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Shen Y. Pathogenesis and Mechanism of Uremic Vascular Calcification. Cureus 2024; 16:e64771. [PMID: 39026575 PMCID: PMC11255132 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.64771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
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This review elucidates the modeling and mechanistic studies of vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease - mineral and bone disorder. In patients with chronic kidney disease, metabolic abnormalities in uremic toxins, including phosphate and indole sulfate, are closely associated with vascular calcification. Vitamin K, vascular circadian clock, and autophagy are also key factors involved in vascular calcification. Furthermore, communication between endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells also plays a pivotal role in the regulation of this process. Together, these factors accelerate vascular calcification progression and increase the risk of cardiovascular events. Therefore, timely intervention for vascular calcification is essential for patients with chronic kidney disease.
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- Yingjing Shen
- Nephrology, Shanghai Tianyou Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, CHN
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Mouse Models of Mineral Bone Disorders Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065325. [PMID: 36982400 PMCID: PMC10048881 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) inevitably develop mineral and bone disorders (CKD–MBD), which negatively impact their survival and quality of life. For a better understanding of underlying pathophysiology and identification of novel therapeutic approaches, mouse models are essential. CKD can be induced by surgical reduction of a functional kidney mass, by nephrotoxic compounds and by genetic engineering specifically interfering with kidney development. These models develop a large range of bone diseases, recapitulating different types of human CKD–MBD and associated sequelae, including vascular calcifications. Bones are usually studied by quantitative histomorphometry, immunohistochemistry and micro-CT, but alternative strategies have emerged, such as longitudinal in vivo osteoblast activity quantification by tracer scintigraphy. The results gained from the CKD–MBD mouse models are consistent with clinical observations and have provided significant knowledge on specific pathomechanisms, bone properties and potential novel therapeutic strategies. This review discusses available mouse models to study bone disease in CKD.
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Inactivation of Osteoblast PKC Signaling Reduces Cortical Bone Mass and Density and Aggravates Renal Osteodystrophy in Mice with Chronic Kidney Disease on High Phosphate Diet. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23126404. [PMID: 35742850 PMCID: PMC9223847 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23126404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) frequently leads to hyperphosphatemia and hyperparathyroidism, mineral bone disorder (CKD-MBD), ectopic calcifications and cardiovascular mortality. PTH activates the osteoanabolic Gαs/PKA and the Gαq/11/PKC pathways in osteoblasts, the specific impact of the latter in CKD-MBD is unknown. We generated osteoblast specific Gαq/11 knockout (KO) mice and established CKD-MBD by subtotal nephrectomy and dietary phosphate load. Bone morphology was assessed by micro-CT, osteoblast function by bone planar scintigraphy at week 10 and 22 and by histomorphometry. Osteoblasts isolated from Gαq/11 KO mice increased cAMP but not IP3 in response to PTH 1-34, demonstrating the specific KO of the PKC signaling pathway. Osteoblast specific Gαq/11 KO mice exhibited increased serum calcium and reduced bone cortical thickness and mineral density at 24 weeks. CKD Gαq/11 KO mice had similar bone morphology compared to WT, while CKD Gαq/11-KO on high phosphate diet developed decreased metaphyseal and diaphyseal cortical thickness and area, as well as a reduction in trabecular number. Gαq/11-KO increased bone scintigraphic tracer uptake at week 10 and mitigated tracer uptake in CKD mice at week 22. Histological bone parameters indicated similar trends. Gαq/11-KO in osteoblast modulates calcium homeostasis, bone formation rate, bone morphometry, and bone mineral density. In CKD and high dietary phosphate intake, osteoblast Gαq/11/PKC KO further aggravates mineral bone disease.
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Özkan B, Eyüboğlu AA, Terzi A, Özturan Özer E, Tatar BE, Uysal CA. The Effect of Adipose Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction on Flap Viability in Experimental Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Renal Disease. J INVEST SURG 2022; 35:1492-1501. [PMID: 35450516 DOI: 10.1080/08941939.2022.2066741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The presence of chronic renal disease(CRD) concurrently with diabetes mellitus(DM) increases the flap failure. Adipose derived stromal vascular fraction (SVF) is known to enhance skin flap viability in both healthy and diabetic individuals. The aim of this experimental study was to investigate the effect of SVF on skin flap viability in rats with DM and CRD. METHODS 48 Sprague-Dawley rats were separated into four groups as follows: group I (control), group II (diabetes mellitus), group III (chronic renal disease), and group IV (diabetes with chronic renal disease).Two dorsal flaps were elevated. Flaps on left side of all groups received 0.5 cc of SVF, while same amount of plasma-buffered saline (PBS) was injected into right side. On postoperative day 7, flaps were harvested for macroscopic, histopathologic and biochemical assessments. Areas of flap survival were measured macroscopically. Blood level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was measured after injection of SVF. RESULTS Macroscopically, SVF has significantly improved flap viability (p < 0.05). Flap viability percentage was lower in DM and CRD groups when compared with healthy control group. In respect of new capillary formation, there was a statistically significant difference between SVF injected flaps and PBS injected sides (p < 0.05). Similarly, VEGF levels were higher in all study groups and there was a significant difference in comparison to control group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The study showed that injection of SVF increased flap viability via endothelial differentiation and neovascularization. In vivo function of stem cells might be impaired due to uremia and diabetes-related microenviromental changes.
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- Burak Özkan
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Deparment of Biochemistry, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Bagcılar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
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Navarro-García JA, Salguero-Bodes R, González-Lafuente L, Martín-Nunes L, Rodríguez-Sánchez E, Bada-Bosch T, Hernández E, Mérida-Herrero E, Praga M, Solís J, Arribas F, Bueno H, Kuro-O M, Fernández-Velasco M, Ruilope LM, Delgado C, Ruiz-Hurtado G. The anti-aging factor Klotho protects against acquired long QT syndrome induced by uremia and promoted by fibroblast growth factor 23. BMC Med 2022; 20:14. [PMID: 35042527 PMCID: PMC8767669 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-021-02209-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased propensity for arrhythmias. In this context, ventricular repolarization alterations have been shown to predispose to fatal arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Between mineral bone disturbances in CKD patients, increased fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 23 and decreased Klotho are emerging as important effectors of cardiovascular disease. However, the relationship between imbalanced FGF23-Klotho axis and the development of cardiac arrhythmias in CKD remains unknown. METHODS We carried out a translational approach to study the relationship between the FGF23-Klotho signaling axis and acquired long QT syndrome in CKD-associated uremia. FGF23 levels and cardiac repolarization dynamics were analyzed in patients with dialysis-dependent CKD and in uremic mouse models of 5/6 nephrectomy (Nfx) and Klotho deficiency (hypomorphism), which show very high systemic FGF23 levels. RESULTS Patients in the top quartile of FGF23 levels had a higher occurrence of very long QT intervals (> 490 ms) than peers in the lowest quartile. Experimentally, FGF23 induced QT prolongation in healthy mice. Similarly, alterations in cardiac repolarization and QT prolongation were observed in Nfx mice and in Klotho hypomorphic mice. QT prolongation in Nfx mice was explained by a significant decrease in the fast transient outward potassium (K+) current (Itof), caused by the downregulation of K+ channel 4.2 subunit (Kv4.2) expression. Kv4.2 expression was also significantly reduced in ventricular cardiomyocytes exposed to FGF23. Enhancing Klotho availability prevented both long QT prolongation and reduced Itof current. Likewise, administration of recombinant Klotho blocked the downregulation of Kv4.2 expression in Nfx mice and in FGF23-exposed cardiomyocytes. CONCLUSION The FGF23-Klotho axis emerges as a new therapeutic target to prevent acquired long QT syndrome in uremia by minimizing the predisposition to potentially fatal ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in patients with CKD.
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- José Alberto Navarro-García
- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Institute of Research imas12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.,Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Institute of Research imas12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Institute Alberto Sols (CSIC-UAM)/CIBER-CV, Arturo Duperier 4, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Institute of Research imas12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.,CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.,CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.,Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.,Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Anti-aging Medicine, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- IdiPAZ Institute for Health Research/Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, CIBER-CV, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Institute of Research imas12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain.,CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.,European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Institute Alberto Sols (CSIC-UAM)/CIBER-CV, Arturo Duperier 4, 28029, Madrid, Spain.
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- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Institute of Research imas12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain. .,CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
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Sun K, Tang X, Song S, Gao Y, Yu H, Sun N, Wen B, Mei C. Hyperoxalemia Leads to Oxidative Stress in Endothelial Cells and Mice with Chronic Kidney Disease. Kidney Blood Press Res 2021; 46:377-386. [PMID: 34044409 DOI: 10.1159/000516013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with ESRD. In addition to phosphate overload, oxalate, a common uremic toxin, is also involved in vascular calcification in patients with ESRD. The present study investigated the role and mechanism of hyperoxalemia in vascular calcification in mice with uremia. METHODS A uremic atherosclerosis (UA) model was established by left renal excision and right renal electrocoagulation in apoE-/- mice to investigate the relationship between oxalate loading and vascular calcification. After 12 weeks, serum and vascular levels of oxalate, vascular calcification, inflammatory factors (TNF-α and IL-6), oxidative stress markers (malondialdehyde [MDA], and advanced oxidation protein products [AOPP]) were assessed in UA mice. The oral oxalate-degrading microbe Oxalobacter formigenes (O. formigenes) was used to evaluate the effect of a reduction in oxalate levels on vascular calcification. The mechanism underlying the effect of oxalate loading on vascular calcification was assessed in cultured human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs) and human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMCs). RESULTS Serum oxalate levels were significantly increased in UA mice. Compared to the control mice, UA mice developed more areas of aortic calcification and showed significant increases in aortic oxalate levels and serum levels of oxidative stress markers and inflammatory factors. The correlation analysis showed that serum oxalate levels were positively correlated with the vascular oxalate levels and serum MDA, AOPP, and TNF-α levels, and negatively correlated with superoxide dismutase activity. The O. formigenes intervention decreased serum and vascular oxalate levels, while did not improve vascular calcification significantly. In addition, systemic inflammation and oxidative stress were also improved in the O. formigenes group. In vitro, high concentrations of oxalate dose-dependently increased oxidative stress and inflammatory factor expression in HAECs, but not in HASMCs. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicated that hyperoxalemia led to the systemic inflammation and the activation of oxidative stress. The reduction in oxalate levels by O. formigenes might be a promising treatment for the prevention of oxalate deposition in calcified areas of patients with ESRD.
