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Ruan Y, Dai L, Huang J, Xiao M, Xu J, An D, Chen J, Chen X. A novel nonsynonymous SNP in the OLR1 gene associated with litter size in Guizhou white goats. Theriogenology 2023; 200:1-10. [PMID: 36736022 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.01.021] [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: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (OLR1) encodes a low-density lipoprotein receptor belonging to the C-type lectin superfamily, which is closely related to reproduction. OLR1 is associated with fecundity in Awassi sheep. However, its effect on litter size has not been investigated in goats. In this study, OLR1 sequences and their mRNA expression levels in the gonadal axis of Guizhou white goats were evaluated to investigate the relationship between gene polymorphisms and litter size. In addition, the potential effects of a nonsynonymous substitution were evaluated using a bioinformatics approach. The expression levels of OLR1 were highest in the uterus of mothers with multiple kids and highest in the ovaries of mothers with single kids. OLR1 mRNA expression levels in the ovaries of mothers with single kids were two times higher than in the ovaries of mothers with multiple kids. The sequencing results revealed five SNPs in OLR1; however, only g.294 T > A, g.2260 T > C, and g.2268 C > T were significantly associated with litter size (P < 0.05). Linkage disequilibrium was detected between g.2260 T > C and g.2268 C > T (r2 = 0.322, D' = 0.6). Additionally, goats with the Hap 1/1 diplotype had a greater litter size than others (P < 0.05). g.2260 T > C was a nonsynonymous mutation that resulted in the replacement of valine with alanine at the amino acid residue 54 of the OLR1 protein. Bioinformatic analyses revealed that the p.V54A locus was relatively conserved in cloven-hoofed species. Mutations at this locus could change the local conformation and reduce the stability of OLR1, affecting its half-life and the litter size of the nanny goat. These findings confirm that OLR1 affects goat kidding traits and provide a novel insight into the regulatory mechanism underlying the effect of OLR1 on litter size.
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- Yong Ruan
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountainous Region, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China; Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China; College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountainous Region, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China; Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China; College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountainous Region, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China; Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China; College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountainous Region, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China; Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China; College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountainous Region, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China; Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China; College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountainous Region, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China; Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China; College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountainous Region, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China; Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China; College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountainous Region, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China; Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China; College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China.
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Faris Kayed S. Metal complexes of azo compounds: Synthesis, characterization, molecular modeling and degradation study by gamma radiation. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.109634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The structural basis of effective LOX-1 inhibition. Future Med Chem 2022; 14:731-743. [PMID: 35466695 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2022-0011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Along with other scavenger receptors, splice variants of LOX-1 play an important role in modulating numerous subcellular mechanisms such as normal cell development, differentiation and growth in response to physiological stimuli. Thus, LOX-1 activity is a key regulator in determining the severity of many genetic, metabolic, cardiovascular, renal, and neurodegenerative diseases and/or cancer. Increased expression of LOX-1 precipitates pathological disorders during the aging process. Therefore, it becomes important to develop novel LOX-1 inhibitors based on its ligand binding polarity and/or affinity and disrupt the uptake of its ligand: oxidized low-density lipoproteins (ox-LDL). In this review, we shed light on the presently studied and developed novel LOX-1 inhibitors that may have potential for treatment of diseases characterized by LOX-1 activation.
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Chaudhary D, Pramanik T, Santra S. Thiocoumarins and Dithiocoumarins: Advances in Synthesis and Pharmacological Activity. CURR ORG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/1385272824999200812132707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Thiocoumarins and dithiocoumarins are two important classes of sulphurcontaining
heterocyclic compounds, which are bioisosteres of coumarins. Herein, various
synthetic strategies for these two classes of heterocyclic compounds reported in the literature
have been discussed. Different solvents, catalysts, reagents and reaction conditions,
which were employed successfully for synthesizing thiocoumarins and dithiocoumarins
have also been described concisely in this review. Mechanistic overview has been given
wherever it was necessary. In addition, a comparative view of various solvents, catalysts
and reagents focusing on their efficiency for synthesizing thiocoumarins and dithiocoumarins,
has been discussed as well. Furthermore, pharmacological activities of these two
classes of compounds have also been discussed.
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- Diksha Chaudhary
- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab 144411, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Engineering and Management, University Area, Action Area III, B/5, Newtown, Kolkata, West Bengal - 700160, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab 144411, India
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Li Q, Liu J, Liu W, Chu Y, Zhong J, Xie Y, Lou X, Ouyang X. LOX-1 Regulates P. gingivalis-Induced Monocyte Migration and Adhesion to Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:596. [PMID: 32793587 PMCID: PMC7394702 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) is one of the main periodontal bacteria. This pathogen was reported to enhance monocyte migration and adhesion to endothelial cells in atherosclerosis. The scavenger receptor lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1) plays a pivotal role in atherogenesis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether LOX-1 modulates P. gingivalis-mediated monocyte migration and adhesion to endothelial cells and how it works. The results showed that the migration and adhesion of monocytic THP-1 cells to human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were significantly enhanced when HUVECs or THP-1 cells were challenged with P. gingivalis. Meanwhile, the expression level of LOX-1 in both HUVECs and THP-1 cells were also significantly increased by P. gingivalis stimulation. It is well known that ligand/receptor pairs monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1)/CC chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2), selectins/Integrins, and cell adhesion molecules (CAMs)/Integrins mediate monocyte migration and adhesion to endothelial cells. In this study, LOX-1 was demonstrated to be crucially involved in P. gingivalis-induced THP-1 cell migration and adhesion to HUVECs, by regulating expression of ligands MCP-1, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and E-selectin in HUVECs and that of their receptors CCR2 and Integrin αMβ2 in THP-1 cells. The nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway was proved to be involved in this process. In conclusion, LOX-1 plays a crucial role in P. gingivalis-induced monocyte migration and adhesion to endothelial cells. This result implies LOX-1 may act as a bridge in linking periodontitis to atherosclerosis.
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- Qian Li
- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China.,First Clinical Division, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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Liu H, Li Y, Lin N, Dong X, Li W, Deng Y, Ma L. Interleukin-1β Promotes Ox-LDL Uptake by Human Glomerular Mesangial Cells via LOX-1. Int J Med Sci 2020; 17:1056-1061. [PMID: 32410835 PMCID: PMC7211151 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.43981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to determine whether interleukin-1β (IL-1β) promotes oxidised low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL) uptake by human glomerular mesangial cells (HMCs) and its effect on the expression of lectin-like Ox-LDL receptor 1 (LOX-1) and to identify pathways through which IL-1β affects lipid uptake. Confocal laser scanning microscopy and flow cytometry were used to observe the effect of IL-1β on lipid uptake by HMCs and the pathway by which IL-1β may mediate lipid uptake. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and western blotting were used to evaluate the effect of IL-1β on LOX-1 expression. Confocal laser scanning microscopy and flow cytometry revealed that IL-1β promoted uptake of fluorescent Dil-labelled Ox-LDL(Dil-Ox-LDL) by HMCs and the enhanced uptake of Dil-Ox-LDL was partially inhibited by an anti-LOX-1 antibody evaluated by flow cytometry. Further, IL-1β promoted LOX-1 mRNA and protein expression of HMCs in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Thus, Ox-LDL is ingested by HMCs under basic conditions. Inflammatory cytokine IL-1β promotes Ox-LDL uptake by HMCs. Furthermore, IL-1β promotes the mRNA and protein expression of LOX-1, a specific receptor of Ox-LDL, suggesting that the enhancement of Ox-LDL uptake may be mediated by LOX-1 pathway. Anti-LOX-1 therapy may be a promising option for treatment of glomerulosclerosis.
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- Hua Liu
- Department of Nephrology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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Akoumianakis I, Antoniades C. Impaired Vascular Redox Signaling in the Vascular Complications of Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus. Antioxid Redox Signal 2019; 30:333-353. [PMID: 29084432 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2017.7421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Significance: Oxidative stress, a crucial regulator of vascular disease pathogenesis, may be involved in the vascular complications of obesity, systemic insulin resistance (IR), and diabetes mellitus (DM). Recent Advances: Excessive production of reactive oxygen species in the vascular wall has been linked with vascular disease pathogenesis. Recent evidence has revealed that vascular redox state is dysregulated in cases of obesity, systemic IR, and DM, potentially participating in the well-known vascular complications of these disease entities. Critical Issues: The detrimental effects of obesity and the metabolic syndrome on vascular biology have been extensively described at a clinical level. Further, vascular oxidative stress has often been associated with the presence of obesity and IR as well as with a variety of detrimental vascular phenotypes. However, the mechanisms of vascular redox state regulation under conditions of obesity and systemic IR, as well as their clinical relevance, are not adequately explored. In addition, the notion of vascular IR, and its relationship with systemic parameters of obesity and systemic IR, is not fully understood. In this review, we present all the important components of vascular redox state and the evidence linking oxidative stress with obesity and IR. Future Directions: Future studies are required to describe the cellular effects and the translational potential of vascular redox state in the context of vascular disease. In addition, further elucidation of the direct vascular effects of obesity and IR is required for better management of the vascular complications of DM.
