herbal medicines, but treatment remains ineffective. Macrophage accumulation is an early feature in human and experimental AAN; however, the role of macrophages in chronic AAN is unknown. We report here that targeting macrophages with fms-I, a selective inhibitor of the tyrosine kinase activity of the macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor, suppressed disease progression in a mouse model of chronic AAN. Treatment with fms-I (10mg/kg/BID) from day 0 to 28 (prevention study) or from day 14 to 28 (intervention study) substantially inhibited macrophage accumulation and significantly improved renal dysfunction including a reduction in proteinuria and tubular damage. Progressive interstitial fibrosis (myofibroblast accumulation and collagen deposition) and renal inflammation (increased expression of MCP-1, MIF, and TNF-α) were also attenuated by fms-I treatment. These protective effects involved inhibition of TGF-β/Smad3 and NF-kB signaling. In conclusion, the present study establishes that macrophages are key inflammatory cells that exacerbates progressive tubulointerstitial damage in chronic AAN via mechanisms associated with TGF-β/Smad3-mediated renal fibrosis and NF-κB-driven renal inflammation. Targeting macrophages via a c-fms kinase inhibitor may represent a novel therapy for chronic AAN.
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- Xiao Y Dai
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, and Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Division of Nephrology, Mianyang Central Hospital, Mianyang, China.,Division of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, and Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Mianyang Central Hospital, Mianyang, China
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- Division of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Janssen Research and Development, LLC, Radnor, PA, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Monash Health and Monash University Department of Medicine, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, and Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Sustained kidney biochemical derangement in treated experimental diabetes: a clue to metabolic memory. Sci Rep 2017; 7:40544. [PMID: 28079150 PMCID: PMC5228190 DOI: 10.1038/srep40544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The occurrence of biochemical alterations that last for a long period of time in diabetic individuals even after adequate handling of glycemia is an intriguing phenomenon named metabolic memory. In this study, we show that a kidney pathway is gradually altered during the course of diabetes and remains persistently changed after late glycemic control in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. This pathway comprises an early decline of uric acid clearance and pAMPK expression followed by fumarate accumulation, increased TGF-β expression, reduced PGC-1α expression, and downregulation of methylation and hydroxymethylation of mitochondrial DNA. The sustained decrease of uric acid clearance in treated diabetes may support the prolonged kidney biochemical alterations observed after tight glycemic control, and this regulation is likely mediated by the sustained decrease of AMPK activity and the induction of inflammation. This manuscript proposes the first consideration of the possible role of hyperuricemia and the underlying biochemical changes as part of metabolic memory in diabetic nephropathy development after glycemic control.
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Zhao KW, Murray EJB, Murray SS. HK2 Proximal Tubule Epithelial Cells Synthesize and Secrete Plasma Proteins Predominantly Through the Apical Surface. J Cell Biochem 2016; 118:924-933. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.25786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Ke-Wei Zhao
- Geriatric Research; Education and Clinical Center (11E); Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; Sepulveda 91343 California
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- Geriatric Research; Education and Clinical Center (11E); Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; Sepulveda 91343 California
- Department of Medicine; University of California; Los Angeles 90095 California
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- Geriatric Research; Education and Clinical Center (11E); Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; Sepulveda 91343 California
- Department of Medicine; University of California; Los Angeles 90095 California
- Interdepartmental Program in Biomedical Engineering; University of California; Los Angeles 90095 California
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Tsai SF, Hsieh CC, Wu MJ, Chen CH, Lin TH, Hsieh M. Novel findings of secreted cyclophilin A in diabetic nephropathy and its association with renal protection of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor. Clin Chim Acta 2016; 463:181-192. [PMID: 27823952 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2016.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Revised: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our previous clinical indicated that urinary cyclophilin A was a good marker for diabetic nephropathy. METHODS We used animal and cell models of diabetic nephropathy to examine the role of cyclophilin A in disease progression. RESULTS Significantly increased urinary cyclophilin A could be detected in db/db at the 8th week. Linagliptin (3mg/kg/day and 15mg/kg/day) could suppress urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine at the 8th and 16th week but only the high dose Linagliption could suppress cyclophilin A at the 8th week. Compared to 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, cyclophilin A was a stronger, earlier, and more sensitive marker. Immunohistochemical staining for cyclophilin A was also positive for db/db. In cell studies, oxidative stress and hyperglycemia could stimulate MES-13 and HK-2 cells to secrete cyclophilin A. Hyperglycemia stimulated HK-2 cells to secrete TGFβ1, which caused secretion of cyclophilin A. The secreted cyclophilin A further stimulated CD 147 to move outward from cytosol onto cell membrane in confocal microscopy, which was associated with the p38 MAPK pathway in the downstream. CONCLUSIONS Secreted cyclophilin A may play an important role in diabetic nephropathy in the mouse model and is associated with TGFβ1, CD 147, and the p38 MAPK pathway.
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- Shang-Feng Tsai
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Departments of Life Science, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Medicine Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Departments of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Medicine Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Departments of Life Science, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Medicine Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Stimulation of transforming growth factor-beta-1 and contact with type I collagen cooperatively facilitate irreversible transdifferentiation in proximal tubular cells. Biomed J 2016; 39:39-49. [PMID: 27105597 PMCID: PMC6138427 DOI: 10.1016/j.bj.2015.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background By transdifferentiation, proximal tubular cells (PTC) have been considered as a source of interstitial myofibroblasts. We examined the combined effect of transforming growth factor-beta-1 (TGF-β1) stimulation and contact with type I collagen on PTC transdifferentiation. Methods Human kidney-2 cells were grown on type I substratum with the concurrent stimulation of TGF-β1. Results Following addition of TGF-β1, cells acquired an elongated fibroblastic appearance and an increase in α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) expression, a myofibroblastic marker. Upon addition of TGF-β1, E-cadherin expression, an epithelial marker, was reduced, while cytokeratin expression, another epithelial marker, remained unaltered. Following removal of TGF-β1, PTC regained an epithelial appearance and E-cadherin expression reverted to the unstimulated level, suggesting incomplete and reversible transdifferentiation. Addition of TGF-β1 to cells grown on type I collagen demonstrated a cooperatively increased α-SMA expression and decreased E-cadherin and cytokeratin expressions, suggesting more complete transdifferentiation. Co-stimulation of TGF-β1 and contact with type I collagen led to a stable cell phenotype and persistently decreased E-cadherin, which was not reversed upon removal of TGF-β1, indicating irreversible transdifferentiation. Addition of TGF-β1 or type I collagen caused a 4-fold increase in migratory cell number as compared to the control, whereas addition of both TGF-β1 and type I collagen led to an 11-fold increase. Conclusions TGF-β1 alone results in a reversible and incomplete transdifferentiation. The combination of TGF-β1 and exposure to type I collagen leads to an irreversible and complete PTC transdifferentiation.
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Cárdenas A, Campos J, Ehrenfeld P, Mezzano S, Ruiz-Ortega M, Figueroa CD, Ardiles L. Up-regulation of the kinin B2 receptor pathway modulates the TGF-β/Smad signaling cascade to reduce renal fibrosis induced by albumin. Peptides 2015; 73:7-19. [PMID: 26256678 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2015.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2015] [Revised: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The presence of high protein levels in the glomerular filtrate plays an important role in renal fibrosis, a disorder that justifies the use of animal models of experimental proteinuria. Such models have proved useful as tools in the study of the pathogenesis of chronic, progressive renal disease. Since bradykinin and the kinin B2 receptor (B2R) belong to a renoprotective system with mechanisms still unclarified, we investigated its anti-fibrotic role in the in vivo rat model of overload proteinuria. Upon up-regulating the kinin system by a high potassium diet we observed reduction of tubulointerstitial fibrosis, decreased renal expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and vimentin, reduced Smad3 phosphorylation and increase of Smad7. These cellular and molecular effects were reversed by HOE-140, a specific B2R antagonist. In vitro experiments, performed on a cell line of proximal tubular epithelial cells, showed that high concentrations of albumin induced expression of mesenchymal biomarkers, in concomitance with increases in TGF-β1 mRNA and its functionally active peptide, TGF-β1. Stimulation of the tubule cells by bradykinin inhibited the albumin-induced changes, namely α-SMA and vimentin were reduced, and cytokeratin recovered together with increase in Smad7 levels and decrease in type II TGF-β1 receptor, TGF-β1 mRNA and its active fragment. The protective changes produced by bradykinin in vitro were blocked by HOE-140. The development of stable bradykinin analogues and/or up-regulation of the B2R signaling pathway may prove value in the management of chronic renal fibrosis in progressive proteinuric renal diseases.
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- Areli Cárdenas
- Department of Nephrology, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Department of Nephrology, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Pathology, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Department of Nephrology, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Pathology, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Department of Nephrology, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.