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- Ke Sun
- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Pharmaceutical R&D Center of SPH Sine Pharmaceutical, Laboratories Co., Ltd., Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Innovative Probiotic Drugs, Shanghai, China
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- Pharmaceutical R&D Center of SPH Sine Pharmaceutical, Laboratories Co., Ltd., Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Innovative Probiotic Drugs, Shanghai, China
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- Pharmaceutical R&D Center of SPH Sine Pharmaceutical, Laboratories Co., Ltd., Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Innovative Probiotic Drugs, Shanghai, China
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- Pharmaceutical R&D Center of SPH Sine Pharmaceutical, Laboratories Co., Ltd., Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Innovative Probiotic Drugs, Shanghai, China
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- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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The Effects of Adipose Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction and Platelet-Rich Plasma on Bone Healing of a Rat Model With Chronic Kidney Disease. Ann Plast Surg 2021; 85:316-323. [PMID: 32784349 DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000002396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) impairs osteoblast/osteoclast balance and damages bone structure with diminished mineralization and results in bone restoration disorders. In this study, we investigate the effects of adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on bone healing model in rats with CKD. METHODS Sprague-Dawley rats were separated into 4 groups. All groups except group I (healthy control) had CKD surgery using 5/6 nephrectomy model. All groups had intramedullary pin fixation after receiving bone fracture using drilling tools. Group II rats were used as control group for CKD. Group III rats received PRP treatment on fracture site. Group IV rats received PRP and stromal vascular fraction treatment on fracture site.Weight loss and blood samples were followed at the time of kidney surgery, third, sixth, and 12th weeks. Bone healing and callus formations were compared, biomechanically, radiologically, histopathologically, and immunohistochemically. Osteoblastic transformation of stem cells was assessed with DiI staining. RESULTS Negative effects of CKD on bone healing were reduced by increasing mechanical, histological, radiological, and biochemical properties of the bone with stromal vascular fraction and PRP treatments. Although thickness of callus tissue delayed bone healing process, it also enhanced biomechanical features and bone tissue organization. CONCLUSIONS Platelet-rich plasma and adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction treatments were effective for bone healing in animal model, which can be promising for clinical trials.
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Song EJ, Ahn S, Min SK, Ha J, Oh GT. Combined application of rapamycin and atorvastatin improves lipid metabolism in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice with chronic kidney disease. BMB Rep 2021. [PMID: 33050984 PMCID: PMC8016660 DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2021.54.3.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Atherosclerosis arising from the pro-inflammatory conditions associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) increases major cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Rapamycin (RAPA) is known to inhibit atherosclerosis under CKD and non-CKD conditions, but it can cause dyslipidemia; thus, the co-application of lipid-lowering agents is recommended. Atorvastatin (ATV) has been widely used to reduce serum lipids levels, but its synergistic effect with RAPA in CKD remains unclear. Here, we analyzed the effect of their combined treatment on atherosclerosis stimulated by CKD in apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE−/−) mice. Oil Red O staining revealed that treatment with RAPA and RAPA+ ATV, but not ATV alone, significantly decreased the atherosclerotic lesions in the aorta and aortic sinus, compared to those seen in the control (CKD) group. The co-administration of RAPA and ATV improved the serum lipid profile and raised the expression levels of proteins involved in reverse cholesterol transport (LXRα, CYP7A1, ABCG1, PPARγ, ApoA1) in the liver. The CKD group showed increased levels of various genes encoding atherosclerosis-promoting cytokines in the spleen (Tnf-α, Il-6 and Il-1β) and aorta (Tnf-α and Il-4), and these increases were attenuated by RAPA treatment. ATV and RAPA+ATV decreased the levels of Tnf-α and Il-1β in the spleen, but not in the aorta. Together, these results indicate that, in CKD-induced ApoE−/− mice, RAPA significantly reduces the development of atherosclerosis by regulating the expression of inflammatory cytokines and the co-application of ATV improves lipid metabolism.
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- Eun Ju Song
- Immune and Vascular Cell Network Research Center, National Creative Initiatives, Department of Life Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
- Department of Veterinary Physiology, BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Immune and Vascular Cell Network Research Center, National Creative Initiatives, Department of Life Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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Kidney Mesenchymal Stem Cell-derived Extracellular Vesicles Engineered to Express Erythropoietin Improve Renal Anemia in Mice with Chronic Kidney Disease. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2021; 18:980-992. [PMID: 33651336 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-021-10141-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) shed from kidney mesenchymal stem cells (KMSCs) show protective effects against acute kidney injury and progressive kidney fibrosis via mRNA transfer. Previous studies report improvement of renal anemia following administration of genetically modified MSCs or peritoneal mesothelial cells that secrete erythropoietin (EPO). Here, we determined whether EPO-secreting KMSC-derived EVs (EPO(+)-EVs) can improve renal anemia in mouse models of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The mouse CKD and renal anemia model was induced by electrocoagulation of the right renal cortex and sequential left nephrectomy. At six weeks post-nephrectomy, we observed significantly lower hemoglobin (10.4 ± 0.2 vs. 13.2 ± 0.2 g/dL) and significantly higher blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine levels in CKD mice relative to controls (60.5 ± 0.5 and 0.37 ± 0.09 mg/dL vs. 19.9 ± 0.5 and 0.12 ± 0.02 mg/dL, respectively). Genetically engineered EPO(+)-KMSCs secreted 71 IU/mL EPO/106 cells/24 h in vitro, and EPO(+)-EVs isolated by differential ultracentrifugation expressed EPO mRNA and horizontally transferred EPO mRNA into target cells in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, at two weeks post-injection of EPO(+)-KMSCs or EPO(+)-EVs into CKD mice with renal anemia, we observed significant increases in hemoglobin levels (11.7 ± 0.2 and 11.5 ± 0.2 vs. 10.1 ± 0.2 g/dL, respectively) and significantly lower serum creatinine levels at eight weeks in comparison to mice receiving vehicle control (0.30 ± 0.00 and 0.23 ± 0.03 vs. 0.43 ± 0.06 mg/dL, respectively). These results demonstrate that intraperitoneal administration of EPO(+)-EVs significantly increased hemoglobin levels and renal function in CKD mice, suggesting the efficacy of these genetically engineered EVs as a promising novel strategy for the treatment of renal anemia.
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Effects of acidosis on the structure, composition, and function of adult murine femurs. Acta Biomater 2021; 121:484-496. [PMID: 33242638 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Physiologic pH is maintained in a narrow range through multiple systemic buffering systems. Metabolic Acidosis (MA) is an acid-base disorder clinically characterized by a decrease in systemic pH and bicarbonate (HCO3-) levels. Acidosis affects millions annually, resulting in decreased bone mineral density and bone volume and an increased rate of fracture. We developed an adult murine model of diet-induced metabolic acidosis via graded NH4Cl administration that successfully decreased systemic pH over a 14 day period to elucidate the effects of acidosis on the skeletal system. Blood gas analyses measured an increase in blood calcium and sodium levels indicating a skeletal response to 14 days of acidosis. MA also significantly decreased femur ultimate strength, likely due to modifications in bone morphology as determined from decreased microcomputed tomography values of centroid distance and area moment of inertia. These structural changes may be caused by aberrant remodeling based on histological data evidencing altered OCL activity in acidosis. Additionally, we found that acidosis significantly decreased bone CO3 content in a site-specific manner similar to the bone phenotype observed in human MA. We determined that MA decreased bone strength thus increasing fracture risk, which is likely caused by alterations in bone shape and compounded by changes in bone composition. Additionally, we suggest the temporal regulation of cell-mediated remodeling in MA is more complex than current literature suggests. We conclude that our model reliably induces MA and has deleterious effects on skeletal form and function, presenting similarly to the MA bone phenotype in humans.
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BACKGROUND Chromogranin A (CHGA) is an index granin protein critical for biogenesis and exocytotic release of catecholamine storage granules. It is elevated in plasma of patients with sympathetic over-activity and kidney dysfunction. Several CHGA polymorphisms are associated with hypertensive kidney disease. Previously, we unraveled the molecular mechanism by which CHGA expression is regulated in African Americans carrying a genetic variation associated with hypertensive chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHOD Experimental CKD mouse model were created by 5/6th nephrectomy (Npx) using wild-type and Chga-/- knockout mouse strains to delineate the role of CHGA in CKD. RESULT Wild-type-Npx mice expressing Chga developed exacerbated azotemia and fibrosis as compared with their knockout-Npx counterparts. Gene expression profiling revealed downregulation of mitochondrial respiratory complexes genes consistent with maladaptive mitochondria in wild-type-Npx mice, contrasted to knockout-Npx. In healthy individuals, an inverse relationship between circulating CHGA levels and glomerular function was observed. In vitro, mesangial cells treated with CHGA-triggered nitric oxide release by a signaling mechanism involving scavenger receptor SR-A. The CHGA-treated and untreated mesangial cells displayed differential expression of cytokine, chemokine, complement, acute phase inflammatory and apoptotic pathway genes. Thus, build-up of plasma CHGA because of kidney injury served as an insult to the mesangial cells resulting in expression of genes promoting inflammation, fibrosis, and progression of CKD. CONCLUSION These findings improve understanding of the role of elevated CHGA in the progression of CKD and reveal novel pathways that could be exploited for therapeutic strategies in hypertensive kidney disease.
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Differential sympathetic response to lesion-induced chronic kidney disease in rabbits. Kidney Int 2020; 98:906-917. [DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Navarro‐García JA, Rueda A, Romero‐García T, Aceves‐Ripoll J, Rodríguez‐Sánchez E, González‐Lafuente L, Zaragoza C, Fernández‐Velasco M, Kuro‐o M, Ruilope LM, Ruiz‐Hurtado G. Enhanced Klotho availability protects against cardiac dysfunction induced by uraemic cardiomyopathy by regulating Ca 2+ handling. Br J Pharmacol 2020; 177:4701-4719. [PMID: 32830863 PMCID: PMC7520447 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Klotho is a membrane-bound or soluble protein, originally identified as an age-suppressing factor and regulator of mineral metabolism. Klotho deficiency is associated with the development of renal disease, but its role in cardiac function in the context of uraemic cardiomyopathy is unknown. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We explored the effects of Klotho on cardiac Ca2+ cycling. We analysed Ca2+ handling in adult cardiomyocytes from Klotho-deficient (kl/kl) mice and from a murine model of 5/6 nephrectomy (Nfx). We also studied the effect of exogenous Klotho supplementation, by chronic recombinant Klotho treatment, or endogenous Klotho overexpression, using transgenic mice overexpressing Klotho (Tg-Kl), on uraemic cardiomyopathy. Hearts from Nfx mice were used to study Ca2+ sensitivity of ryanodine receptors and their phosphorylation state. KEY RESULTS Cardiomyocytes from kl/kl mice showed decreased amplitude of intracellular Ca2+ transients and cellular shortening together with an increase in pro-arrhythmic Ca2+ events compared with cells from wild-type mice. Cardiomyocytes from Nfx mice exhibited the same impairment in Ca2+ cycling as kl/kl mice. Changes in Nfx cardiomyocytes were explained by higher sensitivity of ryanodine receptors to Ca2+ and their increased phosphorylation at the calmodulin kinase type II and protein kinase A sites. Ca2+ mishandling in Nfx-treated mice was fully prevented by chronic recombinant Klotho administration or transgenic Klotho overexpression. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Klotho emerges as an attractive therapeutic tool to improve cardiac Ca2+ mishandling observed in uraemic cardiomyopathy. Strategies that improve Klotho availability are good candidates to protect the heart from functional cardiac alterations in renal disease.
