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Song J, Wang P, Li H. U-shaped relationship between fasting blood glucose and urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio in the general United States population. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 15:1334949. [PMID: 38559692 PMCID: PMC10978799 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1334949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Objective The current controversy surrounding the association between fasting blood glucose (FBG) and albuminuria necessitates further investigation. Hence, the primary objective of this study was to examine the relationship between FBG and urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR). Methods A cohort of complete data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) participants (1999-2020) was analyzed. Linear regression analyses and a generalized additive model explored the association between FBG and UACR. Furthermore, the stability of this relationship across different populations was assessed. Results The study involved a total of 20,264 participants who were identified as U.S. citizens. By employing linear regression analysis, a statistically significant relationship was observed between elevated FBG levels and an increase in UACR (P<0.0001). Additionally, using a generalized additive model analysis, a U-shaped correlation between FBG and UACR was identified. Further examination using threshold effect analysis indicated a turning point for FBG at 5.44 mmol/L. A noteworthy finding in multiple populations is the consistent U-shaped association between FBG and UACR, except for individuals with serum uric acid levels ≥420 μmol/L and those who refrain from alcohol consumption. Conclusion The general U.S. population has a U-shaped nonlinear relationship between FBG and UACR.
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- Jianling Song
- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Yongfeng People’s Hospital, Jian, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Medical Records, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Oda K, Miyamoto S, Kodera R, Wada J, Shikata K. Suramin prevents the development of diabetic kidney disease by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation in KK-Ay mice. J Diabetes Investig 2022; 14:205-220. [PMID: 36308062 PMCID: PMC9889613 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasomes produce IL-18 upon being activated by various stimuli via the P2 receptors. Previously, we showed that serum and urine IL-18 levels are positively associated with albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes, indicating the involvement of inflammasome activation in the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). In the present study, we investigated whether the administration of suramin, a nonselective antagonist of the P2 receptors, protects diabetic KK.Cg-Ay /TaJcl (KK-Ay) mice against DKD progression. MATERIALS AND METHODS Suramin or saline was administered i.p. to KK-Ay and C57BL/6J mice once every 2 weeks for a period of 8 weeks. Mouse mesangial cells (MMCs) were stimulated with ATP in the presence or absence of suramin. RESULTS Suramin treatment significantly suppressed the increase in the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio, glomerular hypertrophy, mesangial matrix expansion, and glomerular fibrosis in KK-Ay mice. Suramin also suppressed the upregulation of NLRP3 inflammasome-related genes and proteins in the renal cortex of KK-Ay mice. P2X4 and P2X7 receptors were significantly upregulated in the isolated glomeruli of KK-Ay mice and mainly distributed in the glomerular mesangial cells of KK-Ay mice. Although neither ATP nor suramin affected NLRP3 expression in MMCs, suramin inhibited ATP-induced NLRP3 complex formation and the downstream expression of caspase-1 and IL-18 in MMCs. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the NLRP3 inflammasome is activated in a diabetic kidney and that inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome with suramin protects against the progression of early stage DKD.
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- Kaori Oda
- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and MetabolismOkayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical SciencesOkayamaJapan
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- Center for Innovative Clinical MedicineOkayama University HospitalOkayamaJapan
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and MetabolismOkayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical SciencesOkayamaJapan
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- Center for Innovative Clinical MedicineOkayama University HospitalOkayamaJapan
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Zhang X, Wan Z, Cheng S, Gan H. Association of the ENPP1/ENTPD1 Polymorphisms in Hemodialysis Patients. Int J Gen Med 2021; 14:6401-6408. [PMID: 34675608 PMCID: PMC8502030 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s332911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/06/2022] Open
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Introduction ENPP1 and ENTPD1 are two main enzymes involved in ATP-AMP-ADP-adenosine axis, which is associated with lipid metabolism, diabetes mellitus (DM) and renal fibrosis. The single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of ENPP1 and ENTPD1, rs1044498 and rs6584026, are associated with these factors. This retrospective study aimed to address the two SNPs variants in hemodialysis (HD) patients and analyzes their relations with clinical characteristics. Methods This study included 543 regular HD patients over 3 months at our center. Overnight fasting peripheral blood sample was taken from each subject to extract the DNA. The genotypes of rs1044498 and rs6584026 were detected by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method. The basic clinical data were noted such as sex, age, and HD-age, and the main causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the clinical characteristics were collected on average at least three times in half a year. T-test and Chi-test were performed for the statistical analyses. Binary logistic regression was applied for the significant parameters by excluding the confounders, gender, age and HD-age. All statistical tests were considered significant for P<0.05. Results The rs1044498 genotypes showed in two types, A/A and A/C without C/C. The rs6584026 genotypes were C/C and C/T without T/T. The genotype frequency of rs1044498 (A/C) was 0.238, and the genotype frequency of rs6584026 (C/T) was 0.328. The age and the level of lipoprotein α showed statistical significance with rs1044498 variant (A/C, P<0.05). The rs6584026 variant (C/T) was frequently found in patients with nephritis (P<0.05). The albumin, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), lipoprotein α, cholesterol, apolipoprotein B (Apo B), Apo B/A1 and nephritis were independently associated with rs6584026 variant (C/T, P<0.05) in binary logistic regression model by controlling the confounders of gender, age and HD-age. High level of triglyceride and low level of urine nitrogen were related to rs6584026 variant (C/T, P<0.05). Conclusion The rs1044498 and rs6584026 SNPs were related to several high levels of lipids, and rs6584026 variant was related to nephritis and autoimmune disease. The rs6584026 SNP may contribute to the increased risks of cholesterol and ApoB/A1 in HD patients.
