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Fenton KA, Pedersen HL. Advanced methods and novel biomarkers in autoimmune diseases ‑ a review of the recent years progress in systemic lupus erythematosus. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1183535. [PMID: 37425332 PMCID: PMC10326284 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1183535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
Abstract
There are several autoimmune and rheumatic diseases affecting different organs of the human body. Multiple sclerosis (MS) mainly affects brain, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) mainly affects joints, Type 1 diabetes (T1D) mainly affects pancreas, Sjogren's syndrome (SS) mainly affects salivary glands, while systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) affects almost every organ of the body. Autoimmune diseases are characterized by production of autoantibodies, activation of immune cells, increased expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and activation of type I interferons. Despite improvements in treatments and diagnostic tools, the time it takes for the patients to be diagnosed is too long, and the main treatment for these diseases is still non-specific anti-inflammatory drugs. Thus, there is an urgent need for better biomarkers, as well as tailored, personalized treatment. This review focus on SLE and the organs affected in this disease. We have used the results from various rheumatic and autoimmune diseases and the organs involved with an aim to identify advanced methods and possible biomarkers to be utilized in the diagnosis of SLE, disease monitoring, and response to treatment.
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- Kristin Andreassen Fenton
- UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Centre of Clinical Research and Education, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Centre of Clinical Research and Education, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Wieder N, Fried JC, Kim C, Sidhom EH, Brown MR, Marshall JL, Arevalo C, Dvela-Levitt M, Kost-Alimova M, Sieber J, Gabriel KR, Pacheco J, Clish C, Abbasi HS, Singh S, Rutter JC, Therrien M, Yoon H, Lai ZW, Baublis A, Subramanian R, Devkota R, Small J, Sreekanth V, Han M, Lim D, Carpenter AE, Flannick J, Finucane H, Haigis MC, Claussnitzer M, Sheu E, Stevens B, Wagner BK, Choudhary A, Shaw JL, Pablo JL, Greka A. FALCON systematically interrogates free fatty acid biology and identifies a novel mediator of lipotoxicity. Cell Metab 2023; 35:887-905.e11. [PMID: 37075753 PMCID: PMC10257950 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
Abstract
Cellular exposure to free fatty acids (FFAs) is implicated in the pathogenesis of obesity-associated diseases. However, there are no scalable approaches to comprehensively assess the diverse FFAs circulating in human plasma. Furthermore, assessing how FFA-mediated processes interact with genetic risk for disease remains elusive. Here, we report the design and implementation of fatty acid library for comprehensive ontologies (FALCON), an unbiased, scalable, and multimodal interrogation of 61 structurally diverse FFAs. We identified a subset of lipotoxic monounsaturated fatty acids associated with decreased membrane fluidity. Furthermore, we prioritized genes that reflect the combined effects of harmful FFA exposure and genetic risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D). We found that c-MAF-inducing protein (CMIP) protects cells from FFA exposure by modulating Akt signaling. In sum, FALCON empowers the study of fundamental FFA biology and offers an integrative approach to identify much needed targets for diverse diseases associated with disordered FFA metabolism.
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- Nicolas Wieder
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology and Berlin Institute of Health, Charité, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Systems, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Ludwig Center for Cancer Research at Harvard, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Harvard Chan Advanced Multiomics Platform, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Harvard Chan Advanced Multiomics Platform, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Laboratory for Surgical and Metabolic Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Science, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Science, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Divisions of Renal Medicine and Engineering, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Ludwig Center for Cancer Research at Harvard, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Metabolism Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Laboratory for Surgical and Metabolic Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Boston Children's Hospital, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Science, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Science, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Divisions of Renal Medicine and Engineering, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Wieder N, Fried JC, Kim C, Sidhom EH, Brown MR, Marshall JL, Arevalo C, Dvela-Levitt M, Kost-Alimova M, Sieber J, Gabriel KR, Pacheco J, Clish C, Abbasi HS, Singh S, Rutter J, Therrien M, Yoon H, Lai ZW, Baublis A, Subramanian R, Devkota R, Small J, Sreekanth V, Han M, Lim D, Carpenter AE, Flannick J, Finucane H, Haigis MC, Claussnitzer M, Sheu E, Stevens B, Wagner BK, Choudhary A, Shaw JL, Pablo JL, Greka A. FALCON systematically interrogates free fatty acid biology and identifies a novel mediator of lipotoxicity. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.02.19.529127. [PMID: 36865221 PMCID: PMC9979987 DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.19.529127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
Abstract