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Sancar-Bas S, Gezginci-Oktayoglu S, Bolkent S. Exendin-4 attenuates renal tubular injury by decreasing oxidative stress and inflammation in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. Growth Factors 2015; 33:419-29. [PMID: 26728502 DOI: 10.3109/08977194.2015.1125349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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In this study, we aimed to research the restorative effects of exendin-4, a GLP-1 analog, on renal tubular injury in streptozotocin-induced diabetes model. BALB/c male mice were divided into four groups: non-diabetic, non-diabetic + exendin-4 (3 μg/kg), diabetic and diabetic + exendin-4. In our diabetic model, we observed renal injury mainly in tubular area rather than glomeruli and exendin-4 decreased tubular injury with its glucose lowering effect. Besides, PCNA positive tubular cells, activities of LDH and Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase were also significantly declined by the administration of exendin-4. Furthermore, exendin-4 attenuated the levels of ROS, MDA, 8-OHdG, proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β), chemokine MCP-1, ICAM-1, and fibrosis-related molecules (transforming growth factor β1 and fibronectin). In consistent with reducing tubular injury, macrophage infiltration and both MCP-1 and ICAM-1 production in tubular cells were decreased. These results indicate that exendin-4 may decrease renal tubular injury seen in the beginning of diabetic nephropathy by decreasing ROS production and inflammation.
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- Serap Sancar-Bas
- a Biology Department, Molecular Biology Section , Faculty of Science, Istanbul University , Istanbul , Turkey
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- a Biology Department, Molecular Biology Section , Faculty of Science, Istanbul University , Istanbul , Turkey
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- a Biology Department, Molecular Biology Section , Faculty of Science, Istanbul University , Istanbul , Turkey
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Techasen A, Namwat N, Loilome W, Duangkumpha K, Puapairoj A, Saya H, Yongvanit P. Tumor necrosis factor-α modulates epithelial mesenchymal transition mediators ZEB2 and S100A4 to promote cholangiocarcinoma progression. JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES 2014; 21:703-11. [PMID: 24867797 DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process strongly contributes to cancer metastasis. This study was to investigate the alteration of EMT-related proteins (ZEB1, ZEB2 and S100A4) in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) tissues. The effect of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) on the expression of those molecules in CCA cells was investigated. METHODS The quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) assay was used to quantify ZEB1, ZEB2 and S100A4 mRNA levels in 50 CCA tissues and related its expression to clinicopathological data. ZEB2 protein immunostaining was investigated in 165 CCA tissues. The effect of TNF-α on EMT-related CCA cell migration was evaluated using qRT-PCR, immunofluorescence and transwell migration assays. RESULTS ZEB2 and S100A4 mRNA levels were found to be higher in CCA tissues. High levels of S100A4 mRNA and ZEB2 protein were significantly associated with CCA metastasis (P = 0.04 and P = 0.03). Moreover, a trend toward statistical association was found with high levels of both ZEB2 mRNA and protein with shorter survival time (P = 0.10 and P = 0.19). In addition, TNF-α induced CCA cell migration by the induction of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) resulting in ZEB2 and S100A4 mRNA and protein activation. CONCLUSIONS These studies demonstrate that TNF-α plays crucial role in the progression of CCA by activating TGF-β signaling and the induction of ZEB2 and S100A4, EMT-related proteins expression.
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- Anchalee Techasen
- Center for Research and Development of Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Diabetes mellitus contributes greatly to morbidity, mortality, and overall health care costs. In major part, these outcomes derive from the high incidence of progressive kidney dysfunction in patients with diabetes making diabetic nephropathy a leading cause of end-stage renal disease. A better understanding of the molecular mechanism involved and of the early dysfunctions observed in the diabetic kidney may permit the development of new strategies to prevent diabetic nephropathy. Here we review the pathophysiological changes that occur in the kidney in response to hyperglycemia, including the cellular responses to high glucose and the responses in vascular, glomerular, podocyte, and tubular function. The molecular basis, characteristics, and consequences of the unique growth phenotypes observed in the diabetic kidney, including glomerular structures and tubular segments, are outlined. We delineate mechanisms of early diabetic glomerular hyperfiltration including primary vascular events as well as the primary role of tubular growth, hyperreabsorption, and tubuloglomerular communication as part of a "tubulocentric" concept of early diabetic kidney function. The latter also explains the "salt paradox" of the early diabetic kidney, that is, a unique and inverse relationship between glomerular filtration rate and dietary salt intake. The mechanisms and consequences of the intrarenal activation of the renin-angiotensin system and of diabetes-induced tubular glycogen accumulation are discussed. Moreover, we aim to link the changes that occur early in the diabetic kidney including the growth phenotype, oxidative stress, hypoxia, and formation of advanced glycation end products to mechanisms involved in progressive kidney disease.
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- Volker Vallon
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego & VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA.
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Zhang H, Zhao T, Gong Y, Dong X, Zhang W, Sun S, Wang H, Gu Y, Lu X, Yan M, Li P. Attenuation of diabetic nephropathy by Chaihuang-Yishen granule through anti-inflammatory mechanism in streptozotocin-induced rat model of diabetics. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2013; 151:556-564. [PMID: 24269779 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2013] [Revised: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Traditional Chinese medical herbs have been used in China for a long time to treat different diseases. Based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) principle, Chaihuang-Yishen granule (CHYS) was developed and has been employed clinically to treat chronic kidney disease including diabetic nephropathy (DN). The present study was designed to investigate its mechanism of action in treatment of DN. MATERIALS AND METHODS Diabetic rats were established by having a right uninephrectomy plus a single intraperitoneal injection of STZ. Rats were divided into four groups of sham, diabetes, diabetes with CHYS and diabetes with fosinopril. CHYS and fosinopril were given to rats by gavage for 20 weeks. Samples from blood, urine and kidney were collected for biochemical, histological, immunohistochemical and molecular analyses. RESULTS Rats treated with CHYS showed reduced 24h urinary protein excretion, decreased serum TC and TG levels, but CHYS treatment did not affect blood glucose level. Glomerular mesangial expansion and tubulointerstitial fibrosis in diabetic rats were significantly alleviated by CHYS treatment. Moreover, CHYS administration markedly reduced mRNA levels of NF-κB p65 and TGF-β1, as well as decreased protein levels of NF-κB p65, MCP-1, TNF-α and TGF-β1 in the kidney of diabetic rats. CONCLUSIONS CHYS ameliorates renal injury in diabetic rats through reduction of inflammatory cytokines and their intracellular signaling.
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- Haojun Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China.
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Yin D, Yin J, Yang Y, Chen S, Gao X. Renoprotection of Danshen Injection on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats, associated with tubular function and structure. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2013; 151:667-674. [PMID: 24269771 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2012] [Revised: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Danshen Injection, the aqueous extracts of Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza (S. miltiorrhiza), is one of the most commonly used traditional Chinese herbs in chronic renal failure treatment. In present study, the mechanism of the renoprotective effect of Danshen Injection was analyzed on streptozocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Diabetic experimental model was established in male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats by intraperitoneal injection of STZ. Rats with blood glucose concentration of higher than 300 mg/dl were intraperitoneally administered with Danshen Injection at a dose of 0.78 ml/kgday. The blood glucose, 24h urinary protein excretion, serum creatinine (sCr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), advanced glycation end products (AGEs), lipid peroxide (LPO), antioxidant enzyme of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), and histomorphological changes in kidney of diabetic rats were analyzed during the course of Danshen Injection administration, as well as the tubular function index of albumin reabsorption of fluorescein isothiocyanate labeled bovine serum albumin (FITC-BSA). RESULTS The intraperitoneal administration of Danshen Injection could ameliorate the physiological dysfunctions of increased 24h urinary protein excretion((48.21 ± 8.04)%), sCr((39.4 ± 3.7)%), and BUN((43.37 ± 6.74)%), alleviate the ultrastructural abnormalities of hypertrophy, matrix expansion, and fibrosis in glomerulus, decrease the TGF-β1 expression, AGEs and LPO accumulation, and increase the activity of SOD and GSH-Px in kidney of diabetic rats, but did not significantly influence the blood glucose. Besides these, the Danshen Injection administration also partly restored the decrease of megalin expression in tubules and reabsorptive function of FITC-BSA, in diabetic rats. CONCLUSION The renoprotection of Danshen Injection on diabetic rats was associated with the preservation of tubular function and structure from the hyperglycemia induced toxicities of inappropriate cytokines secretion, oxidative stress, advanced glycation stress, and megalin expression deletion.
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- Dengke Yin
- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China; State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China; Anhui Provincial key laboratory for Chinese Medicine Research and Development, Hefei, Anhui 230038, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China; Anhui Provincial key laboratory for Chinese Medicine Research and Development, Hefei, Anhui 230038, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China; Anhui Provincial key laboratory for Chinese Medicine Research and Development, Hefei, Anhui 230038, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China.