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- José Alberto Navarro‐García
- Cardiorenal Translational LaboratoryInstitute of Research i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de OctubreMadridSpain
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- Departamento de BioquímicaCentro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPNMéxico CityDFMexico
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- Departamento de BioquímicaCentro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPNMéxico CityDFMexico
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- Cardiorenal Translational LaboratoryInstitute of Research i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de OctubreMadridSpain
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- Cardiorenal Translational LaboratoryInstitute of Research i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de OctubreMadridSpain
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- Cardiorenal Translational LaboratoryInstitute of Research i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de OctubreMadridSpain
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- Department of CardiologyUnidad de Investigación Mixta Universidad Francisco de Vitoria/Hospital Ramon y Cajal (IRYCIS)MadridSpain
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- Division of Anti‐ageing Medicine, Centre for Molecular MedicineJichi Medical UniversityShimotsukeTochigiJapan
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- Cardiorenal Translational LaboratoryInstitute of Research i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de OctubreMadridSpain
- CIBER‐CVHospital Universitario 12 de OctubreMadridSpain
- School of Doctoral Studies and ResearchEuropean University of MadridMadridSpain
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- Cardiorenal Translational LaboratoryInstitute of Research i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de OctubreMadridSpain
- CIBER‐CVHospital Universitario 12 de OctubreMadridSpain
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Ding M, Lian D, Zhang L, Jiang T, Wang W. I κB Kinase Inhibitor VII Modulates Sepsis-Induced Excessive Inflammation and Cardiac Dysfunction in 5/6 Nephrectomized Mice. Mediators Inflamm 2020; 2020:4251682. [PMID: 32963493 PMCID: PMC7501549 DOI: 10.1155/2020/4251682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease condition requires regular dialysis; the patients have greater risk of sepsis and have high mortality rate compared to general people with sepsis. The adverse cardiac condition leads to mortality in subjects with sepsis. In the present work, we studied the consequences of chronic kidney damage by 5/6 nephrectomy on cardiac function in mice induced with sepsis and the mechanism involved. METHODS We used C57BL/6 mice and subjected them to 5/6 nephrectomy; after induction of chronic kidney damage, they were subjected to sepsis by either LPS treatment or by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) method. The cardiac function test was done by echocardiography. Protein expression was done by western blot analysis. RESULTS The 5/6 nephrectomized mice showed significant increase in blood creatinine and urea levels compared to sham-operated mice; the mice also showed decreased ejection fraction and increased levels of phosphorylated IkBα and nuclear translocation of the NF-κB and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). When subjected to CLP and LPS treatment, the 5/6 nephrectomized mice augmented cardiac abnormalities and lung inflammation and increased plasma levels of TNF-α, IL-1, IL-12, and IL-18. Also, we evidenced increased levels of p-IKKα/β and Ikβα, NF-κβ, and iNOS. Treatment of IKK inhibitor VII in 5/6 nephrectomized mice after LPS administration or CLP attenuated these effects. CONCLUSION Chronic kidney disease could lead to abnormal cardiac function caused by sepsis in mice; this may be due to increased expression of NF-κβ and iNOS in cardiac tissues.
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- Mei Ding
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
- Jilin Provincial Precision Medicine Key Laboratory for Cardiovascular Genetic Diagnosis, 130033, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
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- Department of Pathology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
- Jilin Provincial Precision Medicine Key Laboratory for Cardiovascular Genetic Diagnosis, 130033, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
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Tan RZ, Zhong X, Li JC, Zhang YW, Yan Y, Liao Y, Wen D, Diao H, Wang L, Shen HC. An optimized 5/6 nephrectomy mouse model based on unilateral kidney ligation and its application in renal fibrosis research. Ren Fail 2019; 41:555-566. [PMID: 31234688 PMCID: PMC6598497 DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2019.1627220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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5/6 Nephrectomy (PNx) on rat and mouse mimics renal failure after loss of kidney function in human, and it has been widely used in CKD researches. However, existing methods for PNx model construction present high mortality of animals after modeling due to hemorrhage and infection in or after surgery. Here, we report a novel and highly efficient PNx modeling method to simulate conventional 5/6 nephrectomy, which significantly reduced the mortality of animals and simplified the modeling procedures. In this novel modeling method, we directly ligated the upper and lower poles of left kidney after removal the right kidney 1 week later (l-PNx), which leads to necrosis of ligated upper and lower poles of the kidney and mimics the conventional 5/6 nephrectomy (c-PNx). After modeling 4 and 12 weeks, the serum creatinine, BUN and proteinuria levels were strongly increased in both c-PNx and l-PNx model. Importantly, compared with the c-PNx, l-PNx model present more severe renal fibrosis estimated by Masson staining, IHC and western blotting. The results showed that the protein levels of α-SMA were significantly increased in the kidney of c-PNx and l-PNx models, but more increase was found in l-PNx model. It is noteworthy that, compared with c-PNx model, the survival rate of l-PNx model was markedly increased. In summary, we established a novel and efficient 5/6 nephrectomy model, which can mimic conventional 5/6 nephrectomy to construct a renal fibrosis and renal failure mouse model, that is conducive to mechanism and treatment researches of CKD.
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- Rui-Zhi Tan
- a Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine , Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University , Luzhou , China
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- a Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine , Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University , Luzhou , China
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- a Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine , Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University , Luzhou , China
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- a Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine , Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University , Luzhou , China
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- a Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine , Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University , Luzhou , China
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- a Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine , Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University , Luzhou , China
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- a Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine , Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University , Luzhou , China
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- a Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine , Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University , Luzhou , China
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- a Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine , Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University , Luzhou , China
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- a Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine , Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University , Luzhou , China.,b College of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine , Southwest Medical University , Luzhou , China.,c Depertment of Nephrology , Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University , Luzhou , China
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Rucher G, Cameliere L, Fendri J, Anfray A, Abbas A, Kamel S, Dupas Q, Delcroix N, Berger L, Manrique A. Molecular imaging of endothelial activation and mineralization in a mouse model of accelerated atherosclerosis. EJNMMI Res 2019; 9:80. [PMID: 31440854 PMCID: PMC6706501 DOI: 10.1186/s13550-019-0550-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Preclinical imaging of endothelial activation and mineralization using both positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance (MR) remains scarce. PROCEDURES A group of uremic ApoE-/- (Ur), non-uremic ApoE-/- (NUr), and control C57Bl/6 J mice (Ctl) were investigated. Mineralization process was assessed using sodium fluoride ([18F]NaF) PET, and MR imaging combined with intravenous injection of MPIO-αVCAM-1 was used to evaluate endothelial activation. Micro- and macrocalcifications were evaluated by flame atomic absorption spectroscopy and von Kossa staining, respectively. RESULTS Ur mice showed an active and sustained mineralization process compared to Ctl mice (p = 0.002) using [18F]NaF PET imaging. Calcium plasma level was increased in Ur (2.54 ± 0.09 mM, n = 17) compared to NUr and Ctl mice (2.24 ± 0.01, n = 22, and 2.14 ± 0.02, n = 27, respectively; p < 0.0001). Likewise, vascular calcium content was increased in Ur (0.51 ± 0.06 μg Ca2+ per milligram of dry weight aorta, n = 11) compared to NUr (0.27 ± 0.05, n = 9, p = 0.013) and Ctl (0.28 ± 0.05, n = 11, p = 0.014). Ur mice also had a higher inflammatory state using MPIO-αVCAM-1 MR (p global = 0.01, post hoc analysis Ur vs. Ctl p = 0.003) associated with increased VCAM-1 expression (p global = 0.02). Aortic remodeling at the level of the brachiocephalic trunk, brachiocephalic trunk itself, and aortic arch in Ur mice was also demonstrated using MR. CONCLUSIONS Preclinical molecular imaging allowed in vivo characterization of the early phase of atherosclerosis. [18F]NaF PET showed early and sustained vascular mineralization in uremic ApoE-/- mice. MPIO-αVCAM-1 MR imaging demonstrated aortic endothelial activation, predominantly in segments with vascular remodeling.
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- Guillaume Rucher
- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, EA 4650, GIP Cyceron, 14000 Caen, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, EA 4650, GIP Cyceron, 14000 Caen, France
- Chirurgie Vasculaire, CHU de Caen, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14000 Caen, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, EA 4650, GIP Cyceron, 14000 Caen, France
- Chirurgie Vasculaire, CHU de Caen, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14000 Caen, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, INSERM, UMR-S U1237, Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders (PhIND), 14000 Caen, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, EPHE, INSERM, U1077, Neuropsychologie et Imagerie de la Mémoire Humaine, 14000 Caen, France
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- EA7517, MP3CV, CURS, University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
- Biochemistry Laboratory, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, EA 4650, GIP Cyceron, 14000 Caen, France
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- CNRS, UMS-3048, GIP Cyceron, Campus Jules Horowitz, 14000 Caen, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, EA 4650, GIP Cyceron, 14000 Caen, France
- Chirurgie Vasculaire, CHU de Caen, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14000 Caen, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, EA 4650, GIP Cyceron, 14000 Caen, France
- Médecine Nucléaire, CHU de Caen, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14000 Caen, France
- GIP Cyceron, Campus Jules Horowitz, Boulevard Henri Becquerel, 5229, 14074 Caen, BP France
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- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, EA 4650, GIP Cyceron, 14000 Caen, France
- Chirurgie Vasculaire, CHU de Caen, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14000 Caen, France
- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, INSERM, UMR-S U1237, Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders (PhIND), 14000 Caen, France
- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, EPHE, INSERM, U1077, Neuropsychologie et Imagerie de la Mémoire Humaine, 14000 Caen, France
- EA7517, MP3CV, CURS, University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
- Biochemistry Laboratory, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
- CNRS, UMS-3048, GIP Cyceron, Campus Jules Horowitz, 14000 Caen, France
- Médecine Nucléaire, CHU de Caen, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14000 Caen, France
- GIP Cyceron, Campus Jules Horowitz, Boulevard Henri Becquerel, 5229, 14074 Caen, BP France
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Chronic kidney failure mineral bone disorder leads to a permanent loss of hematopoietic stem cells through dysfunction of the stem cell niche. Sci Rep 2018; 8:15385. [PMID: 30337617 PMCID: PMC6194087 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33979-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
In chronic kidney disease (CKD), endothelial injury, is associated with disease progression and an increased risk for cardiovascular complications. Circulating cells with vascular reparative functions are hematopoietic and also reduced in CKD. To explore the mechanistic basis behind these observations, we have investigated hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) homeostasis in a mouse model for non-progressive CKD-mineral and bone disorder with experimentally induced chronic renal failure (CRF). In mice subjected to 12 weeks of CRF, bone marrow HSC frequencies were decreased and transplantation of bone marrow cells from CRF donors showed a decrease in long-term HSC repopulation compared to controls. This loss was directly associated with a CRF-induced defect in the HSC niche affecting the cell cycle status of HSC and could not be restored by the PTH-reducing agent cinacalcet. In CRF, frequencies of quiescent (G0) HSC were decreased coinciding with an increase in hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC) in the S-and G2-phases of cell cycle. Moreover, in CRF mice, HSC-niche supporting macrophages were decreased compared to controls concomitant to impaired B lymphopoiesis. Our data point to a permanent loss of HSC and may provide insight into the root cause of the loss of homeostatic potential in CKD.
