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Myette RL, Lamarche C, Odutayo A, Verdin N, Canney M. Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Glomerular Disease: A Narrative Review of the Epidemiology, Mechanisms, Management, and Patient Priorities. Can J Kidney Health Dis 2024; 11:20543581241232472. [PMID: 38404647 PMCID: PMC10894549 DOI: 10.1177/20543581241232472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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Purpose of review Cardiovascular (CV) disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality for patients with glomerular disease. Despite the fact that mechanisms underpinning CV disease risk in this population are likely distinct from other forms of kidney disease, treatment and preventive strategies tend to be extrapolated from studies of patients with undifferentiated chronic kidney disease (CKD). There is an unmet need to delineate the pathophysiology of CV disease in patients with glomerular disease, establish unique risk factors, and identify novel therapeutic targets for disease prevention. The aims of this narrative review are to summarize the existing knowledge regarding the epidemiology, molecular mechanisms, and management of CV disease in patients with common glomerular disease, highlight the patient perspective, and propose specific areas for future study. Sources of information The literature for this narrative review was accessed using common research search engines, including PubMed, PubMed Central, Medline, and Google Scholar. Information for the patient perspective section was collected through iterative discussions with a patient partner. Methods We reviewed the epidemiology, molecular mechanisms of disease, management approaches, and the patient perspective in relation to CV disease in patients with glomerulopathies. Throughout, we have highlighted the current knowledge and have discussed future research approaches, both clinical and translational, while integrating the patient perspective. Key findings Patients with glomerular disease have significant CV disease risk driven by multifactorial, molecular mechanisms originating from their glomerular disease but complicated by existing comorbidities, kidney disease, and medication side effects. The current approach to risk stratification and treatment relies heavily on existing data from CKD patients, but this may not always be appropriate given the unique pathophysiology and mechanisms associated with CV disease risk in patients with glomerular disease. We highlight the need for ongoing glomerular disease-focused studies aimed to better delineate CV disease risk, while integrating the patient perspective. Limitations This is a narrative review and does not represent a comprehensive and systematic review of the literature.
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- Robert L. Myette
- Division of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada
- The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Research Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Université de Montréal, ON, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Telegina TA, Vechtomova YL, Borzova VA, Buglak AA. Tetrahydrobiopterin as a Trigger for Vitiligo: Phototransformation during UV Irradiation. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13586. [PMID: 37686391 PMCID: PMC10487557 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Vitiligo is a type of hypomelanosis. Tetrahydrobiopterin (H4Bip), the coenzyme of the initial stage of melanogenesis, appears to be a trigger for vitiligo. H4Bip is present in vitiligo in 3-5-fold excess and causes oxidative stress by triggering an autocatalytic cycle of excess hydrogen peroxide synthesis. Using quantum-chemical calculations, we have evaluated the possibility of H4Bip reactions occurring in the dark and under ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, including the formation of dihydropterin dimers. In order to simulate the oxidative stress, oxidative modification of human serum albumin (HSA) has been carried out in the presence of excessive H4Bip using the fluorescence method. The fraction of oxidized protein (FOP) has been calculated. It has been established that there is a strong oxidative modification of amino acids chromophores (tryptophan and tyrosine) in the protein (FOP 0.64). Under UV irradiation of the system (HSA + H4Bip), FOP is reduced to 0.39. Apparently, a part of H4Bip transforms into dihydropterin dimers and does not participate in the oxidative modification of the protein. The data on oxidative modification of HSA are consistent with dynamic light scattering: H4Bip promotes HSA aggregation with the formation of particles with a hydrodynamic radius Rh ≥ 2000 nm, which can become immunogenic.
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- Taisiya A. Telegina
- Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (T.A.T.); (Y.L.V.); (V.A.B.)
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- Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (T.A.T.); (Y.L.V.); (V.A.B.)
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- Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (T.A.T.); (Y.L.V.); (V.A.B.)