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Interleukin-1β induces hyaluronan and CD44-dependent cell protrusions that facilitate fibroblast-monocyte binding. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2013; 182:2223-40. [PMID: 23583650 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2013.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2012] [Revised: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Persistent inflammation is a well-known determinant of progressive tissue fibrosis; however, the mechanisms underlying this process remain unclear. There is growing evidence indicating a role of the cytokine IL-1β in profibrotic responses. We previously demonstrated that fibroblasts stimulated with IL-1β increased their generation of the polysaccharide hyaluronan (HA) and increased their expression of the HA synthase enzyme (HAS-2). The aim of this study was to determine the significance of IL-1β-induced changes in HA and HAS-2 generation. In this study, we found that stimulation of fibroblasts with IL-1β results in the relocalization of HA associated with the cell to the outer cell membrane, where it forms HAS2- and CD44-dependent cell membrane protrusions. CD44 is concentrated within the membrane protrusions, where it co-localizes with the intracellular adhesion molecule 1. Furthermore, we have identified that these cell protrusions enhance IL-1β-dependent fibroblast-monocyte binding through MAPK/ERK signaling. Although previous data have indicated the importance of the HA-binding protein TSG-6 in maintaining the transforming growth factor β1-dependent HA coat, TSG-6 was not essential for the formation of the IL-1β-dependent HA protrusions, thus identifying it as a key difference between IL-1β- and transforming growth factor β1-dependent HA matrices. In summary, these data suggest that IL-1β-dependent HA generation plays a role in fibroblast immune activation, leading to sequestration of monocytes within inflamed tissue and providing a possible mechanism for perpetual inflammation.
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Maldonado-Cervantes MI, Galicia OG, Moreno-Jaime B, Zapata-Morales JR, Montoya-Contreras A, Bautista-Perez R, Martinez-Morales F. Autocrine modulation of glucose transporter SGLT2 by IL-6 and TNF-α in LLC-PK(1) cells. J Physiol Biochem 2012; 68:411-20. [PMID: 22351116 DOI: 10.1007/s13105-012-0153-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2011] [Accepted: 01/31/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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We determined in cultured kidney epithelial cells (LLC-PK(1)) the effects of high glucose, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) on mRNA and protein expression of the renal glucose transporters SGLT1 and SGLT2. Cultured monolayers were incubated with similar concentrations of IL-6 and TNF-α to those produced by LLC-PK(1) in the presence of 20 mM glucose. Confluent monolayers with either 5 (controls, C) or 20 mM glucose (high glucose, HG) were incubated in the presence of 5 mM glucose, 20 mM glucose, 10 pg/ml IL-6, or TNF-α alone or in combination. Separate groups with IL-6 and TNF-α were incubated with antibodies to their respective receptors. HG induced an increased SGLT1 mRNA at 48 h (p<0.05 vs. C) and protein expression in 120 h (p<0.05 vs. C). HG also induced an increased SGLT2 mRNA at 72 and 96 h (P<0.05 vs. C) and SGLT2 protein expression at 120 h (p<0.05 vs. C). In C, 10 pg/ml IL-6 or TNF-α did not modify SGLT1 mRNA (n.s vs. in the absence of cytokines). In contrast, cytokines induced an increased expression of SGLT1 protein at 120 h (p<0.05 vs. in the absence of cytokines), and SGLT2 mRNA and protein were increased at 96 and 120 h, respectively (p<0.05 vs. in absence of cytokines). No changes were observed when cells were incubated with cytokines and HG (n.s vs. C). In conclusion, this study showed that SGLT2 increased in the presence of IL-6 and TNF-α, indicating an autocrine modulation of the expression of this transporter by cytokines.
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- M I Maldonado-Cervantes
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
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Helmig S, Stephan P, Döhrel J, Schneider J. TNF-α mRNA expression correlates with TGF-β mRNA expression in vivo. Inflammation 2011; 34:255-9. [PMID: 20652825 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-010-9231-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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TNF-α is postulated to play a significant role in regulating TGF-β(1) expression. In lung fibroblasts, for example, TNF-α is supposed to induce TGF-β(1) via AP-1 activation. TNF-α receptor, knock-out mice are resistant to induced fibrosis and over-expression of TNF-α causes increased TGF-β(1) production in mice. Therefore, we investigated whether TNF-α mRNA levels are associated with the TGF-β(1) mRNA levels of blood leucocytes in humans. Quantitative real-time PCR of TNF-α and TGF-β(1) was performed in 118 Germans. Calculations of expression were made with the 2(-ΔΔCT) method. When the investigated population was divided in two groups (TNF-α low and TNF-α high) by the median of the determined TNF-α expression, highly significant (p < 0.0001) differences of TGF-β1 mRNA expression were revealed. Additionally, dividing the investigated population into quartiles of the determined TNF-α expression showed significantly different TGF-β1 mRNA expressions. Comparing the determined CT-values of TNF-α in context with these of TGF-β1, a coefficient of determination R(2) = 0.4635 was calculated. In this study we demonstrated in vivo a significant association of the relative TNF-α/B2M mRNA expression and the relative TGF-β(1)/B2M mRNA expression in 118 Germans.
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- Simone Helmig
- Institut und Poliklinik für Arbeits- und Sozialmedizin, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Aulweg 129, 35392, Giessen, Germany.
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Helmig S, Aliahmadi N, Stephan P, Döhrel J, Schneider J. TNF-α −308 genotypes are associated with TNF-α and TGF-β1 mRNA expression in blood leucocytes of humans. Cytokine 2011; 53:306-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2010.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2010] [Revised: 11/04/2010] [Accepted: 11/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Vallon V. The proximal tubule in the pathophysiology of the diabetic kidney. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2011; 300:R1009-22. [PMID: 21228342 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00809.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Diabetic nephropathy is a leading cause of end-stage renal disease. A better understanding of the molecular mechanism involved in the early changes of the diabetic kidney may permit the development of new strategies to prevent diabetic nephropathy. This review focuses on the proximal tubule in the early diabetic kidney, particularly on its exposure and response to high glucose levels, albuminuria, and other factors in the diabetic glomerular filtrate, the hyperreabsorption of glucose, the unique molecular signature of the tubular growth phenotype, including aspects of senescence, and the resulting cellular and functional consequences. The latter includes the local release of proinflammatory chemokines and changes in proximal tubular salt and fluid reabsorption, which form the basis for the strong tubular control of glomerular filtration in the early diabetic kidney, including glomerular hyperfiltration and odd responses like the salt paradox. Importantly, these early proximal tubular changes can set the stage for oxidative stress, inflammation, hypoxia, and tubulointerstitial fibrosis, and thereby for the progression of diabetic renal disease.
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- Volker Vallon
- Depts. of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of California San Diego & VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA.
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Wang W, Tang X, Zhang J, Yan X, Ma Y. Complete stress shielding of the Achilles tendon: ultrastructure and level of interleukin-1 and TGF-β. Orthopedics 2010; 33:810. [PMID: 21053877 DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20100924-26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Few studies emphasize the collagen metabolism-related cytokines and ultrastructure of the completely stress-shielded Achilles tendon. In this study, we used a rat model with complete stress shielding of the Achilles tendon to observe the changes in the ultrastructure of the Achilles tendon and concentration of IL-1 and TGF-β 3 weeks after stress shielding. The model group comprised 12 male Sprague-Dawley rats. The stress of the Achilles tendon of the left hind limb was shielded through tendon cerclage combined with sciatic nerve transection, and the right served as a normal control. Three weeks later, the ultrastructure of the Achilles tendon was observed under electron microscopy and IL-1 and TGF-β levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Compared with the control side, collagen fibrils of the shielded Achilles tendons were irregularly arranged and loose. The number of small-diameter collagen fibrils increased significantly with the decrease of the average diameter of collagen fibrils. At the same time, IL-1 concentrations increased significantly in the model group as compared to that in the control group, but no significant difference was found in TGF-β levels. These results suggest that IL-1 may play an important role in the change of ultrastructure after stress shielding.
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- Wei Wang
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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Jenkins RH, Bennagi R, Martin J, Phillips AO, Redman JE, Fraser DJ. A conserved stem loop motif in the 5'untranslated region regulates transforming growth factor-β(1) translation. PLoS One 2010; 5:e12283. [PMID: 20865036 PMCID: PMC2928724 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2010] [Accepted: 07/16/2010] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) regulates cellular proliferation, differentiation, migration, and survival. The human TGF-β1 transcript is inherently poorly translated, and translational activation has been documented in relation to several stimuli. In this paper, we have sought to identify in cis regulatory elements within the TGF-β1 5′Untranslated Region (5′UTR). In silico analysis predicted formation of stable secondary structure in a G/C-rich element between nucleotides +77 to +106, and demonstrated that this element is highly conserved across species. Circular dichroism spectroscopy confirmed the presence of secondary structure in this region. The proximal 5′UTR was inhibitory to translation in reporter gene experiments, and mutation of the secondary structure motif increased translational efficiency. Translational regulation of TGF-β1 mRNA is linked to altered binding of YB-1 protein to its 5′UTR. Immunoprecipitation-RT-qPCR demonstrated a high basal association of YB-1 with TGF-β1 mRNA. However, mutation of the secondary structure motif did not prevent interaction of YB-1 with the 5′UTR, suggesting that YB-1 binds to this region due to its G/C-rich composition, rather than a specific, sequence-dependent, binding site. These data identify a highly conserved element within the TGF-β1 5′UTR that forms stable secondary structure, and is responsible for the inherent low translation efficiency of this cytokine.
