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Maglica M, Kelam N, Perutina I, Racetin A, Rizikalo A, Filipović N, Kuzmić Prusac I, Mišković J, Vukojević K. Immunoexpression Pattern of Autophagy-Related Proteins in Human Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6829. [PMID: 38999938 PMCID: PMC11241479 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25136829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the spatiotemporal immunoexpression pattern of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta (LC3B), glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78), heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), and lysosomal-associated membrane protein 2A (LAMP2A) in normal human fetal kidney development (CTRL) and kidneys affected with congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT). Human fetal kidneys (control, horseshoe, dysplastic, duplex, and hypoplastic) from the 18th to the 38th developmental week underwent epifluorescence microscopy analysis after being stained with antibodies. Immunoreactivity was quantified in various kidney structures, and expression dynamics were examined using linear and nonlinear regression modeling. The punctate expression of LC3B was observed mainly in tubules and glomerular cells, with dysplastic kidneys displaying distinct staining patterns. In the control group's glomeruli, LAMP2A showed a sporadic, punctate signal; in contrast to other phenotypes, duplex kidneys showed significantly stronger expression in convoluted tubules. GRP78 had a weaker expression in CAKUT kidneys, especially hypoplastic ones, while normal kidneys exhibited punctate staining of convoluted tubules and glomeruli. HSP70 staining varied among phenotypes, with dysplastic and hypoplastic kidneys exhibiting stronger staining compared to controls. Expression dynamics varied among observed autophagy markers and phenotypes, indicating their potential roles in normal and dysfunctional kidney development.
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- Mirko Maglica
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Mostar, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Mostar, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Mostar, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Mostar, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital Center Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Mostar, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Mostar, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
- Center for Translational Research in Biomedicine, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
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Urinary HSP70 can predict the indication of surgery in unilateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction. Pediatr Surg Int 2022; 38:499-503. [PMID: 35098337 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-021-05059-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Distinguishing hydronephrosis that requires surgical intervention is a clinical challenge. The aim of this study is to determine the level of urinary heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in children who required surgery for ureteropelvic junction obstruction and its potential use as a biomarker for prediction of surgery in children with isolated unilateral hydronephrosis. METHODS The data of 43 children with ureteropelvic junction obstruction who underwent pyeloplasty, 25 patients with non-obstructive dilation (NOD) and 30 healthy children (control group) were collected prospectively for this study. Preoperative and postoperative urinary HSP70/Cr levels were also analyzed in 30 children in the pyeloplasty group who had available follow-up information. HSP70 levels were assessed using ELISA. RESULTS The median age of the pyeloplasty group was 13 months (IQR 7-36 months), NOD group was 42.5 months (IQR 16-73) and it was 36 months (IQR 24-47.5) in the control group. The mean preoperative urinary HSP70/Cr was significantly higher in the pyeloplasty group when compared to controls as well as the NOD group (150.6 pg/mgCr vs. 65.0 pg/mgCr and vs. 64.7 pg/mgCr, p < 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively). The urinary HSP70 levels significantly decreased in the postoperative period (151.5 vs 79.5, p < 0.001). Using the cutoff value of 94.7 pg/mgCr, the sensitivity and specificity of urinary HSP70 for predicting the risk of surgical intervention were 69.7% and 68%, respectively (AUC = 0.689). CONCLUSION Urinary HSP70 may be used as an adjunct tool to clinical parameters to identify patients that would require surgery due to ureteropelvic junction obstruction.
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Jakhotia S, Sivaprasad M, Shalini T, Reddy PY, Viswanath K, Jakhotia K, Sahay R, Sahay M, Reddy GB. Circulating levels of Hsp27 in microvascular complications of diabetes: Prospects as a biomarker of diabetic nephropathy. J Diabetes Complications 2018; 32:221-225. [PMID: 29175119 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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AIM Heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) is a small heat shock protein known to protect the cells from apoptosis under stress. In the present study, we determined the plasma Hsp27 levels in type 2 diabetes subjects without and with microvascular complications- diabetic retinopathy (DRe), diabetic nephropathy (DNe), and diabetic neuropathy (DNu) to understand if it could serve as a marker for these complications. METHODS This is a hospital-based case-control study with 754 subjects including 247 controls, 195 subjects with diabetes, 123 with DRe, 80 with DNe and 109 with DNu. Plasma Hsp27 levels were measured by ELISA. RESULTS The mean plasma Hsp27 was higher in the DNe group (631.5±355.2) compared to the control (496.55±308.54), diabetes (523.41±371.01), DRe (494.60±391.48) and DNu (455.21±319.74) groups with a p-value of 0.018. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis of Hsp27 in DNe group showed an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.617. Spearman correlation analysis shows a positive correlation of plasma Hsp27 with serum creatinine (p=0.053, r-value 0.083). Gender, age and BMI did not affect the plasma Hsp27 levels. CONCLUSION The plasma Hsp27 levels in the DNe group are higher compared to the control and other complications, thereby it could be explored to be used as a potential biomarker of DNe.