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Chen J, Kieswich JE, Chiazza F, Moyes AJ, Gobbetti T, Purvis GSD, Salvatori DCF, Patel NSA, Perretti M, Hobbs AJ, Collino M, Yaqoob MM, Thiemermann C. IκB Kinase Inhibitor Attenuates Sepsis-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction in CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol 2017; 28:94-105. [PMID: 27153924 PMCID: PMC5198262 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015060670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Patients with CKD requiring dialysis have a higher risk of sepsis and a 100-fold higher mortality rate than the general population with sepsis. The severity of cardiac dysfunction predicts mortality in patients with sepsis. Here, we investigated the effect of preexisting CKD on cardiac function in mice with sepsis and whether inhibition of IκB kinase (IKK) reduces the cardiac dysfunction in CKD sepsis. Male C57BL/6 mice underwent 5/6 nephrectomy, and 8 weeks later, they were subjected to LPS (2 mg/kg) or sepsis by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Compared with sham operation, nephrectomy resulted in significant increases in urea and creatinine levels, a small (P<0.05) reduction in ejection fraction (echocardiography), and increases in the cardiac levels of phosphorylated IκBα, Akt, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2; nuclear translocation of the NF-κB subunit p65; and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression. When subjected to LPS or CLP, compared with sham-operated controls, CKD mice exhibited exacerbation of cardiac dysfunction and lung inflammation, greater increases in levels of plasma cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-10), and greater increases in the cardiac levels of phosphorylated IKKα/β and IκBα, nuclear translocation of p65, and iNOS expression. Treatment of CKD mice with an IKK inhibitor (IKK 16; 1 mg/kg) 1 hour after CLP or LPS administration attenuated these effects. Thus, preexisting CKD aggravates the cardiac dysfunction caused by sepsis or endotoxemia in mice; this effect may be caused by increased cardiac NF-κB activation and iNOS expression.
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- Jianmin Chen
- Center for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics and
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Center for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics and
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- Center for Biochemical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Central Laboratory Animal Facility, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; and
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- Center for Biochemical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Center for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics and
- Department of Renal Medicine and Transplantation, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom
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Frauscher B, Artinger K, Kirsch AH, Aringer I, Moschovaki-Filippidou F, Kétszeri M, Schabhüttl C, Rainer PP, Schmidt A, Stojakovic T, Fahrleitner-Pammer A, Rosenkranz AR, Eller P, Eller K. A New Murine Model of Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder. Int J Endocrinol 2017; 2017:1659071. [PMID: 29387084 PMCID: PMC5745741 DOI: 10.1155/2017/1659071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with mineral and bone disorder (MBD), which is the main cause of the extensively increased cardiovascular mortality in the CKD population. We now aimed to establish a new murine experimental CKD-MBD model. Dilute brown non-Agouti (DBA/2) mice were fed with high-phosphate diet for 4 (HPD4) or 7 (HPD7) days, then with standard chow diet (SCD) and subsequently followed until day 84. They were compared to DBA/2 mice maintained on SCD during the whole study period. Both 4 and 7 days HPD-fed mice developed phosphate nephropathy with tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, decreased glomerular filtration rate, and increased serum urea levels. The abdominal aorta of HPD-treated mice showed signs of media calcification. Histomorphometric analysis of HPD-treated mice showed decreased bone volume/tissue volume, low mineral apposition rate, and low bone formation rate as compared to SCD-fed mice, despite increased parathyroid hormone levels. Overall, the observed phenotype was more pronounced in the HPD7 group. In summary, we established a new, noninvasive, and therefore easy to perform reproducible CKD-MBD model, which showed media calcification, secondary hyperparathyroidism, and low-turnover bone disease.
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- Bianca Frauscher
- Clinical Division of Nephrology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Nephrology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Nephrology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Nephrology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Nephrology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Nephrology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Cejka D, Parada-Rodriguez D, Pichler S, Marculescu R, Kramer I, Kneissel M, Gross T, Reisinger A, Pahr D, Monier-Faugere MC, Haas M, Malluche HH. Only minor differences in renal osteodystrophy features between wild-type and sclerostin knockout mice with chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int 2016; 90:828-34. [PMID: 27528549 PMCID: PMC5530366 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Revised: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Renal osteodystrophy affects the majority of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is characterized by progressive bone loss. This study evaluated the effects of sclerostin knockout on bone in a murine model of severe, surgically induced CKD in both sclerostin knockout and wild-type mice. Mice of both genotypes with normal kidney function served as controls. Tibiae were analyzed using micro-computed tomography, and lumbar vertebrae were analyzed by histomorphometry. Results were tested for statistical significance by 2-way ANOVA to investigate whether bone of the knockout mice reacted differently to CKD compared with bone of wild-type mice. In the tibiae, there was no difference after creation of CKD between wild-type and knockout animals for cortical thickness or cross-sectional moment of inertia. Increases in cortical porosity induced by CKD differed significantly between genotypes in the tibial metaphysis but not in the diaphysis. In the trabecular compartment, no difference in reaction to CKD between genotypes was found for bone volume, trabecular number, trabecular thickness, and trabecular separation. In the lumbar vertebrae, significant differences in response to CKD between wild-type and knockout mice were seen for both bone volume and trabecular thickness. Osteoblast parameters did not differ significantly, whereas osteoclast numbers significantly increased in the wild-type but significantly decreased in knockout mice with CKD. No differences in response to CKD between genotypes were found for bone formation rate or mineral apposition rate. Thus, complete absence of sclerostin has only minor effects on CKD-induced bone loss in mice.
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- Daniel Cejka
- Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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- Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Austria
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- Muscoloskeletal Disease Area, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Muscoloskeletal Disease Area, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
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- Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
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- Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
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- Division of Nephrology, Bone and Mineral Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Nephrology, Bone and Mineral Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Estrogen Deficiency Leads to Further Bone Loss in the Mandible of CKD Mice. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0148804. [PMID: 26886008 PMCID: PMC4757532 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been regarded as a grave public health problem. Estrogen is a critical factor for both renal protection and bone remodeling. Our previous study demonstrated that CKD impairs the healing of titanium implants. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of estrogen deficiency on the mandibular bone in CKD mice. Methods Forty eleven-week-old female C57BL mice were used in this study. Uremia and estrogen deficiency were induced by 5/6 nephrectomy and ovariectomy (OVX), respectively. After 8 weeks, the mice were sacrificed, and their mandibles were collected for micro-CT analysis and histological examination. Results All the mice survived the experimental period. Serum measurements confirmed a significant increase in BUN in the CKD group that was further increased by OVX. OVX led to significant decreases in both the BV/TV and cortical thickness of the mandibular bone in CKD mice. Conclusion In summary, our findings indicate that estrogen deficiency leads to further mandibular bone loss in CKD mice.
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Geenen IL, Kolk FF, Molin DG, Wagenaar A, Compeer MG, Tordoir JH, Schurink GW, De Mey JG, Post MJ. Nitric Oxide Resistance Reduces Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation in Chronic Kidney Disease in Rats. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0146212. [PMID: 26727368 PMCID: PMC4699647 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Autologous arteriovenous (AV) fistulas are the first choice for vascular access but have a high risk of non-maturation due to insufficient vessel adaptation, a process dependent on nitric oxide (NO)-signaling. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with oxidative stress that can disturb NO-signaling. Here, we evaluated the influence of CKD on AV fistula maturation and NO-signaling. Methods CKD was established in rats by a 5/6th nephrectomy and after 6 weeks, an AV fistula was created between the carotid artery and jugular vein, which was followed up at 3 weeks with ultrasound and flow assessments. Vessel wall histology was assessed afterwards and vasoreactivity of carotid arteries was studied in a wire myograph. The soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) activator BAY 60–2770 was administered daily to CKD animals for 3 weeks to enhance fistula maturation. Results CKD animals showed lower flow rates, smaller fistula diameters and increased oxidative stress levels in the vessel wall. Endothelium-dependent relaxation was comparable but vasorelaxation after sodium nitroprusside was diminished in CKD vessels, indicating NO resistance of the NO-receptor sGC. This was confirmed by stimulation with BAY 60–2770 resulting in increased vasorelaxation in CKD vessels. Oral administration of BAY 60–2770 to CKD animals induced larger fistula diameters, however; flow was not significantly different from vehicle-treated CKD animals. Conclusions CKD induces oxidative stress resulting in NO resistance that can hamper AV fistula maturation. sGC activators like BAY 60–2770 could offer therapeutic potential to increase AV fistula maturation.
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- Irma L. Geenen
- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of General Surgery, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Surgery, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Surgery, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Kang L, Grande JP, Hillestad ML, Croatt AJ, Barry MA, Katusic ZS, Nath KA. A new model of an arteriovenous fistula in chronic kidney disease in the mouse: beneficial effects of upregulated heme oxygenase-1. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2015; 310:F466-76. [PMID: 26672617 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00288.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the preferred hemodialysis vascular access, but it is complicated by high failure rates and attendant morbidity. This study provides the first description of a murine AVF model that recapitulates two salient features of hemodialysis AVFs, namely, anastomosis of end-vein to side-artery to create the AVF and the presence of chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD reduced AVF blood flow, observed as early as 3 days after AVF creation, and increased neointimal hyperplasia, venous wall thickness, thrombus formation, and vasculopathic gene expression in the AVF. These adverse effects of CKD could not be ascribed to preexisting alterations in blood pressure or vascular reactivity in this CKD model. In addition to vasculopathic genes, CKD induced potentially vasoprotective genes in the AVF such as heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and HO-2. To determine whether prior HO-1 upregulation may protect in this model, we upregulated HO-1 by adeno-associated viral gene delivery, achieving marked venous induction of the HO-1 protein and HO activity. Such HO-1 upregulation improved AVF blood flow and decreased venous wall thickness in the AVF. Finally, we demonstrate that the administration of carbon monoxide, a product of HO, acutely increased AVF blood flow. This study thus demonstrates: 1) the feasibility of a clinically relevant murine AVF model created in the presence of CKD and involving an end-vein to side-artery anastomosis; 2) the exacerbatory effect of CKD on clinically relevant features of this model; and 3) the beneficial effects in this model conferred by HO-1 upregulation by adeno-associated viral gene delivery.