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- Robert H. Jenkins
- Institute of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Sullivan DE, Ferris M, Nguyen H, Abboud E, Brody AR. TNF-alpha induces TGF-beta1 expression in lung fibroblasts at the transcriptional level via AP-1 activation. J Cell Mol Med 2010. [PMID: 20141610 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00647.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and transforming growth factor-beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)) are peptides with multiple biological activities that influence neoplastic, immunologic and fibroproliferative diseases. There are clear interrelationships and overlap between the actions of TNF-alpha and TGF-beta(1) in lung fibrosis; therefore, we postulated that TNF-alpha may play a significant role in regulating TGF-beta(1) expression in lungs. We recently reported that TNF-alpha activates the extracellular regulated kinase (ERK)-specific pathway in fibroblasts resulting in stabilization of TGF-beta(1) mRNA and increased expression of TGF-beta(1). In the current study, we further investigated the molecular mechanisms involved in TNF-alpha regulation of TGF-beta(1) expression. Nuclear run-on assays showed that treatment of Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts with TNF-alpha increased transcription of the TGF-beta(1) gene in an ERK independent manner. Pre-treatment with the activator protein-1 (AP-1) inhibitor curcumin attenuated TNF-alpha induced transcription of the TGF-beta(1) gene. TNF-alpha induced increased levels of c-Jun and C-Fos in the nucleus accompanied by phosphorylation of c-Jun. In electrophoretic mobility shift assays, AP-1 binding to an AP-1 binding site found within the TGF-beta(1) promoter was increased in nuclear extracts from Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts treated with TNF-alpha. Together, these results suggest that TNF-alpha induces expression and DNA binding of AP-1 resulting in increased transcription of the TGF-beta(1) gene. It is essential to know which transcription pathways are activated because of the wide distribution of TNF-alpha and TGF-beta(1), the general lack of effective treatments for fibroproliferative disease and the possibility that targeting the correct transcription factors could be palliative.
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- Deborah E Sullivan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Sullivan DE, Ferris M, Nguyen H, Abboud E, Brody AR. TNF-alpha induces TGF-beta1 expression in lung fibroblasts at the transcriptional level via AP-1 activation. J Cell Mol Med 2010; 13:1866-76. [PMID: 20141610 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00647.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and transforming growth factor-beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)) are peptides with multiple biological activities that influence neoplastic, immunologic and fibroproliferative diseases. There are clear interrelationships and overlap between the actions of TNF-alpha and TGF-beta(1) in lung fibrosis; therefore, we postulated that TNF-alpha may play a significant role in regulating TGF-beta(1) expression in lungs. We recently reported that TNF-alpha activates the extracellular regulated kinase (ERK)-specific pathway in fibroblasts resulting in stabilization of TGF-beta(1) mRNA and increased expression of TGF-beta(1). In the current study, we further investigated the molecular mechanisms involved in TNF-alpha regulation of TGF-beta(1) expression. Nuclear run-on assays showed that treatment of Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts with TNF-alpha increased transcription of the TGF-beta(1) gene in an ERK independent manner. Pre-treatment with the activator protein-1 (AP-1) inhibitor curcumin attenuated TNF-alpha induced transcription of the TGF-beta(1) gene. TNF-alpha induced increased levels of c-Jun and C-Fos in the nucleus accompanied by phosphorylation of c-Jun. In electrophoretic mobility shift assays, AP-1 binding to an AP-1 binding site found within the TGF-beta(1) promoter was increased in nuclear extracts from Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts treated with TNF-alpha. Together, these results suggest that TNF-alpha induces expression and DNA binding of AP-1 resulting in increased transcription of the TGF-beta(1) gene. It is essential to know which transcription pathways are activated because of the wide distribution of TNF-alpha and TGF-beta(1), the general lack of effective treatments for fibroproliferative disease and the possibility that targeting the correct transcription factors could be palliative.
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- Deborah E Sullivan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Ohtomo S, Izuhara Y, Nangaku M, Dan T, Ito S, van Ypersele de Strihou C, Miyata T. Body weight control by a high-carbohydrate/low-fat diet slows the progression of diabetic kidney damage in an obese, hypertensive, type 2 diabetic rat model. J Obes 2010; 2010:136502. [PMID: 20700413 PMCID: PMC2911582 DOI: 10.1155/2010/136502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2009] [Revised: 10/07/2009] [Accepted: 11/16/2009] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Obesity is one of several factors implicated in the genesis of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Obese, hypertensive, type 2 diabetic rats SHR/NDmcr-cp were given, for 12 weeks, either a normal, middle-carbohydrate/middle-fat diet (MC/MF group) or a high-carbohydrate/low-fat diet (HC/LF group). Daily caloric intake was the same in both groups. Nevertheless, the HC/LF group gained less weight. Despite equivalent degrees of hypertension, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperinsulinemia, and even a poorer glycemic control, the HC/LF group had less severe renal histological abnormalities and a reduced intrarenal advanced glycation and oxidative stress. Mediators of the renoprotection, specifically linked to obesity and body weight control, include a reduced renal inflammation and TGF-beta expression, together with an enhanced level of adiponectin. Altogether, these data identify a specific role of body weight control by a high-carbohydrate/low-fat diet in the progression of DN. Body weight control thus impacts on local intrarenal advanced glycation and oxidative stress through inflammation and adiponectin levels.
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- Shuichi Ohtomo
- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., LTD., Shizuoka 412-8513, Japan
- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tokai University, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tokai University, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Center for Translational and Advanced Research, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Hypertension and Endocrinology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Center for Translational and Advanced Research, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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Jones LK, O’Sullivan KM, Semple T, Kuligowski MP, Fukami K, Ma FY, Nikolic-Paterson DJ, Holdsworth SR, Kitching AR. IL-1RI deficiency ameliorates early experimental renal interstitial fibrosis. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009; 24:3024-32. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfp214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Anemia is one of the world's most common preventable conditions, yet it is often overlooked, especially in people with diabetes mellitus. Diabetes-related chronic hyperglycemia can lead to a hypoxic environment in the renal interstitium, which results in impaired production of erythropoietin by the peritubular fibroblasts and subsequent anemia. Anemia in patients with diabetes mellitus might contribute to the pathogenesis and progression of cardiovascular disease and aggravate diabetic nephropathy and retinopathy. Anemia occurs earlier in patients with diabetic renal disease than in nondiabetic individuals with chronic kidney disease. Although erythropoietin has been used to treat renal anemia for nearly two decades, debate persists over the optimal target hemoglobin level. Most guidelines recommend that hemoglobin levels be maintained between 105g/l and 125g/l. The suggested role of anemia correction--to prevent the progression of left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with diabetes mellitus--is yet to be established. However, an emphasis on regular screening for anemia, alongside that for other diabetes-related complications, might help to delay the progression of vascular complications in these patients.
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- Dhruv K Singh
- Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK.
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Sullivan DE, Ferris M, Pociask D, Brody AR. The Latent Form of TGFβ1is Induced by TNFα Through an ERK Specific Pathway and is Activated by Asbestos-Derived Reactive Oxygen SpeciesIn VitroandIn Vivo. J Immunotoxicol 2008; 5:145-9. [DOI: 10.1080/15476910802085822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Mechanisms of disease: the hypoxic tubular hypothesis of diabetic nephropathy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 4:216-26. [PMID: 18268525 DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2007] [Accepted: 01/03/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Diabetic nephropathy is traditionally considered to be a primarily glomerular disease, although this contention has recently been challenged. Early tubular injury has been reported in patients with diabetes mellitus whose glomerular function is intact. Chronic hypoxia of the tubulointerstitium has been recognized as a mechanism of progression that is common to many renal diseases. The hypoxic milieu in early-stage diabetic nephropathy is aggravated by manifestations of chronic hyperglycemia-abnormalities of red blood cells, oxidative stress, sympathetic denervation of the kidney due to autonomic neuropathy, and diabetes-mellitus-induced tubular apoptosis; as such, tubulointerstitial hypoxia in diabetes mellitus might be an important early event. Chronic hypoxia could have a dominant pathogenic role in diabetic nephropathy, not only in promoting progression but also during initiation of the condition. Early loss of tubular and peritubular cells reduces production of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and erythropoietin, which, together with dysfunction of their receptors caused by the diabetic state, diminishes the local trophic effects of the hormones. This diminution could further compromise the functional and structural integrity of the parenchyma and contribute to the gradual decline of renal function.