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- Ioannis Akoumianakis
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford , Oxford, United Kingdom
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Sakuma A, Wasada Ochi H, Yoshioka M, Yamanaka N, Ikezawa M, Guruge KS. Changes in hepato-renal gene expression in microminipigs following a single exposure to a mixture of perfluoroalkyl acids. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0210110. [PMID: 30608957 PMCID: PMC6319762 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 12/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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It is evident that some perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), a group of globally dispersed pollutants, have long biological half-lives in humans and farm animals. However, the effects of PFAAs in domestic animals have not been fully elucidated. The present study investigated how exposure to a single dose of a mixture of 10 PFAAs influenced hepatic and renal gene expression and histopathology, as well as plasma clinical biochemistry, in microminipigs (MMPigs) over 21 days. In animals treated with PFAAs, the mRNA expression of twelve genes related to fatty acid metabolism was upregulated in the kidney, while only few of these genes were induced in the liver. The expression of several kidney injury-associated genes such as, IGFBP1, IGFBP6, GCLC X2, GCLC X3, MSGT1, OLR1 was upregulated in the kidney. Interestingly, the expression of IGFBP-genes was differentially altered in the liver and kidney. Our findings thus identified hepato-renal gene expression changes in MMPigs that were associated with various molecular pathways including peroxisome proliferation, lipid metabolism, kidney injury, and apoptosis. Furthermore, serum HDL levels were significantly decreased following exposure to PFAAs, whereas no significant histopathological changes were detected, as compared to the vehicle group. Taken together, the present study provided the first indication that a single exposure to a mixture of PFAAs can produce changes in MMPig renal gene expression that were observed three weeks post exposure, suggesting that more attention should be paid to the kidney as a primary target organ of PFAAs.
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- Akiko Sakuma
- Miyagi Prefectural Sendai Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Anyoji, Miyagino, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Kumamoto Prefectural Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Jyounan-mahi Shizume, Minami, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
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- National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
- Centre for Crop Health, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba Campus, Queensland, Australia
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Ectopic lipid accumulation: potential role in tubular injury and inflammation in diabetic kidney disease. Clin Sci (Lond) 2018; 132:2407-2422. [PMID: 30348828 DOI: 10.1042/cs20180702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Emerging studies suggest that lipid accumulates in the kidneys during diabetic kidney disease (DKD). However, the correlation between ectopic lipid accumulation with tubular damage has not been thoroughly elucidated to date. Using Oil Red staining, lipid accumulation was observed in the kidneys of type 2 DKD patients (classes II-III) and db/db mice compared with the control and was predominantly located in the proximal tubular compartment. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining showed that the intensity of adipose differentiation related protein (ADRP) and sterol regulatory element binding protein-1 (SREBP-1) was clearly up-regulated, which was positively correlated with the tubulointerstitial damage score and inflammation. Furthermore, the urine ADRP content significantly increased in DKD patients compared with the control, which positively correlated with abnormal lipid metabolism, serum creatinine, urine N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase (NAG), albumin excretion (albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR)), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) expression. However, there was no significant difference observed in plasma ADRP levels. In addition, the expression of SREBP-1 protein was dramatically increased in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) isolated from DKD patients, which was also tightly correlated with urine NAG, ACR, and TNF-α levels. In vitro studies demonstrated increased ADRP and SREBP-1 expression accompanied by lipid accumulation in HK-2 cells cultured in high glucose (HG). HG induced high levels of TNF-α expression, which was partially blocked by transfection of ADRP siRNA or SREBP-1 siRNA. These data indicated that ADRP and SREBP-1 are crucial factors that mediate lipid accumulation with tubular damage and inflammation in DKD, and ectopic lipid accumulation may serve as a novel therapeutic target for amelioration of tubular injury in DKD.
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Khosravi M, Hosseini-Fard R, Najafi M. Circulating low density lipoprotein (LDL). Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig 2018; 35:/j/hmbci.ahead-of-print/hmbci-2018-0024/hmbci-2018-0024.xml. [PMID: 30059347 DOI: 10.1515/hmbci-2018-0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles are known as atherogenic agents in coronary artery diseases. They modify to other electronegative forms and may be the subject for improvement of inflammatory events in vessel subendothelial spaces. The circulating LDL value is associated with the plasma PCSK-9 level. They internalize into macrophages using the lysosomal receptor-mediated pathways. LDL uptake is related to the membrane scavenger receptors, modifications of lipid and protein components of LDL particles, vesicular maturation and lipid stores of cells. Furthermore, LDL vesicular trafficking is involved with the function of some proteins such as Rab and Lamp families. These proteins also help in the transportation of free cholesterol from lysosome into the cytosol. The aggregation of lipids in the cytosol is a starting point for the formation of foam cells so that they may participate in the primary core of atherosclerosis plaques. The effects of macrophage subclasses are different in the formation and remodeling of plaques. This review is focused on the cellular and molecular events involved in cholesterol homeostasis.
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- Mohsen Khosravi
- Biochemistry Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Biochemistry Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Biochemistry Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Phone: 09155192401
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Guo YP, Jiang HK, Jiang H, Tian HY, Li L. Lipoxin A4 may attenuate the progression of obesity-related glomerulopathy by inhibiting NF-κB and ERK/p38 MAPK-dependent inflammation. Life Sci 2018; 198:112-118. [PMID: 29499280 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.02.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the effects of lipoxin A4 (LXA4) on inflammatory responses in obesity-related glomerulopathy (ORG) mouse model and its potential mechanisms. METHODS Male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into 4 groups: normal, model, LXA4, and LXA4/Boc-2 groups (n = 8). Mice in LXA4 group were intraperitoneally injected with LXA4 (40 ng/kg) once daily for 3 days following 12 weeks of high-fat diet (HFD) feeding. LXA4 receptor antagonist, Boc-2, was administered in LXA4/Boc-2 group prior to LXA4 treatment to block the effects of LXA4. Renal morphology and function impairment were determined. Inflammation was tested by measuring serum and mRNA levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. HFD-induced activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) were investigated by immunohistochemistry and western blot. RESULTS HFD-feeding caused significant renal injury, pathological changes and inflammation in model group mice. LXA4 injection significantly alleviated HFD-induced effects on renal morphology and functions, as demonstrated by lower kidney index, glomerular diameter, 24 h urine protein, urinary albumin creatinine ratio and renal histomorphology. Moreover, HFD-induced accumulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines were obviously attenuated by LXA4 administration, so did the HFD-induced activation of NF-κB and ERK/p38 MAPK pathways. However, these effects were markedly abrogated by BOC-2 pretreatment. CONCLUSION LXA4 significantly attenuated HFD-induced renal inflammation and injury in ORG models, and these effects may be associated with the inhibition of activation of NF-κB and ERK/p38 MAPK pathways. The findings of our study may shed light on LXA4 showed a potential therapeutic application in ORG.
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- Yan-Ping Guo
- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China; Department of Pediatrics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China; Department of Pediatrics, Shunyi Women and Children's Hospital of Beijing Children's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China.
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Zhu BB, Wang H, Chi YF, Wang YM, Yao XM, Liu S, Qiu H, Fang J, Yin PH, Zhang XM, Peng W. Protective effects of probucol on Ox-LDL-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells via LOX‑1/ROS/MAPK signaling. Mol Med Rep 2017; 17:1289-1296. [PMID: 29115480 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL), as a strong oxidant, results in renal injury through multiple mechanisms. The aim of the present study was to determine the injury effects of Ox‑LDL and the potential protective effects of the antioxidant reagent probucol on epithelial‑mesenchymal transition (EMT) in human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (HK‑2) and to further explore the role and interrelation of lectin‑like oxidized low‑density lipoprotein receptor‑1 (LOX‑1), reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitogen‑activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. In the present study, concentrations of 0‑100 µg/ml Ox‑LDL were used to induce HK‑2 cell EMT. Then, probucol (20 µmol/l) and the LOX‑1 inhibitor, polyinosinic acid (250 µg/ml), were also used to pretreat HK‑2 cells. Intracellular ROS activity was evaluated using the specific probe 2',7'‑dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFH‑DA). Concentration of nitric oxide (NO) was determined using a biochemical colorimetric method. Expression of E‑cadherin, α‑smooth muscle actin (SMA), LOX‑1, NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4), cytochrome b‑245 α chain (p22phox), extracellular signal‑regulated kinase (ERK), and p38 MAPK protein levels were examined by western blotting. The results revealed that Ox‑LDL induced the expression of LOX‑1 and α‑SMA and reduced the expression of E‑cadherin in a dose‑dependent manner, and these effects were inhibited by polyinosinic acid or probucol pretreatment. Stimulation with 50 µg/ml Ox‑LDL induced the expression of NOX4 and p22phox and increased intracellular ROS activity, but NO production in the cell supernatants was not affected. The Ox‑LDL‑mediated increases in Nox4 and p22phox expression and in ROS activity were inhibited by probucol pretreatment. Further investigations into the underlying molecular pathways demonstrated that ERK and p38 MAPK were activated by Ox‑LDL stimulation and then inhibited by probucol pretreatment. The findings of the present study therefore suggest that Ox‑LDL induced EMT in HK‑2 cells, the mechanism of which may be associated with LOX‑1‑related oxidative stress via the ERK and p38 MAPK pathways. Notably, pretreatment with probucol inhibited the Ox‑LDL‑induced oxidative stress by reducing the expression of LOX‑1, and blocked the progression of EMT.
