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Park H, Paek JH, Kim Y, Park WY, Han S, Jin K. Clinical characteristics and risk factors for kidney failure in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: A retrospective study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e31838. [PMID: 36451428 PMCID: PMC9704897 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000031838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a hereditary and progressive renal disease. By the age of 65 years, 45% to 70% of patients with ADPKD reach end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Although there are various treatments for this condition, no standard therapy exists to delay the progression of ADPKD. Hence, understanding the factors that affect disease progression may be helpful for the treatment of ADPKD. The medical records of 288 patients with ADPKD at Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center between January 1989 and August 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. Furthermore, we inspected the risk factors involved in the progression of ADPKD and the kidney survival rates of patients using the Cox proportional hazards model and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. The mean age at the time of diagnosis was 43.1 ± 14.1 years, and there were 146 males (50.7%). In total, 197 patients (68.4%) had hypertension and 11 patients (3.8%) had cerebral aneurysm. Stroke occurred in 35 patients (12.1%), including 11 cases of cerebral hemorrhage and 24 cases of cerebral infarction. Twenty-eight patients (9.7%) died during the follow-up period (117.1 ± 102.1 months). Infection (42.9%) was the most common cause of mortality, followed by sudden cardiac death (25.0%). Overall, 132 patients (45.8%) progressed to ESRD and 104 patients (36.1%) required renal replacement therapy (RRT). The mean duration from diagnosis to RRT was 110.8 ± 93.9 months. Age at diagnosis after 30 years (odd's ratio [OR], 2.737; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.320-5.675; P = .007), baseline serum creatinine levels (OR, 1.326; 95% CI, 1.259-1.396; P < .001), and cyst infection (OR, 2.065; 95% CI, 1.242-3.433; P = .005) were the independent risk factors for kidney failure in multivariable analysis. To delay the advance of ADPKD to ESRD, early diagnosis and close observation for the onset of cyst infection are crucial.
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- Hanil Park
- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
- Keimyung University Kidney Institute, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
- Keimyung University Kidney Institute, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
- Keimyung University Kidney Institute, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
- Keimyung University Kidney Institute, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
- Keimyung University Kidney Institute, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
- Keimyung University Kidney Institute, Daegu, Korea
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Raina R, Houry A, Rath P, Mangat G, Pandher D, Islam M, Khattab AG, Kalout JK, Bagga S. Clinical Utility and Tolerability of Tolvaptan in the Treatment of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD). Drug Healthc Patient Saf 2022; 14:147-159. [PMID: 36105663 PMCID: PMC9467294 DOI: 10.2147/dhps.s338050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Rupesh Raina
- Akron Nephrology Associates/Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH, USA
- Department of Nephrology, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH, USA
- College of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA
- Correspondence: Rupesh Raina, Consultant Nephrologist, Adult-Pediatric Kidney Disease/Hypertension, Akron Nephrology Associates/Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH, USA, Tel +1 330-543-8950, Fax +1 330-543-3980, Email ;
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- Akron Nephrology Associates/Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH, USA
- College of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA
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- Akron Nephrology Associates/Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH, USA
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- Akron Nephrology Associates/Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH, USA
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- Akron Nephrology Associates/Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH, USA
- Mount Sinai South Nassau, Oceanside, NY, 11570, USA
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- College of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA
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- Akron Nephrology Associates/Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH, USA
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- Questrom School of Business, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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Cantero MDR, Cantiello HF. Polycystin-2 (TRPP2): Ion channel properties and regulation. Gene 2022; 827:146313. [PMID: 35314260 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Polycystin-2 (TRPP2, PKD2, PC2) is the product of the PKD2 gene, whose mutations cause Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD). PC2 belongs to the superfamily of TRP (Transient Receptor Potential) proteins that generally function as Ca2+-permeable nonselective cation channels implicated in Ca2+ signaling. PC2 localizes to various cell domains with distinct functions that likely depend on interactions with specific channel partners. Functions include receptor-operated, nonselective cation channel activity in the plasma membrane, intracellular Ca2+ release channel activity in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and mechanosensitive channel activity in the primary cilium of renal epithelial cells. Here we summarize our current understanding of the properties of PC2 and how other transmembrane and cytosolic proteins modulate this activity, providing functional diversity and selective regulatory mechanisms to its role in the control of cellular Ca2+ homeostasis.
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- María Del Rocío Cantero
- Laboratorio de Canales Iónicos, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Salud, Tecnología y Desarrollo (IMSaTeD, CONICET-UNSE), El Zanjón, Santiago del Estero 4206, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Canales Iónicos, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Salud, Tecnología y Desarrollo (IMSaTeD, CONICET-UNSE), El Zanjón, Santiago del Estero 4206, Argentina
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Nielsen ML, Mundt MC, Lildballe DL, Rasmussen M, Sunde L, Torres VE, Harris PC, Birn H. Functional megalin is expressed in renal cysts in a mouse model of adult polycystic kidney disease. Clin Kidney J 2021; 14:2420-2427. [PMID: 34754438 PMCID: PMC8572980 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfab088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is characterized by the progressive growth of cysts and a decline of renal function. The clinical feasibility of the number of potential disease-modifying drugs is limited by systemic adverse effects. We hypothesize that megalin, a multiligand endocytic receptor expressed in the proximal tubule, may be used to facilitate drug uptake into cysts, thereby allowing for greater efficacy and fewer side effects. Methods The cyst expression of various tubular markers, including megalin and aquaporin 2 (AQP2), was analysed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) of kidney sections from the ADPKD mouse model (PKD1RC/RC) at different post-natal ages. The endocytic function of megalin in cysts was examined by IHC of kidney tissue from mice injected with the megalin ligand aprotinin. Results Cyst lining epithelial cells expressing megalin were observed at all ages; however, the proportion decreased with age. Concomitantly, an increasing proportion of cysts revealed expression of AQP2, partial expression of megalin and/or AQP2 or no expression of the examined markers. Endocytic uptake of aprotinin was evident in megalin-positive cysts, but only in those that remained connected to the renal tubular system. Conclusions Megalin-expressing cysts were observed at all ages, but the proportion decreased with age, possibly due to a switch in tubular origin, a merging of cysts of different tubular origin and/or a change in the expression pattern of cyst lining cells. Megalin expressed in cysts was functional, suggesting that megalin-mediated endocytosis is a potential mechanism for drug targeting in ADPKD if initiated early in the disease.
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Medine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Vejle, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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Gouveia IF, Silva JR, Santos C, Carvalho C. Maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnancy in chronic kidney disease: diagnostic challenges, surveillance and treatment throughout the spectrum of kidney disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 43:88-102. [PMID: 33460427 PMCID: PMC8061969 DOI: 10.1590/2175-8239-jbn-2020-0055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Pregnancy requires several physiological adaptations from the maternal organism, including modifications in the glomerular filtration rate and renal excretion of several products. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) can negatively affect these modifications and consequently is associated with several adverse maternal and fetal adverse outcomes (gestational hypertension, progression of renal disease, pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction, and preterm delivery). A multidisciplinary vigilance of these pregnancies is essential in order to avoid and/or control the harmful effects associated with this pathology. Dialysis and transplantation can decrease the risks of maternal and fetal complications, nonetheless, the rates of complications remain high comparing with a normal pregnancy. Several recent developments in this area have improved quality and efficacy of treatment of pregnant women with CKD. This article summarizes the most recent literature about CKD and pregnancy.
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- Inês Filipe Gouveia
- Serviço de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Portugal
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- Serviço de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Portugal
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- Serviço de Nefrologia do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Portugal
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- Serviço de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Portugal
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Mutations in the polycystins PC1 or PC2 cause autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), which is characterized by the formation of fluid-filled renal cysts that disrupt renal architecture and function, ultimately leading to kidney failure in the majority of patients. Although the genetic basis of ADPKD is now well established, the physiological function of polycystins remains obscure and a matter of intense debate. The structural determination of both the homomeric PC2 and heteromeric PC1-PC2 complexes, as well as the electrophysiological characterization of PC2 in the primary cilium of renal epithelial cells, provided new valuable insights into the mechanisms of ADPKD pathogenesis. Current findings indicate that PC2 can function independently of PC1 in the primary cilium of renal collecting duct epithelial cells to form a channel that is mainly permeant to monovalent cations and is activated by both membrane depolarization and an increase in intraciliary calcium. In addition, PC2 functions as a calcium-activated calcium release channel at the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Structural studies indicate that the heteromeric PC1-PC2 complex comprises one PC1 and three PC2 channel subunits. Surprisingly, several positively charged residues from PC1 occlude the ionic pore of the PC1-PC2 complex, suggesting that pathogenic polycystin mutations might cause ADPKD independently of an effect on channel permeation. Emerging reports of novel structural and functional findings on polycystins will continue to elucidate the molecular basis of ADPKD.
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CRISPR Diagnosis and Therapeutics with Single Base Pair Precision. Trends Mol Med 2019; 26:337-350. [PMID: 31791730 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2019.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, or CRISPR, has been widely accepted as a versatile genome editing tool with significant potential for medical application. Reliable allele specificity is one of the most critical elements for successful application of this technology to develop high-precision therapeutics and diagnostics. CRISPR-based genome editing tools achieve high-fidelity distinction of single-base differences in target genomic loci by structural identification of CRISPR-associated (Cas) proteins and sequences of the guide RNAs. In this review, we describe the structural features of ribonucleoprotein complex formation by CRISPR proteins and guide RNAs that eventually recognize target DNA sequences. This structural understanding provides the basis for the recent applications of enhanced single-base precision genome editing technologies for effective distinction of specific alleles.