Cellular exposure to free fatty acids (FFA) is implicated in the pathogenesis of obesity-associated diseases. However, studies to date have assumed that a few select FFAs are representative of broad structural categories, and there are no scalable approaches to comprehensively assess the biological processes induced by exposure to diverse FFAs circulating in human plasma. Furthermore, assessing how these FFA- mediated processes interact with genetic risk for disease remains elusive. Here we report the design and implementation of FALCON (Fatty Acid Library for Comprehensive ONtologies) as an unbiased, scalable and multimodal interrogation of 61 structurally diverse FFAs. We identified a subset of lipotoxic monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) with a distinct lipidomic profile associated with decreased membrane fluidity. Furthermore, we developed a new approach to prioritize genes that reflect the combined effects of exposure to harmful FFAs and genetic risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D). Importantly, we found that c-MAF inducing protein (CMIP) protects cells from exposure to FFAs by modulating Akt signaling and we validated the role of CMIP in human pancreatic beta cells. In sum, FALCON empowers the study of fundamental FFA biology and offers an integrative approach to identify much needed targets for diverse diseases associated with disordered FFA metabolism. Highlights FALCON (Fatty Acid Library for Comprehensive ONtologies) enables multimodal profiling of 61 free fatty acids (FFAs) to reveal 5 FFA clusters with distinct biological effectsFALCON is applicable to many and diverse cell typesA subset of monounsaturated FAs (MUFAs) equally or more toxic than canonical lipotoxic saturated FAs (SFAs) leads to decreased membrane fluidityNew approach prioritizes genes that represent the combined effects of environmental (FFA) exposure and genetic risk for diseaseC-Maf inducing protein (CMIP) is identified as a suppressor of FFA-induced lipotoxicity via Akt-mediated signaling.
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- Nicolas Wieder
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Systems, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Ludwig Center for Cancer Research at Harvard, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Harvard Chan Advanced Multiomics Platform, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston MA 02115 USA
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- Harvard Chan Advanced Multiomics Platform, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston MA 02115 USA
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- Laboratory for Surgical and Metabolic Research, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Science, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Science, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Divisions of Renal Medicine and Engineering, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Ludwig Center for Cancer Research at Harvard, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Metabolism Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Laboratory for Surgical and Metabolic Research, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Boston Children’s Hospital, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston, MA, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Science, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Science, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Divisions of Renal Medicine and Engineering, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Lead Contact
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Chen YY, Ding Y, Li LL, Han SS, Huang M, Wong CCL, Yu F, Zhao MH. Proteomic profiling of kidney samples in patients with pure membranous and proliferative lupus nephritis. Lupus 2022; 31:837-847. [PMID: 35446734 DOI: 10.1177/09612033221094711] [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: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Renal injury in lupus nephritis (LN) does not manifest as one uniform entity. The clinical presentation, management, and prognosis of membranous LN (MLN) differ from that of the proliferative LN (PLN). Differentiating the molecular mechanisms involved in MLN and PLN and discovering the reliable biomarkers for early diagnosis and target therapy are important. We compared the kidney protein expression patterns of 11 pure MLN and 12 pure PLN patients on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) kidney tissues using label-free liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) for quantitative proteomics analysis. FunRich software was used to identify proteins in differentially expressed pathways. Quantitative comparisons of differentially expressed proteins in each patient were further analyzed based on protein intensity levels determined by LC-MS. The protein-protein interaction (PPI) network of the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) was established through Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes database (STRING) website, visualized by Cytoscape. A total of 5112 proteins were identified. In total, 12 significantly upregulated (fold change ≥2, p < 0.05) proteins were identified in the MLN group and 220 proteins (fold change ≥2, p < 0.05) were upregulated in the PLN group. Further analysis showed that the most significant upregulated pathway involved in MLN was histone deacetylase (HDAC) class I pathway, and the three most significant upregulated pathways in PLN were interferon signaling, interferon gamma signaling, and the immune system. Next, we selected sirtuin-2 (SIRT2) in MLN, and vascular cell adhesion protein 1 (VCAM1) and Bcl-xl in PLN for further mass spectrometry (MS) intensity and PPI analysis. SIRT2 expression was significantly increased in the MLN group compared with the PLN group, and VCAM1, Bcl-xl expression was significantly increased in the PLN group compared with the MLN group, based on MS intensity. These results may help to improve our understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms of MLN and PLN and provide potential targets for the diagnosis and treatment of different subclasses of LN.