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Zhang M, Lee CH, Luo DD, Krupa A, Fraser D, Phillips A. Polarity of Response to Transforming Growth Factor-β1 in Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cells Is Regulated by β-Catenin. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:28639-28647. [PMID: 17623674 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m700594200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1)-mediated loss of proximal tubular epithelial cell-cell interaction is regulated in a polarized fashion. The aim of this study was to further explore the polarity of the TGF-beta1 response and to determine the significance of R-Smad-beta-catenin association previously demonstrated to accompany adherens junction disassembly. Smad3 signaling response to TGF-beta1 was assessed by activity of the Smad3-responsive reporter gene construct (SBE)(4)-Lux and by immunoblotting for phospho-Smad proteins. Similar results were obtained with both methods. Apical application of TGF-beta1 led to increased Smad3 signaling compared with basolateral stimulation. Association of Smad proteins with beta-catenin was greater following basolateral TGFbeta-1 stimulation, as was the expression of cytoplasmic Triton-soluble beta-catenin. Inhibition of beta-catenin expression by small interfering RNA augmented Smad3 signaling. Lithium chloride, a GSK-3 inhibitor, increased expression of beta-catenin and attenuated TGF-beta1-dependent Smad3 signaling. Lithium chloride did not influence degradation of Smad3 but resulted in decreased nuclear translocation. Smad2 activation as assessed by Western blot analysis and activity of the Smad2-responsive reporter constructs ARE/MF1 was also greater following apical as compared with basolateral TGFbeta-1 stimulation, suggesting that this is a generally applicable mechanism for the regulation of TGF-beta1-dependent R-Smads. Caco-2 cells are a colonic carcinoma cell line, with known resistance to the anti-proliferative effects of TGF-beta1 and increased expression of beta-catenin. We used this cell line to address the general applicability of our observations. Inhibition of beta-catenin in this cell line by small interfering RNA resulted in increased TGF-beta1-dependent Smad3 phosphorylation and restoration of TGF-beta1 anti-proliferative effects.
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- Institute of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, United Kingdom.
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Zhang M, Fraser D, Phillips A. ERK, p38, and Smad signaling pathways differentially regulate transforming growth factor-beta1 autoinduction in proximal tubular epithelial cells. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2006; 169:1282-93. [PMID: 17003485 PMCID: PMC1698849 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2006.050921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/06/2006] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 is a mediator of the final common pathway of fibrosis associated with progressive renal disease, a process in which proximal tubular cells (PTCs) are known to play an important part. The aim of the current study was to examine the mechanism of PTC TGF-beta1 autoinduction. The addition of TGF-beta1 led to increased amounts of TGF-beta1 mRNA and increased de novo protein synthesis. The addition of TGF-beta1 led to increased phosphorylation of R-Smads and activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase and p38 MAP kinase pathways. Use of a dominant-negative Smad3 (Smad3 DN) expression vector, Smad3 small interfering RNA, and inhibition of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and p38 MAP kinase pathways with the chemical inhibitors PD98059 or SB203580 suggested that activation of these signaling pathways occurred independently. Smad3 DN expression, Smad3 small interfering RNA, or the addition of PD98059 inhibited TGF-beta1-dependent stimulation of TGF-beta1 mRNA. Furthermore, Smad3 blockade specifically inhibited activation of the transcription factor AP-1 by TGF-beta1, whereas PD98059 prevented TGF-beta1-dependent nuclear factor-kappaB activation. In contrast inhibition of p38 MAP kinase inhibited de novo TGF-beta1 protein synthesis but did not influence TGF-beta1 mRNA expression or activation of either transcription factor. In summary, in PTCs, TGF-beta1 autoinduction requires the coordinated action of independently regulated Smad and non-Smad pathways. Furthermore these pathways regulate distinct transcriptional and translational components of TGF-beta1 synthesis.
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- Mei Zhang
- Institute of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN UK.
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Yung S, Lee CYY, Zhang Q, Lau SK, Tsang RCW, Chan TM. Elevated glucose induction of thrombospondin-1 up-regulates fibronectin synthesis in proximal renal tubular epithelial cells through TGF-beta1 dependent and TGF-beta1 independent pathways. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2006; 21:1504-13. [PMID: 16495290 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfl017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND TGF-beta1 bioactivation, consequent to the interaction of latent TGF-beta1 with thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1), correlates with matrix accumulation in mesangial cells. Tubulointerstitial damage predicts poor renal survival. There is little data on TGF-beta1 bioactivation and matrix synthesis in human proximal renal tubular epithelial cells under the influence of high glucose concentrations. This study thus investigates the role of TSP-1 in mediating elevated glucose-induction of TGF-beta1 bioactivation and fibronectin (FN) synthesis in human proximal tubular epithelial cells. METHODS Human proximal renal tubular epithelial cells (HK-2 cells) were incubated with 5, 10, 20 or 30 mM D-glucose for up to 3 weeks either in the presence or absence of TSP-1 blocking peptide. In separate studies HK-2 cells were incubated with exogenous TSP-1 (0-10 ng/ml) or TGF-beta1 (0-10 ng/ml) for 24 h. Cell proliferation was assessed by [(3)H]-thymidine incorporation. TGF-beta1 transcript, secretion and bioactivity were investigated by quantitative real-time PCR, ELISA and the MLEC bioassay respectively. TSP-1 and FN synthesis were assessed by quantitative real-time PCR, ELISAs and Western blot analysis. RESULTS Elevated glucose concentrations increased TSP-1 synthesis, which was associated with reduced cell proliferation, increased TGF-beta1 bioactivity, and stimulation of FN synthesis. The inclusion of TSP-1 blocking peptide to cells stimulated with elevated glucose concentration abrogated activation of TGF-beta1 and induction of FN secretion. Exogenous TSP-1 increased bioactive TGF-beta1 in HK-2 cells to initiate FN accumulation. Of interest is our observation that TSP-1 also increased matrix synthesis through a mechanism independent of TGF-beta1. TGF-beta1 in turn modulated TSP-1 synthesis, indicative of an autocrine loop between TSP-1 and TGF-beta1. CONCLUSIONS TSP-1 plays an important role in the induction of matrix synthesis by high glucose concentrations in human proximal renal tubular epithelial cells, through TGF-beta1 dependent and TGF-beta1 independent pathways. Pharmacological intervention targeting increased TSP-1 expression may interrupt the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy.
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- Susan Yung
- Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Lee KY, Ito K, Hayashi R, Jazrawi EPI, Barnes PJ, Adcock IM. NF-kappaB and activator protein 1 response elements and the role of histone modifications in IL-1beta-induced TGF-beta1 gene transcription. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 176:603-15. [PMID: 16365456 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.176.1.603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Abnormal expression of TGF-beta1 is believed to play an important role in the pathogenesis of a number of chronic inflammatory and immune lung diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and pulmonary fibrosis. Gene activation in eukaryotes requires coordinated use of specific cell signals, chromatin modifications, and chromatin remodeling. We studied the roles of the ubiquitous inflammatory transcription factors, NF-kappaB and AP-1, in activation of the TGF-beta1 gene and histone acetylation at the TGF-beta1 promoter. IL-1beta-induced TGF-beta1 protein secretion and mRNA expression were prevented by actinomycin D and were attenuated by the inhibitor of kappaB kinase 2 inhibitor AS602868 and the JNK inhibitor SP600125, suggesting a degree of transcriptional regulation mediated by the NF-kappaB and AP-1 pathways. We demonstrated that IL-1beta activated the p65 subunit of NF-kappaB and the c-Jun subunit of AP-1. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation assays, we observed a sequential recruitment of p65 and c-Jun, accompanying ordered elevation of the levels of histone H4 and H3 acetylation and recruitment of RNA polymerase II at distinct regions in the native TGF-beta1 promoter. The specific NF-kappaB and AP-1 binding sites in the TGF-beta1 promoter were confirmed by an ELISA-based binding assay, and evidence for histone hyperacetylation in TGF-beta1 induction was supported by the observation that the histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A enhanced basal and IL-1beta-induced TGF-beta1 mRNA expression. Our results suggest that IL-1beta-stimulated transcription of TGF-beta1 is temporally regulated by NF-kappaB and AP-1 and involves histone hyperacetylation at distinct promoter sites.
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- Kang-Yun Lee
- Airways Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Matsumoto N, Riley S, Fraser D, Al-Assaf S, Ishimura E, Wolever T, Phillips GO, Phillips AO. Butyrate modulates TGF-β1 generation and function: Potential renal benefit for Acacia(sen) SUPERGUM™ (gum arabic)? Kidney Int 2006; 69:257-65. [PMID: 16408114 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Anecdotal evidence suggests that high fibre supplementation of dietary intake may have health benefits in renal disease related to alterations in circulating levels of short-chain fatty acids. The aim of the study was to examine the hypothesis that dietary manipulation may increase serum butyrate and thus have potential beneficial effects in renal disease. We examined the effect of dietary supplementation with a gum arabic sample of standardized molecular characteristics, Acacia(sen) SUPERGUM EM2 (SUPERGUM), on systemic levels of butyrate in normal human subjects. In an in vitro study, we also examined the potential role of butyrate in modifying the generation of the profibrotic cytokine transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta1) by renal epithelial cells. Following 8 weeks of dietary supplementation with 25 g/day of SUPERGUM, there was a two-fold increase in serum butyrate (n=7, P=0.03). In vitro work demonstrated that exposure of renal epithelial cells to elevated concentrations of butyrate suppressed both basal and stimulated TGF-beta1 synthesis. The action of butyrate was mediated by suppression of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase/mitogen-activated protein kinase signalling pathway. In addition, butyrate exposures reduced the response of renal epithelial cells to TGF-beta1 as assessed by luciferase activity of a TGF-beta-responsive reporter construct. Attenuation of TGF-beta1 signalling was associated with reduced phosphorylation of Smad 3 and decreased trafficking of TGF-beta1 receptors into signalling, non-lipid raft-associated membrane fractions. In conclusion, the data demonstrate that dietary supplementation with SUPERGU increased serum butyrate, which at least in vitro has beneficial effects on renal pro-fibrotic cytokine generation.