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Abbiss H, Maker GL, Trengove RD. Metabolomics Approaches for the Diagnosis and Understanding of Kidney Diseases. Metabolites 2019; 9:E34. [PMID: 30769897 PMCID: PMC6410198 DOI: 10.3390/metabo9020034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Diseases of the kidney are difficult to diagnose and treat. This review summarises the definition, cause, epidemiology and treatment of some of these diseases including chronic kidney disease, diabetic nephropathy, acute kidney injury, kidney cancer, kidney transplantation and polycystic kidney diseases. Numerous studies have adopted a metabolomics approach to uncover new small molecule biomarkers of kidney diseases to improve specificity and sensitivity of diagnosis and to uncover biochemical mechanisms that may elucidate the cause and progression of these diseases. This work includes a description of mass spectrometry-based metabolomics approaches, including some of the currently available tools, and emphasises findings from metabolomics studies of kidney diseases. We have included a varied selection of studies (disease, model, sample number, analytical platform) and focused on metabolites which were commonly reported as discriminating features between kidney disease and a control. These metabolites are likely to be robust indicators of kidney disease processes, and therefore potential biomarkers, warranting further investigation.
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- Hayley Abbiss
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Perth 6150, Australia.
- Separation Science and Metabolomics Laboratory, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Perth 6150, Australia.
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- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Perth 6150, Australia.
- Separation Science and Metabolomics Laboratory, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Perth 6150, Australia.
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- Separation Science and Metabolomics Laboratory, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Perth 6150, Australia.
- Metabolomics Australia, Murdoch University Node, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Perth 6150, Australia.
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Samuelson H, Giannotti G, Guralnick A. Jejunal lymphangioma causing intussusception in an adult: An unusual case with review of the literature. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2018; 34:39-42. [PMID: 30210794 PMCID: PMC6132174 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2018.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/25/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Introduction Adult intussusception is rare, and 90% are due to a lead point secondary to a pathologic condition. Lymphangioma is an uncommon tumor of the lymphatic system and is rarely found within the small bowel. Small bowel lymphangioma causing intussuception in an adult is a rare occurrence, with three very distinct rare pathologies occurring simultaneously Case description A 70-year-old male patient with multiple pre-existing pathologies such as advanced ADPKD, multiple persistent tubulovillous colon polyps and colon cancer in situ, was hospitalized due to rapid weight loss of 20 lbs, hematemesis, and abdominal pain. He was subsequently found to have jejunal intussusception caused by two lymphangiomas of the small bowel. The portion of intussuscepted jejunum was resected and final diagnosis on pathology was two jejunal lymphangiomas. Discussion Lymphangiomas of the small bowel are rare, but increasing in incidence due to the accessibility of endoscopic evaluations. A hypothetical connection between lymphangioma and ADPKD is unknown, but both diseases are built on a foundation of cystogenesis. There is little known about the effect ADPKD on cystogenesis and tumor formation extra-renally, and there is a possible correlation between genetic mutations in polycystin and cystic tumors such as lymphangiomas. Conclusion Lymphangioma, although rare in the small bowel, is a possible cause of intussusception and should be considered on the differential of abdominal pain in adults. The pathogenesis of polycystic kidney disease has implications that could predispose to cystic development beyond the kidney, and more research into the genetic mechanism behind the disease is necessary to support or deny this claim. Intussusception is a rare finding in adults, but should be considered on the differential for abdominal pain until ruled out using a thorough review of the imaging and symptom set. Lymphangiomas of the small bowel are rare compared to occurrence in the head and neck, but if found they can cause a lead point through which intussusception can occur. The effect of cytogenesis and tumor formation extra-renally in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is poorly understood. Implications for formation of these cysts and tumors outside of the kidneys could explain this incidence of lymphangioma, and possibly his list of multiple other gastrointestinal cancers.
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Sun L, Zhu J, Wu M, Sun H, Zhou C, Fu L, Xu C, Mei C. Inhibition of MiR-199a-5p reduced cell proliferation in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease through targeting CDKN1C. Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:195-200. [PMID: 25588980 PMCID: PMC4304454 DOI: 10.12659/msm.892141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND With a prevalence of about 1:500 to 1:1,000, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) often causes renal failure, with many serious complications. However, there is no Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved therapy available. MATERIAL/METHODS MiR-199a-5p level in ADPKD patient samples, rat model, and cell lines were determined with Realtime PCR assay. After miR-199a-5p inhibitor was transfected, we detected the cell proliferation and apoptosis using an MTT assay and an Annexin V-FITC staining kit, respectively. Finally, TargetScan version 5.1 was used to predict the miRNA target and the target gene of miR-199a-5p was proved by a Luciferase assay. RESULTS We identified a dramatically up-regulated microRNA, miR-199a-5p, in ADPKD tissues and cell lines. Our data show that inhibition of miR-199a-5p suppressed cyst cells proliferation and induced cell apoptosis. We found that miR-199a-5p might exert this effect through targeting CDKN1C/p57. CONCLUSIONS Up-regulation of miR-199a-5p in ADPKD tissues might promote cell proliferation through suppressing CDKN1C, suggesting miR-199a-5p as a novel target for ADPKD treatment.
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- Lijun Sun
- Division of Nephrology, Nephrology Institute of CPLA, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Division of Nephrology, Nephrology Institute of CPLA, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Division of Nephrology, Nephrology Institute of CPLA, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Division of Nephrology, Nephrology Institute of CPLA, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Division of Nephrology, Nephrology Institute of CPLA, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Division of Nephrology, Nephrology Institute of CPLA, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Division of Nephrology, Nephrology Institute of CPLA, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Division of Nephrology, Nephrology Institute of CPLA, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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Mendelian disorders of PI metabolizing enzymes. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2014; 1851:867-81. [PMID: 25510381 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2014.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2014] [Revised: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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More than twenty different genetic diseases have been described that are caused by mutations in phosphoinositide metabolizing enzymes, mostly in phosphoinositide phosphatases. Although generally ubiquitously expressed, mutations in these enzymes, which are mainly loss-of-function, result in tissue-restricted clinical manifestations through mechanisms that are not completely understood. Here we analyze selected disorders of phosphoinositide metabolism grouped according to the principle tissue affected: the nervous system, muscle, kidney, the osteoskeletal system, the eye, and the immune system. We will highlight what has been learnt so far from the study of these disorders about not only the cellular and molecular pathways that are involved or are governed by phosphoinositides, but also the many gaps that remain to be filled to gain a full understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the clinical manifestations of this steadily growing class of diseases, most of which still remain orphan in terms of treatment. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Phosphoinositides.
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Cyst growth, polycystins, and primary cilia in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Kidney Res Clin Pract 2014; 33:73-8. [PMID: 26877954 PMCID: PMC4714135 DOI: 10.1016/j.krcp.2014.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Revised: 05/12/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The primary cilium of renal epithelia acts as a transducer of extracellular stimuli. Polycystin (PC)1 is the protein encoded by the PKD1 gene that is responsible for the most common and severe form of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). PC1 forms a complex with PC2 via their respective carboxy-terminal tails. Both proteins are expressed in the primary cilia. Mutations in either gene affect the normal architecture of renal tubules, giving rise to ADPKD. PC1 has been proposed as a receptor that modulates calcium signals via the PC2 channel protein. The effect of PC1 dosage has been described as the rate-limiting modulator of cystic disease. Reduced levels of PC1 or disruption of the balance in PC1/PC2 level can lead to the clinical features of ADPKD, without complete inactivation. Recent data show that ADPKD resulting from inactivation of polycystins can be markedly slowed if structurally intact cilia are also disrupted at the same time. Despite the fact that no single model or mechanism from these has been able to describe exclusively the pathogenesis of cystic kidney disease, these findings suggest the existence of a novel cilia-dependent, cyst-promoting pathway that is normally repressed by polycystin function. The results enable us to rethink our current understanding of genetics and cilia signaling pathways of ADPKD.
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Baur BP, Meaney CJ. Review of tolvaptan for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Pharmacotherapy 2014; 34:605-16. [PMID: 24706579 DOI: 10.1002/phar.1421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is characterized by bilateral renal cysts, kidney pain, hypertension, and progressive loss of renal function. It is a leading cause of end-stage renal disease and the most common inherited kidney disease in the United States. Despite its prevalence, disease-modifying treatment options do not currently exist. Tolvaptan is an orally active, selective arginine vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist already in use for hyponatremia. Tolvaptan exhibits dose-proportional pharmacokinetics with a half-life of ~12 hours. Metabolism occurs through the cytochrome P450 3A4 isoenzyme, and tolvaptan is a substrate for P-glycoprotein, resulting in numerous drug interactions. Recent research has highlighted the beneficial effect of tolvaptan on delaying the progression of ADPKD, which is the focus of this review. Pharmacologic, preclinical, and phase II and III clinical trial studies have demonstrated that tolvaptan is an effective treatment option that targets underlying pathogenic mechanisms of ADPKD. Tolvaptan delays the increase in total kidney volume (surrogate marker for disease progression), slows the decline in renal function, and reduces kidney pain. However, tolvaptan has significant adverse effects including aquaretic effects (polyuria, nocturia, polydipsia) and elevation of aminotransferase enzyme concentrations with the potential for acute liver failure. Appropriate patient selection is critical to optimize long-term benefits while minimizing adverse effects and hepatotoxic risk factors. Overall, tolvaptan is the first pharmacotherapeutic intervention to demonstrate significant benefit in the treatment of ADPKD, but practitioners and regulatory agencies must carefully weigh the risks versus benefits. Additional research should focus on incidence and risk factors of liver injury, cost-effectiveness, clinical management of drug-drug interactions, and long-term disease outcomes.