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- Xi Zhang
- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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Thrombo-Inflammation: A Focus on NTPDase1/CD39. Cells 2021; 10:cells10092223. [PMID: 34571872 PMCID: PMC8469976 DOI: 10.3390/cells10092223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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There is increasing evidence for a link between inflammation and thrombosis. Following tissue injury, vascular endothelium becomes activated, losing its antithrombotic properties whereas inflammatory mediators build up a prothrombotic environment. Platelets are the first elements to be activated following endothelial damage; they participate in physiological haemostasis, but also in inflammatory and thrombotic events occurring in an injured tissue. While physiological haemostasis develops rapidly to prevent excessive blood loss in the endothelium activated by inflammation, hypoxia or by altered blood flow, thrombosis develops slowly. Activated platelets release the content of their granules, including ATP and ADP released from their dense granules. Ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase-1 (NTPDase1)/CD39 dephosphorylates ATP to ADP and to AMP, which in turn, is hydrolysed to adenosine by ecto-5'-nucleotidase (CD73). NTPDase1/CD39 has emerged has an important molecule in the vasculature and on platelet surfaces; it limits thrombotic events and contributes to maintain the antithrombotic properties of endothelium. The aim of the present review is to provide an overview of platelets as cellular elements interfacing haemostasis and inflammation, with a particular focus on the emerging role of NTPDase1/CD39 in controlling both processes.
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Tatsushima K, Hasuzawa N, Wang L, Hiasa M, Sakamoto S, Ashida K, Sudo N, Moriyama Y, Nomura M. Vesicular ATP release from hepatocytes plays a role in the progression of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2021; 1867:166013. [PMID: 33212187 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.166013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is becoming a growing public health problem along with the increase of metabolic syndrome worldwide. Extracellular nucleotides are known to serve as a danger signal by initiating purinergic signaling in many inflammatory disorders, although the role of purinergic signaling in the progression of NASH remains to be clarified. Vesicular nucleotide transporter (VNUT) is a key molecule responsible for vesicular ATP release to initiate purinergic signaling. Here, we studied the role of VNUT in the progression of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. VNUT was expressed in mouse hepatocytes and associated, at least in part, with apolipoprotein B (apoB)-containing vesicles. High glucose stimulation evoked release of appreciable amount of ATP from hepatocytes, which disappeared in hepatocytes of Vnut knockout (Vnut-/-) mice. Glucose treatment also stimulated triglyceride secretion from hepatocytes, which was inhibited by PPADS and MRS211, antagonists of P2Y receptors, and clodronate, a VNUT inhibitor, and was significantly reduced in Vnut-/- mice. In vivo, postprandial secretion of triglyceride from hepatocytes was observed, while the serum triglyceride level was significantly reduced in Vnut-/- mice. On a high-fat diet, the liver of wild type mice exhibited severe inflammation, fibrosis, and macrophage infiltration, which is similar to NASH in humans, while this NASH pathology was not observed in Vnut-/- mice. These results suggest that VNUT-mediated vesicular ATP release regulates triglyceride secretion and involves in chronic inflammation in hepatocytes. Since blockade of vesicular ATP release protects against progression of steatohepatitis, VNUT may be a pharmacological target for NASH.
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- Keita Tatsushima
- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; Endocrine Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Membrane Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan; Department of Membrane Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
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Monaghan MLT, Bailey MA, Unwin RJ. Purinergic signalling in the kidney: In physiology and disease. Biochem Pharmacol 2020; 187:114389. [PMID: 33359067 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Historically, the control of renal vascular and tubular function has, for the most part, concentrated on neural and endocrine regulation. However, in addition to these extrinsic factors, it is now appreciated that several complex humoral control systems exist within the kidney that can act in an autocrine and/or paracrine fashion. These paracrine systems complement neuroendocrine regulation by dynamically fine-tuning renal vascular and tubular function to buffer rapid changes in nephron perfusion and flow rate of tubular fluid. One of the most pervasive is the extracellular nucleotide/P2 receptor system, which is central to many of the intrinsic regulatory feedback loops within the kidney such as renal haemodynamic autoregulation and tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF). Although physiological actions of extracellular adenine nucleotides were reported almost 100 years ago, the conceptual framework for purinergic regulation of renal function owes much to the work of Geoffrey Burnstock. In this review, we reflect on our >20-year collaboration with Professor Burnstock and highlight the research that is still unlocking the potential of the renal purinergic system to understand and treat kidney disease.
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- Marie-Louise T Monaghan
- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Department of Renal Medicine, University College London, United Kingdom.