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- N Matsumoto
- Institute of Nephrology, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
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Krämer S, Loof T, Martini S, Rückert M, Wang Y, Böhler T, Shimizu F, Kawachi H, Neumayer HH, Peters H. Mycophenolate mofetil slows progression in anti-thy1-induced chronic renal fibrosis but is not additive to a high dose of enalapril. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2005; 289:F359-68. [PMID: 15769934 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00442.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Tubulointerstitial inflammation and fibrosis are hallmarks of chronic progressive renal diseases. To characterize the functional interaction between cell infiltration and matrix expansion, this study compared the immunosuppressant mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), intended as primarily anti-inflammatory intervention, the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor enalapril, intended as primarily an anti-fibrotic drug, and a combination of both as anticipated anti-inflammatory/anti-fibrotic intervention. The model used was anti-thy1-induced chronic-progressive glomerulosclerosis (cGS) in the rat, where a brief anti-thy1-induced glomerular injury progresses spontaneously toward tubulointerstitial fibrosis and renal insufficiency. cGS was induced by injection of anti-thy1 antibody into uninephrectomized Wistar rats. One week after disease induction, animals were randomly assigned to the following groups: cGS, cGS plus MMF (20 mg·kg body wt−1·day−1), cGS plus high-dose enalapril (12 mg·kg body wt−1·day−1), and cGS plus both. At week 16 after disease induction, MMF or enalapril alone reduced signs of chronic renal disease significantly and similarly compared with the untreated cGS group. Variables measured included proteinuria, blood pressure, tubulointerstitial and glomerular matrix accumulation, expression of transforming growth factor-β1, fibronectin, and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, infiltration of lymphocytes and macrophages, plasma creatinine and urea levels, and glomerular filtration rate. Combined MMF and enalapril treatment was not superior to single therapy. In conclusion, MMF slows the progression of chronic renal fibrosis and renal insufficiency as effectively as high-dose enalapril in the anti-thy1-induced chronic-progressive glomerulosclerosis model. The dual anti-inflammatory/anti-fibrotic intervention does not yield additive renoprotective effects, indicating that MMF and enalapril interfere with similar or very closely related pathways involved in progression of renal disease.
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- Stephanie Krämer
- Department of Nephrology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Germany
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Zhang B, Liang X, Shi W, Ye Z, He C, Hu X, Liu S. Role of impaired peritubular capillary and hypoxia in progressive interstitial fibrosis after 56 subtotal nephrectomy of rats. Nephrology (Carlton) 2005; 10:351-7. [PMID: 16109081 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2005.00412.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM To investigate the potential role of peritubular capillary (PTC) loss and subsequent hypoxia as a pathogenic factor in interstitial fibrosis after renal ablation in rats. METHODS PTC loss and tubulointerstitial hypoxia in remnant kidney rats (SNTx group), sham-operated rats (sham group) and normal animals (normal group) were assessed by peritubular CD141-positive staining lumina and tubulointerstitial hypoxia-inducible factor alpha subunit 1 (HIF-1alpha) expression, respectively, at the time points of week 3, week 6 and week 12. The related cardinal factors contributing to interstitial fibrosis, such as transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1), alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) were also evaluated and analysed in the context of progressive PTC loss. Expression of TGF-beta1 mRNA in cultured renal tubular epithelial cells (MDCK cells) exposed to hypoxia was also investigated. RESULTS PTC loss and tubulointerstitial hypoxia were noted even in the early stage (week 3) when the interstitial fibrosis was mild, and were persistent in the process of developing interstitial fibrosis. An in vitro study showed that hypoxia enhanced TGF-beta1 mRNA expression in the MDCK cells. CONCLUSION PTC loss or hypoxic milieu in the tubulointerstitium is a pathological event, which may contribute to the developing interstitial fibrosis mediated by direct hypoxic effects and via hypoxia-induced TGF-beta1 expression.
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- Bin Zhang
- Department of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, PR China
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Uchida H, Tohyama H, Nagashima K, Ohba Y, Matsumoto H, Toyama Y, Yasuda K. Stress deprivation simultaneously induces over-expression of interleukin-1beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and transforming growth factor-beta in fibroblasts and mechanical deterioration of the tissue in the patellar tendon. J Biomech 2005; 38:791-8. [PMID: 15713300 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/12/2004] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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To test the hypothesis that stress deprivation induces over-expression of cytokines in the patellar tendon, 40 rats were divided into the following two groups. In the stress-shielded group, we slackened the patellar tendon in the right knee by drawing the patella toward the tibial tubercle with flexible wires. In the control group, we performed a sham operation on the right knee. Animals were killed at 2 or 6 weeks for immunohistological evaluation and biomechanical examination. For IL-1beta, TNF-alpha and TGF-beta, the ratio of positively stained specimens to total specimens was significantly higher in the stress-shielded tendons than in the control tendons. The elastic modulus of the stress-shielded tendon was significantly lower than that of the control tendon, while the cross-sectional area of the stress-shielded tendon was significantly greater than that of the control tendon. Therefore, the present study indicated that stress shielding induced the over-expression of IL-1beta, TNF-alpha and TGF-beta in patellar tendon fibroblasts with mechanical deterioration of the tendon. Regarding clinical relevance, the present study suggests a possible application of an anti-IL-1beta or anti-TNF-alpha strategy for reducing the mechanical deterioration of tendons and ligaments in response to stress deprivation, although this study did not directly show that over-expression of IL-1beta or TNF-alpha in response to stress deprivation was the causation of mechanical deterioration of tendons.
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- Hisaya Uchida
- Department of Sports Medicine and Joint Reconstruction Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Kit-15 Nishi-7, Sapporo 060-838, Japan
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Horino T, Ito H, Yamaguchi T, Furihata M, Hashimoto K. Suppressive Effects of Iron on TGF-β 1 Production by Renal Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 100:e1-10. [PMID: 15731565 DOI: 10.1159/000084107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2004] [Accepted: 08/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND TGF-beta1, which is one of the profibrogenic cytokines, is considered essential for both the tubulointerstitial fibrosis found in chronic kidney diseases and the repair of tissue damage in acute renal injury. Iron plays an important part in inflammatory damage since it supplies cytotoxic hydroxyl radicals. The aim of the present study was to examine the direct effects of iron on TGF-beta1 production and the expression of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), a marker of oxidative stress, by human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (RPTEC). METHODS Using human RPTEC, TGF-beta1 expression was studied by immunohistochemical staining, ELISA and RNase protection assays. 8-OHdG expression was evaluated by immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS Ferric iron suppressed both TGF-beta1 secretion and mRNA expression, and enhanced 8-OHdG expression in RPTEC in a dose-dependent manner. Desferrioxamine, an iron chelator, eliminated the suppressive effect of ferric citrate on TGF-beta1 production. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that iron may delay the repair of kidney injury during the acute inflammatory phase via a reduction in TGF-beta1 production by RPTEC. Iron chelation may therefore be a useful strategy in the treatment of inflammatory kidney diseases.
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- Taro Horino
- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Japan.
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Vesey DA, Cheung C, Endre Z, Gobé G, Johnson DW. Role of protein kinase C and oxidative stress in interleukin-1beta-induced human proximal tubule cell injury and fibrogenesis. Nephrology (Carlton) 2005; 10:73-80. [PMID: 15705185 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2005.00363.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Interleukin (IL)-1beta, a pro-inflammatory macrophage-derived cytokine, is implicated as a key mediator of interstitial fibrosis and tubular loss or injury in progressive renal insufficiency. This study investigates some of the mechanisms of action of IL-1beta on the proximal tubule. METHODS Confluent cultures of primary human proximal tubule cells (PTC) were incubated in serum-free media supplemented with either IL-1beta (0-4 ng/mL), phorbol-12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA, protein kinase C activator) (6.25-100 nmol/L), or vehicle (control), together with a non-specific protein kinase C inhibitor (H7), a specific protein kinase C inhibitor (BIM-1), an anti-oxidant (NAC) or a NADPH oxidase inhibitor (AEBSF). RESULTS Interleukin-1beta-treated PTC exhibited time-dependent increases in fibronectin secretion (ELISA), cell injury (LDH release) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) release (Griess assay). Proximal tubule cell DNA synthesis (thymidine incorporation) was also significantly suppressed. The effects of IL-1beta, which were reproduced by incubation of PTC with PMA (6.25-100 nmol/L), were blocked by H7 but not by BIM-1. The anti-oxidant (4 mmol/L) partially blocked IL-1beta-induced fibronectin secretion by PTC, but did not affect IL-1beta-induced LDH release, RNS release or growth inhibition. The NADPH oxidase inhibitor (AEBSF) significantly attenuated all observed deleterious effects of IL-1beta on PTC. CONCLUSION Interleukin-1beta directly induces proximal tubule injury, extracellular matrix production and impaired growth. The anti-oxidant, NAC, appears to ameliorate part of the fibrogenic effect of IL-1beta on PTC through mechanisms that do not significantly involve protein kinase C activation or nitric oxide release.
