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Chemokines comprise a family of structurally related chemotactic proteins. They bind to about 20 corresponding receptors. Chemokines provide a general communication system for cells, and regulate lymphocyte migration under normal (homeostatic) and inflammatory conditions. Chemokines organize microenvironments in lymphoid tissue, lymphoid organogenesis, and participate in vascular and lymphatic angiogenesis. Expressed at the site of injury in the kidney, chemokines are involved in the recruitment of specific leukocyte subsets to particular renal compartments. Here we summarize recent data on chemokine biology with a focus on the role of chemokines in the recruitment of neutrophils (polymorphonuclear leukocytes), monocytes/macrophages, dendritic cells, T cells, including regulatory T cells, and B cells in renal inflammation.
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- Stephan Segerer
- Medizinische Poliklinik, University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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de Jesus Soares T, Volpini RA, Francescato HDC, Costa RS, da Silva CGA, Coimbra TM. Effects of resveratrol on glycerol-induced renal injury. Life Sci 2007; 81:647-56. [PMID: 17698148 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2007] [Revised: 06/22/2007] [Accepted: 06/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Glycerol-induced renal lesions can have many causes, including increased oxidative stress and inflammation. Resveratrol, a polyphenolic phytoalexin found in grapes and red wine, is an antioxidant agent with anti-inflammatory effects. In the present study, we investigated the possible protective effect of resveratrol on glycerol-induced nephrotoxicity. Male Wistar rats were injected intramuscularly with 8 ml/kg of either 50% glycerol (n=18), glycerol+resveratrol (n=22), 0.15 M saline (n=14), saline+carboxymethylcellulose (n=10) or saline+resveratrol (n=8). The rats were killed 3 days after the injections, at which time the kidneys were removed for histological and immunohistochemical studies and lipid peroxidation determination. Blood and urine samples were collected in order to quantify sodium and creatinine. The results of the histological and immunohistochemical studies were scored according to the extent of damage and immunostaining, respectively, in the cortical tubulointerstitium. Lipid peroxidation was estimated by measuring malondialdehyde in renal tissue samples collected from control rats and glycerol-injected rats. By postinjection day 3, glycerol-only treated rats presented increases in plasma creatinine levels, as well as in fractional excretion of sodium and potassium (P<0.001). These increases were less pronounced in glycerol+resveratrol-treated rats (P<0.05). Cortical expression of macrophages, lymphocytes, nuclear factor-kappa B, heme oxygenase-1 and nitrotyrosine was greater in glycerol-treated rats than in controls (P<0.001). In addition, the histological findings for glycerol-treated rats were characteristic of acute tubular necrosis. Resveratrol attenuated all of these alterations (P<0.001). We conclude that resveratrol ameliorates glycerol-induced renal injury by suppressing the inflammatory process and by inhibiting lipid peroxidation.
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- Telma de Jesus Soares
- Department of Physiology, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14049-900, Brazil
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Flávio AGC, Cunha FQ, Francescato HDC, Soares TJ, Costa RS, Barbosa Júnior F, Coimbra TM. ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channel Blockage Attenuates Cisplatin-Induced Renal Damage. Kidney Blood Press Res 2007; 30:289-98. [PMID: 17641529 DOI: 10.1159/000105816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2007] [Accepted: 05/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cisplatin-induced renal damage was associated with an inflammatory process. ATP-sensitive potassium channels can be involved in neutrophil migration. This study evaluated the effects of glibenclamide, an ATP-sensitive potassium channel blocker, on cisplatin-induced renal damage. METHODS A total of 48 Wistar rats received glibenclamide (20 mg/kg/day, s.c.) and 24 h later, these animals, and an additional group of 45 rats, were injected with cisplatin (5 mg/kg, i.p.). In addition, 38 control rats were injected with saline, i.p. Twenty-four hours and 5 days after saline or cisplatin injections blood and urine samples were collected to evaluate renal function and the kidneys were removed for analysis of neutrophil accumulation, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-1beta and histological and immunohistochemical studies. RESULTS Cisplatin injection induced neutrophil recruitment and increased tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-1beta contents in renal cortices and outer medullae tissues. Cisplatin-treated rats also presented reduction in the glomerular filtration rate, as well as greater immunostaining for ED1 (macrophages/monocytes) and acute tubular necrosis. All of these alterations were reduced by treatment with glibenclamide. These effects seem to be related, at least in part, to the restriction of neutrophil recruitment and inflammatory process observed in the kidneys from glibenclamide+cisplatin-treated rats.