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- Brian P Baur
- University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Buffalo, New York
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DeCaen PG, Delling M, Vien TN, Clapham DE. Direct recording and molecular identification of the calcium channel of primary cilia. Nature 2014; 504:315-8. [PMID: 24336289 PMCID: PMC4073646 DOI: 10.1038/nature12832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2013] [Accepted: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A primary cilium is a solitary slender non-motile protuberance of structured microtubules (9+0) enclosed by plasma membrane1. Housing components of the cell division apparatus between cell divisions, they also serve as specialized compartments for calcium signaling2 and Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathways3. Specialized sensory cilia such as retinal photoreceptors and olfactory cilia employ diverse ion channels4-7. An ion current has been measured from primary cilia of kidney cells8 but the responsible genes have not been identified. The polycystin proteins (PC, PKD), identified in linkage studies of polycystic kidney disease9, are candidate channels divided into two structural classes: 11-transmembrane (TM) proteins (PKD1, PKD1-L1 and PKD1-L2) remarkable for a large extracellular N-terminus of putative cell adhesion domains and a GPCR proteolytic site, and the 6-TM channel proteins (PKD2, PKD2-L1, PKD2-L2; TRPPs). Evidence suggests that the PKD1s associate with the PKD2s via coiled-coil domains10-12. Here, we employ a transgenic mouse in which only cilia express a fluorophore and employ it to directly record from primary cilia and demonstrate that PKD1-L1 and PKD2-L1 form ion channels at high densities in several cell types. In conjunction with the companion manuscript2, we show that the PKD1-L1/PKD2-L1 heteromeric channel establishes the cilia as a unique calcium compartment within cells that modulates established Hedgehog pathways.
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- Paul G DeCaen
- 1] Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, 320 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA [2]
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- 1] Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, 320 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA [2]
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- Department of Neuroscience, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
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- 1] Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, 320 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA [2] Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Hwang JH, Park HC, Jeong JC, Ha Baek S, Han MY, Bang K, Cho JY, Yu SH, Yang J, Oh KH, Hwang YH, Ahn C. Chronic asymptomatic pyuria precedes overt urinary tract infection and deterioration of renal function in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. BMC Nephrol 2013; 14:1. [PMID: 23295127 PMCID: PMC3545884 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-14-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2012] [Accepted: 12/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Urinary tract infection (UTI) occurs in 30%-50% of individuals with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). However, the clinical relevance of asymptomatic pyuria in ADPKD patients remains unknown. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 256 ADPKD patients who registered to the ADPKD clinic at Seoul National University Hospital from Aug 1999 to Aug 2010. We defined the asymptomatic pyuria as more than 5-9 white blood cells in high-power field with no related symptoms or signs of overt UTI. Patients were categorized into 2 groups depending on its duration and frequency: Group A included non-pyuria and transient pyuria patients; Group B included recurrent and persistent pyuria patients. The association between asymptomatic pyuria and both the development of overt UTI and the deterioration of renal function were examined. RESULTS With a mean follow-up duration of 65.3 months, 176 (68.8%) out of 256 patients experienced 681 episodes of asymptomatic pyuria and 50 episodes of UTI. The annual incidence of asymptomatic pyuria was 0.492 episodes/patient/year. The patients in group B showed female predominance (58.5% vs. 42.0%, P=0.01) and experienced an upper UTI more frequently (hazard ratio: 4.612, 95% confidence interval: 1.735-12.258; P=0.002, adjusted for gender and hypertension). The annual change in estimated glomerular filtration rate (ΔeGFR) was significantly larger in magnitude in group B than in group A (-2.7±4.56 vs. -1.17±5.8, respectively; P=0.01). Age and Group B found to be the independent variables for ΔeGFR and developing end-stage renal disease (16.0% vs. 4.3%, respectively; P=0.001). CONCLUSIONS Chronic asymptomatic pyuria may increase the risk of developing overt UTI and may contribute to declining renal function in ADPKD.
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- Jin Ho Hwang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-no, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, South Korea
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Hwang JH, Park HC, Jeong JC, Ha Baek S, Han MY, Bang K, Cho JY, Yu SH, Yang J, Oh KH, Hwang YH, Ahn C. Chronic asymptomatic pyuria precedes overt urinary tract infection and deterioration of renal function in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. BMC Nephrol 2013. [PMID: 23295127 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-14-79/tables/3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Urinary tract infection (UTI) occurs in 30%-50% of individuals with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). However, the clinical relevance of asymptomatic pyuria in ADPKD patients remains unknown. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 256 ADPKD patients who registered to the ADPKD clinic at Seoul National University Hospital from Aug 1999 to Aug 2010. We defined the asymptomatic pyuria as more than 5-9 white blood cells in high-power field with no related symptoms or signs of overt UTI. Patients were categorized into 2 groups depending on its duration and frequency: Group A included non-pyuria and transient pyuria patients; Group B included recurrent and persistent pyuria patients. The association between asymptomatic pyuria and both the development of overt UTI and the deterioration of renal function were examined. RESULTS With a mean follow-up duration of 65.3 months, 176 (68.8%) out of 256 patients experienced 681 episodes of asymptomatic pyuria and 50 episodes of UTI. The annual incidence of asymptomatic pyuria was 0.492 episodes/patient/year. The patients in group B showed female predominance (58.5% vs. 42.0%, P=0.01) and experienced an upper UTI more frequently (hazard ratio: 4.612, 95% confidence interval: 1.735-12.258; P=0.002, adjusted for gender and hypertension). The annual change in estimated glomerular filtration rate (ΔeGFR) was significantly larger in magnitude in group B than in group A (-2.7±4.56 vs. -1.17±5.8, respectively; P=0.01). Age and Group B found to be the independent variables for ΔeGFR and developing end-stage renal disease (16.0% vs. 4.3%, respectively; P=0.001). CONCLUSIONS Chronic asymptomatic pyuria may increase the risk of developing overt UTI and may contribute to declining renal function in ADPKD.
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- Jin Ho Hwang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-no, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, South Korea
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Buchholz B, Klanke B, Schley G, Bollag G, Tsai J, Kroening S, Yoshihara D, Wallace DP, Kraenzlin B, Gretz N, Hirth P, Eckardt KU, Bernhardt WM. The Raf kinase inhibitor PLX5568 slows cyst proliferation in rat polycystic kidney disease but promotes renal and hepatic fibrosis. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2011; 26:3458-65. [PMID: 21804086 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfr432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a common cause of renal failure. Aberrant epithelial cell proliferation is a major cause of progressive cyst enlargement in ADPKD. Since activation of the Ras/Raf signaling system has been detected in cyst-lining epithelia, inhibition of Raf kinase has been proposed as an approach to retard the progression of ADPKD. Methods and results. PLX5568, a novel selective small molecule inhibitor of Raf kinases, attenuated proliferation of human ADPKD cyst epithelial cells. It reduced in vitro cyst growth of Madin-Darby Canine Kidney cells and of human ADPKD cells within a collagen gel. In male cy/+ rats with polycystic kidneys, PLX5568 inhibited renal cyst growth along with a significant reduction in the number of proliferating cell nuclear antigen- and phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase-positive cyst-lining epithelial cells. Furthermore, treated animals showed increased capacity to concentrate urine. However, PLX5568 did not lead to a consistent improvement of renal function. Moreover, although relative cyst volume was decreased, total kidney-to-body weight ratio was not significantly reduced by PLX5568. Further analyses revealed a 2-fold increase of renal and hepatic fibrosis in animals treated with PLX5568. CONCLUSIONS PLX5568 attenuated cyst enlargement in vitro and in a rat model of ADPKD without improving kidney function, presumably due to increased renal fibrosis. These data suggest that effective therapies for the treatment of ADPKD will need to target fibrosis as well as the growth of cysts.
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- Bjoern Buchholz
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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The mechanosensory role of primary cilia in vascular hypertension. Int J Vasc Med 2011; 2011:376281. [PMID: 21748021 PMCID: PMC3124932 DOI: 10.1155/2011/376281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2011] [Revised: 03/22/2011] [Accepted: 04/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Local regulation of vascular tone plays an important role in cardiovascular control of blood pressure. Aside from chemical or hormonal regulations, this local homeostasis is highly regulated by fluid-shear stress. It was previously unclear how vascular endothelial cells were able to sense fluid-shear stress. The cellular functions of mechanosensory cilia within vascular system have emerged recently. In particular, hypertension is insidious and remains a continuous problem that evolves during the course of polycystic kidney disease (PKD). The basic and clinical perspectives on primary cilia are discussed with regard to the pathogenesis of hypertension in PKD.