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- Sneha Jakhotia
- Biochemistry, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, India
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- Biochemistry, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, India
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- Osmania Medical College and General Hospital, Hyderabad, India
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- Osmania Medical College and General Hospital, Hyderabad, India
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Chebotareva N, Bobkova I, Shilov E. Heat shock proteins and kidney disease: perspectives of HSP therapy. Cell Stress Chaperones 2017; 22:319-343. [PMID: 28409327 PMCID: PMC5425374 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-017-0790-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Revised: 02/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Heat shock proteins (HSPs) mediate a diverse range of cellular functions, prominently including folding and regulatory processes of cellular repair. A major property of these remarkable proteins, dependent on intracellular or extracellular location, is their capacity for immunoregulation that optimizes immune activity while avoiding hyperactivated inflammation. In this review, recent investigations are described, which examine roles of HSPs in protection of kidney tissue from various traumatic influences and demonstrate their potential for clinical management of nephritic disease. The HSP70 class is particularly attractive in this respect due to its multiple protective effects. The review also summarizes current understanding of HSP bioactivity in the pathophysiology of various kidney diseases, including acute kidney injury, diabetic nephropathy, chronic glomerulonephritis, and lupus nephritis-along with other promising strategies for their remediation, such as DNA vaccination.
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- Natalia Chebotareva
- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 2-4 Bolshaya Pirogovskaya st., Moscow, Russia, 119992.
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- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 2-4 Bolshaya Pirogovskaya st., Moscow, Russia, 119992
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- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 2-4 Bolshaya Pirogovskaya st., Moscow, Russia, 119992
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Mazzei L, Manucha W. Growing evidence suggests WT1 effects in the kidney development are modulated by Hsp70/NO interaction. J Nephrol 2016; 30:11-18. [DOI: 10.1007/s40620-016-0302-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 03/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Park AM, Kanai K, Itoh T, Sato T, Tsukui T, Inagaki Y, Selman M, Matsushima K, Yoshie O. Heat Shock Protein 27 Plays a Pivotal Role in Myofibroblast Differentiation and in the Development of Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0148998. [PMID: 26859835 PMCID: PMC4747463 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) is a member of the small molecular weight HSP family. Upon treatment with transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1), we observed upregulation of HSP27 along with that of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), a marker of myofibroblast differentiation, in cultured human and mouse lung fibroblasts. Furthermore, by using siRNA knockdown, we demonstrated that HSP27 was involved in cell survival and upregulation of fibronectin, osteopontin (OPN) and type 1 collagen, all functional markers of myofibroblast differentiation, in TGF-β1-treated MRC-5 cells. In lung tissues of bleomycin-treated mice, HSP27 was strongly upregulated and substantially co-localized with α-SMA, OPN and type I collagen but not with proSP-C (a marker of type II alveolar epithelial cells), E-cadherin (a marker of epithelial cells) or F4/80 (a marker of macrophages). A similar co-localization of HSP27 and α-SMA was observed in lung tissues of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Furthermore, airway delivery of HSP27 siRNA effectively suppressed bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice. Collectively, our findings indicate that HSP27 is critically involved in myofibroblast differentiation of lung fibroblasts and may be a promising therapeutic target for lung fibrotic diseases.