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- Andréa G C Flávio
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Biswas SK, Lopes de Faria JB. Pre-pubertal induction of experimental diabetes protects against early renal macrophage infiltration. Pediatr Nephrol 2007; 22:1045-9. [PMID: 17334788 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-007-0453-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2006] [Revised: 12/23/2006] [Accepted: 01/05/2007] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The present study was undertaken to identify whether the age at induction of experimental diabetes modifies macrophage infiltration in the kidney. Renal macrophage infiltration was studied 10 days after the induction of experimental diabetes in 4-week-old pre-pubertal and 12-week-old adult male rats of normotensive [Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats] and hypertensive (spontaneously hypertensive rats, SHRs) background. Renal macrophage infiltration was evaluated by immunohistochemistry for ED1. Plasma glucose levels were similar in all diabetic groups. Adult SHRs were hypertensive, and induction of diabetes did not alter blood pressure (BP) in any group. Induction of diabetes in pre-pubertal rats did not induce macrophage infiltration in the kidney. However, in adult rats, tubulointerstitial macrophage infiltration was increased in both WKY (22.86 +/- 3.93 vs 7.86 +/- 2.16 per high-power field, P < 0.001) and SHR (26.41 +/- 5.91 vs 11.48 +/- 1.23, P < 0.001) groups after induction of diabetes. Glomerular macrophage infiltration was also increased after induction of diabetes in the adult WKY group (1.83 +/- 0.50 vs 1.16 +/- 0.26 per glomerular cross section, P = 0.029), which was not significant in the adult SHRs (2.52 +/- 0.34 vs 1.95 +/- 0.35). We conclude that the pre-pubertal induction of diabetes apparently protects against early renal macrophage infiltration, while the induction of diabetes in adults induces exaggerated macrophage infiltration in the kidney.
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- Subrata K Biswas
- Renal Pathophysiology Laboratory, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13084-971, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Taniguchi H, Kojima R, Sade H, Furuya M, Inomata N, Ito M. Involvement of MCP-1 in Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis Through Massive Proteinuria in Anti-GBM Nephritis Induced in WKY Rats. J Clin Immunol 2007; 27:409-29. [PMID: 17516154 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-007-9085-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2006] [Accepted: 02/16/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We investigated participation of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in tubulointerstitial fibrosis and correlation between MCP-1 and proteinuria in Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats with glomerulonephritis induced by anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibody. WKY rats showed marked proteinuria and severe glomerular crescent formation at 7 days post antibody injection. At 28 days, tubulointerstitial fibrotic lesions were observed, followed by sustained heavy proteinuria and severe tubulointerstitial fibrosis at 56 days. Histological examination revealed that the overlapped immunoreactivities of MCP-1, rat albumin, and p65NF-kappaB were detected in the same tubular segments of nephritic kidney, and a significant positive correlation was observed between proteinuria and MCP-1 expression in the tubulointerstitial fibrosis. ED-1- and CD8-positive cells were also abundant, and there was a good correlation between monocyte/macrophage recruitment and MCP-1 expression in the tubulointerstitial area. These results suggest that MCP-1 participates in the progression of tubulointerstitial fibrosis, through massive albuminuria, which is accompanied by marked monocyte/macrophage recruitment.