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Conversion of extracellular ATP into adenosine: a master switch in renal health and disease. Nat Rev Nephrol 2020; 16:509-524. [PMID: 32641760 DOI: 10.1038/s41581-020-0304-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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ATP and its ultimate degradation product adenosine are potent extracellular signalling molecules that elicit a variety of pathophysiological functions in the kidney through the activation of P2 and P1 purinergic receptors, respectively. Extracellular purines can modulate immune responses, balancing inflammatory processes and immunosuppression; indeed, alterations in extracellular nucleotide and adenosine signalling determine outcomes of inflammation and healing processes. The functional activities of ectonucleotidases such as CD39 and CD73, which hydrolyse pro-inflammatory ATP to generate immunosuppressive adenosine, are therefore pivotal in acute inflammation. Protracted inflammation may result in aberrant adenosinergic signalling, which serves to sustain inflammasome activation and worsen fibrotic reactions. Alterations in the expression of ectonucleotidases on various immune cells, such as regulatory T cells and macrophages, as well as components of the renal vasculature, control purinergic receptor-mediated effects on target tissues within the kidney. The role of CD39 as a rheostat that can have an impact on purinergic signalling in both acute and chronic inflammation is increasingly supported by the literature, as detailed in this Review. Better understanding of these purinergic processes and development of novel drugs targeting these pathways could lead to effective therapies for the management of acute and chronic kidney disease.
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P2X7 is a nonselective cation channel activated by extracellular ATP. P2X7 activation contributes to the proinflammatory response to injury or bacterial invasion and mediates apoptosis. Recently, P2X7 function has been linked to chronic inflammatory and neuropathic pain. P2X7 may contribute to pain modulation both by effects on peripheral tissue injury underlying clinical pain states, and through alterations in central nervous system processing, as suggested by animal models. To further test its role in pain sensitivity, we examined whether variation within the P2RX7 gene, which encodes the P2X7 receptor, was associated with experimentally induced pain in human patients. Experimental pain was assessed in Tromsø 6, a longitudinal and cross-sectional population-based study (N = 3016), and the BrePainGen cohort, consisting of patients who underwent breast cancer surgery (N = 831). For both cohorts, experimental pain intensity and tolerance were assessed with the cold-pressor test. In addition, multisite chronic pain was assessed in Tromsø 6 and pain intensity 1 week after surgery was assessed in BrePainGen. We tested whether the single-nucleotide polymorphism rs7958311, previously implicated in clinical pain, was associated with experimental and clinical pain phenotypes. In addition, we examined effects of single-nucleotide polymorphisms rs208294 and rs208296, for which previous results have been equivocal. Rs7958311 was associated with experimental pain intensity in the meta-analysis of both cohorts. Significant associations were also found for multisite pain and postoperative pain. Our results strengthen the existing evidence and suggest that P2X7 and genetic variation in the P2RX7-gene may be involved in the modulation of human pain sensitivity.
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Kishore BK, Robson SC, Dwyer KM. CD39-adenosinergic axis in renal pathophysiology and therapeutics. Purinergic Signal 2018; 14:109-120. [PMID: 29332180 PMCID: PMC5940625 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-017-9596-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Extracellular ATP interacts with purinergic type 2 (P2) receptors and elicits many crucial biological functions. Extracellular ATP is sequentially hydrolyzed to ADP and AMP by the actions of defined nucleotidases, such as CD39, and AMP is converted to adenosine, largely by CD73, an ecto-5'-nucleotidase. Extracellular adenosine interacts with P1 receptors and often opposes the effects of P2 receptor activation. The balance between extracellular ATP and adenosine in the blood and extracellular fluid is regulated chiefly by the activities of CD39 and CD73, which constitute the CD39-adenosinergic axis. In recent years, several studies have shown this axis to play critical roles in transport of water/sodium, tubuloglomerular feedback, renin secretion, ischemia reperfusion injury, renal fibrosis, hypertension, diabetic nephropathy, transplantation, inflammation, and macrophage transformation. Important developments include global and targeted gene knockout and/or transgenic mouse models of CD39 or CD73, biological or small molecule inhibitors, and soluble engineered ectonucleotidases to directly impact the CD39-adenosinergic axis. This review presents a comprehensive picture of the multiple roles of CD39-adenosinergic axis in renal physiology, pathophysiology, and therapeutics. Scientific advances and greater understanding of the role of this axis in the kidney, in both health and illness, will direct development of innovative therapies for renal diseases.