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- Lu Kang
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; and
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota;
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Zhang S, Guo Y, Zou H, Sun N, Zhao D, Liu W, Dong Y, Cheng G, Yuan Q. Effect of estrogen deficiency on the fixation of titanium implants in chronic kidney disease mice. Osteoporos Int 2015; 26:1073-80. [PMID: 25366374 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-014-2952-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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UNLABELLED We established a chronic kidney disease (CKD) mouse model with estrogen deficiency and inserted titanium implants into the femur of such mice to investigate the fixation of the implants. Both the histomorphometry and implant resistance indicated that estrogen deficiency impaired the fixation of titanium implants inserted into such mice. INTRODUCTION CKD has been regarded as a worldwide public health problem. Estrogen is a critical factor for both renal protection and bone remodeling. A previous study demonstrated that CKD impairs the early healing of titanium implants. However, the combined effect of estrogen deficiency and CKD on the fixation of titanium implants is largely unknown. METHODS Forty 9-week-old female C57BL mice were randomly divided into sham, ovariectomy (OVX), CKD, and CKD + OVX groups. Uremia and estrogen deficiency were induced by 5/6 nephrectomy and OVX, respectively. Experimental titanium implants were inserted into the distal end of the femur. Bone-implant contact (BIC) ratio and bone volume (BV/TV) around the implants were histomorphometrically analyzed. The fixation strength of the implant was measured by a biomechanical push-in resistance test. RESULTS Serum measurement confirmed a significant increase in serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN) in the CKD group, which was further increased by OVX. Estrogen deficiency led to significant decreases in the BIC ratio, BV/TV, and the push-in resistance in CKD animals. There was a significant interaction between the effects of OVX and CKD, with OVX exacerbating the effects of CKD on BIC ratio and push-in resistance. CONCLUSIONS The results indicated that estrogen deficiency exerts a synergistic effect with CKD and further impairs the fixation of titanium implants in CKD mice.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, 14 Third Section, Renmin Nan Road, 610041, Chengdu, China
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Ni J, Zhang W, Zhu Z, Zhu J, Du R, Jing Y, Lu L, Zhang R. In vivo kinetics of the uremic toxin p-cresyl sulfate in mice with variable renal function. Ther Apher Dial 2014; 18:637-42. [PMID: 25256665 DOI: 10.1111/1744-9987.12185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Uremic toxins such as p-cresyl sulfate (PCS) are associated with increased mortality for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, but in vivo PCS toxicity studies are limited due to the lack of a standard animal model. To establish such a model, we measured the pharmacokinetics of PCS in mice with variable renal function. Male Balb/c mice subjected to 5/6 nephrectomy (CRF), unilateral nephrectomy (UNX), or no surgery (controls) were given PCS (po, 50 mg/kg). Blood samples were collected over time and plasma PCS concentrations were measured. Over 4 h, PCS was significantly higher in the plasma of CRF mice (63.28 ± 2.76 mg/L), compared to UNX mice (3.11 ± 0.64 mg/L) and controls (0.39 ± 0.12 mg/L). The PCS half-life was greatest in CRF mice (12.07 ± 0.12 h), compared to 0.79 ± 0.04 h in UNX mice and 0.48 ± 0.02 h in control mice. However, the potential presence of additional uremic toxins along with PCS in CRF mice and rapid PCS clearance in control mice suggest that the UNX mouse would be a better PCS model to study toxicity.
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- Jingwei Ni
- Department of Cardiology, Rui Jin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Zou H, Zhao X, Sun N, Zhang S, Sato T, Yu H, Chen Q, Weber HP, Dard M, Yuan Q, Lanske B. Effect of chronic kidney disease on the healing of titanium implants. Bone 2013; 56:410-5. [PMID: 23876979 PMCID: PMC3812922 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2013.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2013] [Revised: 06/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/01/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a worldwide public health problem. However, its effect on osseointegration of dental implants is largely unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate whether CKD impairs the quality of the osseointegration of titanium implants. Uremia was induced by 5/6 nephrectomy in mice, and serum levels of BUN, FGF23, PTH and ALP were significantly increased. For in vitro tests, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) were obtained and cultured on titanium discs. There was no significant difference in term of expression of osteogenic marker genes including Osx, Col-1, Ocn, and Opn, as quantified by qPCR. Moreover, Alizarin Red S staining showed comparable mineralized nodules formation. Histomorphometrical analysis of experimental implants inserted in the femurs of CKD mice revealed a trend of decreased BIC ratio at 2-week healing. The strength of bone-implant integration, as measured by a push-in method, was significantly lower for the CKD group at 2 weeks, although a comparable level was reached at 4 weeks. These results demonstrated that CKD only negatively affects the osseointegration of titanium implants at the early stage.
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- Huawei Zou
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- New York University, College of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, NY, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Corresponding author at: State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, 14 Third Section, Renmin Nan Road, Chengdu 610041, China. (Q. Yuan)
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Monge M, Houben T, de Boer H, Aleksinskaya M, Massy Z, Rabelink T, Meijer JH, van Zonneveld AJ. Chronic renal failure does not affect the mouse locomotor activity in darkness conditions. BIOL RHYTHM RES 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2012.745058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Nikolov IG, Joki N, Galmiche A, Nguyen-Khoa T, Guerrera IC, Guillonneau F, Ivanovski O, Phan O, Maizel J, Marçon F, Benchitrit J, Lucas A, Edelman A, Lacour B, Drüeke TB, Massy ZA. Farnesyltransferase inhibitor R115777 protects against vascular disease in uremic mice. Atherosclerosis 2013; 229:42-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.02.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2012] [Revised: 02/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Kang L, Grande JP, Farrugia G, Croatt AJ, Katusic ZS, Nath KA. Functioning of an arteriovenous fistula requires heme oxygenase-2. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2013; 305:F545-52. [PMID: 23678042 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00234.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Heme oxygenase-2 (HO-2), the constitutive isoform of the heme-degrading enzyme heme oxygenase, may serve as an anti-inflammatory vasorelaxant, in part, by generating carbon monoxide. Arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are employed as hemodialysis vascular accesses because they provide an accessible, high-blood-flow vascular segment. We examined the role of vascular expression of HO-2 in AVF function. An AVF was created in mice by anastomosing the carotid artery to the jugular vein. HO-2 expression was detected by immunohistochemistry in the intact carotid artery, mainly in endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells; expression of HO-2 protein and mRNA was modestly increased in the artery of the AVF. Creating an AVF in HO-2(-/-) mice compared with an AVF in HO-2(+/+) mice led to markedly reduced AVF blood flow and increased numbers of nonfunctioning AVFs. The impairment of AVF function in the setting of HO-2 deficiency could not be ascribed to either preexisting intrinsic abnormalities in endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent relaxation of the carotid artery in HO-2-deficient mice or to impaired vasorelaxant responses in the intact carotid artery in vivo. HO-1 mRNA was comparably induced in the AVF in HO-2(+/+) and HO-2(-/-) mice, whereas the AVF in HO-2(-/-) mice compared with that in HO-2(+/+) mice exhibited exaggerated induction of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 but similar induction of MMP-2. HO-2 deficiency also led to lower AVF blood flow when AVFs were created in uremia, the latter induced by subtotal nephrectomy. We conclude that HO-2 critically contributes to the adequacy of AVF blood flow and function.
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- Lu Kang
- Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim 542, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905.
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Seth AK, De la Garza M, Fang RC, Hong SJ, Galiano RD. Excisional wound healing is delayed in a murine model of chronic kidney disease. PLoS One 2013; 8:e59979. [PMID: 23536900 PMCID: PMC3607571 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2012] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Approximately 15% of the United States population suffers from chronic kidney disease (CKD), often demonstrating an associated impairment in wound healing. This study outlines the development of a surgical murine model of CKD in order to investigate the mechanisms underlying this impairment. Methods CKD was induced in mice by partial cauterization of one kidney cortex and contralateral nephrectomy, modifying a previously published technique. After a minimum of 6-weeks, splinted, dorsal excisional wounds were created to permit assessment of wound healing parameters. Wounds were harvested on postoperative days (POD) 0, 3, 7, and 14 for histological, immunofluorescent, and quantitative PCR (qPCR). Results CKD mice exhibited deranged blood chemistry and hematology profiles, including profound uremia and anemia. Significant decreases in re-epithelialization and granulation tissue deposition rates were found in uremic mice wounds relative to controls. On immunofluorescent analysis, uremic mice demonstrated significant reductions in cellular proliferation (BrdU) and angiogenesis (CD31), with a concurrent increase in inflammation (CD45) as compared to controls. CKD mice also displayed differential expression of wound healing-related genes (VEGF, IL-1β, eNOS, iNOS) on qPCR. Conclusions These findings represent the first reported investigation of cutaneous healing in a CKD animal model. Ongoing studies of this significantly delayed wound healing phenotype include the establishment of renal failure model in diabetic strains to study the combined effects of CKD and diabetes.
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- Akhil K. Seth
- Laboratory for Wound Repair and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Laboratory for Wound Repair and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Laboratory for Wound Repair and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Laboratory for Wound Repair and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Laboratory for Wound Repair and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Lau WL, Linnes M, Chu EY, Foster BL, Bartley BA, Somerman MJ, Giachelli CM. High phosphate feeding promotes mineral and bone abnormalities in mice with chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2012; 28:62-9. [PMID: 23045434 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfs333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disorder (CKD-MBD) is a systemic syndrome characterized by imbalances in mineral homeostasis, renal osteodystrophy (ROD) and ectopic calcification. The mechanisms underlying this syndrome in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are not yet clear. METHODS We examined the effect of normal phosphate (NP) or high phosphate (HP) feeding in the setting of CKD on bone pathology, serum biochemistry and vascular calcification in calcification-prone dilute brown non-agouti (DBA/2) mice. RESULTS In both NP and HP-fed CKD mice, elevated serum parathyroid hormone and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels were observed, but serum phosphorus levels were equivalent compared with sham controls. CKD mice on NP diet showed trabecular alterations in the long bone consistent with high-turnover ROD, including increased trabecular number with abundant osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Despite trabecular bone and serum biochemical changes, CKD/NP mice did not develop vascular calcification. In contrast, CKD/HP mice developed arterial medial calcification (AMC), more severe trabecular bone alterations and cortical bone abnormalities that included decreased cortical thickness and density, and increased cortical porosity. Cortical bone porosity and trabecular number strongly correlated with the degree of aortic calcification. CONCLUSIONS HP feeding was required to induce the full spectrum of CKD-MBD symptoms in CKD mice.
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- Wei Ling Lau
- Department of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Li KL, Chen J, Li ZH, Zhao L, He YN. p53 negatively regulates the osteogenic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells in mice with chronic kidney disease. Cardiovasc J Afr 2012; 23:e1-9. [PMID: 22143460 PMCID: PMC3734878 DOI: 10.5830/cvja-2011-069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/11/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Aim To investigate the osteogenic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in mice with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and to evaluate the effects of p53 on the osteogenic differentiation of the VSMCs. Methods Experimental models of CKD-associated vascular calcification generated by five-sixth (5/6) nephrectomy (Nx) and a high-phosphate (HP) diet were used in p53+/+ and p53–/– mice. Following 5/6 Nx, aortic calcification, markers of osteogenic differentiation, VSMCs and p53 protein in aortic tissues were studied. Results Aortic calcification was observed after eight weeks following 5/6 Nx in mice of both genotypes, and expression of the markers of osteogenic differentiation in the VSMCs was increased. These changes were continuously observed up to 12 weeks after 5/6 Nx, and particularly after 5/6 Nx + HP. Compared with p53+/+ mice, aortic calcification in p53–/– mice was more severe (p < 0.001). Expression of the markers of osteogenic differentiation was noticeably increased (p < 0.001), while expression of the marker of VSMCs had decreased (p < 0.001). Statistical analysis demonstrated that the markers of osteogenic differentiation were negatively correlated with p53, and the marker of VSMCs was positively correlated with p53 (p < 0.001). Conclusion p53 has the potential to negatively regulate the osteogenic differentiation of VSMCs in CKD mice.