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- Yun-Ying Chen
- Renal Division, Department of medicine, Peking University First Hospital; Institute of Nephrology, 26447Peking University, Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China; Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, PR, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Renal Division, Department of medicine, Peking University First Hospital; Institute of Nephrology, 26447Peking University, Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China; Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, PR, China
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- Department of Nephrology, 117555Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimeric Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimeric Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Department of medicine, Peking University First Hospital; Institute of Nephrology, 26447Peking University, Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China; Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, PR, China.,Department of Nephrology, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Renal Division, Department of medicine, Peking University First Hospital; Institute of Nephrology, 26447Peking University, Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China; Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, PR, China.,Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, PR. China Renal Division, Department of Medicine, 26447Peking University First Hospital, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Paquissi FC, Abensur H. The Th17/IL-17 Axis and Kidney Diseases, With Focus on Lupus Nephritis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:654912. [PMID: 34540858 PMCID: PMC8446428 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.654912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease characterized by dysregulation and hyperreactivity of the immune response at various levels, including hyperactivation of effector cell subtypes, autoantibodies production, immune complex formation, and deposition in tissues. The consequences of hyperreactivity to the self are systemic and local inflammation and tissue damage in multiple organs. Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most worrying manifestations of SLE, and most patients have this involvement at some point in the course of the disease. Among the effector cells involved, the Th17, a subtype of T helper cells (CD4+), has shown significant hyperactivation and participates in kidney damage and many other organs. Th17 cells have IL-17A and IL-17F as main cytokines with receptors expressed in most renal cells, being involved in the activation of many proinflammatory and profibrotic pathways. The Th17/IL-17 axis promotes and maintains repetitive tissue damage and maladaptive repair; leading to fibrosis, loss of organ architecture and function. In the podocytes, the Th17/IL-17 axis effects include changes of the cytoskeleton with increased motility, decreased expression of health proteins, increased oxidative stress, and activation of the inflammasome and caspases resulting in podocytes apoptosis. In renal tubular epithelial cells, the Th17/IL-17 axis promotes the activation of profibrotic pathways such as increased TGF-β expression and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) with consequent increase of extracellular matrix proteins. In addition, the IL-17 promotes a proinflammatory environment by stimulating the synthesis of inflammatory cytokines by intrinsic renal cells and immune cells, and the synthesis of growth factors and chemokines, which together result in granulopoiesis/myelopoiesis, and further recruitment of immune cells to the kidney. The purpose of this work is to present the prognostic and immunopathologic role of the Th17/IL-17 axis in Kidney diseases, with a special focus on LN, including its exploration as a potential immunotherapeutic target in this complication.
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- Feliciano Chanana Paquissi
- Department of Medicine, Clínica Girassol, Luanda, Angola
- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Cara-Fuentes G, Smoyer WE. Biomarkers in pediatric glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome. Pediatr Nephrol 2021; 36:2659-2673. [PMID: 33389089 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-020-04867-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Glomerular diseases are often chronic or recurring and thus associated with a tremendous physical, psychological, and economic burden. Their etiologies are often unknown, and their pathogeneses are frequently poorly understood. The diagnoses and management of these diseases are therefore based on clinical features, traditional laboratory markers, and, often, kidney pathology. However, the clinical presentation can be highly variable, the kidney pathology may not establish a definitive diagnosis, and the therapeutic responses and resulting clinical outcomes are often unpredictable. To try to address these challenges, significant research efforts have been made over the last decade to identify potential biomarkers that can help clinicians optimize the diagnosis and prognosis at clinical presentation, as well as help predict long-term outcomes. Unfortunately, these efforts have to date only identified a single biomarker for glomerular disease that has been fully validated and developed for widespread clinical use (anti-PLA2R antibodies to diagnose membranous nephropathy). In this manuscript, we review the definitions and development of biomarkers, as well as the current knowledge on both historical and novel candidate biomarkers of glomerular disease, with an emphasis on those associated with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.
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- Gabriel Cara-Fuentes
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Colorado, 12700 E 19th Ave, R2 building, Room 7420D, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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The Enigmatic Emerging Role of the C-Maf Inducing Protein in Cancer. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11040666. [PMID: 33917766 PMCID: PMC8068179 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11040666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The C-Maf-Inducing protein (CMIP) was first described as overexpressed in T cell subpopulations of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) patients. Later, it was found concomitantly upregulated in podocytes. CMIP expression has also been reported in several types of cancer, including blood malignancies and solid tumors, in many cases accompanied by nephrotic syndrome. In addition to these observations, the duality of CMIP overexpression in the kidney and INS lesions, has been extensively reported as one of the adverse effects of anticancer therapy based on anti-receptor tyrosine kinase drugs. As a consequence, a growing body of evidence points at CMIP as playing a role in cancer. This includes its reciprocal regulatory ties with NF-κB and WT1, and the more recent reports showing an involvement in regulatory circuits in cancer cells. The ensemble of the current information justifies to propose CMIP as an important piece of the puzzle of biological systems involved in cancer and other diseases and its potential as a target.