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- Bellamkonda K. Kishore
- Departments of Internal Medicine and Nutrition & Integrative Physiology, and Center on Aging, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT USA
- Nephrology Research, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, 500 Foothill Drive (151M), Salt Lake City, UT 84148 USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology and Transplant Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215 USA
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220 Australia
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McRae JL, Chia JS, Pommey SA, Dwyer KM. Evaluation of CD4 + CD25 +/- CD39 + T-cell populations in peripheral blood of patients following kidney transplantation and during acute allograft rejection. Nephrology (Carlton) 2018; 22:505-512. [PMID: 27517975 DOI: 10.1111/nep.12894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIM Regulatory T cells (Treg) are important in mediating immune tolerance and outcomes of allotransplantation. CD4+ CD25+ CD39+ co-expression identifies memory Treg; CD4+ CD25- CD39+ memory T effectors. We sought to determine CD4+ CD25+/- CD39+ expression from the peripheral blood of patients with end stage renal failure, following transplantation and during episodes of acute cellular rejection. METHODS CD4+ T cells were isolated from peripheral blood leucocytes and analysed for CD25 and CD39 expression by flow cytometry. Treg suppressive function was measured by suppression of autologous effector T-cell proliferation by Treg in co-culture. RESULTS CD4+ CD25+/- CD39+ T-cell subsets were tracked longitudinally in the peripheral blood of 17 patients following renal transplantation. Patients with acute T-cell-mediated rejection diagnosed on biopsy had reduced CD4+ CD25+ CD39+ mTreg (P < 0.05) and CD4+ CD25- CD39+ mTeff (P < 0.01) cells compared with non-rejecting patients. CD4+ CD25+ CD39+ mTreg (P < 0.05) and CD4+ CD25- CD39+ mTeff (P = 0.057) were reduced in long-term transplant patients (>1 year) compared with non-immunosuppressed controls. Interestingly, remaining CD4+ CD25+ CD39+ mTreg in the stable transplant patients displayed more potent suppressive capacity compared with non-immunosuppressed controls (83.2% ± 3.1% vs 45.7% ± 8.0%, nTeff:Treg ratio 8:1, P < 0.01). CONCLUSION CD4+ CD25+ CD39+ mTreg and CD4+ CD25- CD39+ mTeff in peripheral blood can be tracked in renal transplant patients. Acute cellular rejection was accompanied by reduced mTreg and mTeff. Determining changes in these T-cell subsets may help to identify patients with, or at high risk of, renal allograft rejection.
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- Jennifer L McRae
- Immunology Research Centre, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Immunology Research Centre, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Immunology Research Centre, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Immunology Research Centre, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Nephrology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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The Differential Effect of Apyrase Treatment and hCD39 Overexpression on Chronic Renal Fibrosis After Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Transplantation 2017; 101:e194-e204. [PMID: 28198766 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) leads to acute kidney injury and renal fibrosis. CD39 is a key purinergic enzyme in the hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and increased CD39 enzymatic activity protects from acute IRI but its effect on renal fibrosis is not known. METHODS Using a mouse model of unilateral renal IRI, the effects of increased CD39 activity (using soluble apyrase and mice expressing human CD39 transgene) on acute and chronic renal outcomes were examined. Nucleotide (ATP, adenosine diphosphate, adenosine monophosphate) and nucleoside (adenosine and inosine) levels were quantified by high-performance liquid chromatography. Soluble apyrase reduced acute renal injury at 24 hours and renal fibrosis at 4 weeks post-IRI, compared with vehicle-treated mice. RESULTS Soluble apyrase reduced renal ATP, adenosine diphosphate, and adenosine monophosphate, but not adenosine levels, during ischemia. In comparison with wild-type littermates, hCD39 transgenic mice were protected from acute renal injury at 24 hours, but had increased renal fibrosis at 4 weeks post-IRI. hCD39 transgene expression was localized to the vascular endothelium at baseline and did not affect total renal nucleotide and nucleoside levels during ischemia. However, hCD39 transgene was more widespread at 4 weeks post-IRI and was associated with higher renal adenosine levels at 4 weeks post-IRI compared with wild-type littermates. CONCLUSIONS A single dose of apyrase administration before IRI protects from both acute and chronic renal injuries and may have clinical application in protection from ischemic-induced renal injury. Furthermore, transgenic expression of hCD39 is associated with increased renal fibrosis after ischemia.
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Maloney JP, Branchford BR, Brodsky GL, Cosmic MS, Calabrese DW, Aquilante CL, Maloney KW, Gonzalez JR, Zhang W, Moreau KL, Wiggins KL, Smith NL, Broeckel U, Di Paola J. The ENTPD1 promoter polymorphism -860 A > G (rs3814159) is associated with increased gene transcription, protein expression, CD39/NTPDase1 enzymatic activity, and thromboembolism risk. FASEB J 2017; 31:2771-2784. [PMID: 28302652 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201600344r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 1 (NTPDase1) degrades the purines ATP and ADP that are key regulators of inflammation and clotting. We hypothesized that NTPDase1 polymorphisms exist and that they regulate this pathway. We sequenced the ENTPD1 gene (encoding NTPDase1) in 216 subjects then assessed genotypes in 2 cohorts comprising 2213 humans to identify ENTPD1 polymorphisms associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE). The G allele of the intron 1 polymorphism rs3176891 was more common in VTE vs. controls (odds ratio 1.26-1.9); it did not affect RNA splicing, but it was in strong linkage disequilibrium with the G allele of the promoter polymorphism rs3814159, which increased transcriptional activity by 8-fold. Oligonucleotides containing the G allele of this promoter region bound nuclear extracts more avidly. Carriers of rs3176891 G had endothelial cells with increased NTPDase1 activity and protein expression, and had platelets with enhanced aggregation. Thus, the G allele of rs3176891 marks a haplotype associated with increased clotting and platelet aggregation attributable to a promoter variant associated with increased transcription, expression, and activity of NTPDase1. We term this gain-of-function phenotype observed with rs3814159 G "CD39 Denver."-Maloney, J. P., Branchford, B. R., Brodsky, G. L., Cosmic, M. S., Calabrese, D. W., Aquilante, C. L., Maloney, K. W., Gonzalez, J. R., Zhang, W., Moreau, K. L., Wiggins, K. L., Smith, N. L., Broeckel, U., Di Paola, J. The ENTPD1 promoter polymorphism -860 A > G (rs3814159) is associated with increased gene transcription, protein expression, CD39/NTPDase1 enzymatic activity, and thromboembolism risk.