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- Ah-Mee Park
- Department of Microbiology and Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, México DF, Mexico
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- Department of Molecular Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, Japan
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Molina MN, Ferder L, Manucha W. Emerging Role of Nitric Oxide and Heat Shock Proteins in Insulin Resistance. Curr Hypertens Rep 2015; 18:1. [DOI: 10.1007/s11906-015-0615-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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García IM, Altamirano L, Mazzei L, Fornés M, Cuello-Carrión FD, Ferder L, Manucha W. Vitamin D receptor-modulated Hsp70/AT1 expression may protect the kidneys of SHRs at the structural and functional levels. Cell Stress Chaperones 2014; 19:479-91. [PMID: 24222043 PMCID: PMC4041946 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-013-0474-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Revised: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Previous hypertension studies have shown that low levels of vitamin D are linked to elevated renin-angiotensin system. The heat shock protein 70 regulates signaling pathways for cellular oxidative stress responses. Hsp70 has been shown to protect against angiotensin II-induced hypertension and exert a cytoprotective effect. Here, we wanted to evaluate whether the vitamin D receptor (VDR) associated with Hsp70/AT1 expression may be involved in the mechanism by which paricalcitol provides renal protection in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). One-month-old female SHRs were treated for 4 months with vehicle, paricalcitol, enalapril, or a combination of both paricalcitol and enalapril. The following were determined: blood pressure; biochemical parameters; fibrosis; apoptosis; mitochondrial morphology; and VDR, AT1 receptor, and Hsp70 expression in the renal cortex. Blood pressure was markedly reduced by enalapril or the combination but not by paricalcitol alone. However, VDR activation, enalapril or combination, prevented fibrosis, the number of TUNEL-positive apoptotic cells, mitochondrial damage, and NADPH oxidase activity in SHRs. Additionally, high AT1 receptor expression, like low Hsp70 expression (immunohistochemical/immunofluorescence studies), was reversed in the renal cortices of paricalcitol- and/or enalapril-treated animals (SHRs), and these changes were most marked in the combination therapy group. Finally, all of the recovery parameters were consistent with an improvement in VDR expression. Data suggest that Hsp70/AT1 modulated by VDR is involved in the mechanism by which paricalcitol provides renal protection in SHRs. We propose that low AT1 expression through VDR induction could be a consequence of the heat shock response Hsp70-mediated cell protection.
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- Isabel Mercedes García
- />Área de Fisiopatología, Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- />Área de Farmacología, Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- />Departamento de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
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- />Área de Fisiopatología, Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- />Área de Farmacología, Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- />Área de Fisiopatología, Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- />IMBECU-CONICET (National Council of Scientific and Technical Research of Argentina), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- />IHEM-CONICET (National Council of Scientific and Technical Research of Argentina), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- />Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ponce, Puerto Rico
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- />Área de Fisiopatología, Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- />IMBECU-CONICET (National Council of Scientific and Technical Research of Argentina), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- />Área de Fisiología Patológica, Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo Centro Universitario, Mendoza, 5500 Argentina
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Stødkilde L, Palmfeldt J, Nilsson L, Carlsen I, Wang Y, Nørregaard R, Frøkiaer J. Proteomic identification of early changes in the renal cytoskeleton in obstructive uropathy. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2014; 306:F1429-41. [PMID: 24761003 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00244.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Bilateral ureteral obstruction (BUO) is associated with renal damage and impaired ability to concentrate urine and is known to induce alterations in an array of kidney proteins. The aim of this study was to identify acute proteomic alterations induced by BUO. Rats were subjected to BUO for 2, 6, or 24 h. Mass spectrometry-based proteomics was performed on the renal inner medulla, and protein changes in the obstructed group were identified. Significant changes were successfully identified for 109 proteins belonging to different biological classes. Interestingly, proteins belonging to the cytoskeleton and proteins related to cytoskeletal regulation were found to be biologically enriched in BUO using online-accessible tools. Western blots confirmed the selected results, demonstrating acute downregulation of proteins belonging to all three cytoskeletal components. The microfilament protein β-actin and the intermediate filament proteins pankeratin and vimentin were all downregulated. β-Tubulin, an important microtubular protein, was found to be significantly downregulated after 24 h. Also, there was significant upregulation of cofilin, an actin-binding protein known to be upregulated in other nephropathy models. Furthermore, both upregulation and downregulation of cytoskeletal motor and regulatory proteins were observed. These findings were confirmed by immunohistochemistry, which clearly showed alterations in labeling in the inner medulla. Interestingly, we were able to confirm selected results in mpkCCD cells exposed to mechanical stretch. Our findings add to the knowledge of BUO-induced acute changes in the renal cytoskeleton and suggest that these molecular changes are partly mediated by increased stretch of the cells during obstruction.