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- Bing Bing Zhu
- Department of Nephrology, Laboratory of Renal Disease, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Laboratory of Renal Disease, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Laboratory of Renal Disease, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Laboratory of Renal Disease, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Laboratory of Renal Disease, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Laboratory of Renal Disease, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Laboratory of Renal Disease, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Laboratory of Renal Disease, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Laboratory of Renal Disease, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Laboratory of Renal Disease, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China
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Deng Y, Lin N, Wu L, Jia Q, Liu H. Expression of LOX-1 in human mesangial cells is increased by Ox-LDL and IL-1β treatment. Exp Ther Med 2017; 14:3632-3636. [PMID: 29042958 PMCID: PMC5639305 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.4950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to determine whether the expression of lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor 1 (LOX-1) could be induced by oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL) and interleukin 1β (IL-1β) in human mesangial cells (HMCs). Oil Red O staining was used to observe the uptake of Ox-LDL by HMCs stimulated with IL-1β, and reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis and western blotting were used to examine the expression of LOX-1 in HMC following Ox-LDL and IL-1β treatment. Uptake of Ox-LDL by HMCs was upregulated upon stimulation with IL-1β. Furthermore, Ox-LDL (10–40 µg/ml) treatment induced LOX-1 mRNA and protein expression in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, when HMCs were treated with IL-1β and Ox-LDL, the expression of LOX-1 was enhanced further. These results indicated that inhibiting LOX-1 expression or inhibiting the Ox-LDL/LOX-1 signaling axis may be a potential novel method for treating renal disease.
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- Yinghui Deng
- Department of Nephrology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, P.R. China
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Jiang BT, Chen QZ, Guo ZH, Zou W, Chen X, Zha WL. Ischemic post-conditioning attenuates renal ischemic reperfusion injury via down-regulation of toll-like receptor 4 in diabetic rats. Ren Fail 2016; 38:1425-1431. [DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2016.1214148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Chen CH, Ke LY, Chan HC, Lee AS, Lin KD, Chu CS, Lee MY, Hsiao PJ, Hsu C, Chen CH, Shin SJ. Electronegative low density lipoprotein induces renal apoptosis and fibrosis: STRA6 signaling involved. J Lipid Res 2016; 57:1435-46. [PMID: 27256691 PMCID: PMC4959859 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m067215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Dyslipidemia has been proven to capably develop and aggravate chronic kidney disease. We also report that electronegative LDL (L5) is the most atherogenic LDL. On the other hand, retinoic acid (RA) and RA receptor (RAR) agonist are reported to be beneficial in some kidney diseases. “Stimulated by retinoic acid 6” (STRA6), one retinol-binding protein 4 receptor, was recently identified to regulate retinoid homeostasis. Here, we observed that L5 suppressed STRA6 cascades [STRA6, cellular retinol-binding protein 1 (CRBP1), RARs, retinoid X receptor α, and retinol, RA], but L5 simultaneously induced apoptosis and fibrosis (TGFβ1, Smad2, collagen 1, hydroxyproline, and trichrome) in kidneys of L5-injected mice and L5-treated renal tubular cells. These L5-induced changes of STRA6 cascades, renal apoptosis, and fibrosis were reversed in kidneys of LOX1−/− mice. LOX1 RNA silencing and inhibitor of c-Jun N-terminal kinase and p38MAPK rescued the suppression of STRA6 cascades and apoptosis and fibrosis in L5-treated renal tubular cells. Furthermore, crbp1 gene transfection reversed downregulation of STRA6 cascades, apoptosis, and fibrosis in L5-treated renal tubular cells. For mimicking STRA6 deficiency, efficient silencing of STRA6 RNA was performed and was found to repress STRA6 cascades and caused apoptosis and fibrosis in L1-treated renal tubular cells. In summary, this study reveals that electronegative L5 can cause kidney apoptosis and fibrosis via the suppression of STRA6 cascades, and implicates that STRA6 signaling may be involved in dyslipidemia-mediated kidney disease.
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- Chao-Hung Chen
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Lipid Science and Aging Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Lipid Science and Aging Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei, Taiwan
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- Divisions of Endocrinology and Metabolism Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Divisions of Endocrinology and Metabolism Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Divisions of Endocrinology and Metabolism Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Departments of Internal Medicine College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Physiology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Lipid Science and Aging Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Department of Vascular and Medical Research, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Lipid Science and Aging Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Divisions of Endocrinology and Metabolism Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Departments of Internal Medicine College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chang CT, Wang GJ, Kuo CC, Hsieh JY, Lee AS, Chang CM, Wang CC, Shen MY, Huang CC, Sawamura T, Yang CY, Stancel N, Chen CH. Electronegative Low-density Lipoprotein Increases Coronary Artery Disease Risk in Uremia Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e2265. [PMID: 26765403 PMCID: PMC4718229 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000002265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Electronegative low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is a recognized factor in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD) in the general population, but its role in the development of CAD in uremia patients is unknown. L5 is the most electronegative subfraction of LDL isolated from human plasma. In this study, we examined the distribution of L5 (L5%) and its association with CAD risk in uremia patients.The LDL of 39 uremia patients on maintenance hemodialysis and 21 healthy controls was separated into 5 subfractions, L1-L5, with increasing electronegativity. We compared the distribution and composition of plasma L5 between uremia patients and controls, examined the association between plasma L5% and CAD risk in uremia patients, and studied the effects of L5 from uremia patients on endothelial function.Compared to controls, uremia patients had significantly increased L5% (P < 0.001) and L5 that was rich in apolipoprotein C3 and triglycerides. L5% was significantly higher in uremia patients with CAD (n = 10) than in those without CAD (n = 29) (P < 0.05). Independent of other major CAD risk factors, the adjusted odds ratio for CAD was 1.88 per percent increase in plasma L5% (95% CI, 1.01-3.53), with a near-linear dose-response relationship. Compared with controls, uremia patients had decreased flow-mediated vascular dilatation. In ex vivo studies with preconstricted rat thoracic aortic rings, L5 from uremia patients inhibited acetylcholine-induced relaxation. In cultured human endothelial cells, L5 inhibited endothelial nitric oxide synthase activation and induced endothelial dysfunction.Our findings suggest that elevated plasma L5% may induce endothelial dysfunction and play an important role in the increased risk of CAD in uremia patients.
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- Chiz-Tzung Chang
- From the L5 Research Center, China Medical University (CMU) Hospital (C-TC, J-YH, A-SL, C-MC, M-YS, C-YY, C-HC); Division of Nephrology, CMU Hospital (C-TC, C-CK, C-CH); College of Medicine, CMU (C-TC, C-CK); Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, CMU (G-JW, C-CW, M-YS); Department of Health and Nutrition Biotechnology, Asia University (G-JW), Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (C-CK); Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei, Taiwan (A-SL); Department of Physiology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagono, Japan (TS); Vascular and Medicinal Research, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA (NS, C-HC); Lipid Science and Aging Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU) (C-HC); Center for Lipid Biosciences, KMU Hospital, KMU, Kaohsiung (C-HC); New York Heart Research Foundation, Mineola, New York, USA (C-HC); and Lipid and Glycoimmune Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan (C-HC)
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Ozturk O, Colak Y, Senates E, Yilmaz Y, Ulasoglu C, Doganay L, Ozkanli S, Oltulu YM, Coskunpinar E, Tuncer I. Increased serum soluble lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 levels in patients with biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:8096-8102. [PMID: 26185381 PMCID: PMC4499352 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.8096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2015] [Revised: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To analyze the relationship between the serum lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1) levels and clinical and histopathological features of biopsy-confirmed nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients.