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- James P Maloney
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA; .,Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Chest, Infectious Disease, and Critical Care Associates, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences/School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Biostatistics and Informatics/Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.,Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.,Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development, Seattle, Washington, USA.,Group Health Research Institutes, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.,Human and Molecular Genetics Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Martin R, Shapiro JI. Role of adipocytes in hypertension. World J Hypertens 2016; 6:66-75. [DOI: 10.5494/wjh.v6.i2.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Although it has known for some time that obesity is associated with salt sensitivity and hypertension, recent data suggests that the adipocyte may actually be the proximate cause of this physiological changes. In the following review, the data demonstrating this association as well as the potentially operative pathophysiological mechanisms are reviewed and discussed.
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Marcelino-Rodríguez I, Elosua R, Pérez MDCR, Fernández-Bergés D, Guembe MJ, Alonso TV, Félix FJ, González DA, Ortiz-Marrón H, Rigo F, Lapetra J, Gavrila D, Segura A, Fitó M, Peñafiel J, Marrugat J, de León AC. On the problem of type 2 diabetes-related mortality in the Canary Islands, Spain. The DARIOS Study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2016; 111:74-82. [PMID: 26546396 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2015.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Revised: 09/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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AIMS To compare diabetes-related mortality rates and factors associated with this disease in the Canary Islands compared with other 10 Spanish regions. METHODS In a cross-sectional study of 28,887 participants aged 35-74 years in Spain, data were obtained for diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, insulin resistance (IR), and metabolic syndrome. Healthcare was measured as awareness, treatment and control of diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Standardized mortality rate ratios (SRR) were calculated for the years 1981 to 2011 in the same regions. RESULTS Diabetes, obesity, and hypertension were more prevalent in people under the age of 64 in the Canary Islands than in Spain. For all ages, metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance (IR) were also more prevalent in those from the Canary Islands. Healthcare parameters were similar in those from the Canary Islands and the rest of Spain. Diabetes-related mortality in the Canary Islands was the highest in Spain since 1981; the maximum SRR was reached in 2011 in men (6.3 versus the region of Madrid; p<0.001) and women (9.5 versus Madrid; p<0.001). Excess mortality was prevalent from the age of 45 years and above. CONCLUSIONS Diabetes-related mortality is higher in the Canary Islands population than in any other Spanish region. The high mortality and prevalence of IR warrants investigation of the genetic background associated with a higher incidence and poor prognosis for diabetes in this population. The rise in SRR calls for a rapid public health policy response.
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- Itahisa Marcelino-Rodríguez
- Unidad de Investigación de Atención Primaria y del Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España; Red de Investigación Cardiovascular del Instituto Carlos III Institute de Salud, Madrid, España
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- Red de Investigación Cardiovascular del Instituto Carlos III Institute de Salud, Madrid, España; Grupo de Epidemiología y Genética Cardiovascular, Programa de Investigación en Procesos Inflamatorios y Cardiovasculares, IMIM, Barcelona, España; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, España
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- Unidad de Investigación de Atención Primaria y del Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España; Red de Investigación Cardiovascular del Instituto Carlos III Institute de Salud, Madrid, España
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- Unidad de Investigación Don Benito Villanueva, Programa de Investigación Cardiovascular, Fundesalud, Gerencia Área Sanitaria Don Benito-Villanueva, Badajoz, España
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- Servicio de Docencia y Desarrollo Sanitarios, Grupo de Investigación Riesgo Vascular en Navarra (RIVANA), Departamento de Salud, Gobierno de Navarra, Pamplona, España
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- Dirección General de Salud Pública e Investigación Desarrollo e Innovación, Consejería de Sanidad de la Junta de Castilla y León, Valladolid, España
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- Centro de Salud Villanueva Norte, Servicio Extremeño de Salud, Villanueva de la Serena, Badajoz, España
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- Unidad de Investigación de Atención Primaria y del Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España; Red de Investigación Cardiovascular del Instituto Carlos III Institute de Salud, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Epidemiología. Subdirección General de Promoción de la Salud y Prevención, Servicio Madrileño de Salud, Madrid, España
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- Grupo Cardiovascular de Baleares de redIAPP, UB Genova, Palma de Mallorca, España
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- Centro de Salud Universitario "San Pablo", Distrito Sanitario Atención Primaria Sevilla, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Sevilla, España; CIBER de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Epidemiología, Consejería de Sanidad y Consumo de la Región de Murcia, Murcia, España; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, España
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- Red de Investigación Cardiovascular del Instituto Carlos III Institute de Salud, Madrid, España; Servicio de Investigación, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Talavera de la Reina, España
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- Grupo de Riesgo Cardiovascular y Nutrición, Programa de Investigación en Procesos Inflamatorios y Cardiovasculares, IMIM, Barcelona, España
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- Red de Investigación Cardiovascular del Instituto Carlos III Institute de Salud, Madrid, España; Grupo de Epidemiología y Genética Cardiovascular, Programa de Investigación en Procesos Inflamatorios y Cardiovasculares, IMIM, Barcelona, España
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- Red de Investigación Cardiovascular del Instituto Carlos III Institute de Salud, Madrid, España; Grupo de Epidemiología y Genética Cardiovascular, Programa de Investigación en Procesos Inflamatorios y Cardiovasculares, IMIM, Barcelona, España
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- Red de Investigación Cardiovascular del Instituto Carlos III Institute de Salud, Madrid, España; Grupo de Epidemiología y Genética Cardiovascular, Programa de Investigación en Procesos Inflamatorios y Cardiovasculares, IMIM, Barcelona, España; Área de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, España.