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- Hajime Taniguchi
- Biomedical Research Laboratories, Daiichi Asubio Pharma Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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Ninichuk V, Khandoga AG, Segerer S, Loetscher P, Schlapbach A, Revesz L, Feifel R, Khandoga A, Krombach F, Nelson PJ, Schlöndorff D, Anders HJ. The role of interstitial macrophages in nephropathy of type 2 diabetic db/db mice. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2007; 170:1267-76. [PMID: 17392166 PMCID: PMC1829460 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.060937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Diabetic nephropathy is associated with interstitial macrophage infiltrates, but their contribution to disease progression is unclear. We addressed this question by blockade of chemokine receptor (CCR)1 because CCR1 mediates the macrophage recruitment to the renal interstitium. In fact, when CCR1 was blocked with BL5923, a novel orally available CCR1 antagonist, the interstitial recruitment of ex vivo labeled macrophages was markedly decreased in uninephrectomized male db/db mice with advanced diabetic nephropathy. Likewise, BL5923 (60 mg/kg, twice a day) orally administered from months 5 to 6 of life reduced the numbers of interstitial macrophages in uninephrectomized db/db mice. This was associated with reduced numbers of Ki-67 proliferating tubular epithelial and interstitial cells, tubular atrophy, and interstitial fibrosis in uninephrectomized db/db mice. Glomerular pathology and proteinuria were not affected by the CCR1 antagonist. BL5923 reduced renal mRNA expression of Ccl2, Ccr1, Ccr2, Ccr5, transforming growth factor-beta1, and collagen I-alpha1 when compared with untreated uninephrectomized male db/db mice of the same age. Thus, we identified a previously unrecognized role for interstitial macrophages for tubulointerstitial injury, loss of peritubular microvasculature, interstitial inflammation, and fibrosis in type 2 diabetic db/db mice. These data identify oral treatment with the CCR1 antagonist BL5923 as a potential therapy for late-stage diabetic nephropathy.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Antigens, Differentiation/analysis
- Cell Line
- Cells, Cultured
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications
- Diabetic Neuropathies/etiology
- Diabetic Neuropathies/pathology
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Immunohistochemistry
- Kidney/drug effects
- Kidney/metabolism
- Kidney/pathology
- Kidney Glomerulus/drug effects
- Kidney Glomerulus/metabolism
- Kidney Glomerulus/pathology
- Kidney Tubules/drug effects
- Kidney Tubules/metabolism
- Kidney Tubules/pathology
- Macrophages/metabolism
- Macrophages/pathology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Obese
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, CCR1
- Receptors, CCR2
- Receptors, Chemokine/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Receptors, Chemokine/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Transforming Growth Factor beta1/genetics
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- Volha Ninichuk
- Medizinische Poliklinik, Klinikum der Universität München-Innenstadt, Pettenkoferstr. 8a, 80336 Munchen, Germany
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Boor P, Konieczny A, Villa L, Schult AL, Bücher E, Rong S, Kunter U, van Roeyen CRC, Polakowski T, Hawlisch H, Hillebrandt S, Lammert F, Eitner F, Floege J, Ostendorf T. Complement C5 mediates experimental tubulointerstitial fibrosis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 18:1508-15. [PMID: 17389734 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2006121343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Renal fibrosis is the final common pathway of most progressive renal diseases. C5 was recently identified as a risk factor for liver fibrosis. This study investigated the role of C5 in the development of renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis by (1) induction of renal fibrosis in wild-type and C5(-/-) mice by unilateral ureteral ligation (UUO) and (2) investigation of the effects of a C5a receptor antagonist (C5aRA) in UUO. In C5(-/-) mice, when compared with wild-type controls, markers of renal fibrosis (Sirius Red, type I collagen, fibronectin, alpha-smooth muscle actin, vimentin, and infiltrating macrophages) were significantly reduced on day 5 of UUO. On day 10, fibronectin mRNA and protein expression were still reduced in the C5(-/-) mice. Cortical mRNA of all PDGF isoforms and of TGF-beta(1) (i.e., central mediators of renal disease) were significantly reduced in C5(-/-) mice when compared with controls. Renal tubular cell expression of the C5aR was sparse in normal cortex but markedly upregulated after UUO. Treatment of wild-type UUO mice with C5aRA also led to a significant reduction of cortical Sirius Red staining, fibronectin protein expression, and PDGF-B mRNA expression on day 5. Neither genetic C5 deficiency nor C5aRA treatment caused any histologic changes in the nonobstructed kidneys. In cultured murine cortical tubular cells, C5a stimulated production of TGF-beta(1), and this was inhibited by C5aRA. Using a combined genetic and pharmacologic approach, C5, in particular C5a, is identified as a novel profibrotic factor in renal disease and as a potential new therapeutic target.