METHODS: Fifty-three consecutive, biopsy-proven NAFLD patients (31 males and 22 females, mean age 42.5 ± 9.6 years) and 26 age- and gender-matched, healthy controls (14 males and 12 females, mean age 39 ± 10.7 years) were included. The patients with NAFLD were consecutive patients who had been admitted to the hepatology outpatient clinic within the last year and had been diagnosed with NAFLD as the result of liver biopsy. The healthy controls were individuals who attended the outpatient clinic for routine health control and had no known chronic illnesses. The histological evaluation was conducted according to the NAFLD activity scoring system recommended by The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network. The serum LOX-1 levels were measured using an ELISA kit (Life Science Inc. USCN. Wuhan, Catalog No. E1859Hu) in both patients and healthy controls. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to identify the optimal cutoff value of LOX-1 and thereby distinguish between patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and healthy controls. A P-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
RESULTS: NAFLD and healthy control groups were similar in terms of age and sex. NAFLD patients consisted of 8 patients with simple steatosis (15%), 27 with borderline NASH (51%) and 18 with definitive NASH (34%). Metabolic syndrome was found in 62.2% of the patients with NAFLD. The mean serum LOX-1 level in biopsy-proven NAFLD patients was 8.49 ± 6.43 ng/mL compared to 4.08 ± 4.32 ng/mL in healthy controls (P = 0.001). The LOX-1 levels were significantly different between controls, simple steatosis and NASH (borderline+definite) cases (4.08 ± 4.32 ng/mL, 6.1 ± 6.16 ng/mL, 8.92 ± 6.45 ng/mL, respectively, P = 0.004). When the cut-off value for the serum LOX-1 level was set at 5.35 ng/mL, and a ROC curve analysis was performed to distinguish between steatohepatitis patients and controls; the sensitivity and specificity of the serum LOX-1 level were 69.8% and 69.2%, respectively.
CONCLUSION: The serum LOX-1 levels were significantly higher in NAFLD patients than in healthy controls. Additionally, the serum LOX-1 levels could differentiate between steatohepatitis patients and healthy controls.
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Wakabayashi I, Shimomura T, Nakanishi M, Uchida K. Elevation of circulating LOX-1 ligand levels in Zucker obese and diabetic rats. Obes Res Clin Pract 2014; 9:26-30. [PMID: 25434992 DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2014.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Revised: 09/28/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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LOX-1 ligands containing apolipoprotein B (LAB) reflect ligand activity of LOX-1, which is a key molecule for initiation of atherosclerosis. The Zucker rat is a well-known model used for research on obesity and diabetes. Blood levels of LAB were compared among Zucker fatty (ZF), Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) and Zucker lean (ZL) rats. Log-transformed LAB was significantly higher in ZF and ZDF rats than in control ZL rats, while no significant difference was found in log-transformed LAB of ZF and ZDF rats. This study for the first time demonstrated that circulating LOX-1 ligands were elevated in obesity and diabetes model rats.
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- Ichiro Wakabayashi
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
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- Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Stacchiotti A, Favero G, Giugno L, Lavazza A, Reiter RJ, Rodella LF, Rezzani R. Mitochondrial and metabolic dysfunction in renal convoluted tubules of obese mice: protective role of melatonin. PLoS One 2014; 9:e111141. [PMID: 25347680 PMCID: PMC4210266 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 08/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Obesity is a common and complex health problem, which impacts crucial organs; it is also considered an independent risk factor for chronic kidney disease. Few studies have analyzed the consequence of obesity in the renal proximal convoluted tubules, which are the major tubules involved in reabsorptive processes. For optimal performance of the kidney, energy is primarily provided by mitochondria. Melatonin, an indoleamine and antioxidant, has been identified in mitochondria, and there is considerable evidence regarding its essential role in the prevention of oxidative mitochondrial damage. In this study we evaluated the mechanism(s) of mitochondrial alterations in an animal model of obesity (ob/ob mice) and describe the beneficial effects of melatonin treatment on mitochondrial morphology and dynamics as influenced by mitofusin-2 and the intrinsic apoptotic cascade. Melatonin dissolved in 1% ethanol was added to the drinking water from postnatal week 5–13; the calculated dose of melatonin intake was 100 mg/kg body weight/day. Compared to control mice, obesity-related morphological alterations were apparent in the proximal tubules which contained round mitochondria with irregular, short cristae and cells with elevated apoptotic index. Melatonin supplementation in obese mice changed mitochondria shape and cristae organization of proximal tubules, enhanced mitofusin-2 expression, which in turn modulated the progression of the mitochondria-driven intrinsic apoptotic pathway. These changes possibly aid in reducing renal failure. The melatonin-mediated changes indicate its potential protective use against renal morphological damage and dysfunction associated with obesity and metabolic disease.
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- Alessandra Stacchiotti
- Anatomy and Physiopathology Division, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Anatomy and Physiopathology Division, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Anatomy and Physiopathology Division, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia ed Emilia Romagna, OIE Reference Laboratory for RHD, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, UT Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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- Anatomy and Physiopathology Division, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Anatomy and Physiopathology Division, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Ghigliotti G, Barisione C, Garibaldi S, Fabbi P, Brunelli C, Spallarossa P, Altieri P, Rosa G, Spinella G, Palombo D, Arsenescu R, Arsenescu V. Adipose tissue immune response: novel triggers and consequences for chronic inflammatory conditions. Inflammation 2014; 37:1337-53. [PMID: 24823865 PMCID: PMC4077305 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-014-9914-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Adipose tissue inflammation mediates the association between excessive body fat accumulation and several chronic inflammatory diseases. A high prevalence of obesity-associated adipose tissue inflammation was observed not only in patients with cardiovascular conditions but also in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases, abdominal aortic aneurysm, or cardiorenal syndrome. In addition to excessive caloric intake, other triggers promote visceral adipose tissue inflammation followed by chronic, low-grade systemic inflammation. The infiltration and accumulation of immune cells in the inflamed and hypertrophied adipose tissue promote the production of inflammatory cytokines, contributing to target organ damages. This comorbidity seems to delimit subgroups of individuals with systemic adipose tissue inflammation and more severe chronic inflammatory diseases that are refractory to conventional treatment. This review highlights the association between adipose tissue immune response and the pathophysiology of visceral adiposity-related chronic inflammatory diseases, while suggesting several new therapeutic strategies.
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- Giorgio Ghigliotti
- Division of Cardiology, IRCCS University Hospital San Martino, Research Centre of Cardiovascular Biology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, IRCCS University Hospital San Martino, Research Centre of Cardiovascular Biology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, IRCCS University Hospital San Martino, Research Centre of Cardiovascular Biology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, IRCCS University Hospital San Martino, Research Centre of Cardiovascular Biology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, IRCCS University Hospital San Martino, Research Centre of Cardiovascular Biology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, IRCCS University Hospital San Martino, Research Centre of Cardiovascular Biology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, IRCCS University Hospital San Martino, Research Centre of Cardiovascular Biology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, IRCCS University Hospital San Martino, Research Centre of Cardiovascular Biology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH USA
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- Mucosal Immunology IBD Laboratory, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Ohio State University, 400W 12 Ave., Wiseman Hall, Room 1024, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
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Wen S, Liu DF, Cui Y, Harris SS, Chen YC, Li KC, Ju SH, Teng GJ. In vivo MRI detection of carotid atherosclerotic lesions and kidney inflammation in ApoE-deficient mice by using LOX-1 targeted iron nanoparticles. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2014; 10:639-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2013.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Revised: 08/12/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Klotho has dual protective effects on cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury. Kidney Int 2013; 85:855-70. [PMID: 24304882 PMCID: PMC3972320 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2013.489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Revised: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 09/19/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Klotho protects the kidney from ischemia-reperfusion injury, but its effect on nephrotoxins is unknown. Here we determined whether Klotho protects the kidney from cisplatin toxicity. Cisplatin increased plasma creatinine and induced tubular injury, which were exaggerated in Klotho haplosufficient (Kl/+) and ameliorated in transgenic Klotho overexpressing (Tg-Kl) mice. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and active caspase-3 protein and the number of apoptotic cells in the kidney were higher in Kl/+ and lower in Tg-Kl compared with wild-type mice. Klotho suppressed basolateral uptake of cisplatin by the normal rat kidney cell line (NRK), an effect similar to cimetidine, a known inhibitor of organic cation transport (OCT). A decrease in cell surface and total OCT2 protein and OCT activity by Klotho was mimicked by β-glucuronidase. The Klotho effect was attenuated by β-glucuronidase inhibition. On the other hand, OCT2 mRNA was reduced by Klotho but not by β-glucuronidase. Moreover, cimetidine inhibited OCT activity but not OCT2 expression. Unlike cimetidine, Klotho reduced cisplatin-induced apoptosis from either the basolateral or apical side and even when added after NRK cells were already loaded with cisplatin. Thus, Klotho protects the kidney against cisplatin nephrotoxicity by reduction of basolateral uptake of cisplatin by OCT2 and a direct anti-apoptotic effect independent of cisplatin uptake. Klotho may be a useful agent to prevent and treat cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity.