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Todd JN, Poon W, Lyssenko V, Groop L, Nichols B, Wilmot M, Robson S, Enjyoji K, Herman MA, Hu C, Zhang R, Jia W, Ma R, Florez JC, Friedman DJ. Variation in glucose homeostasis traits associated with P2RX7 polymorphisms in mice and humans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015; 100:E688-96. [PMID: 25719930 PMCID: PMC4422893 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-4160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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CONTEXT Extracellular nucleotide receptors are expressed in pancreatic B-cells. Purinergic signaling via these receptors may regulate pancreatic B-cell function. OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that purinergic signaling might influence glucose regulation and sought evidence in human studies of glycemic variation and a mouse model of purinergic signaling dysfunction. DESIGN In humans, we mined genome-wide meta-analysis data sets to examine purinergic signaling genes for association with glycemic traits and type 2 diabetes. We performed additional testing in two genomic regions (P2RX4/P2RX7 and P2RY1) in a cohort from the Prevalence, Prediction, and Prevention of Diabetes in Botnia (n = 3504), which includes more refined measures of glucose homeostasis. In mice, we generated a congenic model of purinergic signaling dysfunction by crossing the naturally hypomorphic C57BL6 P2rx7 allele onto the 129SvJ background. RESULTS Variants in five genes were associated with glycemic traits and in three genes with diabetes risk. In the Prevalence, Prediction, and Prevention of Diabetes in Botnia study, the minor allele in the missense functional variant rs1718119 (A348T) in P2RX7 was associated with increased insulin sensitivity and secretion, consistent with its known effect on increased pore function. Both male and female P2x7-C57 mice demonstrated impaired glucose tolerance compared with matched P2x7-129 mice. Insulin tolerance testing showed that P2x7-C57 mice were also less responsive to insulin than P2x7-129 mice. CONCLUSIONS We show association of the purinergic signaling pathway in general and hypofunctioning P2X7 variants in particular with impaired glucose homeostasis in both mice and humans.
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- Jennifer N Todd
- Division of Endocrinology (J.N.T.), Boston Children's Hospital, and Departments of Pediatrics (J.N.T.) and Medicine (S.R., K.E., M.A.H., J.C.F., D.J.F.), Harvard Medical School, and Department of Medicine (B.N., M.W., S.R., K.E., M.A.H., D.J.F.) and Center for Vascular Biology Research (B.N., M.W., D.J.F.), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Center for Human Genetic Research (J.N.T., J.C.F.), and Diabetes Research Center (Diabetes Unit) (J.C.F.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114; Program in Medical and Population Genetics (J.C.F.), Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142; Department of Clinical Sciences, Diabetes, and Endocrinology (W.P., V.L., L.G.), Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, SE 205 02 Malmö, Sweden; Department of Translational Pathophysiology (V.L.), Steno Diabetes Center A/S, DK-2820 Gentofte, Denmark; Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland FIMM (L.G.), University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland; Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital (C.H., R.Z., W.J.), Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai 200233, China; and Department of Medicine and Therapeutics (R.M.), Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
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Low expression of CD39 on regulatory T cells as a biomarker for resistance to methotrexate therapy in rheumatoid arthritis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:2509-14. [PMID: 25675517 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1424792112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by joint destruction and severe morbidity. Methotrexate (MTX) is the standard first-line therapy of RA. However, about 40% of RA patients are unresponsive to MTX treatment. Regulatory T cells (Tregs, CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3(+)) are thought to play an important role in attenuating RA. To investigate the role of Tregs in MTX resistance, we recruited 122 RA patients (53 responsive, R-MTX; 69 unresponsive, UR-MTX) and 33 healthy controls. Three months after MTX treatment, R-MTX but not UR-MTX showed higher frequency of peripheral blood CD39(+)CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3(+) Tregs than the healthy controls. Tregs produce adenosine (ADO) through ATP degradation by sequential actions of two cell surface ectonucleotidases: CD39 and CD73. Tregs from UR-MTX expressed a lower density of CD39, produced less ADO, and had reduced suppressive activity than Tregs from R-MTX. In a prospective study, before MTX treatment, UR-MTX expressed a lower density of CD39 on Tregs than those of R-MTX or control (P < 0.01). In a murine model of arthritis, CD39 blockade reversed the antiarthritic effects of MTX treatment. Our results demonstrate that MTX unresponsiveness in RA is associated with low expression of CD39 on Tregs and the decreased suppressive activity of these cells through reduced ADO production. Our findings thus provide hitherto unrecognized mechanism of immune regulation in RA and on mode of action of MTX. Furthermore, our data suggest that low expression of CD39 on Tregs could be a noninvasive biomarker for identifying MTX-resistant RA patients.