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Tan YC, Blumenfeld J, Rennert H. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: genetics, mutations and microRNAs. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2011; 1812:1202-12. [PMID: 21392578 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2011.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2010] [Revised: 02/26/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a common, monogenic multi-systemic disorder characterized by the development of renal cysts and various extrarenal manifestations. Worldwide, it is a common cause of end-stage renal disease. ADPKD is caused by mutation in either one of two principal genes, PKD1 and PKD2, but has large phenotypic variability among affected individuals, attributable to PKD genic and allelic variability and, possibly, modifier gene effects. Recent studies have generated considerable information regarding the genetic basis and molecular diagnosis of this disease, its pathogenesis, and potential strategies for targeted treatment. The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive review of the genetics of ADPKD, including mechanisms responsible for disease development, the role of gene variations and mutations in disease presentation, and the putative role of microRNAs in ADPKD etiology. The emerging and important role of genetic testing and the advent of novel molecular diagnostic applications also are reviewed. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Polycystic Kidney Disease.
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- Ying-Cai Tan
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Buchholz B, Teschemacher B, Schley G, Schillers H, Eckardt KU. Formation of cysts by principal-like MDCK cells depends on the synergy of cAMP- and ATP-mediated fluid secretion. J Mol Med (Berl) 2011; 89:251-61. [PMID: 21206992 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-010-0715-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2010] [Revised: 11/18/2010] [Accepted: 12/07/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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It has been suggested that more than 70% of the renal cysts in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) arise from the collecting duct and that within this segment cysts originate almost exclusively from principal rather than intercalated cells. The mechanisms for this predisposition of principal cells have so far remained elusive. We, therefore, used Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) subclones resembling principal cells and alpha-intercalated cells in a three-dimensional in vitro model to determine differences in cystogenesis and cyst growth, including the response to cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) elevation and the dependence on ATP signaling. We found that in vitro cysts developed only from principal-like but not from intercalated-like MDCK cell clones. This specificity could be verified in mixed MDCK cultures enriched for principal- or intercalated-like cells. In vitro cyst growth upon elevation of intracellular cAMP was mainly driven by fluid secretion, rather than increased cell proliferation. The cAMP-dependent fluid secretion was found to depend on extracellular adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) and to act synergistically with purinergic signaling, as the use of the ATP scavenger apyrase, as well as the P2 receptor inhibitor suramin, reduced cAMP-driven fluid secretion, while increasing extracellular ATP potentiated cAMP-mediated cyst growth. In conclusion, we provide in vitro evidence for the ability of principal rather than intercalated cells to form cysts, based on a synergism of cAMP and ATP signaling in enhancing apical fluid secretion.
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- Bjoern Buchholz
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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Nagao S, Morita M, Kugita M, Yoshihara D, Yamaguchi T, Kurahashi H, Calvet JP, Wallace DP. Polycystic kidney disease in Han:SPRD Cy rats is associated with elevated expression and mislocalization of SamCystin. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2010; 299:F1078-86. [PMID: 20719982 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00504.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) in Han:SPRD Cy rats is caused by a missense mutation in Anks6 (also called Pkdr1), leading to an R823W substitution in SamCystin, a protein that contains ankyrin repeats and a sterile alpha motif (SAM). The cellular function of SamCystin and the role of the Cy (R823W) mutation in cyst formation are unknown. In normal SPRD rats, SamCystin was found to be expressed in proximal tubules and glomeruli; protein expression was highest at 7 days of age and declined by ∼50-60% at 45-84 days of age. In Cy/+ and Cy/Cy kidneys, expression of SamCystin was lower than in +/+ kidneys at 3 and 7 days but became elevated at 21 days. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that SamCystin was distributed on the brush border of proximal tubules in normal rat kidneys. In Cy/+ kidneys, there were robust SamCystin staining in cyst-lining epithelial cells and loss of apical localization, and increased number of PCNA-positive cells in cyst-lining epithelia. Verapamil, an L-type Ca(2+) channel blocker, accelerated PKD progression in this model and caused a further increase in the expression and abnormal distribution of SamCystin. We conclude that aberrant expression and mislocalization of R823W SamCystin lead to increased cell proliferation and renal cyst formation.
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- Shizuko Nagao
- The Kidney Institute, Dept. of Medicine, Univ. of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS 66160-3018, USA
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Torrice A, Cardinale V, Gatto M, Semeraro R, Napoli C, Onori P, Alpini G, Gaudio E, Alvaro D. Polycystins play a key role in the modulation of cholangiocyte proliferation. Dig Liver Dis 2010; 42:377-85. [PMID: 19897428 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2009.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2009] [Revised: 09/13/2009] [Accepted: 09/20/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Polycystin-1 and -2 (PC-1 and PC-2) are critical components of primary cilia, which act as mechanosensors and drive cell response to injury. PC-1 activation involves the cleavage/processing of PC-1 cytoplasmic tail, driven by regulated intramembrane proteolysis or ubiquitine/proteasome, translocation in the nucleus and activation of transcription factors. Mutations of PC-1 or PC-2 occur in polycystic liver where cholangiocyte proliferation is enhanced. AIM We evaluated the involvement of PC-1 and PC-2 in modulating cholangiocyte proliferation. METHODS We investigated rat cholangiocytes induced to proliferate by 17beta-oestradiol. Proliferation was evaluated by PCNA immunoblotting or [(3)H]-thymidine incorporation into DNA. PC-1 silencing was performed by siRNA, while inhibition of regulated intramembrane proteolysis or proteasome by gamma-secretase inhibitor, leupeptin or MG115. RESULTS Cholangiocyte proliferation was associated with decreased PC-1 and PC-2 expression, which was inversely correlated with enhanced PCNA. The selective silencing of PC-1 induced activation of cholangiocyte proliferation in association with decreased PC-1 expression. Two different regulated intramembrane proteolysis inhibitors, gamma-secretase-inhibitor and leupeptin, and the proteasome inhibitor, MG115, abolished the 17beta-oestradiol proliferative effect. CONCLUSIONS PC-1 and PC-2 play a major role as modulators of cholangiocyte proliferation suggesting that primary cilia may act as sensors of cell injury driving, when activated, a proliferative cholangiocyte response to trigger the reparative processes.
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- Alessia Torrice
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Rome, Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Sharif-Naeini R, Folgering JHA, Bichet D, Duprat F, Lauritzen I, Arhatte M, Jodar M, Dedman A, Chatelain FC, Schulte U, Retailleau K, Loufrani L, Patel A, Sachs F, Delmas P, Peters DJM, Honoré E. Polycystin-1 and -2 dosage regulates pressure sensing. Cell 2009; 139:587-96. [PMID: 19879844 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2009] [Revised: 07/13/2009] [Accepted: 08/31/2009] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease, the most frequent monogenic cause of kidney failure, is induced by mutations in the PKD1 or PKD2 genes, encoding polycystins TRPP1 and TRPP2, respectively. Polycystins are proposed to form a flow-sensitive ion channel complex in the primary cilium of both epithelial and endothelial cells. However, how polycystins contribute to cellular mechanosensitivity remains obscure. Here, we show that TRPP2 inhibits stretch-activated ion channels (SACs). This specific effect is reversed by coexpression with TRPP1, indicating that the TRPP1/TRPP2 ratio regulates pressure sensing. Moreover, deletion of TRPP1 in smooth muscle cells reduces SAC activity and the arterial myogenic tone. Inversely, depletion of TRPP2 in TRPP1-deficient arteries rescues both SAC opening and the myogenic response. Finally, we show that TRPP2 interacts with filamin A and demonstrate that this actin crosslinking protein is critical for SAC regulation. This work uncovers a role for polycystins in regulating pressure sensing.
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- Reza Sharif-Naeini
- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 6097, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 06560 Valbonne, France
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Mechanotransduction by TRP Channels: General Concepts and Specific Role in the Vasculature. Cell Biochem Biophys 2009; 56:1-18. [DOI: 10.1007/s12013-009-9067-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Sun H, Li QW, Lv XY, Ai JZ, Yang QT, Duan JJ, Bian GH, Xiao Y, Wang YD, Zhang Z, Liu YH, Tan RZ, Yang Y, Wei YQ, Zhou Q. MicroRNA-17 post-transcriptionally regulates polycystic kidney disease-2 gene and promotes cell proliferation. Mol Biol Rep 2009; 37:2951-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-009-9861-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2009] [Accepted: 09/28/2009] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Park EY, Sung YH, Yang MH, Noh JY, Park SY, Lee TY, Yook YJ, Yoo KH, Roh KJ, Kim I, Hwang YH, Oh GT, Seong JK, Ahn C, Lee HW, Park JH. Cyst formation in kidney via B-Raf signaling in the PKD2 transgenic mice. J Biol Chem 2008; 284:7214-22. [PMID: 19098310 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m805890200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The pathogenic mechanisms of human autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) have been well known to include the mutational inactivation of PKD2. Although haploinsufficiency and loss of heterozygosity at the Pkd2 locus can cause cyst formation in mice, polycystin-2 is frequently expressed in the renal cyst of human ADPKD, raising the possibility that deregulated activation of PKD2 may be associated with the cystogenesis of human ADPKD. To determine whether increased PKD2 expression is physiologically pathogenic, we generated PKD2-overexpressing transgenic mice. These mice developed typical renal cysts and an increase of proliferation and apoptosis, which are reflective of the human ADPKD phenotype. These manifestations were first observed at six months, and progressed with age. In addition, we found that ERK activation was induced by PKD2 overexpression via B-Raf signaling, providing a possible molecular mechanism of cystogenesis. In PKD2 transgenic mice, B-Raf/MEK/ERK sequential signaling was up-regulated. Additionally, the transgenic human polycystin-2 partially rescues the lethality of Pkd2 knock-out mice and therefore demonstrates that the transgene generated a functional product. Functional strengthening or deregulated activation of PKD2 may be a direct cause of ADPKD. The present study provides evidence for an in vivo role of overexpressed PKD2 in cyst formation. This transgenic mouse model should provide new insights into the pathogenic mechanism of human ADPKD.