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Guilford BL, Wright DE. Chewing the fat: genetic approaches to model dyslipidemia-induced diabetic neuropathy in mice. Exp Neurol 2013; 248:504-8. [PMID: 23933575 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2013.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2013] [Revised: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Emerging clinical evidence now suggests that dyslipidemia may be strongly linked with the development and progression of neuropathy in diabetic patients, and dyslipidemia is considered an important risk factor for the development of diabetic neuropathy. However, because of important species differences, current animal models fall short of accurately replicating human diabetic dyslipidemia. Rodents resist expansion in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and typically maintain or increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), despite prolonged high-fat feeding. Here, we discuss the findings of Hinder et al., in which they utilized novel genetic experimental approaches to develop a diabetic mouse model with human-like dyslipidemia. The authors created a mouse with an apolipoprotein E (ApoE) knockout in conjunction with a leptin receptor mutation. A triple mutant mouse with both ApoE and apolipoprotein B48 knockout and leptin deficiency was also created in an effort to generate a model of diabetic dyslipidemia that better mimics the human condition. The long-term goal of these studies is to develop more faithful models to address how hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia may drive the development and progression of neuropathy. Hinder and colleagues were successful at creating a diabetic mouse model with severe hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, and a significant increase in the total cholesterol to HDL-C ratio. This work was successful in establishing a model of diabetic dyslipidemia that more closely emulates the poor lipid profile observed in human diabetic patients with neuropathy. This commentary will also review current models used to study the effects of dyslipidemia on diabetic neuropathy and highlight a proposed mechanism for the role of dyslipidemia in the pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy.
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- B L Guilford
- University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, USA.
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Rüster C, Wolf G. The role of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in obesity-related renal diseases. Semin Nephrol 2013; 33:44-53. [PMID: 23374893 DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2012.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Obesity is an independent risk factor for the development and progression of chronic kidney disease and one of the emerging reasons for end-stage renal disease owing to its dramatic increase worldwide. Among the potential underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms, activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system (RAAS) plays a central role. Increased angiotensin II (AngII) levels also are central in hypertension, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance, which, taken together with obesity, represent the metabolic syndrome. Increased AngII levels contribute to hyperfiltration, glomerulomegaly, and subsequent focal glomerulosclerosis by altering renal hemodynamics via afferent arteriolar dilation, together with efferent renal arteriolar vasoconstriction as well as by its endocrine and paracrine properties linking the intrarenal and the systemic RAAS, adipose tissue dysfunction, as well as insulin resistance and hypertension. The imbalance between increased AngII levels and the angiotensin converting enzyme 2/Ang (1-7)/Mas receptor axis additionally contributes to renal injury in obesity and its concomitant metabolic disturbances. As shown in several large trials and experimental studies, treatment of obesity by weight loss is associated with an improvement of kidney disease because it also is beneficial in dyslipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes. The most promising data have been seen by RAAS blockade, pointing to the central position of RAAS within obesity, kidney disease, and the metabolic syndrome.
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- Christiane Rüster
- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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Taye A, El-Sheikh AAK. Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor 1 pathways. Eur J Clin Invest 2013; 43:740-5. [PMID: 23594336 DOI: 10.1111/eci.12092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2012] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND The role of lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor (LOX)-1 has been implicated in the pathogenesis of different diseases, including atherosclerosis, hypertension, obesity, diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome. To date, several studies aimed at partially investigating the mechanistic role of LOX-1 in these various pathologies. Still, so far, the precise signal transduction pathways involving LOX-1 have not yet been elucidated. MATERIALS AND METHODS The most recent data published by the authors as well as others concerning different pathways involving LOX-1 are collected to formulate the presented updated review. RESULTS One of the most prominent pathways highlighted in the present review is the relationship of LOX-1 to NADPH oxidase that acts as a major source of harmful free radicals causing oxidative stress in blood vessels. Other pathways involve lipid and glucose metabolism-mediated signal transduction. DISCUSSION The modulatory role of LOX-1 on nitric oxide and renin/angiotensin systems as well as on fibrosis, apoptosis and inflammatory pathways is discussed. CONCLUSION The current review revisits LOX-1 and its related pathways, implicating LOX-1 as a target for ameliorating various pathological conditions.
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- Ashraf Taye
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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Kelly KJ, Liu Y, Zhang J, Goswami C, Lin H, Dominguez JH. Comprehensive genomic profiling in diabetic nephropathy reveals the predominance of proinflammatory pathways. Physiol Genomics 2013; 45:710-9. [PMID: 23757392 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00028.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Despite advances in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy (DN), currently available therapies have not prevented the epidemic of progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD). The morbidity of CKD, and the inexorable increase in the prevalence of end-stage renal disease, demands more effective approaches to prevent and treat progressive CKD. We undertook next-generation sequencing in a rat model of diabetic nephropathy to study in depth the pathogenic alterations involved in DN with progressive CKD. We employed the obese, diabetic ZS rat, a model that develops diabetic nephropathy, characterized by progressive CKD, inflammation, and fibrosis, the hallmarks of human disease. We then used RNA-seq to examine the combined effects of renal cells and infiltrating inflammatory cells acting as a pathophysiological unit. The comprehensive systems biology analysis of progressive CKD revealed multiple interactions of altered genes that were integrated into morbid networks. These pathological gene assemblies lead to renal inflammation and promote apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in progressive CKD. Moreover, in what is clearly a major therapeutic challenge, multiple and redundant pathways were found to be linked to renal fibrosis, a major cause of kidney loss. We conclude that systems biology applied to progressive CKD in DN can be used to develop novel therapeutic strategies directed to restore critical anomalies in affected gene networks.
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- K J Kelly
- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Ogura S, Shimosawa T, Mu S, Sonobe T, Kawakami-Mori F, Wang H, Uetake Y, Yoshida K, Yatomi Y, Shirai M, Fujita T. Oxidative stress augments pulmonary hypertension in chronically hypoxic mice overexpressing the oxidized LDL receptor. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2013; 305:H155-62. [PMID: 23686713 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00169.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Chronic hypoxia is one of the main causes of pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with ROS production. Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor (LOX)-1 is known to be an endothelial receptor of oxidized low-density lipoprotein, which is assumed to play a role in the initiation of ROS generation. We investigated the role of LOX-1 and ROS generation in PH and vascular remodeling in LOX-1 transgenic (TG) mice. We maintained 8- to 10-wk-old male LOX-1 TG mice and wild-type (WT) mice in normoxia (room air) or hypoxia (10% O2 chambers) for 3 wk. Right ventricular (RV) systolic pressure (RVSP) was comparable between the two groups under normoxic conditions; however, chronic hypoxia significantly increased RVSP and RV hypertrophy in LOX-1 TG mice compared with WT mice. Medial wall thickness of the pulmonary arteries was significantly greater in LOX-1 TG mice than in WT mice. Furthermore, hypoxia enhanced ROS production and nitrotyrosine expression in LOX-1 TG mice, supporting the observed pathological changes. Administration of the NADPH oxidase inhibitor apocynin caused a significant reduction in PH and vascular remodeling in LOX-1 TG mice. Our results suggest that LOX-1-ROS generation induces the development and progression of PH.
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- Sayoko Ogura
- Departments of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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The Variability of oxLDL-induced Cytotoxicity on Different Types of Cell Lines. Cell Biochem Biophys 2013; 67:635-44. [DOI: 10.1007/s12013-013-9552-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The innate immune system is a prewired set of cellular and humoral components that has developed to sense perturbations in normal physiology and trigger responses to restore the system back to baseline. It is now understood that many of these components can also sense the physiologic changes that occur with obesity and be activated. While the exact reasons for this chronic immune response to obesity are unclear, there is strong evidence to suggest that innate inflammatory systems link obesity and disease. Based on this, anti-inflammatory therapies for diseases like type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome may form the core of future treatment plans. This review will highlight the components involved in the innate immune response and discuss the evidence that they contribute to the pathogenesis of obesity-associated diseases.
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- Carey N Lumeng
- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
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LOX-1, oxidative stress and inflammation: a novel mechanism for diabetic cardiovascular complications. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2012; 25:451-9. [PMID: 21993919 DOI: 10.1007/s10557-011-6342-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Diabetes mellitus is a common metabolic disease characterized by a state of oxidative stress, inflammation and endothelial dysfunction. This malady can lead to a number of complications such as ischemic heart disease, nephropathy, neuropathy, retinopathy and impaired wound healing. The etiology of diabetic complications is multifactorial, and is closely associated with oxidative stress and inflammation. Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1), a receptor for oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL), plays critical roles in multiple signal transduction pathways and is involved in the process of oxidative stress and inflammation. Recent studies provide important insights into the roles of LOX-1 in the development and progression of diabetic vasculopathy which is the underlying mechanism of diabetic complications. In this review, we summarize mechanistic studies, mainly related to LOX-1, on the development and progression of diabetes mellitus and its cardiovascular complications.