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Roberts VS, Cowan PJ, Alexander SI, Robson SC, Dwyer KM. The role of adenosine receptors A2A and A2B signaling in renal fibrosis. Kidney Int 2014; 86:685-92. [DOI: 10.1038/ki.2014.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Revised: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Characterization of circulating microparticle-associated CD39 family ecto-nucleotidases in human plasma. Purinergic Signal 2014; 10:611-8. [PMID: 25165006 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-014-9423-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Phosphohydrolysis of extracellular ATP and ADP is an essential step in purinergic signaling that regulates key pathophysiological processes, such as those linked to inflammation. Classically, this reaction has been known to occur in the pericellular milieu catalyzed by membrane bound cellular ecto-nucleotidases, which can be released in the form of both soluble ecto-enzymes as well as being associated with exosomes. Circulating ecto-nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 1 (NTPDase 1/CD39) and adenylate kinase 1 (AK1) activities have been shown to be present in plasma. However, other ecto-nucleotidases have not been characterized in depth. An in vitro ADPase assay was developed to probe the ecto-enzymes responsible for the ecto-nucleotidase activity in human platelet-free plasma, in combination with various specific biochemical inhibitors. Identities of ecto-nucleotidases were further characterized by chromatography, immunoblotting, and flow cytometry of circulating exosomes. We noted that microparticle-bound E-NTPDases and soluble AK1 constitute the highest levels of ecto-nucleotidase activity in human plasma. All four cell membrane expressed E-NTPDases are also found in circulating microparticles in human plasma, inclusive of: CD39, NTPDase 2 (CD39L1), NTPDase 3 (CD39L3), and NTPDase 8. CD39 family members and other ecto-nucleotidases are found on distinct microparticle populations. A significant proportion of the microparticle-associated ecto-nucleotidase activity is sensitive to POM6, inferring the presence of NTPDases, either -2 or/and -3. We have refined ADPase assays of human plasma from healthy volunteers and have found that CD39, NTPDases 2, 3, and 8 to be associated with circulating microparticles, whereas soluble AK1 is present in human plasma. These ecto-enzymes constitute the bulk circulating ADPase activity, suggesting a broader implication of CD39 family and other ecto-enzymes in the regulation of extracellular nucleotide metabolism.
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is essential for the myriad of metabolic processes upon which life is based and is known widely as the universal energy currency unit of intracellular biologic reactions. ATP, adenosine diphosphate, adenosine, as well as other purines and pyrimidines also serve as ubiquitous extracellular mediators which function through the activation of specific receptors (viz. P2 receptors for nucleotides and purinergic P1 receptors for adenosine). Extracellular nucleotides are rapidly converted to nucleosides, such as adenosine, by highly regulated plasma membrane ectonucleotidases that modulate many of the normal biological and metabolic processes in the liver - such as gluconeogenesis and insulin signaling. Under inflammatory conditions, as with ischemia reperfusion, sepsis or metabolic stress, ATP and other nucleotides can also act as 'damage-associated molecular patterns' causing inflammasome activation in innate immune cells and endothelium resulting in tissue damage. The phosphohydrolysis of ATP by ectonucleotidases, such as those of the CD39/ENTPD family, results in the generation of immune suppressive adenosine, which in turn markedly limits inflammatory processes. Experimental studies by others and our group have implicated purinergic signaling in experimental models of hepatic ischemia reperfusion and inflammation, transplant rejection, hepatic regeneration, steatohepatitis, fibrosis and cancer, amongst others. Expression of ectonucleotidases on sinusoidal endothelial, stellate or immune cells allows for homeostatic integration and linking of the control of vascular inflammatory and immune cell reactions in the liver. CD39 expression also identifies hepatic myeloid dendritic cells and efficiently distinguishes T-regulatory-type cells from other resting or activated T cells. Our evolving data strongly indicate that CD39 serves as a key 'molecular switch' and is an integral component of the suppressive machinery of myeloid, dendritic and T cells. Increased understanding of mechanisms of extracellular ATP scavenging and specifically conversion to nucleosides by ectonucleotidases of the CD39 family have also led to novel insights into the exquisite balance of nucleotide P2-receptor and adenosinergic P1-receptor signaling in inflammatory and hepatic diseases. Further, CD39 and other ectonucleotidases exhibit genetic polymorphisms in humans which alter levels of expression/function and are associated with predisposition to inflammatory and immune diseases, diabetes and vascular calcification, amongst other problems. Development of therapeutic strategies targeting purinergic signaling and ectonucleotidases offers promise for the management of disordered inflammation and aberrant immune reactivity.