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Cheng S, Zhu CH, Zhang AH, Huang SM. MiR-29b expression is altered in crescent formation of HSPN and accelerates Ang II-induced mesangial cell activation. World J Pediatr 2020; 16:201-212. [PMID: 31630337 DOI: 10.1007/s12519-019-00318-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND MicroRNA-29b (miR-29b) has been suggested to possess pro-inflammatory activity, which can partially be explained by the repression of tumor necrosis factor alpha protein three antibody (TNFAIP3). Meanwhile, it also promotes thyroid cell proliferation via Smad signaling pathways. The present study aimed to elucidate the role of miR-29b in Henoch Schönlein purpura nephritis (HSPN) and its underlying molecular mechanism in angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced human glomerular mesangial cell (HGMC) activation. METHODS We evaluated miR-29b expression in 35 HSPN renal tissues based on crescent formation, glomerular sclerosis, interstitial fibrosis, thrombosis formation and capillary loop necrosis. Meanwhile, HGMCs were cultured, treated with Ang II and then transfected with LV-hsa-miR-29b-1 to induce miR-29b overexpression or LV-hsa-miR-29b-3p-inhibition to inhibit miR-29b expression. Finally, we examined the effects of miR-29b on cell proliferation and release of inflammatory mediators. RESULTS We observed that miR-29b expression was significantly higher in the crescent group than in the no crescent group. MiR-29b overexpression induced the release of intercellular adhesion molecule-1, interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, IL-8, the increase of CyclinA2, CyclinD1, and cell proliferation. It also could inhibit the expressions of TNFAIP3 and NF-kappa-B-repressing factor (NKRF). Correspondingly, miR-29b inhibition produced the opposite effects and increased the expression of TNFAIP3 and NKRF. CONCLUSION MiR-29b expression is altered in crescent formation of HSPN and accelerates Ang II-induced mesangial cell proliferation and release of inflammatory mediators.
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- Shan Cheng
- Department of Infectious Disease, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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Xiang R, Han X, Ding K, Wu Z. CMIP promotes Herceptin resistance of HER2 positive gastric cancer cells. Pathol Res Pract 2019; 216:152776. [PMID: 31822364 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2019.152776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Gastric cancer remains one of the most malignant human cancers with poor prognosis. Herceptin is a well-received antibody drug for HER2 positive gastric cancer. Primary Herceptin resistance and acquired Herceptin resistance retarded the use of Herceptin for gastric cancer. We herein reported CMIP (C-Maf-inducing protein) was overexpressed in Herceptin-resistant gastric cancer cells MKN45-HR and NCI-N87-HR; CMIP promoted Herceptin resistance of HER2 positive gastric cancer cells. SOX2 was examined to be positively regulated by CMIP and also promoted Herceptin resistance of HER2 positive gastric cancer cells. SOX2 might mediate the Herceptin resistance promoting role of CMIP in gastric cancer cells. Elevated expression of CMIP was associated with poor clinicopathological features including tumor size, lymph node metastasis and clinical stage in HER2 positive gastric cancer patients. Inhibitors of CMIP could be used as potential adjuvant therapeutic drugs for HER2 positive gastric cancer.
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- Ru Xiang
- School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China.
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China.