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The importance of the lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor (LOX-1) gene in cardiovascular and other diseases is slowly being revealed. LOX-1 gene expression appears to be a "canary in a coal mine" for atherogenesis, being strongly up-regulated early on in a number of cell types when they are activated, and predicting the sites of future disease. From this early time point the LOX-1 protein often participates in the disease process itself. While gene/protein expression can be regulated on a multiplicity of levels, the most basic and important mode of regulation is usually transcriptional. There are very few studies on the transcriptional regulation of the human LOX-1 promoter; fewer still on definitive mapping of the transcription factors involved. It is known that a wide variety of stimuli up-regulate LOX-1, usually/probably on the transcriptional level. Angiotensin II (Ang II) is one important regulator of renin-angiotensin system and stimulator LOX-1. Ang II is known to up-regulate LOX-1 transcription through an NF-kB motif located at nt -2158. Oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) is another important cardiovascular regulator, particularly of atherosclerotic disease, and a strong stimulator of LOX-1. Ox-LDL is known to up-regulate LOX-1 transcription through an Oct-1 motif located at nt -1556. The subsequent enhanced LOX-1 receptor numbers and their binding by ox-LDL ligand triggers a positive feedback loop, increasing further LOX-1 expression, with a presently unknown regulatory governor. The Oct-1 gene also has its own Oct-1-driven positive feedback loop, which likely also contributes to LOX-1 up-regulation. There is also data which suggests the involvement of the transcription factor AP-1 during stimulation with Phorbol 12-myristate acetate. While the importance of NF-κB as a transcriptional regulator of cardiovascular-relevant genes is well known, the importance of Oct-1 is not. Data suggests that Oct-1-mediated up-regulation of transcription is an early event in the stimulation of LOX-1 by ox-LDL. Yet Oct-1 also down-regulates cardiovascular-relevant genes by suppressing NF-κB transactivation. Thus, Oct-1 is presently somewhat of an enigma, up-regulating and down-regulating genes seemingly at random without an overall theme (with the exception of cell cycle). Yet the up-regulation of LOX-1 by ox-LDL is a very important event in atherogenesis (both early and late) and Oct-1 is, therefore, an important transcriptional gatekeeper of this important atherogenic trigger.
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Obesity is one of the most common lifestyle-related diseases. Being closely associated with insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia, it is also a component of metabolic syndrome and is involved in the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular and renal ailments. Obesity is also accompanied with a state of chronic inflammation. Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1), a receptor for oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL), is expressed not only in endothelial cells, but also in macrophages, vascular smooth muscle cells, platelets and adipocytes. LOX-1 binds multiple ligands, has diverse physiological functions and plays a critical role in the signal transduction. It may well turn out to be a key, or very important, factor in the development of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia, the most important risk factors for atherosclerosis. In recent studies, LOX-1 upregulation appears to be a vital factor in obesity and its complications. This review summarizes current knowledge of obesity and the relationship between LOX-1 and obesity.
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- Meiling Yan
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Itabe H. Oxidized low-density lipoprotein as a biomarker of in vivo oxidative stress: from atherosclerosis to periodontitis. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2012; 51:1-8. [PMID: 22798705 PMCID: PMC3391857 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.11-00020r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2011] [Accepted: 11/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Oxidized low-density lipoprotein is known as an important factor in the development of atherosclerosis. The introduction of a sensitive procedure for the determination of oxidized low-density lipoprotein in human circulating plasma using a monoclonal antibody recognizing oxidized phosphatidylcholines has opened new fields of research based on in vivo oxidized low-density lipoprotein. The plasma oxidized low-density lipoprotein levels are significantly elevated in patients with acute myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction or chronic renal failure accompanied by hemodialysis. It was found that the plasma oxidized low-density lipoprotein level increased prior to aortic atherosclerotic lesion enlargement in apolipoprotein E-knockout mice. Recent studies have pointed out that oxidized low-density lipoprotein is transferrable between vessel wall tissue and the circulation, so it is a reasonable hypothesis that plasma oxidized low-density lipoprotein levels reflect the oxidative status at local sites of atherogenesis. Oxidized low-density lipoprotein measurement has been applied to human gingival crevicular fluids, which can be collected easily and safely, and relatively high levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein were shown to be present. These findings, together with recent clinical follow-up studies, suggest that oxidized low-density lipoprotein is a predictive biomarker of a variety of diseases related to oxidative stress. This review summarizes the current understanding of in vivo oxidized low-density lipoprotein and its potential significance as a biomarker of disease.
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- Hiroyuki Itabe
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Showa University School of Pharmacy, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan
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Ng KF, Aung HH, Rutledge JC. Role of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in renal injury. CONTRIBUTIONS TO NEPHROLOGY 2011; 170:165-171. [PMID: 21659769 DOI: 10.1159/000325654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Dyslipidemia is implicated as a risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis. Specifically triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and their lipolysis products are shown to be proinflammatory and proapoptosis in both in vivo and in vitro studies with endothelium. However, the role of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in the progression of kidney diseases is not clear. Epidemiology studies demonstrated a correlation between renal disease and blood lipids. Recent evidence suggests that the mechanism may involve cellular uptake of lipid and de novo lipogenesis. Further studies are needed to establish the relevance of these mechanistic studies in human pathophysiology.
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Levi M. Nuclear receptors in renal disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2011; 1812:1061-7. [PMID: 21511032 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2011.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2011] [Revised: 03/21/2011] [Accepted: 04/06/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in developed countries. In spite of excellent glucose and blood pressure control, including administration of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and/or angiotensin II receptor blockers, diabetic nephropathy still develops and progresses. The development of additional protective therapeutic interventions is, therefore, a major priority. Nuclear hormone receptors regulate carbohydrate metabolism, lipid metabolism, the immune response, and inflammation. These receptors also modulate the development of fibrosis. As a result of their diverse biological effects, nuclear hormone receptors have become major pharmaceutical targets for the treatment of metabolic diseases. The increasing prevalence of diabetic nephropathy has led intense investigation into the role that nuclear hormone receptors may have in slowing or preventing the progression of renal disease. This role of nuclear hormone receptors would be associated with improvements in metabolism, the immune response, and inflammation. Several nuclear receptor activating ligands (agonists) have been shown to have a renal protective effect in the context of diabetic nephropathy. This review will discuss the evidence regarding the beneficial effects of the activation of several nuclear, especially the vitamin D receptor (VDR), farnesoid X receptor (FXR), and peroxisome-proliferator-associated receptors (PPARs) in preventing the progression of diabetic nephropathy and describe how the discovery and development of compounds that modulate the activity of nuclear hormone receptors may provide potential additional therapeutic approaches in the management of diabetic nephropathy. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Translating nuclear receptors from health to disease.
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- Moshe Levi
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver,CO 80045, USA.
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Guri AJ, Bassaganya-Riera J. Systemic effects of white adipose tissue dysregulation and obesity-related inflammation. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2011; 19:689-700. [PMID: 20930712 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2010.230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Amir J Guri
- Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory, CyberInfrastructure Division, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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Ryoo S, Bhunia A, Chang F, Shoukas A, Berkowitz DE, Romer LH. OxLDL-dependent activation of arginase II is dependent on the LOX-1 receptor and downstream RhoA signaling. Atherosclerosis 2010; 214:279-87. [PMID: 21130456 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2010] [Revised: 10/17/2010] [Accepted: 10/27/2010] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIMS Arginase II regulates NOS activity by competing for the substrate l-arginine. Oxidized LDL (OxLDL) is a proatherogenic molecule that activates arginase II. We tested the hypotheses that OxLDL-dependent arginase II activation occurs through a specific receptor, and via a Rho GTPase effector mechanism that is inhibited by statins. METHODS AND RESULTS Arginase II activation by OxLDL was attenuated following preincubation with the LOX-1 receptor-blocking antibody JTX92. This also prevented the dissociation of arginase II from microtubules. LOX-1(-/-) mice failed to exhibit the increased arginase II activity seen in WT mice fed a high cholesterol diet. Furthermore, endothelium from LOX-1(-/-) mice failed to demonstrate the diet-dependent reduction in NO and increase in ROS that were observed in WT mice. OxLDL induced Rho translocation to the membrane and Rho activation, and these effects were inhibited by pretreatment with JTX92 or statins. Transfection with siRNA for RhoA, or inhibition of ROCK both decreased OxLDL-stimulated arginase II activation. Preincubation with simvastatin or lovastatin blocked OxLDL-induced dissociation of arginase II from microtubules and prevented microtubule depolymerization. CONCLUSIONS This study provides a new focus for preventive therapy for atherosclerotic disease by delineating a clearer path from OxLDL through the endothelial cell LOX-1 receptor, RhoA, and ROCK, to the activation of arginase II, downregulation of NO, and vascular dysfunction.