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- Lene Stødkilde
- Department of Clinical Physiology and Molecular Imaging, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; and Department of Clinical Medicine Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Molecular Imaging, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Molecular Imaging, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Molecular Imaging, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Carlsen I, Nilsson L, Frøkiaer J, Nørregaard R. Changes in phosphorylated heat-shock protein 27 in response to acute ureteral obstruction in rats. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2013; 209:167-78. [PMID: 23834360 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2012] [Revised: 09/18/2012] [Accepted: 06/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AIM In vivo, renal medullary interstitial cells (RMICs) and collecting duct principal cells (mpkCCD cells) are subjected to inflammatory, oxidative and mechanical stress as a result of unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO). Because heat-shock protein (HSP) 27 and HSP70 are induced by cellular stresses and play a role in cytoprotection, we hypothesized that HSP27 and HSP70 are increased in rats subjected to acute UUO and in RMICs and mpkCCD cells exposed to inflammatory, oxidative or mechanical stress. METHODS Rats were subjected to acute UUO for 6 h and 12 h. To examine the expression of HSP27, phosphorylated HSP27 (pHSP27) and HSP70 in response to inflammatory, oxidative and mechanical stress in vitro, we exposed RMICs and mpkCCD cells to interleukin 1β (IL-1β), hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ), and stretch stimulation over time. RESULTS The phosphorylated form of HSP27 (pHSP27) was increased in the renal inner medulla (IM) after 6-h and 12-h UUO, while HSP27 and HSP70 were unchanged. Furthermore, after 6 h and 12 h of UUO, the expression of inflammatory (IL-1β) and oxidative [haem oxygenase 1 (HO-1)] markers was induced. Exposure to inflammatory, oxidative and mechanical stress changed HSP27 and pHSP27 expression in RMICs but not in mpkCCD cells, while HSP70 was not affected by any of the stress conditions. Exposure of RMICs to oxidative and mechanical stress induced HSP27 phosphorylation via a p38-dependent mechanism. CONCLUSION These data demonstrate that, in response to acute UUO, different forms of cellular stresses modulate HSP27 expression and phosphorylation in RMICs. This may affect the ability of renal cells to mount an effective cytoprotective response.
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- I Carlsen
- The Water and Salt Research Center, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital-Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
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Brain death induces renal expression of heme oxygenase-1 and heat shock protein 70. J Transl Med 2013; 11:22. [PMID: 23356498 PMCID: PMC3568717 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-11-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2012] [Accepted: 01/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Kidneys derived from brain dead donors have lower graft survival and higher graft-function loss compared to their living donor counterpart. Heat Shock Proteins (HSP) are a large family of stress proteins involved in maintaining cell homeostasis. We studied the role of stress-inducible genes Heme Oxygenase-1 (HO-1), HSP27, HSP40, and HSP70 in the kidney following a 4 hour period of brain death. Methods Brain death was induced in rats (n=6) by inflating a balloon catheter in the epidural space. Kidneys were analysed for HSPs using RT-PCR, Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry. Results RT-PCR data showed a significant increase in gene expression for HO-1 and HSP70 in kidneys of brain dead rats. Western blotting revealed a massive increase in HO-1 protein in brain dead rat kidneys. Immunohistochemistry confirmed these findings, showing extensive HO-1 protein expression in the renal cortical tubules of brain dead rats. HSP70 protein was predominantly increased in renal distal tubules of brain dead rats treated for hypotension. Conclusion Renal stress caused by brain death induces expression of the cytoprotective genes HO-1 and HSP70, but not of HSP27 and HSP40. The upregulation of these cytoprotective genes indicate that renal damage occurs during brain death, and could be part of a protective or recuperative mechanism induced by brain death-associated stress.
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Heat shock protein 27 (HSP27): biomarker of disease and therapeutic target. FIBROGENESIS & TISSUE REPAIR 2012; 5:7. [PMID: 22564335 PMCID: PMC3464729 DOI: 10.1186/1755-1536-5-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2012] [Accepted: 05/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) is a multidimensional protein which acts as a protein chaperone and an antioxidant and plays a role in the inhibition of apoptosis and actin cytoskeletal remodeling. In each of these capacities, HSP27 has been implicated in different disease states playing both protective and counter-protective roles. The current review presents HSP27 in multiple disease contexts: renal injury and fibrosis, cancer, neuro-degenerative and cardiovascular disease, highlighting its role as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target.