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- Faculty of Physics, Saint Petersburg State University, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Nephroprotective Effect of Fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare) Seeds and Their Sprouts on CCl 4-Induced Nephrotoxicity and Oxidative Stress in Rats. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12020325. [PMID: 36829884 PMCID: PMC9952328 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12020325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Functional and nutritional characteristics of seed sprouts and their association with oxidative stress-related disorders have recently become a focus of scientific investigations. The biological activities of fennel seeds (FS) and fennel seed sprouts (FSS) were investigated in vitro and in vivo. The total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoids (TF), total flavonols (TFF), and antioxidant activity (AOA) of FS and FSS were examined. HPLC and GC-MS analyses for FS and FSS were carried out. Consequently, the nephroprotective and antioxidative stress potential of FS and FSS extracts at 300 and 600 mg kg-1 on CCl4-induced nephrotoxicity and oxidative stress in rats was investigated. In this context, kidney relative weight, blood glucose level (BGL), lipid profile, kidney function (T. protein, albumin, globulin, creatinine, urea, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN)), and oxidative stress biomarkers (GSH, CAT, MDA, and SOD) in the rat's blood as well as the histopathological alteration in kidney tissues were examined. Results indicated that the sprouting process of FS significantly improved TPC, TF, TFL, and AOA in vitro. HPLC identified nineteen compounds of phenolic acids and their derivatives in FS. Thirteen phenolic compounds in FS and FSS were identified, the highest of which was vanillic acid. Six flavonoids were also identified with a predominance of kaempferol. GC-MS indicated that the trans-anethole (1-methoxy-4-[(E)-prop-1-enyl]benzene) component was predominant in FS and FSS, significantly increasing after sprouting. In in vivo examination, administering FS and FSS extracts ameliorated the BGL, triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (CHO), and their derivative levels compared to CCl4-intoxicated rats. A notable improvement in FS and FSS with 600 mg kg-1 compared to 300 mg kg-1 was observed. A dose of 600 mg FSS kg-1 reduced the TG, CHO, and LDL-C and increased HDL-C levels by 32.04, 24.62, 63.00, and 67.17% compared to G2, respectively. The atherogenic index (AI) was significantly improved with 600 mg kg-1 of FSS extracts. FS and FSS improved kidney function, reduced malondialdehyde (MDA), and restored the activity of reduced glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT). Both FS and FSS extracts attenuated the histopathological alteration in CCl4-treated rats. Interestingly, FSS extract presented better efficiency as a nephroprotection agent than FS extract. In conclusion, FSS can potentially restore oxidative stability and improve kidney function after acute CCl4 kidney injury better than FS. Therefore, FS and FSS extracts might be used for their promising nephroprotective potential and to help prevent diseases related to oxidative stress. Further research on their application in humans is highly recommended.
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Ma J, Lam IKY, Lau CS, Chan VSF. Elevated Interleukin-18 Receptor Accessory Protein Mediates Enhancement in Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Neutrophils of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients. Cells 2021; 10:cells10050964. [PMID: 33919154 PMCID: PMC8143138 DOI: 10.3390/cells10050964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Interleukin-18 receptor accessory protein (IL18RAP) is an indispensable subunit for the IL-18 receptor (IL-18R) complex's ability to mediate high-affinity IL-18 binding and signalling transduction. Interest in IL-18 in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been mostly focused on its role as a type 1 T helper cell-driving cytokine. The functional significance of IL18RAP in mediating the IL-18-driven response in myeloid cells in SLE remains largely unexplored. This study aimed to investigate the expression and function significance of IL18RAP in neutrophils of SLE patients. By qRT-PCR and Western blot analyses, elevated expressions of IL18RAP mRNA and protein were observed in neutrophils from SLE patients-particularly those with a history of nephritis. IL18RAP expression correlated negatively with complement 3 level and positively with disease activity, with higher expression in patients exhibiting renal and immunological manifestations. The increased IL18RAP expression in SLE neutrophils could be attributed to elevated type I interferon level in sera. Functionally, neutrophils from SLE patients showed higher IL-18-mediated enhancement in reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, which showed positive correlation with IL18RAP expression and could be neutralized by anti-IL18RAP blocking antibodies. Taken together, our findings suggest that IL-18 could contribute to SLE pathogenesis through mediation of neutrophil dysfunction via the upregulation of IL18RAP expression.