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- Sungwoo Ryoo
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287-4904, United States
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Wang XX, Jiang T, Shen Y, Caldas Y, Miyazaki-Anzai S, Santamaria H, Urbanek C, Solis N, Scherzer P, Lewis L, Gonzalez FJ, Adorini L, Pruzanski M, Kopp JB, Verlander JW, Levi M. Diabetic nephropathy is accelerated by farnesoid X receptor deficiency and inhibited by farnesoid X receptor activation in a type 1 diabetes model. Diabetes 2010; 59:2916-27. [PMID: 20699418 PMCID: PMC2963551 DOI: 10.2337/db10-0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy is complex and involves activation of multiple pathways leading to kidney damage. An important role for altered lipid metabolism via sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs) has been recently recognized in diabetic kidney disease. Our previous studies have shown that the farnesoid X receptor (FXR), a bile acid-activated nuclear hormone receptor, modulates renal SREBP-1 expression. The purpose of the present study was then to determine if FXR deficiency accelerates type 1 diabetic nephropathy in part by further stimulation of SREBPs and related pathways, and conversely, if a selective FXR agonist can prevent the development of type 1 diabetic nephropathy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Insulin deficiency and hyperglycemia were induced with streptozotocin (STZ) in C57BL/6 FXR KO mice. Progress of renal injury was compared with nephropathy-resistant wild-type C57BL/6 mice given STZ. DBA/2J mice with STZ-induced hyperglycemia were treated with the selective FXR agonist INT-747 for 12 weeks. To accelerate disease progression, all mice were placed on the Western diet after hyperglycemia development. RESULTS The present study demonstrates accelerated renal injury in diabetic FXR KO mice. In contrast, treatment with the FXR agonist INT-747 improves renal injury by decreasing proteinuria, glomerulosclerosis, and tubulointerstitial fibrosis, and modulating renal lipid metabolism, macrophage infiltration, and renal expression of SREBPs, profibrotic growth factors, and oxidative stress enzymes in the diabetic DBA/2J strain. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate a critical role for FXR in the development of diabetic nephropathy and show that FXR activation prevents nephropathy in type 1 diabetes.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Crosses, Genetic
- DNA Primers
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/pathology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/physiopathology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/pathology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/physiopathology
- Diabetic Nephropathies/pathology
- Diabetic Nephropathies/physiopathology
- Diabetic Nephropathies/prevention & control
- Female
- Foam Cells/pathology
- Kidney/pathology
- Kidney/physiopathology
- Kidney Glomerulus/pathology
- Macrophages/pathology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred DBA
- Mice, Knockout
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/deficiency
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/physiology
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- Xiaoxin X. Wang
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, and the VA Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, and the VA Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, and the VA Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, and the VA Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, and the VA Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, and the VA Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, and the VA Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, and the VA Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado
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- Nephrology and Hypertension Services, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, and the VA Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Kidney Disease Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Transplantation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, and the VA Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado
- Corresponding author: Moshe Levi,
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Iliescu R, Chade AR. Progressive renal vascular proliferation and injury in obese Zucker rats. Microcirculation 2010; 17:250-8. [PMID: 20536738 DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2010.00020.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Obesity, an independent risk factor for chronic kidney disease, may induce renal injury by promoting inflammation. Inflammatory cytokines can induce neovascularization in different organs, including the kidneys. However, whether obesity triggers renal neovascularization and, if so, its effect on renal function has never been investigated. METHODS Blood pressure, proteinuria, and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were measured in vivo. Renal microvascular (MV) architecture was studied by 3D micro-CT in lean and obese Zucker rats (LZR and OZR, n = 7/group) at 12, 22, and 32 weeks of age. Renal inflammation was assessed by quantifying interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, and ED-1 expression, as renal fibrosis in trichrome-stained cross-sections. RESULTS Mild inflammation and lower GFR was only observed in younger OZR, without renal fibrosis or changes in MV density. Interestingly, renal MV density increased in OZR at 32 weeks of age, accompanied by pronounced increase in renal IL-6 and TNF-alpha, ED-1+ cells, proteinuria, decreased GFR, and fibrosis. CONCLUSIONS This study shows increased renal cortical vascularization in experimental obesity, suggesting neovascularization as an evolving process as obesity progresses. Increased renal vascularization, possibly triggered by inflammation, may reflect an initially compensatory mechanism in obesity. However, increased inflammation and inflammatory-induced neovascularization may further promote renal injury as obesity advances.
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- Radu Iliescu
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39216-4505, USA
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Takanabe-Mori R, Ono K, Sowa N, Wada H, Takaya T, Horie T, Satoh-Asahara N, Shimatsu A, Fujita M, Sawamura T, Hasegawa K. Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 is required for the adipose tissue expression of proinflammatory cytokines in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 398:576-80. [PMID: 20599751 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.06.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2010] [Accepted: 06/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-1 (LOX-1) is a receptor for oxidized LDL, and is strongly expressed in endothelial cells at an early stage of atherosclerosis. LOX-1 expression in adipocytes is induced by PPARgamma (ligands and appears to be involved in adipocyte cholesterol metabolism. However, the role of adipose tissue LOX-1 in high-fat diet-induced obesity is unknown. We found that mRNA levels of adipose tissue LOX-1 were markedly increased in obese mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD) compared with those fed normal chow. The levels were closely correlated with those of a proinflammatory cytokine, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). Then, LOX-1 knockout (LOX-1-KO) and wild-type (WT) mice were fed HFD for 16weeks. HFD feeding increased the body and mesenteric fat weights similarly in WT and LOX-1-KO mice. HFD-induced expressions of proinflammatory cytokines such as MCP-1, MIP-1alpha, and IL-6 were significantly less in LOX-1-KO than WT mice. Thus, LOX-1 is required for the HFD-induced expression of proinflammatory cytokines in the adipose tissue of obese mice.
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- Rieko Takanabe-Mori
- Division of Translational Research, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, 1-1 Mukaihata-cho, Fukakusa, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8555, Japan
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Diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in developed countries. In spite of glucose and blood pressure control, for example by use of angiotensin II receptor blockers, diabetic nephropathy still develops and progresses in affected patients and the development of additional protective therapeutic interventions is, therefore, required. Nuclear hormone receptors are transcription factors that regulate carbohydrate metabolism, lipid metabolism, the immune response, and inflammation. These receptors also modulate the development of fibrosis. As a result of their diverse biological effects, nuclear hormone receptors have become major pharmaceutical targets for the treatment of a host of diseases. The increasing prevalence of diabetic nephropathy has led intense investigation into the role that nuclear hormone receptors may have in slowing or preventing the progression of renal disease. This role of nuclear hormone receptors would be associated with improvements in metabolism, the immune response, and inflammation. Eight nuclear receptors have shown a renoprotective effect in the context of diabetic nephropathy. This Review discusses the evidence regarding the beneficial effects of the activation of these receptors in preventing the progression of diabetic nephropathy and describes how the discovery and development of compounds that modulate the activity of nuclear hormone receptors may provide potential additional therapeutic approaches in the management of diabetic nephropathy.
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Kelly KJ, Dominguez JH. Treatment of the post-ischaemic inflammatory syndrome of diabetic nephropathy. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2010; 25:3204-12. [PMID: 20466672 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus and its complications are a public health problem of epidemic proportions. Both diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) increase the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). Months after a single episode of acute ischaemia to the diabetic kidney, we have found an accelerated progression of nephropathy, with impaired function, severe renal inflammation, microvascular dysfunction, fibrosis and apoptotic cell death. We termed this entity the post-ischaemic inflammatory syndrome. We now test the hypothesis that blocking inflammation ameliorates the post-ischaemic inflammatory syndrome. METHODS Obese-diabetic ZS rats (F(1) hybrids of spontaneously hypertensive heart failure and Zucker fatty diabetic rats) were treated with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), subjected to renal ischaemia or sham surgery, and monitored via the powerful technique of intravital microscopy. RESULTS Amelioration of post-ischaemia inflammation with MMF therapy improved long-term renal function, microvascular dysfunction, fibrosis and apoptosis. CONCLUSION These data support the hypothesis that the post-ischaemic inflammatory syndrome accelerates diabetic CKD, is a critical determinant of injury, and can be successfully treated.
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- K J Kelly
- 1Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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Vincent AM, Hinder LM, Pop-Busui R, Feldman EL. Hyperlipidemia: a new therapeutic target for diabetic neuropathy. J Peripher Nerv Syst 2009; 14:257-67. [PMID: 20021567 PMCID: PMC4239691 DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8027.2009.00237.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Emerging data establish dyslipidemia as a significant contributor to the development of diabetic neuropathy. In this review, we discuss how separate metabolic imbalances, including hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia, converge on mechanisms leading to oxidative stress in dorsal root ganglia (DRG) sensory neurons. We conclude with suggestions for novel therapeutic strategies to prevent or reverse diabetes-induced nerve degeneration.