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Ulu B, Tüzel E, Aktepe F, Akdoğan B, Güler C. Evaluation of shockwave lithotripsy induced renal damage using heat shock protein 70 expression in the presence of different urinary obstruction periods. J Endourol 2009; 23:1093-8. [PMID: 19530945 DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.0638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the deleterious effects of shockwaves (SWs) using heat shock protein (HSP) 70 expression on obstructed kidneys with different obstruction periods. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-five rabbits were divided into two groups with 11 rabbits in each group. Both kidneys of the remaining three rabbits served as a sham group. All animals underwent right ureteral ligation using surgical clips. In group 1 (n = 6), 1500 SWs were applied to the obstructed kidney after 3 days of ligation, and the kidneys were removed on day 4. Group 1 control (n = 5) animals also underwent nephrectomy on day 4 without receiving SWs. Group 2 (n = 6) animals received the same dose of SWs after 6 days of ureteral ligation and were nephrectomized on day 7. Group 2 control (n = 5) animals did not receive SWs and were nephrectomized on day 7. Immunohistochemical staining was performed for HSP70 expression, and staining intensity was graded semiquantatively. RESULTS HSP70 staining results were significantly lower in the sham group compared with results in the study groups. Immunostaining was significantly higher in the cortical collector tubuli in group 1 than group 1 control (P = 0.006). No significant difference was detected in group 2 compared with group 2 control. In the medullar cortical tubuli, HSP70 staining was significantly higher in group 1 than group 1 control (P = 0.03). It was also higher in group 2 than group 2 control (P = 0.04). The mean HSP70 glomerular staining scores were not statistically significant between each group. CONCLUSION Application of SWs in the presence of obstruction has deleterious effects on the kidney tissue.
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- Bahattin Ulu
- Department of Urology, Afyon Kocatepe University School of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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The role of Toll-like receptor 2 in inflammation and fibrosis during progressive renal injury. PLoS One 2009; 4:e5704. [PMID: 19479087 PMCID: PMC2682651 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2008] [Accepted: 04/26/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Tissue fibrosis and chronic inflammation are common causes of progressive organ damage, including progressive renal disease, leading to loss of physiological functions. Recently, it was shown that Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) is expressed in the kidney and activated by endogenous danger signals. The expression and function of TLR2 during renal fibrosis and chronic inflammation has however not yet been elucidated. Therefore, we studied TLR2 expression in human and murine progressive renal diseases and explored its role by inducing obstructive nephropathy in TLR2−/− or TLR2+/+ mice. We found that TLR2 is markedly upregulated on tubular and tubulointerstitial cells in patients with chronic renal injury. In mice with obstructive nephropathy, renal injury was associated with a marked upregulation and change in distribution of TLR2 and upregulation of murine TLR2 danger ligands Gp96, biglycan, and HMGB1. Notably, TLR2 enhanced inflammation as reflected by a significantly reduced influx of neutrophils and production of chemokines and TGF-β in kidneys of TLR2−/− mice compared with TLR2+/+ animals. Although, the obstructed kidneys of TLR2−/− mice had less interstitial myofibroblasts in the later phase of obstructive nephropathy, tubular injury and renal matrix accumulation was similar in both mouse strains. Together, these data demonstrate that TLR2 can initiate renal inflammation during progressive renal injury and that the absence of TLR2 does not affect the development of chronic renal injury and fibrosis.
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Manucha W, Vallés P. Hsp70/nitric oxide relationship in apoptotic modulation during obstructive nephropathy. Cell Stress Chaperones 2008; 13:413-20. [PMID: 18563630 PMCID: PMC2673925 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-008-0050-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2008] [Revised: 04/22/2008] [Accepted: 04/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The functional integrity of the kidney depends on normal development as well as on physiological cell turnover. Apoptosis induction is essential for these mechanisms. Multiple mechanisms are unleashed during obstructive nephropathy, one of the most complex being programmed cell death that leads to renal tubular atrophy and tubular loss. This review will focus on the interaction of nitric oxide and Hsp70 and on the regulation of renal antiapoptotic and protective oxidative stress responses.