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Pletz J, Enoch SJ, Jais DM, Mellor CL, Pawar G, Firman JW, Madden JC, Webb SD, Tagliati CA, Cronin MTD. A critical review of adverse effects to the kidney: mechanisms, data sources, and in silico tools to assist prediction. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2018; 14:1225-1253. [PMID: 30345815 DOI: 10.1080/17425255.2018.1539076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The kidney is a major target for toxicity elicited by pharmaceuticals and environmental pollutants. Standard testing which often does not investigate underlying mechanisms has proven not to be an adequate hazard assessment approach. As such, there is an opportunity for the application of computational approaches that utilize multiscale data based on the Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) paradigm, coupled with an understanding of the chemistry underpinning the molecular initiating event (MIE) to provide a deep understanding of how structural fragments of molecules relate to specific mechanisms of nephrotoxicity. Aims covered: The aim of this investigation was to review the current scientific landscape related to computational methods, including mechanistic data, AOPs, publicly available knowledge bases and current in silico models, for the assessment of pharmaceuticals and other chemicals with regard to their potential to elicit nephrotoxicity. A list of over 250 nephrotoxicants enriched with, where possible, mechanistic and AOP-derived understanding was compiled. Expert opinion: Whilst little mechanistic evidence has been translated into AOPs, this review identified a number of data sources of in vitro, in vivo, and human data that may assist in the development of in silico models which in turn may shed light on the interrelationships between nephrotoxicity mechanisms.
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- Julia Pletz
- a School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences , Liverpool John Moores University , Liverpool , UK
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- a School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences , Liverpool John Moores University , Liverpool , UK
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- a School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences , Liverpool John Moores University , Liverpool , UK
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- a School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences , Liverpool John Moores University , Liverpool , UK
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- a School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences , Liverpool John Moores University , Liverpool , UK
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- a School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences , Liverpool John Moores University , Liverpool , UK
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- a School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences , Liverpool John Moores University , Liverpool , UK
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- b Department of Applied Mathematics , Liverpool John Moores University , Liverpool , UK
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- c Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas , Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil
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- a School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences , Liverpool John Moores University , Liverpool , UK
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Miljkovic M, Stefanovic A, Simic-Ogrizovic S, Vekic J, Bogavac-Stanojevic N, Cerne D, Kocbek P, Marc J, Jelic-Ivanovic Z, Spasojevic-Kalimanovska V, Kotur-Stevuljevic J. Association of Dyslipidemia, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation With Redox Status in VLDL, LDL, and HDL Lipoproteins in Patients With Renal Disease. Angiology 2018; 69:861-870. [DOI: 10.1177/0003319718780041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Some cardiovascular complications in patients with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease may be caused by structurally and functionally modified lipoproteins. Redox status (advanced oxidation protein products [AOPPs]), prooxidant–antioxidant balance, total protein sulfhydryl (SH-groups), and paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activity were assessed in 77 renal patients and 20 controls. Lipoproteins were isolated using ultracentrifugation. PON1, PON3, and pentraxin-3 concentration were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Dyslipidemia-Oxy-Inflammation (DOI) score was calculated as a sum of dyslipidemia, oxidative stress, and inflammation scores. The dyslipidemia score ( P < .001), oxy score ( P < .01), inflammation score (P < .001), and the DOI score ( P < .001) were higher in patient groups compared with controls. The very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) fraction contained the highest amount of AOPP ( P < .001) compared with other lipoprotein fractions in all groups. The low-density lipoprotein (LDL) fraction contained elevated AOPP in all groups compared with the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) fraction ( P < .001). Significant positive correlation was observed between AOPP in LDL fraction and DOI score (ρ = 0.510, P < .01). Dyslipidemia, oxidative stress, and inflammation play an interactive role in renal disease and are mutually associated with redox status in VLDL, LDL, and HDL lipoproteins in plasma of renal patients.
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- Milica Miljkovic
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Tiwari AKM, Mahdi AA, Mishra S. Assessment of liver function in pregnant anemic women upon oral iron and folic acid supplementation. J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2017; 47:45-49. [PMID: 29196155 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2017.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Revised: 11/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Oral iron therapy is the most widely prescribed treatment for iron deficiency anemia. However, oral iron supplementation may also lead to various health problems. The recognition of these physiological variations is essential for the diagnosis of liver diseases during the course of pregnancy. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the variations in levels of routine liver function tests (LFTs) in pregnant women before and after iron and folic acid treatment. Iron and folic acid was supplemented to 500 normal pregnant anemic women (mild=200, moderate=200 and severe=100) and 100 age matched normal pregnant non-anemic as controls daily for 100 days. Blood index values and liver function parameters were precisely monitored. Hemoglobin (Hb), total protein (TP), iron (Fe), albumin and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels were found increased (P<0.001; P<0.01; P<0.05) after treatment in mild, moderate, severe and control, respectively. Lipid peroxidation (LPx), aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) were increased in pretreated mild, moderate and severe groups and further increased after all treated subjects. Moreover, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) was found to decrease in pre and posttreated subjects. Treatment with iron and folic acid although has remarkable efficacy for Hb and body iron stores although for the cost of increasing the associated compartment of total bilirubin, AST and ALT concomitant with decreased GGT levels. Data obtained from the present study provide new insights into the mandatory application of liver function tests likely to be monitored at regular and specific intervals during the course of pregnancy.
