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Mishra A, Ayasolla K, Kumar V, Lan X, Vashistha H, Aslam R, Hussain A, Chowdhary S, Marashi Shoshtari S, Paliwal N, Popik W, Saleem MA, Malhotra A, Meggs LG, Skorecki K, Singhal PC. Modulation of apolipoprotein L1-microRNA-193a axis prevents podocyte dedifferentiation in high-glucose milieu. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2018; 314:F832-F843. [PMID: 29357419 PMCID: PMC6031922 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00541.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
The loss of podocyte (PD) molecular phenotype is an important feature of diabetic podocytopathy. We hypothesized that high glucose (HG) induces dedifferentiation in differentiated podocytes (DPDs) through alterations in the apolipoprotein (APO) L1-microRNA (miR) 193a axis. HG-induced DPD dedifferentiation manifested in the form of downregulation of Wilms' tumor 1 (WT1) and upregulation of paired box 2 (PAX2) expression. WT1-silenced DPDs displayed enhanced expression of PAX2. Immunoprecipitation of DPD cellular lysates with anti-WT1 antibody revealed formation of WT1 repressor complexes containing Polycomb group proteins, enhancer of zeste homolog 2, menin, and DNA methyltransferase (DNMT1), whereas silencing of either WT1 or DNMT1 disrupted this complex with enhanced expression of PAX2. HG-induced DPD dedifferentiation was associated with a higher expression of miR193a, whereas inhibition of miR193a prevented DPD dedifferentiation in HG milieu. HG downregulated DPD expression of APOL1. miR193a-overexpressing DPDs displayed downregulation of APOL1 and enhanced expression of dedifferentiating markers; conversely, silencing of miR193a enhanced the expression of APOL1 and preserved DPD phenotype. Moreover, stably APOL1G0-overexpressing DPDs displayed the enhanced expression of WT1 but attenuated expression of miR193a; nonetheless, silencing of APOL1 reversed these effects. Since silencing of APOL1 enhanced miR193a expression as well as dedifferentiation in DPDs, it appears that downregulation of APOL1 contributed to dedifferentiation of DPDs through enhanced miR193a expression in HG milieu. Vitamin D receptor agonist downregulated miR193a, upregulated APOL1 expression, and prevented dedifferentiation of DPDs in HG milieu. These findings suggest that modulation of the APOL1-miR193a axis carries a potential to preserve DPD molecular phenotype in HG milieu.
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Affiliation(s)
- Abheepsa Mishra
- Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York
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- Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York
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- Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York
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- Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York
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- Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York
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- Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York
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- Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York
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- Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York
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- Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York
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- Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol , Bristol , United Kingdom
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- Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York
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- Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Rambam Health Care Campus , Haifa , Israel
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- Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York
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Teng B, Duong M, Tossidou I, Yu X, Schiffer M. Role of protein kinase C in podocytes and development of glomerular damage in diabetic nephropathy. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2014; 5:179. [PMID: 25414693 PMCID: PMC4220730 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The early glomerular changes in diabetes include a podocyte phenotype with loss of slit diaphragm proteins, changes in the actin cytoskeleton and foot process architecture. This review focuses on the role of the protein kinase C (PKC) family in podocytes and points out the differential roles of classical, novel, and atypical PKCs in podocytes. Some PKC isoforms are indispensable for proper glomerular development and slit diaphragm maintenance, whereas others might be harmful when activated in the diabetic milieu. Therefore, some might be interesting treatment targets in the early phase of diabetes.
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- Beina Teng
- Department of Medicine/Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Medicine/Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Medicine/Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Medicine/Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Medicine/Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- *Correspondence: Mario Schiffer, Department of Medicine/Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Street 1-OE6840, Hannover 30625, Germany e-mail:
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