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- Eun Young Park
- Department of Biological Science, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 140-742, Republic of Korea
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Yoo KH, Lee TY, Yang MH, Park EY, Yook YJ, Lee HS, Park JH. NCAM as a cystogenesis marker gene of PKD2 overexpression. BMB Rep 2008; 41:593-6. [PMID: 18755075 DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2008.41.8.593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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ADPKD (Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease) is characterized by the progressive expansion of multiple cystic lesions in the kidneys. ADPKD is caused by mutations in Ed-pl. consider PKD1 and PKD2. Recently a relation between c-myc and the pathogenesis of ADPKD was reported. In addition, c-Myc is a downstream effector of PKD1. To identify the gene regulated by PKD2 and c-Myc, we performed gene expression profiling in PKD2 and c-Myc overexpressing cells using a human 8K cDNA microarray. NCAM (neuronal cell adhesion molecule) levels were significantly reduced in PKD2 overexpressing systems in vitro and in vivo. These results suggest that NCAM is an important molecule in the cystogenesis induced by PKD2 overexpression.
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- Kyung Hyun Yoo
- Department of Biological Science, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 140-742, Korea
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Islam MR, Puri S, Rodova M, Magenheimer BS, Maser RL, Calvet JP. Retinoic acid-dependent activation of the polycystic kidney disease-1 (PKD1) promoter. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2008; 295:F1845-54. [PMID: 18922886 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90355.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The retinoic acids all-trans retinoic acid (AT-RA) and 9-cis retinoic acid (9C-RA) and the retinoic acid receptors RAR and RXR significantly induce transcriptional activity from a 200-bp PKD1 proximal promoter in transfected mammalian cells. This PKD1 promoter region contains Ets, p53, and GC box motifs, but lacks a canonical RAR/RXR motif. Mutagenesis of the Ets sites did not affect RA induction. In contrast, GC box mutations completely blocked stimulation by AT-RA and by RXRbeta or RARbeta. Mithramycin A, which prevents Sp1 binding, significantly reduced basal promoter activity and suppressed upregulation by AT-RA and RXR. The 200-bp proximal promoter could not be induced by AT-RA in Drosophila SL2 cells, which lack Sp1, but could be activated in these cells transfected with exogenous Sp1. Small interfering RNA knockdown of Sp1 in mammalian cells completely blocked RXRbeta upregulation of the promoter. These data indicate that induction of the PKD1 promoter by retinoic acid is mediated through Sp1 elements. RT-PCR showed that AT-RA treatment of HEK293T cells increased the levels of endogenous PKD1 RNA, and chromatin immunoprecipitation showed the presence of both RXR and Sp1 at the PKD1 proximal promoter. These results suggest that retinoids and their receptors may play a role in PKD1 gene regulation.
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- M Rafiq Islam
- Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Univ. of Kansas Medical Center, MS3030, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Yang B, Sonawane ND, Zhao D, Somlo S, Verkman AS. Small-molecule CFTR inhibitors slow cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 2008; 19:1300-10. [PMID: 18385427 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2007070828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Cyst expansion in polycystic kidney disease (PKD) involves progressive fluid accumulation, which is believed to require chloride transport by the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein. Herein is reported that small-molecule CFTR inhibitors of the thiazolidinone and glycine hydrazide classes slow cyst expansion in in vitro and in vivo models of PKD. More than 30 CFTR inhibitor analogs were screened in an MDCK cell model, and near-complete suppression of cyst growth was found by tetrazolo-CFTR(inh)-172, a tetrazolo-derived thiazolidinone, and Ph-GlyH-101, a phenyl-derived glycine hydrazide, without an effect on cell proliferation. These compounds also inhibited cyst number and growth by >80% in an embryonic kidney cyst model involving 4-d organ culture of embryonic day 13.5 mouse kidneys in 8-Br-cAMP-containing medium. Subcutaneous delivery of tetrazolo-CFTR(inh)-172 and Ph-GlyH-101 to neonatal, kidney-specific PKD1 knockout mice produced stable, therapeutic inhibitor concentrations of >3 microM in urine and kidney tissue. Treatment of mice for up to 7 d remarkably slowed kidney enlargement and cyst expansion and preserved renal function. These results implicate CFTR in renal cyst growth and suggest that CFTR inhibitors may hold therapeutic potential to reduce cyst growth in PKD.
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- Baoxue Yang
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Haeberle H, Bryan LA, Vadakkan TJ, Dickinson ME, Lumpkin EA. Swelling-activated Ca2+ channels trigger Ca2+ signals in Merkel cells. PLoS One 2008; 3:e1750. [PMID: 18454189 PMCID: PMC2365925 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2007] [Accepted: 02/08/2008] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Merkel cell-neurite complexes are highly sensitive touch receptors comprising epidermal Merkel cells and sensory afferents. Based on morphological and molecular studies, Merkel cells are proposed to be mechanosensory cells that signal afferents via neurotransmission; however, functional studies testing this hypothesis in intact skin have produced conflicting results. To test this model in a simplified system, we asked whether purified Merkel cells are directly activated by mechanical stimulation. Cell shape was manipulated with anisotonic solution changes and responses were monitored by Ca2+ imaging with fura-2. We found that hypotonic-induced cell swelling, but not hypertonic solutions, triggered cytoplasmic Ca2+ transients. Several lines of evidence indicate that these signals arise from swelling-activated Ca2+-permeable ion channels. First, transients were reversibly abolished by chelating extracellular Ca2+, demonstrating a requirement for Ca2+ influx across the plasma membrane. Second, Ca2+ transients were initially observed near the plasma membrane in cytoplasmic processes. Third, voltage-activated Ca2+ channel (VACC) antagonists reduced transients by half, suggesting that swelling-activated channels depolarize plasma membranes to activate VACCs. Finally, emptying internal Ca2+ stores attenuated transients by 80%, suggesting Ca2+ release from stores augments swelling-activated Ca2+ signals. To identify candidate mechanotransduction channels, we used RT-PCR to amplify ion-channel transcripts whose pharmacological profiles matched those of hypotonic-evoked Ca2+ signals in Merkel cells. We found 11 amplicons, including PKD1, PKD2, and TRPC1, channels previously implicated in mechanotransduction in other cells. Collectively, these results directly demonstrate that Merkel cells are activated by hypotonic-evoked swelling, identify cellular signaling mechanisms that mediate these responses, and support the hypothesis that Merkel cells contribute to touch reception in the Merkel cell-neurite complex.
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- Henry Haeberle
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Alvaro D, Onori P, Alpini G, Franchitto A, Jefferson DM, Torrice A, Cardinale V, Stefanelli F, Mancino MG, Strazzabosco M, Angelico M, Attili A, Gaudio E. Morphological and functional features of hepatic cyst epithelium in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2008; 172:321-32. [PMID: 18202196 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2008.070293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We evaluated the morphological and functional features of hepatic cyst epithelium in adult autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). In six ADPKD patients, we investigated the morphology of cyst epithelium apical surface by scanning electron microscopy and the expression of estrogen receptors (ERs), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), IGF1 receptors (IGF1-R), growth hormone receptor, the proliferation marker proliferating cell nuclear antigen, and pAKT by immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence. Proliferation of liver cyst-derived epithelial cells was evaluated by both MTS proliferation assay and [(3)H]thymidine incorporation into DNA. The hepatic cyst epithelium displayed heterogeneous features, being normal in small cysts (<1 cm), characterized by rare or shortened cilia in 1- to 3-cm cysts, and exhibiting the absence of both primary cilia and microvilli in large cysts (>3 cm). Cyst epithelium showed marked immunohistochemical expression of ER, growth hormone receptor, IGF1, IGF1-R, proliferating cell nuclear antigen, and pAKT. IGF1 was 10-fold more enriched in the hepatic cyst fluid than in serum. Serum-deprived liver cyst-derived epithelial cells proliferated when exposed to 17beta-estradiol and IGF1 and when exposed to human cyst fluid. ER or IGF1-R antagonists inhibited the proliferative effect of serum readmission, cyst fluid, 17beta-estradiol, and IGF1. Our findings could explain the role of estrogens in accelerating the progression of ADPKD and may suggest a potential benefit of therapeutic strategies based on estrogen antagonism.