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- K L Li
- Department of Nephrology, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Balarini CM, Oliveira MZ, Pereira TM, Silva NF, Vasquez EC, Meyrelles SS, Gava AL. Hypercholesterolemia promotes early renal dysfunction in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Lipids Health Dis 2011; 10:220. [PMID: 22117541 PMCID: PMC3247872 DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-10-220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2011] [Accepted: 11/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Background Aging and dyslipidemia are processes which can lead to deleterious consequences to renal function. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the effects of both hypercholesterolemia and aging on renal function in mice. Methods Male hypercholesterolemic apolipoprotein E-deficient mice (ApoE, n = 13) and age-matched C57BL/6 control mice (C57, n = 15) were studied at 2 (young) and 8 (adult) month-old. At each time point, animals were placed in metabolic cages for 24 hours to urine volume and urinary creatinine quantification. Blood samples were collected for serum cholesterol, urea and creatinine measurements. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was estimated through creatinine clearance determination. Mesangial expansion was evaluated by Periodic Acid Schiff staining, renal fibrosis was determined through Masson's trichrome staining and neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) expression in the kidney was performed by Western Blotting. To statistical analysis two-way ANOVA followed by Fisher's post hoc test was used. Results Total plasma cholesterol was increased about 5-fold in ApoE mice at both time points compared to C57 animals. At 2-month-old, GFR was already markedly reduced in ApoE compared to C57 mice (187 ± 28 vs 358 ± 92 μL/min, p < 0.05). Adult C57 (-77%) and ApoE (-50%) mice also presented a significant reduction of GFR. In addition, serum urea was significantly increased in young ApoE animals compared to C57 mice (11 ± 1.3 vs 7 ± 0.9 mmol/L, p < 0.01). A significant mesangial expansion was observed at 2-month old ApoE mice compared to C57 mice (35 ± 0.6 vs 30 ± 0.9%, respectively, p < 0.05), which was aggravated at 8-month old animals (40 ± 3 and 35 ± 3%, respectively). Tubulointersticial fibrosis was augmented at both young (17 ± 2%, p < 0.05) and adult (20 ± 1%, p < 0.05) ApoE mice compared to respective C57 age controls (8 ± 1 and 12 ± 2%, respectively). The expression of nNOS was markedly reduced in a time-dependent manner in both strains. Conclusions These data show that both hypercholesterolemia and aging contribute to the loss of renal function in mice.
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- Camille M Balarini
- Laboratory of Transgenes and Cardiovascular Control, Physiological Sciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil
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Shen Y, Yuan Z, Yin A, Liu Y, Xiao Y, Wu Y, Wang L, Liang X, Zhao Y, Tian Y, Liu W, Chen T, Kishimoto C. Antiatherogenic effect of pioglitazone on uremic apolipoprotein E knockout mice by modulation of the balance of regulatory and effector T cells. Atherosclerosis 2011; 218:330-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.07.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2010] [Revised: 07/09/2011] [Accepted: 07/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Noh H, Yu MR, Kim HJ, Jeon JS, Kwon SH, Jin SY, Lee J, Jang J, Park JO, Ziyadeh F, Han DC, Lee HB. Uremia induces functional incompetence of bone marrow-derived stromal cells. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2011; 27:218-25. [PMID: 21622994 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfr267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We hypothesized that inadequate angiogenic response in uremic patients could result from dysfunction of bone marrow-derived stromal cells [mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)]. METHODS We investigated whether MSCs are functionally competent in uremia induced by partial kidney ablation in C57Bl/6J mice. RESULTS Uremic MSCs showed decreased expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), VEGF receptor (VEGFR)1 and stromal cell-derived factor (SDF)-1α, increased cellular senescence, decreased proliferation, defects in migration in response to VEGF and SDF-1α and in vitro tube formation. Interestingly, the expression of fibroblast-specific protein-1 was higher in uremic MSCs. Uremia decreased hypoxia-inducible factor-1α, VEGF and VEGFR1 expression under hypoxia and Akt phosphorylation in both basal and VEGF-stimulated states. A diminished mitogenic effect on endothelial proliferation was observed in conditioned media from uremic MSCs. In addition, intravital microscopic analysis showed decreased angiogenesis in uremic MSCs. CONCLUSION These results clearly demonstrate the functional incompetence in MSCs under uremic conditions and may significantly contribute to the disproportionately high risk for CVD in patients with CKD.
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- Hyunjin Noh
- Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea.
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Pai A, Leaf EM, El-Abbadi M, Giachelli CM. Elastin degradation and vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype change precede cell loss and arterial medial calcification in a uremic mouse model of chronic kidney disease. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2011; 178:764-73. [PMID: 21281809 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2010.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2010] [Revised: 09/20/2010] [Accepted: 10/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Arterial medial calcification (AMC), a hallmark of vascular disease in uremic patients, is highly correlated with serum phosphate levels and cardiovascular mortality. To determine the mechanisms of AMC, mice were made uremic by partial right-side renal ablation (week 0), followed by left-side nephrectomy at week 2. At 3 weeks, mice were switched to a high-phosphate diet, and various parameters of disease progression were examined over time. Serum phosphate, calcium, and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) were up-regulated as early as week 4. Whereas serum phosphate and calcium levels declined to normal by 10 weeks, FGF-23 levels remained elevated through 16 weeks, consistent with an increased phosphate load. Elastin turnover and vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotype change were early events, detected by week 4 and before AMC. Both AMC and VSMC loss were significantly elevated by week 8. Matrix metalloprotease 2 (MMP-2) and cathepsin S were present at baseline and were significantly elevated at weeks 8 and 12. In contrast, MMP-9 was not up-regulated until week 12. These findings over time suggest that VSMC phenotype change and VSMC loss (early phosphate-dependent events) may be necessary and sufficient to promote AMC in uremic mice fed a high-phosphate diet, whereas elastin degradation might be necessary but is not sufficient to induce AMC (because elastin degradation occurred also in uremic mice on a normal-phosphate diet, but they did not develop AMC).
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Lee MM, Chu EY, El-Abbadi MM, Foster BL, Tompkins KA, Giachelli CM, Somerman MJ. Characterization of mandibular bone in a mouse model of chronic kidney disease. J Periodontol 2010; 81:300-9. [PMID: 20151810 PMCID: PMC2862731 DOI: 10.1902/jop.2009.090379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide health problem with increasing prevalence and poor outcomes, including severe cardiovascular disease and renal osteodystrophy. With advances in medical treatment, patients with CKD are living longer and require oral care. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of CKD and dietary phosphate on mandibular bone structure using a uremic mouse model. METHODS Uremia (U) was induced in female dilute brown agouti/2 mice by partial renal ablation. Uremic mice received a normal-phosphate (NP) or a high-phosphate (HP) diet. sham surgeries were performed in a control group of mice; half received an NP diet, and the other half was fed an HP diet. At termination, animals were sacrificed, and mandibles were collected for microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) and histologic analysis. RESULTS Sera levels of blood urea nitrogen, parathyroid hormone, and alkaline phosphatase were significantly increased in U/NP and U/HP mice versus sham controls, whereas serum calcium was increased in the U/HP group, and no differences were noted in serum phosphate levels among groups. Micro-CT analyses revealed a significant reduction in cortical bone thickness and an increase in trabecular thickness and trabecular bone volume/tissue volume in U/NP and U/HP groups compared to the sham/NP group. A significant reduction in cortical bone thickness was also found in the sham/HP group versus the sham/NP group. Histologic evaluation confirmed increased trabeculation in the U groups. CONCLUSION CKD in mice, especially under conditions of HP feeding, results in marked effects on alveolar bone homeostasis.
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- Melissa M Lee
- Department of Periodontics, University of Washington School of Dentistry, Seattle, WA 98195-6365, USA
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Kokubo T, Ishikawa N, Uchida H, Chasnoff SE, Xie X, Mathew S, Hruska KA, Choi ET. CKD accelerates development of neointimal hyperplasia in arteriovenous fistulas. J Am Soc Nephrol 2009; 20:1236-45. [PMID: 19423694 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2007121312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Arteriovenous (AV) access failure resulting from venous neointimal hyperplasia is a major cause of morbidity in patients with ESRD. To understand the role of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the development of neointimal hyperplasia, we created AV fistulae (common carotid artery to jugular vein in an end-to-side anastomosis) in mice with or without CKD (renal ablation or sham operation). At 2 and 3 wk after operation, neointimal hyperplasia at the site of the AV anastomosis increased 2-fold in animals with CKD compared with controls, but cellular proliferation in the neointimal hyperplastic lesions did not significantly differ between the groups, suggesting that the enhanced neointimal hyperplasia in the setting of CKD may be secondary to a migratory phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). In ex vivo migration assays, aortic VSMC harvested from mice with CKD migrated significantly greater than VSMC harvested from control mice. Moreover, animals with CKD had higher serum levels of osteopontin, which stimulates VSMC migration. When we treated animals with bone morphogenic protein-7, which promotes VSMC differentiation, before creation of the AV anastomosis, the effect of CKD on the development of neointimal hyperplasia was eliminated. In summary, CKD accelerates development of neointimal hyperplasia at the anastomotic site of an AV fistula, and administration of bone morphogenic protein-7 neutralizes this effect.
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- Taku Kokubo
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Hokkaido, Japan
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El-Abbadi MM, Pai AS, Leaf EM, Yang HY, Bartley BA, Quan KK, Ingalls CM, Liao HW, Giachelli CM. Phosphate feeding induces arterial medial calcification in uremic mice: role of serum phosphorus, fibroblast growth factor-23, and osteopontin. Kidney Int 2009; 75:1297-1307. [PMID: 19322138 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2009.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Arterial medial calcification is a major complication in patients with chronic kidney disease and is a strong predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. We sought to determine the role of dietary phosphorus and the severity of uremia on vascular calcification in calcification-prone DBA/2 mice. Severe and moderate uremia was induced by renal ablation of varying magnitudes. Extensive arterial-medial calcification developed only when the uremic mice were placed on a high-phosphate diet. Arterial calcification in the severely uremic mice fed a high-phosphate diet was significantly associated with hyperphosphatemia. Moderately uremic mice on this diet were not hyperphosphatemic but had a significant rise in their serum levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) and osteopontin that significantly correlated with arterial medial calcification. Although there was widespread arterial medial calcification, there was no histological evidence of atherosclerosis. At early stages of calcification, the osteochondrogenic markers Runx2 and osteopontin were upregulated, but the smooth muscle cell marker SM22alpha decreased in medial cells, as did the number of smooth muscle cells in extensively calcified regions. These findings suggest that phosphate loading and the severity of uremia play critical roles in controlling arterial medial calcification in mice. Further, FGF-23 and osteopontin may be markers and/or inducers of this process.