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- Walter Manucha
- Área de Fisiología Patológica, Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Centro Universitario, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
- IMBECU-CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigación Ciencia y Tecnológica), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Área de Fisiología Patológica, Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Centro Universitario, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
- IMBECU-CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigación Ciencia y Tecnológica), Mendoza, Argentina
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Vidyasagar A, Reese S, Acun Z, Hullett D, Djamali A. HSP27 is involved in the pathogenesis of kidney tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2008; 295:F707-16. [PMID: 18596079 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90240.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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We hypothesized that heat shock protein 27 (HSP27), a small heat shock protein with actin-remodeling properties, is involved in the pathogenesis of kidney tubulointerstitial fibrosis. We first examined its expression in the rat unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) model of kidney fibrosis and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Immunoblot analyses showed that UUO resulted in significant upregulation of TGF-beta1, alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA), total and phosphorylated HSP27, and phosphorylated p38MAPK. Immunofluorescence studies showed that HSP27 costained with TGF-beta1, alpha-SMA, and E-cadherin in areas of tubulointerstitial injury. We next attempted to translate these studies in an in vitro model of EMT using rat proximal tubular epithelial cells (NRK52E). TGF-beta1 (20 ng/ml) treatment resulted in EMT (upregulation of alpha-SMA and downregulation of E-cadherin) and significant upregulation of total and phosphorylated HSP27 and p38MAPK after 3 days. Real-time PCR analyses showed that HSP27, vimentin, and fibronectin increased whereas E-cadherin mRNA levels decreased. Double-staining immunofluorescence studies showed intracytoplasmic colocalization of HSP27 with both F-actin and E-cadherin in cells undergoing EMT. HSP27 overexpression by transient transfection significantly increased E-cadherin while decreasing E-cadherin repressor Snail levels. In aggregate, these studies show that HSP27 is involved in the pathogenesis of TGF-beta1-induced EMT and chronic tubulointerstitial fibrosis. HSP27 overexpression may delay injury by upregulating E-cadherin through downregulation of Snail.
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- Aparna Vidyasagar
- Nephrology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53713, USA
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Carlström M, Lai EY, Steege A, Sendeski M, Ma Z, Zabihi S, Eriksson UJ, Patzak A, Persson AEG. Nitric Oxide Deficiency and Increased Adenosine Response of Afferent Arterioles in Hydronephrotic Mice With Hypertension. Hypertension 2008; 51:1386-92. [DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.108.111070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Afferent arterioles were used to investigate the role of adenosine, angiotensin II, NO, and reactive oxygen species in the pathogenesis of increased tubuloglomerular feedback response in hydronephrosis. Hydronephrosis was induced in wild-type mice, superoxide dismutase-1 overexpressed mice (superoxide-dismutase-1 transgenic), and deficient mice (superoxide dismutase-1 knockout). Isotonic contractions in isolated perfused arterioles and mRNA expression of NO synthase isoforms, adenosine, and angiotensin II receptors were measured. In wild-type mice,
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-NAME increased angiotensin II responses of all of the groups but less in hydronephrotic kidneys. The mRNA expression of endothelial NO synthase and inducible NO synthase was upregulated in the hydronephrotic arterioles. No differences were found for adenosine or angiotensin II receptors. In superoxide dismutase-1 transgenic mice, strong but similar
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-NAME response (−40%) was observed for all of the groups. This response was totally abolished in arterioles of hydronephrotic superoxide dismutase-1 knockout mice. In conclusion, hydronephrosis is associated with changes in the arteriolar reactivity of both hydronephrotic and contralateral kidneys. Increased oxidative stress, reduced NO availability, and stronger reactivity to adenosine of the hydronephrotic kidney may contribute to the enhanced tubuloglomerular feedback responsiveness in hydronephrosis and be involved in the development of hypertension.