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- Domenico Alvaro
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Rome Sapienza, via R. Rossellini 51, 00137 Rome, Italy. domenico.alvaro@uniroma1
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Weimbs T. Polycystic kidney disease and renal injury repair: common pathways, fluid flow, and the function of polycystin-1. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2007; 293:F1423-32. [PMID: 17715262 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00275.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The root cause for most cases of autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is mutations in the polycystin-1 (PC1) gene. While PC1 has been implicated in a perplexing variety of protein interactions and signaling pathways, what its normal function is and why its disruption leads to the proliferation of renal epithelial cells are unknown. Recent results suggest that PC1 is involved in mechanotransduction by primary cilia measuring the degree of luminal fluid flow. PC1 has also recently been shown to regulate the mTOR and signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT) 6 pathways. These two pathways are normally dormant in the healthy kidney but are activated in response to injury and appear to drive a proliferative repair response. This review develops the idea that a critical function of PC1 and primary cilia in the adult kidney may be to sense renal injury by detecting changes in luminal fluid flow and to trigger proliferation. Constitutive activation of these pathways in ADPKD would lead to the futile attempt to repair a nonexisting injury, resulting in cyst growth. The existence of many known cellular and molecular similarities between renal repair and ADPKD supports this model.
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- Thomas Weimbs
- Dept. of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Neuroscience Research Institute, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9610, USA.
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Alvaro D, Mancino MG. New insights on the molecular and cell biology of human cholangiopathies. Mol Aspects Med 2007; 29:50-7. [PMID: 18230407 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2007.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2007] [Accepted: 09/28/2007] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Cholangiopathies are diseases of high social impact representing the main indication for liver transplantation in the infanthood and the third in adulthood. Despite the heterogeneous etiology and pathogenesis, cholangiopathies share many different common morphological features and, chronically progress toward a ductupenic condition clinically evidenced by the classical features of a cholestatic syndrome. The primary target of damage in the course of cholangiopathies are cholangiocytes, the epithelia cells lining the biliary tree. A bulk of researches performed in the last decade, highlighted the extraordinary biological properties of cholangiocytes involved in a number of important processes such as bile formation, proliferation, injury repair, fibrosis, angiogenesis and regulation of blood flow. Recent advances on the molecular and cell biology of human cholangiopathies are opening new potential therapeutic perspectives for these diseases.
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- Domenico Alvaro
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Rome, Italy
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Hatchwell E, Greally JM. The potential role of epigenomic dysregulation in complex human disease. Trends Genet 2007; 23:588-95. [PMID: 17953999 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2007.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2007] [Revised: 08/31/2007] [Accepted: 08/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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One of the major challenges in genetics today is to understand the causes of complex genetic diseases. The genes involved in these disorders are thought to interact with poorly-defined environmental factors to exert their phenotypic effects. An emerging view is that epigenetics also plays a role in complex diseases. Here we review the evidence that epigenetic regulatory mediators can be influenced by several environmental factors, that variability of the epigenome can cause variation in phenotypes, and that epigenetic dysregulation can be heritable across generations. Assays that map epigenetic regulatory patterns across the whole genome have recently become available, which enable us to explore the epigenomic influences on complex diseases, thus offering new avenues for diagnostic biomarker development and therapeutic strategies.
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- Eli Hatchwell
- Department of Pathology, SUNY at Stony Brook, HSC-T8, Room 053, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8088, USA
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Calcium channel inhibition accelerates polycystic kidney disease progression in the Cy/+ rat. Kidney Int 2007; 73:269-77. [PMID: 17943077 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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In polycystic kidney disease, abnormal epithelial cell proliferation is the main factor leading to cyst formation and kidney enlargement. Cyclic AMP (cAMP) is mitogenic in cystic but antimitogenic in normal human kidney cells, which is due to reduced steady-state intracellular calcium levels in cystic compared to the normal cells. Inhibition of intracellular calcium entry with channel blockers, such as verapamil, induced cAMP-dependent cell proliferation in normal renal cells. To determine if calcium channel blockers have a similar effect on cell proliferation in vivo, Cy/+ rats, a model of dominant polycystic kidney disease, were treated with verapamil. Kidney weight and cyst index were elevated in verapamil-treated Cy/+ rats. This was associated with increased cell proliferation and apoptosis, elevated expression, and phosphorylation of B-Raf with stimulation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase MEK/ERK (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase/extracellular-regulated kinase) pathway. Verapamil had no effect on kidney morphology or B-Raf stimulation in wild-type rats. We conclude that treatment of Cy/+ rats with calcium channel blockers increases activity of the B-Raf/MEK/ERK pathway accelerating cyst growth in the presence of endogenous cAMP, thus exacerbating renal cystic disease.
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Naturally occurring mutations in two separate, but interacting loci, pkd1 and pkd2 are responsible for almost all cases of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). ADPKD is one of the most common genetic diseases resulting primarily in the formation of large kidney, liver, and pancreatic cysts. Homozygous deletion of either pkd1 or pkd2 results in embryonic lethality in mice due to kidney and heart defects illustrating their indispensable roles in mammalian development. However, the mechanism by which mutations in these genes cause ADPKD and other developmental defects are unknown. Research in the past several years has revealed that PKD2 has multiple functions depending on its subcellular localization. It forms a receptor-operated, non-selective cation channel in the plasma membrane, a novel intracellular Ca2+ release channel in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and a mechanosensitive channel in the primary cilium. This review focuses on the functional compartmentalization of PKD2, its modes of activation, and PKD2-mediated signal transduction.
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- Leonidas Tsiokas
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, United States.
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Obara T, Mangos S, Liu Y, Zhao J, Wiessner S, Kramer-Zucker AG, Olale F, Schier AF, Drummond IA. Polycystin-2 immunolocalization and function in zebrafish. J Am Soc Nephrol 2006; 17:2706-18. [PMID: 16943304 PMCID: PMC3698611 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2006040412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Polycystin-2 functions as a cation-permeable transient receptor potential ion channel in kidney epithelial cells and when mutated results in human autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. For further exploration of the in vivo functions of Polycystin-2, this study examined its expression and function during zebrafish embryogenesis. pkd2 mRNA is ubiquitously expressed, and its presence in the larval kidney could be confirmed by reverse transcription-PCR on isolated pronephroi. Immunostaining with anti-zebrafish Polycystin-2 antibody revealed protein expression in motile kidney epithelial cell cilia and intracellular cell membranes. Intracellular localization was segment specific; in the proximal nephron segment, Polycystin-2 was localized to basolateral cell membranes, whereas in the caudal pronephric segment, Polycystin-2 was concentrated in subapical cytoplasmic vesicles. Polycystin-2 also was expressed in muscle cells and in a variety of sensory cells that are associated with mechanotransduction, including cells of the ear, the lateral line organ, and the olfactory placodes. Disruption of Polycystin-2 mRNA expression resulted in pronephric kidney cysts, body axis curvature, organ laterality defects, and hydrocephalus-defects that could be rescued by expression of a human PKD2 mRNA. In-frame deletions in the first extracellular loop and C-terminal phosphofurin acidic cluster sorting protein-1 (PACS-1) binding sites in the cytoplasmic tail caused Polycystin-2 mislocalization to the apical cell surface. Unlike zebrafish intraflagellar transport protein (IFT) mutants, cyst formation was not associated with cilia defects and instead correlated with reduced kidney fluid output, expansion of caudal duct apical cell membranes, and occlusion of the caudal pronephric nephron segment.
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- Tomoko Obara
- Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital (149-8000) and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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Haumaitre C, Fabre M, Cormier S, Baumann C, Delezoide AL, Cereghini S. Severe pancreas hypoplasia and multicystic renal dysplasia in two human fetuses carrying novel HNF1beta/MODY5 mutations. Hum Mol Genet 2006; 15:2363-75. [PMID: 16801329 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddl161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Heterozygous mutations in the HNF1beta/vHNF1/TCF2 gene cause maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY5), associated with severe renal disease and abnormal genital tract. Here, we characterize two fetuses, a 27-week male and a 31.5-week female, carrying novel mutations in exons 2 and 7 of HNF1beta, respectively. Although these mutations were predicted to have different functional consequences, both fetuses displayed highly similar phenotypes. They presented one of the most severe phenotypes described in HNF1beta carriers: bilateral enlarged polycystic kidneys, severe pancreas hypoplasia and abnormal genital tract. Consistent with this, we detected high levels of HNF1beta transcripts in 8-week human embryos in the mesonephros and metanephric kidney and in the epithelium of pancreas. Renal histology and immunohistochemistry analyses of mutant fetuses revealed cysts derived from all nephron segments with multilayered epithelia and dysplastic regions, accompanied by a marked increase in the expression of beta-catenin and E-cadherin. A significant proportion of cysts still expressed the cystic renal disease proteins, polycystin-1, polycystin-2, fibrocystin and uromodulin, implying that cyst formation may result from a deregulation of cell-cell adhesion and/or the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway. Both fetuses exhibited a severe pancreatic hypoplasia with underdeveloped and disorganized acini, together with an absence of ventral pancreatic-derived tissue. beta-catenin and E-cadherin were strongly downregulated in the exocrine and endocrine compartments, and the islets lacked the transporter essential for glucose-sensing GLUT2, indicating a beta-cell maturation defect. This study provides evidence of differential gene-dosage requirements for HNF1beta in normal human kidney and pancreas differentiation and increases our understanding of the etiology of MODY5 disorder.