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- Mohga M El-Abbadi
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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Uremic cardiac hypertrophy is reversed by rapamycin but not by lowering of blood pressure. Kidney Int 2009; 75:800-8. [PMID: 19165175 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2008.690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Chronic kidney disease is often complicated by uremic cardiomyopathy that consists of left ventricular hypertrophy and interstitial fibrosis. It is thought that hypertension and volume overload are major causes of this disease, but here we sought to identify additional mechanisms using a mouse model of chronic renal insufficiency. Mice with a remnant kidney developed an elevated blood urea nitrogen by 1 week, as expected, and showed progressive cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis at 4 and 8 weeks even though their blood pressures were not elevated nor did they show signs of volume overload. Cardiac extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) was activated in the uremic animals at 8 weeks. There was also an increased phosphorylation of S6 kinase, which is often mediated by activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). To test the involvement of this pathway, we treated these uremic mice with rapamycin and found that it reduced cardiac hypertrophy. Reduction of blood pressure, however, by hydralazine had no effect. These studies suggest that uremic cardiomyopathy is mediated by activation of a pathway that involves the mTOR pathway.
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Song S, Meyer M, Türk TR, Wilde B, Feldkamp T, Assert R, Wu K, Kribben A, Witzke O. Serum cystatin C in mouse models: a reliable and precise marker for renal function and superior to serum creatinine. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2008; 24:1157-61. [PMID: 19004848 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Serum creatinine (SCR) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) determine the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) improperly in acute renal failure. Serum cystatin C (CYS) has the potential to be a more precise marker for GFR. The aim of this study was to compare the sensitivity of SCR, BUN and CYS with respect to the detection of acute renal failure in mice. METHODS In an ischaemia reperfusion (I/R) injury model, mice suffered 60-min left kidney ischaemia and right nephrectomy. In a nephrectomy model, mice were nephrectomized to a different extent: from unilateral (3/6Nx) to bilateral nephrectomy (BiNx). Blood samples were collected 2, 12 or 24 h post-op. RESULTS SCR, BUN and CYS increased significantly in the I/R-model in comparison to sham mice and 3/6Nx mice at 12 and 24 h post-op (SCR P = 0.009; BUN P < 0.001 and CYS P < 0.004). There were no significant differences in all three markers between 3/6Nx and sham-operated mice. In graded nephrectomy, BUN and CYS showed already significantly the loss of kidney in 4/6Nx mice 12 h post-op [BUN (mg/dl): sham 26.4 +/- 3.5, 4/6Nx 52.3 +/- 13.4, P < 0.01; CYS (mg/l): sham 0.08 +/- 0.03, 4/6Nx 0.15 +/- 0.04, P < 0.01], whereas SCR was only significantly increased in 5/6Nx and BiNx mice 24 h post-op [SCR (mg/dl): sham 0.39 +/- 0.05, 4/6Nx 0.52 +/- 0.07, P = 0.13, 5/6Nx 1.00 +/- 0.29, P < 0.01]. In the longitudinal experiment, CYS showed the renal damage significantly earlier and to a larger extent (2 h: SCR 57 +/- 15%, BUN 40 +/- 16%, CYS 295 +/- 143%, P <0.001). CONCLUSIONS CYS can be used as a reliable and precise marker for renal function in mouse models. CYS is more sensitive than SCR, and it shows renal damage earlier than SCR and BUN.
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- Su Song
- Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
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Kucic T, Copland IB, Cuerquis J, Coutu DL, Chalifour LE, Gagnon RF, Galipeau J. Mesenchymal stromal cells genetically engineered to overexpress IGF-I enhance cell-based gene therapy of renal failure-induced anemia. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2008; 295:F488-96. [DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00044.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We previously demonstrated that erythropoietin (EPO)-secreting mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) can be used for the long-term correction of renal failure-induced anemia. The present study provides evidence that coimplantation of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I)-overexpressing MSC (MSC-IGF) improves MSC-based gene therapy of anemia by providing paracrine support to EPO-secreting MSC (MSC-EPO) within a subcutaneous implant. IGF-I receptor RNA expression in murine MSC was demonstrated by RT-PCR. Functional protein expression was confirmed by immunoblots and MSC responsiveness to IGF-I stimulation in vitro. IGF-I was also shown to improve MSC survival following staurosporin-induced apoptosis in vitro. A cohort of C57Bl/6 mice was rendered anemic by right kidney electrocoagulation and left nephrectomy. MSC-EPO were subsequently admixed in a bovine collagen matrix and implanted, in combination with MSC-IGF or MSC null, by subcutaneous injection in renal failure mice. In mice receiving MSC-EPO coimplanted with MSC-IGF, hematocrit elevation was greater and enhanced compared with control mice; heart function was also improved. MSC-IGF coimplantation, therefore, represents a promising new strategy for enhancing MSC survival within implanted matrices and for improving cell-based gene therapy of renal anemia.
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Mathew S, Lund RJ, Strebeck F, Tustison KS, Geurs T, Hruska KA. Reversal of the adynamic bone disorder and decreased vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease by sevelamer carbonate therapy. J Am Soc Nephrol 2006; 18:122-30. [PMID: 17182886 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2006050490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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A model of chronic kidney disease (CKD)-induced vascular calcification (VC) that complicates the metabolic syndrome was produced. In this model, the metabolic syndrome is characterized by severe atherosclerotic plaque formation, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hypercholesterolemia, and CKD stimulates calcification of the neointima and tunica media of the aorta. The CKD in this model is associated the adynamic bone disorder form of renal osteodystrophy. The VC of the model is associated with hyperphosphatemia, and control of the serum phosphorus both in this animal model and in humans has been preventive in the development of VC. This article reports studies that demonstrate reduction of established VC by the addition of sevelamer carbonate to the diets of this murine metabolic syndrome model with CKD. Sevelamer, besides normalizing the serum phosphorus, surprisingly, reversed the CKD-induced trabecular osteopenia. Sevelamer therapy increased osteoblast surfaces in the metaphyseal trabeculae of the tibia and femur. It also increased osteoid surfaces and, importantly, bone formation rates. In addition, sevelamer was found to be effective in decreasing serum cholesterol levels. These results suggest that sevelamer may have important actions in decreasing diabetic and uremic vasculopathy and that sevelamer carbonate may be capable of increasing bone formation rates that are suppressed by diabetic nephropathy.
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- Suresh Mathew
- Renal Division, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicien, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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Eliopoulos N, Gagnon RF, Francois M, Galipeau J. Erythropoietin delivery by genetically engineered bone marrow stromal cells for correction of anemia in mice with chronic renal failure. J Am Soc Nephrol 2006; 17:1576-84. [PMID: 16672321 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2005101035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The goal of this research was to develop a strategy to couple stem cell and gene therapy for in vivo delivery of erythropoietin (Epo) for treatment of anemia of ESRD. It was shown previously that autologous bone marrow stromal cells (MSCs) can be genetically engineered to secrete pharmacologic amounts of Epo in normal mice. Therefore, whether anemia in mice with mild to moderate chronic renal failure (CRF) can be improved with Epo gene-modified MSCs (Epo+MSCs) within a subcutaneous implant was examined. A cohort of C57BL/6 mice were rendered anemic by right kidney electrocoagulation and left nephrectomy. In these CRF mice, the hematocrit (Hct) dropped from a prenephrectomy baseline of approximately 55% to 40% after induction of renal failure. MSCs from C57BL/6 donor mice were genetically engineered to secrete murine Epo at a rate of 3 to 4 units of Epo/10(6) cells per 24 h, embedded in a collagen-based matrix, and implanted subcutaneously in anemic CRF mice. It was observed that Hct increased after administration of Epo+MSCs, according to cell dose. Implants of 3 million Epo+MSCs per mouse had no effect on Hct, whereas 10 million led to a supraphysiologic effect. The Hct of CRF mice that received 4.5 or 7.5 million Epo+MSCs rose to a peak 54+/-4.0 or 63+/-5.5%, respectively, at 3 wk after implantation and remained above 48 or 54% for >19 wk. Moreover, mice that had CRF and received Epo+MSCs showed significantly greater swimming exercise capacity. In conclusion, these results demonstrate that subcutaneous implantation of Epo-secreting genetically engineered MSCs can correct anemia that occurs in a murine model of CRF.
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- Nicoletta Eliopoulos
- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, McGill University Health Center, and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Cote Sainte-Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1E2
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Hruska KA, Mathew S, Davies MR, Lund RJ. Connections between vascular calcification and progression of chronic kidney disease: therapeutic alternatives. Kidney Int 2006:S142-51. [PMID: 16336568 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.09926.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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We have shown that renal injury and chronic kidney disease (CKD) directly inhibit skeletal anabolism, and that stimulation of bone formation decreases the serum phosphate. Most recently, these observations were rediscovered in low-density lipoprotein receptor null mice fed high-fat/cholesterol diets, a model of the metabolic syndrome (hypertension, obesity, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance). We had demonstrated that these mice have vascular calcification (VC) of both the intimal atherosclerotic type and medial type. We have shown that VC is worsened by CKD and ameliorated by bone morphogenetic protein -7 (BMP-7). The finding that high-fat-fed low-density lipoprotein receptor null animals without CKD have hyperphosphatemia led us to examine the skeletons of these mice. We found significant reductions in bone formation rates, associated with increased VC and superimposing CKD results in the adynamic bone disorder (ABD), while VC was worsened and hyperphosphatemia persisted. A pathological link between abnormal bone mineralization and VC through the serum phosphorus was demonstrated by the partial effectiveness of directly reducing the serum phosphate by a phosphate binder that had no skeletal action. BMP-7 treatment corrected the ABD and corrected hyperphosphatemia, compatible with BMP-7-driven stimulation of skeletal phosphate deposition reducing plasma phosphate and thereby removing a major stimulus to VC. Thus, in the metabolic syndrome with CKD, a reduction in bone-forming potential of osteogenic cells leads to ABD producing hyperphosphatemia and VC, processes ameliorated by the skeletal anabolic agent BMP-7, in part through increased bone formation and skeletal deposition of phosphate, and in part through direct actions on vascular smooth muscle cells. We have demonstrated that the processes leading to vascular calcification begin with even mild levels of renal injury before demonstrable hyperphosphatemia, and they are preventable and treatable. Therefore, early intervention in CKD is warranted and may affect mortality of the disease.