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- Mattias Carlström
- From the Department of Medical Cell Biology (M.C., E.Y.L., Z.M., S.Z., U.J.E., A.P., A.E.G.P.), Division of Integrative Physiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Institute of Vegetative Physiology (A.S., M.S., A.P.), University Hospital Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany; and the Division of Nephrology (Z.M.), Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- From the Department of Medical Cell Biology (M.C., E.Y.L., Z.M., S.Z., U.J.E., A.P., A.E.G.P.), Division of Integrative Physiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Institute of Vegetative Physiology (A.S., M.S., A.P.), University Hospital Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany; and the Division of Nephrology (Z.M.), Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- From the Department of Medical Cell Biology (M.C., E.Y.L., Z.M., S.Z., U.J.E., A.P., A.E.G.P.), Division of Integrative Physiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Institute of Vegetative Physiology (A.S., M.S., A.P.), University Hospital Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany; and the Division of Nephrology (Z.M.), Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- From the Department of Medical Cell Biology (M.C., E.Y.L., Z.M., S.Z., U.J.E., A.P., A.E.G.P.), Division of Integrative Physiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Institute of Vegetative Physiology (A.S., M.S., A.P.), University Hospital Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany; and the Division of Nephrology (Z.M.), Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- From the Department of Medical Cell Biology (M.C., E.Y.L., Z.M., S.Z., U.J.E., A.P., A.E.G.P.), Division of Integrative Physiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Institute of Vegetative Physiology (A.S., M.S., A.P.), University Hospital Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany; and the Division of Nephrology (Z.M.), Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- From the Department of Medical Cell Biology (M.C., E.Y.L., Z.M., S.Z., U.J.E., A.P., A.E.G.P.), Division of Integrative Physiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Institute of Vegetative Physiology (A.S., M.S., A.P.), University Hospital Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany; and the Division of Nephrology (Z.M.), Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- From the Department of Medical Cell Biology (M.C., E.Y.L., Z.M., S.Z., U.J.E., A.P., A.E.G.P.), Division of Integrative Physiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Institute of Vegetative Physiology (A.S., M.S., A.P.), University Hospital Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany; and the Division of Nephrology (Z.M.), Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- From the Department of Medical Cell Biology (M.C., E.Y.L., Z.M., S.Z., U.J.E., A.P., A.E.G.P.), Division of Integrative Physiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Institute of Vegetative Physiology (A.S., M.S., A.P.), University Hospital Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany; and the Division of Nephrology (Z.M.), Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- From the Department of Medical Cell Biology (M.C., E.Y.L., Z.M., S.Z., U.J.E., A.P., A.E.G.P.), Division of Integrative Physiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Institute of Vegetative Physiology (A.S., M.S., A.P.), University Hospital Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany; and the Division of Nephrology (Z.M.), Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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Djamali A, Reese S, Oberley T, Hullett D, Becker B. Heat Shock Protein 27 in Chronic Allograft Nephropathy: A Local Stress Response. Transplantation 2005; 79:1645-57. [PMID: 15973165 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000164319.83159.a7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Heat shock protein (HSP) 27 plays a cytoprotective role through its antioxidant, antiapoptotic, and actin-stabilizing properties during cell stress. The authors hypothesized that HSP27 is involved in chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN), a chronic state of inflammation and stress. METHODS The authors used the Fisher 344-to-Lewis model of CAN. Transplants were performed in 3-month-old recipient rats. HSP27 mRNA and protein levels were determined using semiquantitative polymerase chain reaction, microarray (stress-toxicity, GEArray) analyses, gene sequencing, immunoblotting, and immunohistochemical analyses at 10 days and 6 months posttransplant. P38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), manganese (Mn) superoxide dismutase (SOD), copper-zinc (CuZn) SOD, FasL, Bax, hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha, and CD3 lymphocytes were studied in parallel as selective biomarkers of oxidative stress (OS), apoptosis, hypoxia, and graft-infiltrating immune cells. RESULTS Six months after transplantation, kidney allografts displayed histologic and functional features of CAN, including tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, glomerulosclerosis, and increased proteinuria and serum creatinine levels. HSP27 mRNA and protein levels in CAN were reduced by 50% and 85%, respectively (P=0.04). Immunohistochemical analyses revealed a "shift" in HSP27 from the medulla to the cortex in allografts with CAN. Bax, phosphorylated p38-MAPK, HIF-1alpha, and MnSOD followed a parallel relocation pattern. CD3 lymphocyte density and tubular FasL expression were also greater in the cortex of allografts with CAN. Time-course analyses revealed that most of these changes were present as early as 10 days posttransplant. CONCLUSIONS The shift of HSP27 from the medulla to the cortex, combined with greater CD3, p38-MAPK, Bax, FasL, HIF-1alpha, and MnSOD immunoreactivity in this area of the kidney, likely represents an allograft-level response to CAN-related OS-hypoxia.
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- Arjang Djamali
- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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