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- Peter Boor
- Division of Nephrology, Rheinische-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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Francescato HDC, Costa RS, Scavone C, Coimbra TM. Parthenolide reduces cisplatin-induced renal damage. Toxicology 2006; 230:64-75. [PMID: 17156909 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2006.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2006] [Revised: 10/25/2006] [Accepted: 10/30/2006] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Inflammatory events contribute to cisplatin-induced renal damage. Cisplatin promotes increased production of reactive oxygen species, which can activate nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) that lead to increased expression of proinflammatory mediators which could intensify the cytotoxic effects of cisplatin. In this study, we evaluated the effect of parthenolide, a selective inhibitor of NF-kappaB, on renal damage caused by cisplatin use. A total of 94 male Wistar rats were divided into six groups: Group A (18 rats) were treated with saline; Group B (12 rats) received dimethylsulfoxide plus saline (the solvent for parthenolide); Group C (12 rats) received parthenolide (3mg/kg) plus saline; Group D (20 rats) received cisplatin (5mg/kg, i.p.); Group E (12 rats) received dimethylsulfoxide plus cisplatin (5mg/kg, i.p.); and Group F (21 rats) received parthenolide (3mg/kg) plus cisplatin (5mg/kg, i.p.). Dimethylsulfoxide or parthenolide were administered at 24h and 1h prior to cisplatin injection, and again at 24h and 48h after. At 2, 3 and 5 days after saline or cisplatin injection, blood and urine samples were collected for measurement of creatinine, sodium and potassium and the kidneys removed for histological, morphometric, electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA), apoptosis and immunohistochemical studies. Cisplatin-treated rats presented higher plasma creatinine, as well as greater immunostaining for ED1 (macrophages/monocytes) and NF-kappaB in the renal cortices and outer medullae. The increase of NF-kappaB activation was confirmed by EMSA. Cisplatin-injected rats also presented higher urinary levels of lipid peroxidation and acute tubular necrosis. All of these alterations were reduced by treatment with parthenolide. This effect seems to be related, at least in part, to the restriction of renal inflammatory process observed in parthenolide+cisplatin treated rats.
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- Heloísa D C Francescato
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Av Bandeirantes, 3900 CEP 14049-900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Gong R, Rifai A, Dworkin LD. Anti-inflammatory effect of hepatocyte growth factor in chronic kidney disease: targeting the inflamed vascular endothelium. J Am Soc Nephrol 2006; 17:2464-73. [PMID: 16885407 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2006020185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Recent studies show that hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has potent anti-inflammatory effects in multiple animal models of disease in various organ systems, including the kidney, suggesting that HGF may suppress a common proinflammatory process. The aim of this study was to examine the molecular mechanism of HGF's anti-inflammatory actions in a model of chronic kidney disease. Beginning 2 wk after subtotal nephrectomy, rats received a continuous infusion of recombinant HGF, neutralization of endogenous HGF by daily injection of an anti-HGF antibody, or preimmune IgG for an additional 2 wk. The effects on inflammation and injury were examined. HGF administration ameliorated whereas neutralizing endogenous HGF worsened renal inflammation in remnant kidneys. This was accompanied by parallel alterations in endothelial activation and inflammation, marked respectively by de novo E-selectin expression in renal vascular endothelium and leukocyte adhesion to endothelium. In vitro, HGF abrogated monocyte adhesion to TNF-alpha-activated endothelial monolayers and suppressed endothelial expression of E-selectin, which depended on NF-kappaB signaling. In addition, HGF suppressed NF-kappaB reporter gene activity that was induced by TNF-alpha and counteracted TNF-alpha-elicited NF-kappaB interaction with kappaB elements at the E-selectin gene level. Dissection of the NF-kappaB signaling cascade revealed that suppression of NF-kappaB depended on HGF's inhibitory action on NF-kappaB and IkappaB phosphorylation and IkappaB degradation. In vivo, continuous infusion of exogenous HGF markedly diminished sequestration of circulating fluorescence-labeled macrophages in the remnant kidney, mimicking the action of an E-selectin blocking antibody. These findings suggest that HGF has potent and direct anti-inflammatory effects on the basis of suppression of NF-kappaB activation and downstream endothelial inflammation.
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- Rujun Gong
- Division of Renal Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brown Medical School, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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Rees AJ. The role of infiltrating leukocytes in progressive renal disease: implications for therapy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 2:348-9. [PMID: 16932458 DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2005] [Accepted: 01/24/2006] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Andrew J Rees
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Aberdeen, UK.
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Costa JCSR, Costa RS, Silva CGA, Coimbra TM. Enalapril reduces the expression of nuclear factor-kappaB and c-Jun N-terminal kinase in the renal cortices of five-sixths-nephrectomized rats. Am J Nephrol 2006; 26:281-6. [PMID: 16772709 DOI: 10.1159/000093960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2006] [Accepted: 05/16/2006] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Five-sixths-nephrectomized rats present renal functional and histological abnormalities which are attenuated by enalapril treatment. c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), a mitogen-activated protein kinase, and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) pathways can be activated by angiotensin II which has been implicated in renal injury. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of enalapril on the expression of NF-kappaB and JNK in renal cortices of five-sixths-nephrectomized rats. METHODS Of the 65 rats studied, 25 underwent five-sixths nephrectomy and received no treatment, 15 underwent five-sixths nephrectomy and received enalapril, 15 were sham operated and received no treatment, and 10 were sham operated and received enalapril. On postoperative days 15 and 90, systolic blood pressure, glomerular filtration rate, and albumin excretion were determined. The rats were then killed and the kidneys removed for histology and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS In five-sixths-nephrectomized rats, we observed functional and structural renal alterations, as well as greater NF-kappaB/JNK expression and higher macrophage counts. Enalapril treatment reduced all of these changes. CONCLUSION The protective effect of enalapril on the kidney of five-sixths-nephrectomized rats might be related to the inhibition of NF-kappaB and JNK activation.