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- A K M Tiwari
- Department of Biochemistry, King George's Medical University, Shahamina Road, Lucknow 226003, India; Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering & Technology, IFTM University, Moradabad, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, King George's Medical University, Shahamina Road, Lucknow 226003, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering & Technology, IFTM University, Moradabad, India
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Shil K, Pal S. Metabolic adaptability in hexavalent chromium-treated renal tissue: an in vivo study. Clin Kidney J 2017; 11:222-229. [PMID: 29644063 PMCID: PMC5887570 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfx069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)], an environmental pollutant that originates mostly from anthropogenic sources, is a serious threat to human health. After entering into cells, Cr(VI) is capable of producing excessive free radicals and causing tissue damage. The present study aims to reveal the toxic manifestation of Cr(VI) on the metabolic activity of renal tissue. Methods Male Swiss albino mice were treated orally with potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) at a dose of 10 mg/kg body weight for a period of 30 days. Important tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle enzyme activities like isocitrate dehydrogenase, succinate dehydrogenase and malate dehydrogenase, as well as the activities of enzymes involved in oxidative phosphorylation such as Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) dehydrogenase, were measured. Additionally, transaminase and protease (pronase, cathepsin and trypsin) activities, tissue protein and free amino nitrogen were estimated in renal tissue. Glucose-6-phosphatase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and alkaline phosphatase activities, as well as lactic acid, pyruvic acid and chromium contents, of kidneys were determined following standard protocols. Kidney histology was performed by hematoxylin and eosin staining. Results Cr(VI) suppresses the rate-limiting enzymes of the TCA cycle and oxidative phosphorylation indicating an inhibition of renal ATP production. It decreases protease activity by eliminating the protein substrates and alters the gluconeogenic pathway. Cr(VI) worsens the normophysiological attributes of renal tissue by enhancing the activity of alkaline phosphatase, pointing towards kidney disease. Histopathological observations confirmed these biochemical results through the presence of chronic tubular nephritis and altered glomerular structure. Cr(VI) retention occurs to a greater extent in renal tissue, which intensifies the toxic manifestation of this pollutant in the kidney. Conclusions Cr(VI) disrupts the metabolic interaction between carbohydrates and proteins in mammalian renal tissue.
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- Kanu Shil
- Nutritional Biochemistry and Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Human Physiology, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, West Tripura, India
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- Nutritional Biochemistry and Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Human Physiology, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, West Tripura, India
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Overview of PES biocompatible/hemodialysis membranes: PES–blood interactions and modification techniques. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2015; 56:574-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2015.06.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2014] [Revised: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Lalwani P, de Souza GKBB, de Lima DSN, Passos LFS, Boechat AL, Lima ES. Serum thiols as a biomarker of disease activity in lupus nephritis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119947. [PMID: 25799079 PMCID: PMC4370429 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2014] [Accepted: 01/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Lupus Nephritis (LN) develops in more than half of the Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) patients. However, lack of reliable, specific biomarkers for LN hampers clinical management of patients and impedes development of new therapeutics. The goal of this study was to investigate whether oxidative stress biomarkers in patients with SLE is predictive of renal pathology. Serum biochemical and oxidative stress markers were measured in patients with inactive lupus, active lupus with and without nephritis and compared to healthy control group. To assess the predictive performance of biomarkers, Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves were constructed and cut-offs were used to identify SLE patients with nephritis. We observed an increased oxidative stress response in all SLE patients compared to healthy controls. Among the several biomarkers tested, serum thiols had a significant inverse association with SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI). Interestingly, thiols were able too aptly differentiate between SLE patients with and without renal pathology, and serum thiol levels were not affected by immunosuppressive drug therapy. The decreased thiols in SLE correlated significantly with serum creatinine and serum C3 levels. Further retrospective evaluation using serum creatinine or C3 levels in combination with thiol's cutoff values from ROC analysis, we could positively predict chronicity of renal pathology in SLE patients. In summary, serum thiols emerge as an inexpensive and reliable indicator of LN, which may not only help in early identification of renal pathology but also aid in the therapeutic management of the disease, in developing countries with resource poor settings.