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- Keith A Hruska
- Washington University School of Medicine, Renal Division, Department of Pediatrics, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Davies MR, Lund RJ, Mathew S, Hruska KA. Low turnover osteodystrophy and vascular calcification are amenable to skeletal anabolism in an animal model of chronic kidney disease and the metabolic syndrome. J Am Soc Nephrol 2005; 16:917-28. [PMID: 15743994 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2004100835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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LDL receptor (LDLR)-null mice fed high-fat/cholesterol diets, a model of the metabolic syndrome, have vascular calcification (VC) worsened by chronic kidney disease (CKD) and ameliorated by bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP-7), an efficacious agent in treating animal models of renal osteodystrophy. Here, LDLR-/- high-fat-fed mice without CKD were shown to have significant reductions in bone formation rates, associated with increased VC and hyperphosphatemia. Superimposing CKD resulted in a low turnover osteodystrophy, whereas VC worsened and hyperphosphatemia persisted. BMP-7 treatment corrected the hyperphosphatemia, corrected the osteodystrophy, and prevented VC, compatible with skeletal phosphate deposition leading to reduced plasma phosphate and removal of a major stimulus to VC. A pathologic link between abnormal bone mineralization and VC through the serum phosphorus was supported by the partial effectiveness of directly reducing the serum phosphate by a phosphate binder that had no skeletal action. Thus, in this model of the metabolic syndrome with CKD, a reduction in bone-forming potential of osteogenic cells leads to low bone turnover rates, producing hyperphosphatemia and VC, processes ameliorated by the skeletal anabolic agent BMP-7, in part through deposition of phosphate and increased bone formation.
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- Matthew R Davies
- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8208, 5th Floor MPRB, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Massy ZA, Ivanovski O, Nguyen-Khoa T, Angulo J, Szumilak D, Mothu N, Phan O, Daudon M, Lacour B, Drüeke TB, Muntzel MS. Uremia accelerates both atherosclerosis and arterial calcification in apolipoprotein E knockout mice. J Am Soc Nephrol 2004; 16:109-16. [PMID: 15563564 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2004060495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Chronic renal failure (CRF) favors the development of atherosclerosis and excessive calcification of atheromatous lesions. CRF was induced in apolipoprotein E knockout (apoE(-/-)) mice to study (1) a possible acceleration of aortic atherosclerosis, (2) the degree and type of vascular calcification, and (3) factors involved in the calcification process. For creating CRF, 8-wk-old apolipoprotein E gene knockout (apoE(-/-)) mice underwent partial kidney ablation. Control animals underwent sham operation. Aortic atherosclerotic plaques and calcification were evaluated using quantitative morphologic image processing. At 6 wk after nephrectomy, CRF mice had significantly higher serum urea, cholesterol, and triglyceride concentrations than non-CRF controls. The serum levels of advanced oxidation protein products were elevated in the uremic group and were correlated with serum urea levels. Atherosclerotic lesions in thoracic aorta were significantly larger in uremic apoE(-/-) mice than in nonuremic controls. The relative proportion of calcified area to total surface area of both atherosclerotic lesions and lesion-free vascular tissue was increased in aortic root of uremic apoE(-/-) mice when compared with controls. The calcium deposits were made of hydroxyapatite and calcite crystals. In addition, plaques from uremic animals showed a significant increase in collagen content, whereas the degree of macrophage infiltration was comparable in both groups. There was no difference in mean arterial BP. These findings demonstrate that CRF aggravates atherosclerosis in apoE(-/-) mice. Moreover, CRF enhances arterial calcification at both atheromatous intimal sites and atheroma-free medial sites. We anticipate that this experimental model will be useful to test treatment strategies aimed at decreasing the accelerated atherosclerosis and arterial calcification in uremia.
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- Ziad A Massy
- INSERM Unit 507, Necker Hospital, 161, Rue de Sèvres 75015 Paris, France.
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Gooderham PA, Gagnon RF, Gill K. Attenuation of the alcohol preference of C57BL/6 mice during chronic renal failure. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 143:292-300. [PMID: 15122173 DOI: 10.1016/j.lab.2004.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The C57BL/6 inbred mouse strain is known for its strong, genetically determined preference for alcohol over water. In this study we examined the voluntary alcohol consumption (VAC) of C57BL/6 mice during chronic renal failure (CRF). Two weeks after the surgical induction of renal failure, CRF mice, together with normal and sham-operated control mice, were submitted to a standard 24-day VAC protocol. The mice were offered water for the first 6 days (period of acclimatization), alcohol (10% ethanol solution) for the next 4 days (period of forced alcohol exposure), and a choice between water and alcohol for the last 14 days (VAC period). The results (mean +/- SEM) obtained from the last 8 days of the VAC period were significantly different (P <.05) between CRF mice and the 2 control groups. As expected, CRF mice had a higher total fluid intake than did normal and sham-operated controls (9.5 +/- 0.2 vs 5.4 +/- 0.2 and 5.4 +/- 0.2 g/d). Surprisingly, despite their increased total fluid consumption, CRF mice nearly abolished their absolute alcohol intake compared with that of both control groups (3.2 +/- 0.5 vs 13.1 +/- 0.8 and 14.2 +/- 1.1 g alcohol/kg body wt/d). The resulting alcohol preference ratio (g alcohol/g total fluid) was markedly decreased in the CRF mice compared with that in both control groups (0.09 +/- 0.01 vs 0.62 +/- 0.03 and 0.64 +/- 0.05). We conclude that the innate alcohol preference of C57BL/6 mice is nearly abolished during CRF. Additional studies to clarify the mechanism of this striking change in drinking pattern are required, with special emphasis on the possible role of angiotensin II, which is involved in thirst regulation and known to reduce the alcohol consumption of normal alcohol-preferring rats.
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- Peter A Gooderham
- Department of Medicine, Montreal General Hospital Research Institute, Quebec, Canada
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Bro S, Bentzon JF, Falk E, Andersen CB, Olgaard K, Nielsen LB. Chronic Renal Failure Accelerates Atherogenesis in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient Mice. J Am Soc Nephrol 2003; 14:2466-74. [PMID: 14514724 DOI: 10.1097/01.asn.0000088024.72216.2e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT. Cardiovascular mortality is 10 to 20 times increased in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). Risk factors for atherosclerosis are abundant in patients with CRF. However, the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease in CRF remains to be elucidated. The effect of CRF on the development of atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E–deficient male mice was examined. Seven-week-old mice underwent 5/6 nephrectomy (CRF, n = 28), unilateral nephrectomy (UNX, n = 24), or no surgery (n = 23). Twenty-two weeks later, CRF mice showed increased aortic plaque area fraction (0.266 ± 0.033 versus 0.045 ± 0.006; P < 0.001), aortic cholesterol content (535 ± 62 versus 100 ± 9 nmol/cm2 intimal surface area; P < 0.001), and aortic root plaque area (205,296 ± 22,098 versus 143,662 ± 13,302 μm2; P < 0.05) as compared with no-surgery mice; UNX mice showed intermediate values. The plaques from uremic mice contained CD11b-positive macrophages and showed strong staining for nitrotyrosine. Systolic BP and plasma homocysteine concentrations were similar in uremic and nonuremic mice. Plasma urea and cholesterol concentrations were elevated 2.6-fold (P < 0.001) and 1.5-fold (P < 0.001) in CRF compared with no-surgery mice. Both variables correlated with aortic plaque area fraction (r2 = 0.5, P < 0.001 and r2 = 0.3, P < 0.001, respectively) and with each other (r2 = 0.5, P < 0.001). On multiple linear regression analysis, only plasma urea was a significant predictor of aortic plaque area fraction. In conclusion, the present findings suggest that uremia markedly accelerates atherogenesis in apolipoprotein E–deficient mice. This effect could not be fully explained by changes in BP, plasma homocysteine levels, or total plasma cholesterol concentrations. Thus, the CRF apolipoprotein E–deficient mouse is a new model for studying the pathogenesis of accelerated atherosclerosis in uremia. E-mail: susannebro@dadlnet.dk
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- Susanne Bro
- Department of Nephrology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Todorova MT, Dangler CA, Drage MG, Sheppard BJ, Fox JG, Seyfried TN. Sexual dysfunction and sudden death in epileptic male EL mice: inheritance and prevention with the ketogenic diet. Epilepsia 2003; 44:25-31. [PMID: 12581226 DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.11402.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE The EL mouse is an animal model for multifactorial idiopathic epilepsy. Although EL mice have been studied extensively for >45 years, the etiology of male sudden death and its relation to seizures have not been defined. Here we investigated the cause of EL male sudden death and its relation to epilepsy. METHODS For histopathologic analysis, the terminally ill EL mice (n = 15) were killed, and the tissues were fixed. Blood chemical composition was compared between the terminally ill EL (n = 9) and the healthy age-matched EL (n = 17) and DDY (n = 11) males. To determine the effect of the ketogenic diet (KD) on sudden male death, young male EL mice (P30) were randomly separated into two groups that were fed ad libitum with either Agway lab chow (control n = 38) or with the KD (treated, n = 39) for 5 months. The genetic predisposition to sudden death was analyzed in the backcross generation (n = 106) of a cross between EL and the nonepileptic ABP strains. RESULTS Sudden death coincided with the onset of seizures (70-80 days) and affected 94% of male EL mice by age 300 days. Urethral plugs were observed histologically in 13 of 15 longitudinally sectioned penises. Concentrations of blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, phosphorus, and calcium in the terminally ill mice were significantly elevated when compared with those of healthy animals. None of the mice treated with the KD experienced sudden death, whereas 15 (39%) of the untreated control mice died by age 5 months. The sudden death in male EL mice was inherited as an autosomal recessive sex-limited lethal trait. CONCLUSIONS The cause of sudden death in male EL mice arises from abnormal ejaculation, which produces a urethral plug with consequent urinary retention and acute severe uremia. The coincident onset of seizures and sudden death in EL males suggests that a sexual dysfunction is associated with epilepsy in this model.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Blood Urea Nitrogen
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Crosses, Genetic
- Death, Sudden/pathology
- Death, Sudden/prevention & control
- Dietary Fats/administration & dosage
- Disease Susceptibility
- Ejaculation/genetics
- Ejaculation/physiology
- Electrolytes/blood
- Epilepsy, Complex Partial/diet therapy
- Epilepsy, Complex Partial/genetics
- Epilepsy, Complex Partial/pathology
- Epilepsy, Generalized/diet therapy
- Epilepsy, Generalized/genetics
- Epilepsy, Generalized/pathology
- Female
- Genes, Recessive/genetics
- Genetic Markers/genetics
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease/genetics
- Kidney/pathology
- Male
- Mice
- Minisatellite Repeats/genetics
- Penis/pathology
- Sexual Behavior, Animal/physiology
- Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological/genetics
- Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological/prevention & control
- Uremia/genetics
- Uremia/pathology
- Urethra/pathology
- Urethral Obstruction/genetics
- Urethral Obstruction/pathology
- Urethral Obstruction/prevention & control
- Urinary Retention/genetics
- Urinary Retention/pathology
- Urinary Retention/prevention & control
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Affiliation(s)
- Mariana T Todorova
- Biology Department, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02167, USA
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