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- David A Vesey
- Department of Renal Medicine, University of Queensland at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisban, Queensland, Australia
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Sullivan DE, Ferris M, Pociask D, Brody AR. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha induces transforming growth factor-beta1 expression in lung fibroblasts through the extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2005; 32:342-9. [PMID: 15653932 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2004-0288oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Increased expression of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta(1) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha are thought to play important roles in the development of pulmonary fibrosis. We recently reported that TNF-alpha upregulates TGF-beta(1) expression in primary mouse lung fibroblasts (MLFs), a key cell population in fibrogenesis. In the present study, we have investigated signal transduction pathways involved in TNF-alpha upregulation of TGF-beta(1) in both primary MLFs and the Swiss 3T3 fibroblast cell line. Treatment of fibroblasts with TNF-alpha resulted in a significant increase in TGF-beta(1) protein as measured by ELISA. The increase in protein was preceded by a 200-400% increase in TGF-beta(1) mRNA detected by quantitative, real-time, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Western blot analysis showed that TNF-alpha activated the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and inhibitors of the ERK-specific mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway (PD98059 or U0126) blocked TNF-alpha induction of TGF-beta(1) mRNA and protein. mRNA stability experiments showed that TNF-alpha increased the half-life of TGF-beta(1) mRNA to more than 24 h compared with approximately 15 h in unstimulated cells. Expression of constitutively active MEK1 that selectively phosphorylates ERK was sufficient for TGF-beta(1) mRNA stabilization in Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts. These results indicate that TNF-alpha activates the ERK-specific mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway leading to increased TGF-beta(1) production in fibroblasts, primarily via a post-transcriptional mechanism that involves stabilization of the TGF-beta(1) transcript.
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- Deborah E Sullivan
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Lung Biology Program, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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Zhang XL, Selbi W, de la Motte C, Hascall V, Phillips A. Renal proximal tubular epithelial cell transforming growth factor-beta1 generation and monocyte binding. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2004; 165:763-73. [PMID: 15331401 PMCID: PMC1618593 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63339-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/17/2004] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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With increasing awareness of the importance of renal cortical interstitial fibrosis, interest has focused on the mechanisms that stimulate generation of profibrotic factors including transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1, by resident cells, such as proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTCs). Infiltration of monocytes, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a wide variety of renal diseases, however, how interaction between monocytes and PTCs may affect the generation of TGF-beta1 by the resident cell is unknown. We demonstrate that monocytes stimulate TGF-beta1 transcription and protein synthesis by PTCs. This was dependent on direct cell contact and TGF-beta1 transcriptional activation that was dependent on ICAM-1 binding of unstimulated monocytes. This was mimicked by antibody cross-linking of PTC surface ICAM-1. We have previously identified hyaluronan (HA)-based structures on the surface of PTCs, both primary cultures and the HK-2 cell line. Removal of cell-surface HA increased ICAM-1-dependent monocyte binding and stimulation of TGF-beta1 synthesis. Furthermore, we demonstrate that binding of monocytes to HA-based structures on the cell surface of HK-2 cells interferes with this response. In summary, we have demonstrated that HA-based pericellular structures down-regulate proinflammatory and profibrotic responses by modulation of monocyte-driven ICAM-1-dependent cell activation and TGF-beta1 generation.
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- Xiao Liang Zhang
- Institute of Nephrology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Ito T, Williams JD, Fraser D, Phillips AO. Hyaluronan attenuates transforming growth factor-beta1-mediated signaling in renal proximal tubular epithelial cells. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2004; 164:1979-88. [PMID: 15161634 PMCID: PMC1615759 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63758-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Increased expression of hyaluronan (HA) has been associated with both acute renal injury and progressive renal disease, although the functional significance of this remains unclear. There is overwhelming evidence that transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 is critical to the development of progressive renal disease. Recent studies suggest an interaction between HA and TGF-beta signaling in cancer cell biology. The aim of this study was to examine the potential role of HA as a modulator of TGF-beta1 function in renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTC). Under resting conditions, co-localization of the principal receptor for HA, CD44, and both the TGF-beta type I and type II receptors was demonstrated by immunoprecipitation and western analysis and further confirmed by immunocytochemistry and confocal microscopy. Stimulation of PTC with TGF-beta1 led to increased synthesis of both type III and type IV collagen assessed by Western analysis. Addition of HA did not alter collagen synthesis, but abrogated TGF-beta1-mediated increase in type III and type IV collagen. This effect was blocked by the addition of a blocking antibody to CD44 and also by inhibition of MAP kinase kinase (MEK) activity. Furthermore HA decreased TGF-beta1 activation of a luciferase-SMAD responsive construct, and decreased translocation of SMAD4 into the cell nucleus. We have previously demonstrated an anti-migratory effect of TGF-beta1 in a scratch wounding model. As with HA antagonism of TGF-beta1 extracellular matrix generation, HA reduced the anti-migratory effect of TGF-beta1 in a CD44-dependent manner. In contrast to the effect of TGF-beta1 on collagen synthesis, which is SMAD-dependent, the anti-migratory effect of TGF-beta1 in this model is known to be dependent of activation of RhoA. In the presence of HA, TGF-beta1-mediated activation of RhoA was also abrogated in a CD44-dependent manner. The results suggest that co-localization of CD44 and TGF-beta receptors facilitate modulation of both SMAD and non-SMAD-dependent TGF-beta1-mediated events by HA. Our results therefore suggest that alteration of HA synthesis may represent an endogenous mechanism to limit renal injury.
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- Takafumi Ito
- Institute of Nephrology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales
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BACKGROUND The ubiquitous polysaccharide hyaluronan has been associated with both acute renal injury and progressive renal disease. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of hyaluronan on proximal tubular cell migration. METHODS The proximal tubular cell line, HK-2 cells, were grown in monolayer culture, and cell migration following addition of hyaluronan characterized in an in vitro model of injury that we have previously developed and characterized. RESULTS Addition of well-defined preparations of exogenous hyaluronan increased cell migration; however, optimum enhancement of migration was seen with hyaluronan of high molecular weight. Activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascade, as assessed by increased expression of the dually phosphorylated active form of MAPK, could be demonstrated following addition of hyaluronan. This was blocked by the addition of a specific antibody to the hyaluronan receptor, CD44. Hyaluronan-dependent enhanced migration was also abrogated by addition the CD44 blocking antibody, and by inhibition of MAPK kinase (MEK) activity. Generation of a denuded area also led to increased synthesis of endogenous hyaluronan and activation of MAPK, and blockage of either CD44 or MAPK activation inhibited proximal tubule cell (PTC) migration and re-epithelialization under nonstimulated conditions. CONCLUSION We have demonstrated that hyaluronan activation of the MAPK pathway through binding to its receptor CD44, enhances proximal tubule cell (PTC) migration. In addition, the results suggest that mechanical injury of PTC stimulated hyaluronan generation. These observations may have implications for both recovery from acute tubular injury and progressive renal fibrosis.
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- Takafumi Ito
- Institute of Nephrology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales
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Fraser D, Brunskill N, Ito T, Phillips A. Long-term exposure of proximal tubular epithelial cells to glucose induces transforming growth factor-beta 1 synthesis via an autocrine PDGF loop. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2004; 163:2565-74. [PMID: 14633628 PMCID: PMC1892356 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63611-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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We have recently reported increased transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 gene transcription in proximal tubular cells within 12 hours of exposure to 25 mmol/L D-glucose, with a requirement for a second stimulus such as platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) to increase its translation in short-term experiments. In the current study we investigated the effect on TGF-beta 1 production of prolonged exposure of proximal tubular cells to high glucose concentrations. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of cell culture supernatant showed significant increase in latent TGF-beta 1 only after 7 days exposure to high glucose. Radiolabeling of glucose-stimulated cells with (3)H amino acids and subsequent immunoprecipitation of TGF-beta 1 demonstrated de novo synthesis from day 5 of high glucose exposure onwards. Similarly, polysome analysis showed enhanced translation of TGF-beta mRNA after 4 or more days of high glucose exposure. TGF-beta 1 synthesis, following addition of glucose, was inhibited by blockade of the PDGF-alpha receptor subunit. Glucose did not alter PDGF expression, nor expression of PDGF alpha-receptors. Activation of the receptor following addition of 25 mm D-glucose could be demonstrated suggesting increased sensitivity to endogenous PDGF. Exposure to glucose activated p38MAP kinase, and inhibition of this activation abrogated both glucose induced TGF-beta 1 transcriptional activation and TGF-beta 1 synthesis. Inhibition of p38MAP kinase did not influence the effect of exogenous PDGF when cells were stimulated sequentially by glucose and PDGF. We postulate that glucose induces an early increase in TGF-beta 1 transcription via activation of p38MAP kinase. In addition, glucose causes a late increase in PDGF-dependent TGF-beta 1 translation by enhancing cellular sensitivity to PDGF. This provides a potential explanation for the clinical observation that prolonged poor glycemic control may contribute to progression of diabetic nephropathy.