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- Cécile Haumaitre
- Laboratoire de Biologie du développement, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7622, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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Roitbak T, Surviladze Z, Tikkanen R, Wandinger-Ness A. A polycystin multiprotein complex constitutes a cholesterol-containing signalling microdomain in human kidney epithelia. Biochem J 2006; 392:29-38. [PMID: 16038619 PMCID: PMC1317661 DOI: 10.1042/bj20050645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Polycystins are plasma membrane proteins that are expressed in kidney epithelial cells and associated with the progression of ADPKD (autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease). A polycystin multiprotein complex, including adherens junction proteins, is thought to play an important role in cell polarity and differentiation. Sucrose gradient analyses and immunoprecipitation studies of primary human kidney epithelial cells showed the polycystins and their associated proteins E-cadherin and beta-catenin distributed in a complex with the raft marker flotillin-2, but not caveolin-1, in high-density gradient fractions. The integrity of the polycystin multiprotein complex was sensitive to cholesterol depletion, as shown by cyclodextrin treatment of immunoprecipitated complexes. The overexpressed C-terminus of polycystin-1 retained the ability to associate with flotillin-2. Flotillin-2 was found to contain CRAC (cholesterol recognition/interaction amino acid) cholesterol-binding domains and to promote plasma membrane cholesterol recruitment. Based on co-association of signalling molecules, such as Src kinases and phosphatases, we propose that the polycystin multiprotein complex is embedded in a cholesterol-containing signalling microdomain specified by flotillin-2, which is distinct from classical light-buoyant-density, detergent-resistant domains.
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- Tamara Roitbak
- *Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, U.S.A
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- *Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, U.S.A
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- †Institute of Biochemistry II, Medical School, University of Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- *Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, U.S.A
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Puri S, Rodova M, Islam MR, Magenheimer BS, Maser RL, Calvet JP. Ets factors regulate the polycystic kidney disease-1 promoter. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 342:1005-13. [PMID: 16510125 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.02.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2006] [Accepted: 02/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Ets family of transcription factors consists of a group of highly conserved sequence-specific DNA binding proteins that functionally cooperate with other transcription factors to regulate a number of diverse cellular processes including proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. We have analyzed a 3.3kb 5'-upstream region of the human PKD1 promoter, using transient transfection in HEK293T cells and Drosophila SL2 cells, to demonstrate that the PKD1 promoter is a target of Ets family transcription factors. Our studies showed that PKD1 promoter-luciferase reporter gene expression is downregulated by cotransfected Fli-1 and is upregulated by cotransfected Ets-1. Using deletion constructs, we demonstrated that the sequences responding to Fli-1 and Ets-1 lie within the -200 to +33bp proximal promoter. This region was found to contain two putative Ets response elements (EREs): an upstream (Ets-A) sequence 5'-CGGAA-3' (-181 to -185) and a downstream (Ets-B) sequence 5'-CGGAT-3' (-129 to -133). Site-directed mutagenesis indicated that both EREs are functional. A Fli-1 DNA binding domain mutant construct (W321R), which is incapable of binding DNA, was unable to inhibit basal promoter activity. In contrast, a Fli-1 DNA binding domain truncation mutant construct, which only contains the DNA binding domain and lacks the transactivation domain, was able to inhibit. These results suggest that the effect of Fli-1 is through direct binding to these EREs. Direct binding of Fli-1 and Ets-1 to the Ets-A and Ets-B sites was supported by electrophoretic mobility shift assays. Lastly, competition between Fli-1 and Ets-1 for the two EREs was demonstrated by showing that increasing amounts of Ets-1 could overcome Fli-1 repression of promoter activity. Taken together, these experiments define the proximal PKD1 promoter region as a potential target of Ets family transcription factors.
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- Sanjeev Puri
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and The Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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This review aims to assist in the categorization of inherited, developmental, and acquired cystic disease of the kidney as well as to provide a pertinent, up-to-date bibliography. The conditions included are autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease, autosomal-recessive polycystic kidney disease, unilateral renal cystic disease (localized cystic disease), renal simple cysts, multicystic dysplastic kidney, pluricystic kidney of the multiple malformation syndromes, juvenile nephronophthisis and medullary cystic disease, medullary sponge kidney, primary glomerulocystic kidney disease, and glomerulocystic kidney associated with several systemic disorders mainly of genetic or chromosomal etiology, cystic kidney in tuberous sclerosis, and in von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, cystic nephroma, cystic variant of congenital mesoblastic nephroma, mixed epithelial stromal tumor of the kidney, renal lymphangioma, pyelocalyceal cyst, peripylic cyst and perinephric pseudocyst, acquired renal cystic disease of long-term dialysis, and cystic renal cell carcinoma and sarcoma. Whereas the gross and histologic appearance of some of these conditions may be diagnostic, clinical and sometimes molecular studies may be necessary to define other types.
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- Michele Bisceglia
- Division of Anatomic Pathology, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, I-71013 San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy.
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Grimm DH, Karihaloo A, Cai Y, Somlo S, Cantley LG, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-2 regulates proliferation and branching morphogenesis in kidney epithelial cells. J Biol Chem 2005; 281:137-44. [PMID: 16278216 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m507845200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is characterized by the formation of multiple fluid-filled cysts that expand over time and destroy the renal architecture. Loss or mutation of polycystin-1 or polycystin-2, the respective proteins encoded by the ADPKD genes PKD1 and PKD2, is associated with most cases of ADPKD. Thus, the polycystin proteins likely play a role in cell proliferation and morphogenesis. Recent studies indicate that polycystin-1 is involved in these processes, but little is known about the role played by polycystin-2. To address this question, we created a number of related cell lines variable in their expression of polycystin-2. We show that the basal and epidermal growth factor-stimulated rate of cell proliferation is higher in cells that do not express polycystin-2 versus those that do, indicating that polycystin-2 acts as a negative regulator of cell growth. In addition, cells not expressing polycystin-2 exhibit significantly more branching morphogenesis and multicellular tubule formation under basal and hepatocyte growth factor-stimulated conditions than their polycystin-2-expressing counterparts, suggesting that polycystin-2 may also play an important role in the regulation of tubulogenesis. Cells expressing a channel mutant of polycystin-2 proliferated faster than those expressing the wild-type protein, but exhibited blunted tubule formation. Thus, the channel activity of polycystin-2 may be an important component of its regulatory machinery. Finally, we show that polycystin-2 regulation of cell proliferation appears to be dependent on its ability to prevent phosphorylated extracellular-related kinase from entering the nucleus. Our results indicate that polycystin-2 is necessary for the proper growth and differentiation of kidney epithelial cells and suggest a possible mechanism for the cyst formation seen in ADPKD2.
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- David H Grimm
- Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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Ma R, Li WP, Rundle D, Kong J, Akbarali HI, Tsiokas L. PKD2 functions as an epidermal growth factor-activated plasma membrane channel. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:8285-98. [PMID: 16135816 PMCID: PMC1234340 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.18.8285-8298.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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PKD2, or polycystin 2, the product of the gene mutated in type 2 autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, belongs to the transient receptor potential channel superfamily and has been shown to function as a nonselective cation channel in the plasma membrane. However, the mechanism of PKD2 activation remains elusive. We show that PKD2 overexpression increases epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced inward currents in LLC-PK(1) kidney epithelial cells, while the knockdown of endogenous PKD2 by RNA interference or the expression of a pathogenic missense variant, PKD2-D511V, blunts the EGF-induced response. Pharmacological experiments indicate that the EGF-induced activation of PKD2 occurs independently of store depletion but requires the activity of phospholipase C (PLC) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K). Pipette infusion of purified phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP(2)) suppresses the PKD2-mediated effect on EGF-induced conductance, while pipette infusion of phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate (PIP(3)) does not have any effect on this conductance. Overexpression of type Ialpha phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase [PIP(5)Kalpha], which catalyzes the formation of PIP(2), suppresses EGF-induced currents. Biochemical experiments show that PKD2 physically interacts with PLC-gamma2 and EGF receptor (EGFR) in transfected HEK293T cells and colocalizes with EGFR and PIP(2) in the primary cilium of LLC-PK(1) cells. We propose that plasma membrane PKD2 is under negative regulation by PIP(2). EGF may reduce the threshold of PKD2 activation by mechanical and other stimuli by releasing it from PIP(2)-mediated inhibition.
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- Rong Ma
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 941 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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Karcher C, Fischer A, Schweickert A, Bitzer E, Horie S, Witzgall R, Blum M. Lack of a laterality phenotype in Pkd1 knock-out embryos correlates with absence of polycystin-1 in nodal cilia. Differentiation 2005; 73:425-32. [PMID: 16316413 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.2005.00048.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The invariant asymmetric placement of thoracic and abdominal organs in the vertebrates is controlled by the left-asymmetric activity of the Nodal signaling cascade during embryogenesis. In the mouse embryo asymmetric induction of nodal is thought to be dependent on functional monocilia on the ventral node cells and on the Pkd2 gene, which encodes the calcium channel polycystin-2 (PC2). In humans mutations in PKD2 and PKD1 give rise to polycystic kidney disease. The PC1 and PC2 proteins are thought to function as part of a multifactorial complex. Localization of both proteins to the primary renal cilium suggested a function on cilia of the ventral node. Here we investigated Pkd1 knock-out embryos for laterality defects and found wild-type organ morphogenesis and normal expression of nodal and Pitx2. While PC2 localized to nodal cilia, no ciliary localization of PC1 was detected in mouse embryos. This finding was confirmed in an archetypical mammalian blastodisc, the rabbit embryo. Thus, absence of PC1 localization to cilia corresponded with a lack of laterality defects in Pkd1 knock-out embryos. Our results demonstrate a PC1-independent function of PC2 in left-right axis formation, and indirectly support a ciliary role of PC2 in this process.