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- Andrea M Vincent
- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Kim HJ, Yuan J, Norris K, Vaziri ND. High-calorie diet partially ameliorates dysregulation of intrarenal lipid metabolism in remnant kidney. J Nutr Biochem 2009; 21:999-1007. [PMID: 19954950 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2009.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2009] [Accepted: 08/20/2009] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Chronic renal failure (CRF) is associated with malnutrition and renal tissue accumulation of lipids, which can contribute to progression of renal disease. This study was designed to explore the effect of a high-calorie diet on pathways involved in lipid metabolism in the remnant kidney of rats with CRF. 5/6 nephrectomized rats were randomized to receive a regular diet (3.0 kcal/g) or a high-calorie diet (4.5 kcal/g) for 12 weeks. Renal lipid contents and abundance of molecules involved in cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism were studied. The CRF group consuming a regular diet exhibited growth retardation; azotemia; proteinuria; glomerulosclerosis; tubulointerstitial injury; heavy lipid accumulation in the remnant kidney; up-regulation of lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1), ATP-binding cassette transporter-1 (ABCA1), liver X receptor (LXR) α/β, carbohydrate-responsive element binding protein (ChREBP) and acyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC); and down-regulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPAR-α), carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 (CPT1) and liver-type fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP). The high-calorie diet restored growth; reduced the severity of tubulointerstitial injury, proteinuria and azotemia; partially lowered renal tissue lipid contents; attenuated the up-regulation of mediators of lipid influx (LOX-1), lipid efflux (LXR-α/β and ABCA1) and fatty acid biosynthesis (ChREBP and ACC); and reversed the down-regulation of factors involved in fatty acid oxidation (PPAR-α, CPT1 and L-FABP). In conclusion, a high-calorie diet restores growth, improves renal function and structure, and lowers lipid burden in the remnant kidney. The latter is associated with and most likely due to reduction in lipid influx and enhancement of fatty acid oxidation.
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- Hyun Ju Kim
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA
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Ogura S, Kakino A, Sato Y, Fujita Y, Iwamoto S, Otsui K, Yoshimoto R, Sawamura T. Lox-1: the multifunctional receptor underlying cardiovascular dysfunction. Circ J 2009; 73:1993-9. [PMID: 19801851 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-09-0587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Oxidatively modified low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) is implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Endothelial dysfunction is the initial change in the vascular wall that induces morphological changes for atheroma-formation. Lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1 (LOX-1) was identified as the receptor for oxLDL that was thought to be a major cause of endothelial dysfunction. LOX-1 has been demonstrated to contribute not only to endothelial dysfunction, but also to atherosclerotic-plaque formation, myocardial infarction and intimal thickening after balloon injury. Recent findings on the genetics of LOX-1 and the methodology to detect it and its ligands would further facilitate the examination of the receptor's pathophysiological contribution in atherosclerosis. Furthermore, LOX-1-related tools might open new gateways from diagnosis to therapeutics for cardiovascular diseases.
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- Sayoko Ogura
- Department of Vascular Physiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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Vincent AM, Hayes JM, McLean LL, Vivekanandan-Giri A, Pennathur S, Feldman EL. Dyslipidemia-induced neuropathy in mice: the role of oxLDL/LOX-1. Diabetes 2009; 58:2376-85. [PMID: 19592619 PMCID: PMC2750230 DOI: 10.2337/db09-0047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Neuropathy is a frequent and severe complication of diabetes. Multiple metabolic defects in type 2 diabetic patients result in oxidative injury of dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons. Our previous work focused on hyperglycemia clearly demonstrates induction of mitochondrial oxidative stress and acute injury in DRG neurons; however, this mechanism is not the only factor that produces neuropathy in vivo. Dyslipidemia also correlates with the development of neuropathy, even in pre-diabetic patients. This study was designed to explore the contribution of dyslipidemia in neuropathy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Mice (n = 10) were fed a control (10% kcal %fat) or high-fat (45% kcal %fat) diet to explore the impact of plasma lipids on the development of neuropathy. We also examined oxidized lipid-mediated injury in cultured DRG neurons from adult rat using oxidized LDLs (oxLDLs). RESULTS Mice on a high-fat diet have increased oxLDLs and systemic and nerve oxidative stress. They develop nerve conduction velocity (NCV) and sensory deficits prior to impaired glucose tolerance. In vitro, oxLDLs lead to severe DRG neuron oxidative stress via interaction with the receptor lectin-like oxLDL receptor (LOX)-1 and subsequent NAD(P)H oxidase activity. Oxidative stress resulting from oxLDLs and high glucose is additive. CONCLUSIONS Multiple metabolic defects in type 2 diabetes directly injure DRG neurons through different mechanisms that all result in oxidative stress. Dyslipidemia leads to high levels of oxLDLs that may injure DRG neurons via LOX-1 and contribute to the development of diabetic neuropathy.
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- Andrea M Vincent
- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
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Kelly KJ, Burford JL, Dominguez JH. Postischemic inflammatory syndrome: a critical mechanism of progression in diabetic nephropathy. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2009; 297:F923-31. [PMID: 19656916 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00205.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Diabetes is a major epidemic, and diabetic nephropathy is the most common cause of end-stage renal disease. Two critical components of diabetic nephropathy are persistent inflammation and chronic renal ischemia from widespread vasculopathy. Moreover, acute ischemic renal injury is common in diabetes, potentially causing chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease. Accordingly, we tested the hypothesis that acute renal ischemia accelerates nephropathy in diabetes by activating proinflammatory pathways. Lean and obese-diabetic ZS rats (F(1) hybrids of spontaneously hypertensive heart failure and Zucker fatty diabetic rats) were subjected to bilateral renal ischemia or sham surgery before the onset of proteinuria. The postischemic state in rats with obesity-diabetes was characterized by progressive chronic renal failure, increased proteinuria, and renal expression of proinflammatory mediators. Leukocyte number in obese-diabetic rat kidney was markedly increased for months after ischemia. Intrarenal blood flow velocity was decreased after ischemia in lean control and obese-diabetic rats, although it recovered in lean rats. At 2 mo after ischemia, blood flow velocity decreased further in sham-surgery and postischemia obese-diabetic rats, so that RBC flow velocity was only 39% of control in the obese-diabetic rats after ischemia. In addition, microvascular density remained depressed at 2 mo in kidneys of obese-diabetic rats after ischemia. Abnormal microvascular permeability and increases in interstitial fibrosis and apoptotic renal cell death were also more pronounced after ischemia in obese-diabetic rats. These data support the hypothesis that acute renal ischemia in obesity-diabetes severely aggravates chronic inflammation and vasculopathy, creating a self-perpetuating postischemia inflammatory syndrome, which accelerates renal failure.
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- K J Kelly
- Division of Nephrology, Indiana Univ. School of Medicine, 950 West Walnut St., RII-202, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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Sangle GV, Zhao R, Shen GX. Transmembrane signaling pathway mediates oxidized low-density lipoprotein-induced expression of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in vascular endothelial cells. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2008; 295:E1243-54. [PMID: 18796547 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.90415.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death for adults in Western society. Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), the major physiological inhibitor of plasminogen activators, has been implicated in both thrombogenesis and atherogenesis. Previous studies demonstrated that copper-oxidized low-density lipoprotein (C-oLDL) stimulated production of PAI-1 in vascular endothelial cells (EC). The present study examined the involvement of lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1 (LOX-1) and Ras/Raf-1/ERK1/2 pathway in the upregulation of PAI-1 in cultured EC induced by oxidized LDLs. The results demonstrated that C-oLDL or FeSO(4)-oxidized LDL (F-oLDL) increased the expression of PAI-1 or LOX-1 in human umbilical vein EC (HUVEC) or coronary artery EC (HCAEC). Treatment with C-oLDL significantly increased the levels of H-Ras mRNA, protein, and the translocation of H-Ras to membrane fraction in EC. LOX-1 blocking antibody, Ras farnesylation inhibitor (FTI-277), or small interference RNA against H-Ras significantly reduced C-oLDL or LDL-induced expression of H-Ras and PAI-1 in EC. Incubation with C-oLDL or F-oLDL increased the phosphorylation of Raf-1 and ERK1/2 in EC compared with LDL or vehicle. Treatment with Raf-1 inhibitor blocked Raf-1 phosphorylation and the elevation of PAI-1 mRNA level in EC induced by C-oLDL or LDL. Treatment with PD-98059, an ERK1/2 inhibitor, blocked C-oLDL or LDL-induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation or PAI-1 expression in EC. The results suggest that LOX-1, H-Ras, and Raf-1/ERK1/2 are implicated in PAI-1 expression induced by oxidized LDLs or LDL in cultured EC.
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- Ganesh V Sangle
- Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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