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- Donald Fraser
- Institute of Nephrology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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We now know that the rate of progression of diabetic nephropathy, like all progressive renal disease, correlates with the degree of corticointerstitial fibrosis. Therefore, much interest has focused on the contribution of the resident cells in the renal cortex to this process. This article reviews the evidence that the epithelial cells of the proximal tubule are major players in orchestrating events in the corticointerstitium in diabetic nephropathy. More specifically, it addresses their role in extracellular matrix turnover, generation of cytokines, and recruitment of inflammatory cells, as well as examining the concept that they are the source of the interstitial myofibroblasts, which are the principal mediators of the fibrotic process.
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- Aled O Phillips
- Institute of Nephrology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.
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Lindschau C, Quass P, Menne J, Güler F, Fiebeler A, Leitges M, Luft FC, Haller H. Glucose-induced TGF-beta1 and TGF-beta receptor-1 expression in vascular smooth muscle cells is mediated by protein kinase C-alpha. Hypertension 2003; 42:335-41. [PMID: 12939231 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000087839.72582.dd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sclerosis and increased matrix expression in diabetes are mediated by glucose-induced transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 expression. The intracellular effects of high glucose occur at least in part by way of protein kinase C (PKC). We previously described a role for PKC-alpha in glucose-induced permeability. We now investigated the hypothesis that glucose-induced expression of TGF-beta1 and its receptors (TGF-beta-R1 and -R2) are mediated by activation of this PKC isoform. TGF-beta1 and TGF-beta-R expressions were determined in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) by immunocytochemistry and Western blotting. PKC isoforms were assessed by confocal microscopy. PKC isoforms were inhibited with antisense oligodeoxynucleotides. PKC-alpha was upregulated by overexpression or microinjection. High glucose (20 mmol/L) increased VSMC TGF-beta1 and TGF-beta-R1 expression but not TGF-beta-R2 expression. PKC inhibitors and specific PKC-alpha downregulation by antisense treatment prevented this effect, whereas antisense treatment against PKC-beta, -epsilon, and -zeta had no influence. PKC-alpha overexpression increased TGF-beta1 and TGF-beta-R1 expression but not TGF-beta-R2 expression. PKC-alpha microinjection into individual VSMCs also increased TGF-beta1 and TGF-beta-R immunofluorescence. Last, VSMCs from PKC-alpha-deficient mice did not respond to high glucose compared with VSMCs from wild-type mice. We propose that high glucose-induced TGF-beta1 and TGF-beta-R1 expression is mediated by PKC-alpha. Our findings suggest an autocrine feedback mechanism and a possible role for PKC-alpha in diabetic vascular disease.
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MESH Headings
- Activin Receptors, Type I/genetics
- Activin Receptors, Type I/metabolism
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- Cells, Cultured
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
- Glucose/pharmacology
- Green Fluorescent Proteins
- Luminescent Proteins/genetics
- Luminescent Proteins/metabolism
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Naphthalenes/pharmacology
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/genetics
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/pharmacology
- Protein Kinase C/antagonists & inhibitors
- Protein Kinase C/genetics
- Protein Kinase C/metabolism
- Protein Kinase C-alpha
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
- Rats
- Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type I
- Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/genetics
- Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Staurosporine/pharmacology
- Time Factors
- Transforming Growth Factor beta/genetics
- Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism
- Transforming Growth Factor beta1
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Jones SG, Ito T, Phillips AO. Regulation of proximal tubular epithelial cell CD44-mediated binding and internalisation of hyaluronan. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2003; 35:1361-77. [PMID: 12798349 DOI: 10.1016/s1357-2725(03)00040-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Increased expression of the connective tissue polysaccharide hyaluronan (HA) in the renal corticointerstitium is associated with progressive renal fibrosis. Numerous studies have demonstrated involvement proximal tubular epithelial cells in the fibrotic process and in the current study we have characterised their expression of the HA receptor, CD44, and examined changes in CD44 expression and function in response to either IL-1beta or glucose. METHODS Characterisation of CD44 splice variant expression was carried out in primary cultures of human proximal tubular cells (PTC) and HK2 cells. Binding and internalisation HA was examined by addition of exogenous of fluorescein-HA (fl-HA), and expression of CD44 examined by immunoblot analysis and flow cytometry. Alteration in "functional" CD44 was determined by immunoprecipitation of CD44 following stimulation in the presence of fl-HA. RESULTS PTC, both primary culture and the PTC cell line, HK2, express at least 5 CD44 splice variants, the expression of which are not altered by addition of either IL-1beta or 25mM D-glucose. Addition of either stimulus increased cell surface binding and internalisation of fl-HA and increased expression of functionally active CD44. Increased binding and internalisation of fl-HA, was blocked by anti-CD44 antibody, and by the inhibition of O-glycosylation. CONCLUSIONS The data demonstrate that stimuli inducing PTC HA synthesis also regulate PTC-HA interactions. Furthermore increased HA binding and internalisation is the result of post-translational modification of CD44 by O-glycosylation, rather than by alteration in expression of CD44 at the cell surface, or by alternate use of CD44 splice variants.
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- Stuart George Jones
- Institute of Nephrology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, UK
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Tian YC, Fraser D, Attisano L, Phillips AO. TGF-beta1-mediated alterations of renal proximal tubular epithelial cell phenotype. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2003; 285:F130-42. [PMID: 12644442 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00408.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to characterize the mechanism of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1-mediated alteration of renal proximal tubular cell phenotype. TGF-beta1 altered cell phenotype, with cells appearing elongated and spindle shaped. This was associated with loss of cell-cell contact and rearrangement of the actin cytoskeleton, increased formation of stress fibers, and focal adhesions. Addition of the tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor sodium orthovanadate also led to rapid but transient loss of cell-cell contact, but it did not lead to a change of phenotype comparable to that seen following addition of TGF-beta1. There was, however, no change in the formation of focal adhesions and no associated reorganization of the Factin cytoskeleton. Disruption of the actin cytoskeleton with cytochalasin D prevented phenotypic alterations following addition of TGF-beta1. Transient transfection with Smad2/4 or Smad3/4 expression vectors did not alter cell phenotype. Previously, we demonstrated beta-catenin translocation to proximal tubule cell nuclei and its association with Smad proteins following addition of TGF-beta1, suggesting the possibility that TGF-beta1 may modulate Wnt signaling. The Wnt-responsive Xtwn-reporter construct was, however, silent in response to TGF-beta1. Similarly, a second Wnt/LEF-1-regulated element, Toplflash, which does not contain Smad binding sites, was insensitive to TGF-beta1 signaling. In contrast, phenotypic changes in response to TGF-beta1 were abrogated by inhibitors of the RhoA downstream target ROCK, which also prevented loss of cell-cell contact and adherens junction disassembly.
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- Ya-Chung Tian
- Institute of Nephrology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff
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Wong TYH, Phillips AO, Witowski J, Topley N. Glucose-mediated induction of TGF-beta 1 and MCP-1 in mesothelial cells in vitro is osmolality and polyol pathway dependent. Kidney Int 2003; 63:1404-16. [PMID: 12631356 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00883.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Glucose is converted to sorbitol and then to fructose via the polyol pathway that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of organ damage. The contribution of the polyol pathway to mesothelial cell activation has, however, not been fully determined. METHODS The effect of increasing glucose concentrations on transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) secretion by human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPMC) was examined. The importance of the polyol pathway was identified by its specific inhibition with an aldose reductase inhibitor. RESULTS Incubation of HPMC with 5 to 100 mmol/L glucose resulted in an induction of aldose reductase mRNA and intracellular sorbitol accumulation accompanied by the induction of TGF-beta 1 and MCP-1 mRNA expression and protein secretion. Mannitol at the same concentrations also induced aldose reductase, TGF-beta 1 and MCP-1 mRNA and protein expression but at a lower level than glucose. Sorbinil dose-dependently reduced both intracellular sorbitol levels (79.8% reduction of 60 mmol/L D-glucose induced intracellular sorbitol with 100 micromol/L sorbinil (N = 3, P < 0.01) and glucose-induced TGF-beta 1 and MCP-1 secretion. Mannitol induced TGF-beta 1 and MCP-1 secretion was not reduced by sorbinil. The addition of 15 to 40 mmol/L sodium lactate, either alone or in the presence of D-glucose enhanced TGF-beta 1 and MCP-1 secretion, which was inhibited by sorbinil. In contrast, sodium pyruvate appeared to antagonize D-glucose-induced TGF-beta 1 and MCP-1 secretion. CONCLUSION These data suggest that the polyol pathway and osmolality contribute to the regulation of HPMC function by glucose. Control of polyol pathway activation might reduce glucose-mediated damage to the peritoneal membrane and promote its long-term survival.
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- Teresa Y H Wong
- Institute of Nephrology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Eriksson UJ, Cederberg J, Wentzel P. Congenital malformations in offspring of diabetic mothers--animal and human studies. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2003; 4:79-93. [PMID: 12618562 DOI: 10.1023/a:1021879504372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Ulf J Eriksson
- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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