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- Christina Karcher
- Institut für Zoologie (220), Universität Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 30, D-70593 Stuttgart, Germany
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Kramer-Zucker AG, Olale F, Haycraft CJ, Yoder BK, Schier AF, Drummond IA. Cilia-driven fluid flow in the zebrafish pronephros, brain and Kupffer's vesicle is required for normal organogenesis. Development 2005; 132:1907-21. [PMID: 15790966 DOI: 10.1242/dev.01772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 520] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cilia, as motile and sensory organelles, have been implicated in normal development, as well as diseases including cystic kidney disease, hydrocephalus and situs inversus. In kidney epithelia, cilia are proposed to be non-motile sensory organelles, while in the mouse node, two cilia populations, motile and non-motile have been proposed to regulate situs. We show that cilia in the zebrafish larval kidney, the spinal cord and Kupffer's vesicle are motile, suggesting that fluid flow is a common feature of each of these organs. Disruption of cilia structure or motility resulted in pronephric cyst formation, hydrocephalus and left-right asymmetry defects. The data show that loss of fluid flow leads to fluid accumulation, which can account for organ distension pathologies in the kidney and brain. In Kupffer's vesicle, loss of flow is associated with loss of left-right patterning, indicating that the 'nodal flow' mechanism of generating situs is conserved in non-mammalian vertebrates.
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Lin SY, Corey DP. TRP channels in mechanosensation. Curr Opin Neurobiol 2005; 15:350-7. [PMID: 15922584 DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2005.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2005] [Accepted: 05/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Channels of the TRP superfamily have sensory roles in a wide variety of receptor cells, especially in mechanosensation. In some cases, the channels appear to be directly activated by mechanical force; in others, they appear to be downstream of a messenger pathway initiated by force on a non-channel sensor. A remaining challenge for most of these mechanosensory TRPs is to clarify the specific mechanism of activation.
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- Shuh-Yow Lin
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, 220 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a serious, life-threatening genetic disease in which extensive epithelial-lined cysts develop in the kidneys and, to a lesser extent, in other organs such as liver, pancreas, and ovaries. In a majority of cases (80-85%), the gene involved is PKD1, which is located on chromosome 16 (16q13.3) and encodes polycystin-1, a large receptor-like integral membrane protein that contains several extracellular motifs indicative of cell-cell and cell-matrix interaction. In the remaining (10-15%) cases, the disease is milder and is caused by mutational changes in another gene (PKD2), which is located at chromosome 4 (4q21-23) and encodes polcystin-2, a transmembrane protein, which acts as a nonspecific calcium-permeable channel. Both polycystins function together in a nonredundant fashion, through a common pathway, and produce cellular responses that regulate proliferation, migration, differentiation, and kidney morphogenesis. Through combined function of polycystins, normal tubular cells are maintained in a state of terminal differentiation, and their proliferation is strictly controlled. Loss of function of either protein due to gene mutations results in the tubular cells reverting to a less differentiated state, which is more prone to proliferation. Patients with ADPKD carry a germ-line mutation in PKD1 or PKD2. A second somatic mutation in some of the tubular cells results in loss of both normal alleles, leading to loss of polycystin function. The affected cells lose the normal terminally differentiated state, revert to less differentiated phenotype, and undergo proliferation, which leads to cyst formation. As the cysts enlarge over many decades, the normal renal parenchyma is progressively destroyed, leading to renal failure. Recently, the crucial role of primary cilia in modulating proliferation, migration, and differentiation of tubular epithelium has been recognized. Most of the tubular cells have one or two primary cilia projecting from the apical surface into the luminal space. The cilia act as mechanoreceptors as they bend with the urinary flow within the tubules. Both polycystins are strategically located within the cilia and act as important mediators of ciliary mechanosensation. Loss of this important function due to mutational changes in PKD1 or PKD2 leads to loss of normal control over cellular proliferation, resulting in cyst formation. Several other ciliary proteins have recently been found to contribute directly to a wide spectrum of human kidney diseases with cystic phenotype, thus underscoring the pivotal role the primary cilia play in maintaining the normal structure and function of the tubular cells and probably other cells in the body.
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- Lulu Al-Bhalal
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Zhang S, Mei C, Zhang D, Dai B, Tang B, Sun T, Zhao H, Zhou Y, Li L, Wu Y, Wang W, Shen X, Song J. Mutation analysis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease genes in Han Chinese. Nephron Clin Pract 2005; 100:e63-76. [PMID: 15775720 DOI: 10.1159/000084572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2004] [Accepted: 09/03/2004] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is caused by mutations in two genes, PKD1 and PKD2. The complexity of these genes, particularly PKD1, has complicated genetic screening, though recent advances have provided new opportunities for amplifying these genes. In the Han Chinese population, no complete mutational analysis has previously been conducted across the entire span of PKD1 and PKD2. Here, we used single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis to screen the entire coding sequence of PKD1 and PKD2 in 85 healthy controls and 72 Han Chinese from 24 ADPKD pedigrees. In addition to 11 normal variants, we identified 17 mutations (12 in PKD1 and 5 in PKD2), 15 of which were novel ones (11 for PKD1 and 4 for PKD2). We did not identify any seeming mutational hot spots in PKD1 and PKD2. Notably, we found several disease-associated C-T or G-A mutations that led to charge or hydrophobicity changes in the corresponding amino acids. This suggests that the mutations cause conformational alterations in the PKD1 and PKD2 protein products that may impact the normal protein functions. Our study is the first report of screenable mutations in the full-length PKD1 and PKD2 genes of the Han Chinese, and also offers a benchmark for comparisons between Caucasian and Han ADPKD pedigrees and patients.
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- Shuzhong Zhang
- Division of Nephrology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Silberberg M, Charron AJ, Bacallao R, Wandinger-Ness A. Mispolarization of desmosomal proteins and altered intercellular adhesion in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2005; 288:F1153-63. [PMID: 15701820 PMCID: PMC3432402 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00008.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Polycystin-1, the product of the major gene mutated in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), has been shown to associate with multiple epithelial cell junctions. Our hypothesis is that polycystin-1 is an important protein for the initial establishment of cell-cell junctions and maturation of the cell and that polycystin-1 localization is dependent on the degree of cell polarization. Using laser-scanning confocal microscopy and two models of cell polarization, polycystin-1 and desmosomes were found to colocalize during the initial establishment of cell-cell contact when junctions were forming. However, colocalization was lost in confluent monolayers. Parallel morphological and biochemical evaluations revealed a profound mispolarization of desmosomal components to both the apical and basolateral domains in primary ADPKD cells and tissue. Studies of the intermediate filament network associated with desmosomes showed that there is a decrease in cytokeratin levels and an abnormal expression of the mesenchymal protein vimentin in the disease. Moreover, we show for the first time that the structural alterations seen in adherens and desmosomal junctions have a functional impact, leaving the ADPKD cells with weakened cell-cell adhesion. In conclusion, in this paper we show that polycystin-1 transiently colocalizes with desmosomes and that desmosomal proteins are mislocalized as a consequence of polycystin-1 mutation.
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- Melina Silberberg
- Dept of Pathology, University of New Mexico, 2325 Camino de Salud NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-5301
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- Dept of Nephrology, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- Dept of Pathology, University of New Mexico, 2325 Camino de Salud NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-5301
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Dept. of Pathology MSC08-4640, 2325 Camino de Salud CRF 225, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131-5301, 505-272-1459 (phone), 505-272-4193 (FAX),
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Darszon A, Nishigaki T, Wood C, Treviño CL, Felix R, Beltrán C. Calcium Channels and Ca2+ Fluctuations in Sperm Physiology. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 2005; 243:79-172. [PMID: 15797459 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(05)43002-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Generating new life in animals by sexual reproduction depends on adequate communication between mature and competent male and female gametes. Ion channels are instrumental in the dialogue between sperm, its environment, and the egg. The ability of sperm to swim to the egg and fertilize it is modulated by ion permeability changes induced by environmental cues and components of the egg outer layer. Ca(2+) is probably the key messenger in this information exchange. It is therefore not surprising that different Ca(2+)-permeable channels are distinctly localized in these tiny specialized cells. New approaches to measure sperm currents, intracellular Ca(2+), membrane potential, and intracellular pH with fluorescent probes, patch-clamp recordings, sequence information, and heterologous expression are revealing how sperm channels participate in fertilization. Certain sperm ion channels are turning out to be unique, making them attractive targets for contraception and for the discovery of novel signaling complexes.
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- Alberto Darszon
- Department of Developmental Genetics and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Biotechnology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico 62210
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