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- Joana C S R Costa
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Prêto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Prêto, Brazil.
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Eardley KS, Zehnder D, Quinkler M, Lepenies J, Bates RL, Savage CO, Howie AJ, Adu D, Cockwell P. The relationship between albuminuria, MCP-1/CCL2, and interstitial macrophages in chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int 2006; 69:1189-97. [PMID: 16609683 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Glomerular-derived proteins may activate tubular cells to express the macrophage-directed chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2). Macrophages at interstitial sites have a central role in directing renal scarring. We have prospectively assessed the relationship between albuminuria, urinary MCP-1/CCL2, interstitial macrophage infiltration, in situ damage, and clinical outcomes in a large group of patients with chronic kidney disease. We studied 215 patients and quantified albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR), urinary MCP-1/CCL2, interstitial macrophage numbers, and in situ damage. ACR correlated with urinary MCP-1/CCL2 (correlation 0.499; P<0.001), interstitial macrophage numbers (correlation 0.481; P<0.001), and index of chronic damage (correlation 0.363; P<0.001). Macrophage numbers closely correlated with in situ damage (correlation 0.755; P<0.001). By multivariate analysis ACR, urinary MCP-1/CCL2, and interstitial macrophage numbers were interdependent. By Kaplan-Meier survival analysis albuminuria, urinary MCP-1/CCL2, interstitial macrophages, and chronic damage predict the outcome. ACR, macrophage numbers, chronic damage, and creatinine independently predicted renal survival. The association of ACR with other variables was strongest in patients with less advanced disease states. There is a close association between albuminuria, urinary MCP-1/CCL2, and interstitial macrophage infiltration with in situ damage and clinical outcomes. These findings support the hypothesis that albuminuria triggers tubular MCP-1/CCL2 expression with subsequent macrophage infiltration. These processes may represent the dominant pathway for the progression of renal injury before the establishment of advanced renal scarring.
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- K S Eardley
- Department of Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review focuses on recent advances in understanding the factors contributing to obstructive nephropathy, the most important cause of renal failure in children. The major focus is on renal cellular and molecular events, with emphasis on those affecting the developing kidney. RECENT FINDINGS Experiments in the fetal sheep or neonatal rat, mouse, or pig reveal dramatic effects of urinary tract obstruction on renal growth and development. Surgical relief of obstruction can reverse some of the structural and functional deficits, but cannot restore normalcy. Renal tubular apoptosis is a major factor leading to tubular atrophy following unilateral ureteral obstruction. Increased reactive oxygen species, and a renal environment favoring pro-apoptotic, over survival, signals, contribute to cell death. A variety of intrarenal factors lead to progressive interstitial fibrosis, including the newly described process of epithelial-mesenchymal transition, whereby tubular epithelial cells are transformed into activated fibroblasts. A number of endogenous antifibrotic counter-regulatory molecules have been identified, opening the possibility of enhancing the kidney's own defenses against progressive fibrosis. SUMMARY The renal response to urinary tract obstruction is complex and involves a wide array of interacting molecules. Elucidation of these interactions will lead to the identification of biomarkers that will allow a more precise prediction to the response to surgical intervention and, hopefully, to novel therapies to prevent renal deterioration.
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- Robert L Chevalier
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA.
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Hughes J. Leukocytes in tubulointerstitial inflammation. Kidney Int 2006; 69:8-10. [PMID: 16374414 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The work of Lange-Sperandio et al in this issue explores the differential role of beta2 integrins in promoting the macrophage infiltration characteristic of the obstructed kidneys of neonatal mice. Future work is needed to define factors that regulate macrophage death within or emigration from the kidney as well as to explore strategies to modulate macrophage phenotype. This knowledge will assist the development of novel therapeutic agents to limit injury and promote tissue repair.
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- J Hughes
- Medical Research Council Centre for Inflammation Research, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK.
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