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- Byron P Vaughn
- Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., USA
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Sparks DL, Chatterjee C. Purinergic signaling, dyslipidemia and inflammatory disease. Cell Physiol Biochem 2012; 30:1333-9. [PMID: 23095900 DOI: 10.1159/000343322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Metabolic syndrome is a compound obesity disorder, wherein the abnormal metabolism of glucose and lipid is associated with the development of chronic inflammatory diseases. The prevalence of this disease is increasing in the developed world, but the causative linkage between these metabolic disorders has remained obscure. Metabolic disease may be associated with chronic nucleotide secretion, purinergic signaling and activation of inflammatory pathways. Purinergic signaling has been implicated in impaired glucose metabolism and inflammatory disease and may contribute to dyslipidemia. Our research shows that purinergic signaling disrupts hepatic lipoprotein metabolism by blocking insulin receptor signaling and by activating cellular autophagic pathways. Chronic stimulation of purinergic signaling may therefore be causative to glucose and lipid metabolic disorders and associated with the development of cardiovascular disease.
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- Daniel L Sparks
- Atherosclerosis, Genetics and Cell Biology Group, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4W7, Canada.
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The CD39-adenosinergic axis in the pathogenesis of immune and nonimmune diabetes. J Biomed Biotechnol 2012; 2012:320495. [PMID: 23118504 PMCID: PMC3480695 DOI: 10.1155/2012/320495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Diabetes mellitus encompasses two distinct disease processes: autoimmune Type 1 (T1D) and nonimmune Type 2 (T2D) diabetes. Despite the disparate aetiologies, the disease phenotype of hyperglycemia and the associated complications are similar. In this paper, we discuss the role of the CD39-adenosinergic axis in the pathogenesis of both T1D and T2D, with particular emphasis on the role of CD39 and CD73.
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Role of CD73 and extracellular adenosine in disease : Presented by Maria P. Abbracchio. Purinergic Signal 2012; 7:367-72. [PMID: 22052554 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-011-9265-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Kukulski F, Lévesque SA, Sévigny J. Impact of ectoenzymes on p2 and p1 receptor signaling. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY 2011; 61:263-99. [PMID: 21586362 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385526-8.00009-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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P2 receptors that are activated by extracellular nucleotides (e.g., ATP, ADP, UTP, UDP, Ap(n)A) and P1 receptors activated by adenosine control a diversity of biological processes. The activation of these receptors is tightly regulated by ectoenzymes that metabolize their ligands. This review presents these enzymes as well as their roles in the regulation of P2 and P1 receptor activation. We focus specifically on the role of ectoenzymes in processes of our interest, that is, inflammation, vascular tone, and neurotransmission. An update on the development of ectonucleotidase inhibitors is also presented.
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- Filip Kukulski
- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Québec, Canada
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Xie HG, Zou JJ, Hu ZY, Zhang JJ, Ye F, Chen SL. Individual variability in the disposition of and response to clopidogrel: Pharmacogenomics and beyond. Pharmacol Ther 2011; 129:267-89. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2010.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2010] [Accepted: 10/06/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Current literature in diabetes. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2009; 25:i-x. [PMID: 19790194 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.1037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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From the Cover: CD39 deletion exacerbates experimental murine colitis and human polymorphisms increase susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:16788-93. [PMID: 19805374 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0902869106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 225] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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CD39/ENTPD1 hydrolyzes proinflammatory nucleotides to generate adenosine. As purinergic mediators have been implicated in intestinal inflammation, we hypothesized that CD39 might protect against inflammatory bowel disease. We studied these possibilities in a mouse model of colitis using mice with global CD39 deletion. We then tested whether human genetic polymorphisms in the CD39 gene might influence susceptibility to Crohn's disease. We induced colitis in mice using Dextran Sodium Sulfate (DSS). Readouts included disease activity scores, histological evidence of injury, and markers of inflammatory activity. We used HapMap cell lines to find SNPs that tag for CD39 expression, and then compared the frequency of subjects with high vs. low CD39-expression genotypes in a case-control cohort for Crohn's disease. Mice null for CD39 were highly susceptible to DSS injury, with heterozygote mice showing an intermediate phenotype compared to wild type (WT). We identified a common SNP that tags CD39 mRNA expression levels in man. The SNP tagging low levels of CD39 expression was associated with increased susceptibility to Crohn's disease in a case-control cohort comprised of 1,748 Crohn's patients and 2,936 controls (P = 0.005-0.0006). Our data indicate that CD39 deficiency exacerbates murine colitis and suggest that CD39 polymorphisms are associated with inflammatory bowel disease in humans.
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