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Sakhi H, Moktefi A, Bouachi K, Audard V, Hénique C, Remy P, Ollero M, El Karoui K. Podocyte Injury in Lupus Nephritis. J Clin Med 2019; 8:jcm8091340. [PMID: 31470591 PMCID: PMC6780135 DOI: 10.3390/jcm8091340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by a broad spectrum of renal lesions. In lupus glomerulonephritis, histological classifications are based on immune-complex (IC) deposits and hypercellularity lesions (mesangial and/or endocapillary) in the glomeruli. However, there is compelling evidence to suggest that glomerular epithelial cells, and podocytes in particular, are also involved in glomerular injury in patients with SLE. Podocytes now appear to be not only subject to collateral damage due to glomerular capillary lesions secondary to IC and inflammatory processes, but they are also a potential direct target in lupus nephritis. Improvements in our understanding of podocyte injury could improve the classification of lupus glomerulonephritis. Indeed, podocyte injury may be prominent in two major presentations: lupus podocytopathy and glomerular crescent formation, in which glomerular parietal epithelial cells play also a key role. We review here the contribution of podocyte impairment to different presentations of lupus nephritis, focusing on the podocyte signaling pathways involved in these lesions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hamza Sakhi
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Groupe Hospitalier Henri-Mondor, 94010 Créteil, France
- UPEC (Université Paris Est Créteil), UMR-S955, 94010 Créteil, France
- INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale) U955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Équipe 21, 94010 Créteil, France
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- UPEC (Université Paris Est Créteil), UMR-S955, 94010 Créteil, France
- INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale) U955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Équipe 21, 94010 Créteil, France
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Pathology, Groupe Hospitalier Henri-Mondor, 94010 Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Groupe Hospitalier Henri-Mondor, 94010 Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Groupe Hospitalier Henri-Mondor, 94010 Créteil, France
- UPEC (Université Paris Est Créteil), UMR-S955, 94010 Créteil, France
- INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale) U955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Équipe 21, 94010 Créteil, France
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- UPEC (Université Paris Est Créteil), UMR-S955, 94010 Créteil, France
- INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale) U955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Équipe 21, 94010 Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Groupe Hospitalier Henri-Mondor, 94010 Créteil, France
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- UPEC (Université Paris Est Créteil), UMR-S955, 94010 Créteil, France
- INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale) U955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Équipe 21, 94010 Créteil, France
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- AP-HP (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris), Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Groupe Hospitalier Henri-Mondor, 94010 Créteil, France.
- UPEC (Université Paris Est Créteil), UMR-S955, 94010 Créteil, France.
- INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale) U955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Équipe 21, 94010 Créteil, France.
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Oniszczuk J, Sendeyo K, Chhuon C, Savas B, Cogné E, Vachin P, Henique C, Guerrera IC, Astarita G, Frontera V, Pawlak A, Audard V, Sahali D, Ollero M. CMIP is a negative regulator of T cell signaling. Cell Mol Immunol 2019; 17:1026-1041. [PMID: 31395948 PMCID: PMC7609264 DOI: 10.1038/s41423-019-0266-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Upon their interaction with cognate antigen, T cells integrate different extracellular and intracellular signals involving basal and induced protein–protein interactions, as well as the binding of proteins to lipids, which can lead to either cell activation or inhibition. Here, we show that the selective T cell expression of CMIP, a new adapter protein, by targeted transgenesis drives T cells toward a naïve phenotype. We found that CMIP inhibits activation of the Src kinases Fyn and Lck after CD3/CD28 costimulation and the subsequent localization of Fyn and Lck to LRs. Video microscopy analysis showed that CMIP blocks the recruitment of LAT and the lipid raft marker cholera toxin B at the site of TCR engagement. Proteomic analysis identified several protein clusters differentially modulated by CMIP and, notably, Cofilin-1, which is inactivated in CMIP-expressing T cells. Moreover, transgenic T cells exhibited the downregulation of GM3 synthase, a key enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of gangliosides. These results suggest that CMIP negatively impacts proximal signaling and cytoskeletal rearrangement and defines a new mechanism for the negative regulation of T cells that could be a therapeutic target.
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- Julie Oniszczuk
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France.,Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Est, UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France.,Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Est, UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France
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- Proteomic Platform Necker, PPN-3P5, Structure Fédérative de Recherche SFR Necker US24, 75015, Paris, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France.,Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Est, UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France.,Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Est, UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France.,Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Est, UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France.,Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Est, UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France
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- Proteomic Platform Necker, PPN-3P5, Structure Fédérative de Recherche SFR Necker US24, 75015, Paris, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France.,Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Est, UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France.,Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Est, UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France.,Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Est, UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France.,AP-HP, Groupe Henri-Mondor Albert-Chenevier, Service de Néphrologie, F-94010, Créteil, France.,Institut Francilien De Recherche En Néphrologie Et Transplantation, F-94010, Créteil, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France. .,Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Est, UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France. .,AP-HP, Groupe Henri-Mondor Albert-Chenevier, Service de Néphrologie, F-94010, Créteil, France. .,Institut Francilien De Recherche En Néphrologie Et Transplantation, F-94010, Créteil, France.
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France.,Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Est, UMRS 955, Equipe 21, F-94010, Créteil, France
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