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- Pritesh Lalwani
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
- Centro de Pesquisa Leônidas e Maria Deane (CPqL&MD)-FIOCRUZ, Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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Otero C, Peñaloza JP, Rodas PI, Fernández-Ramires R, Velasquez L, Jung JE. Temporal and spatial regulation of cAMP signaling in disease: role of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases. Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2014; 28:593-607. [PMID: 24750474 DOI: 10.1111/fcp.12080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Revised: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Since its discovery, cAMP has been proposed as one of the most versatile second messengers. The remarkable feature of cAMP to tightly control highly diverse physiological processes, including metabolism, homeostasis, secretion, muscle contraction, cell proliferation and migration, immune response, and gene transcription, is reflected by millions of different articles worldwide. Compartmentalization of cAMP in space and time, maintained by mainly phosphodiesterases, contributes to the maintenance of equilibrium inside the cell where one signal can trigger many different events. Novel cAMP sensors seem to carry out certain unexpected signaling properties of cAMP and thereby to permit delicate adaptations of biologic responses. Measuring space and time events with biosensors will increase our current knowledge on the pathophysiology of diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, cognitive impairment, cancer, and renal and heart failure. Further insights into the cAMP dynamics will help to optimize the pharmacological treatment for these diseases.
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- Carolina Otero
- Center for Integrative Medicine and Innovative Science, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Centro para el Desarrollo de la Nanociencia y Nanotecnologia, Santiago, Chile
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Fan X, Wang G, English RD, Firoze Khan M. Proteomic identification of carbonylated proteins in the kidney of trichloroethene-exposed MRL+/+ mice. Toxicol Mech Methods 2013; 24:21-30. [PMID: 24024666 DOI: 10.3109/15376516.2013.843112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Trichloroethene (TCE), a common environmental and occupational pollutant, is associated with multiorgan toxicity. Kidney is one of major target organs affected as a result of TCE exposure. Our previous studies have shown that exposure to TCE causes increased protein oxidation (protein carbonylation) in the kidneys of autoimmune-prone MRL+/+ mice, and suggested a potential role of protein oxidation in TCE-mediated nephrotoxicity. To assess the impact of chronic TCE exposure on protein oxidation, particularly to identify the carbonylated proteins in kidneys, female MRL+/+ mice were treated with TCE at the dose of 2 mg/ml via drinking water for 36 weeks and kidney protein extracts were analyzed for protein carbonyls and carbonylated proteins identified using proteomic approaches (2D gel, Western blot, MALDI TOF/TOF MS/MS, etc.). TCE treatment led to significantly increased protein carbonyls in the kidney protein extracts (20 000 g pellet fraction). Interestingly, among 18 identified carbonylated proteins, 10 were found only in the kidneys of TCE-treated mice, whereas other 8 were present in the kidneys of both control and TCE-treated mice. The identified carbonylated proteins represent skeletal proteins, chaperones, stress proteins, enzymes, plasma protein and proteins involved in signaling pathways. The findings provide a map for further exploring the role of carbonylated proteins in TCE-mediated nephrotoxicity.
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Werynska B, Pula B, Muszczynska-Bernhard B, Gomulkiewicz A, Piotrowska A, Prus R, Podhorska-Okolow M, Jankowska R, Dziegiel P. Metallothionein 1F and 2A overexpression predicts poor outcome of non-small cell lung cancer patients. Exp Mol Pathol 2012; 94:301-8. [PMID: 23064051 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2012.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2012] [Revised: 10/02/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Metallothioneins (MT) are intracellular, low molecular weight proteins (6-7 kDa) involved in binding of metal ions, scavenging of free radicals, cell proliferation and apoptosis and resistance to certain chemotherapeutics. Four basic families of MT proteins are distinguished: MT-I, MT-II, MT-III, MT-IV, within each of them different isoforms occur. The study aimed at examining the expression level of nine MT isoforms: MT-1A, -1B, -1E, -1F, -1G, -1H, -1X, MT-2A and MT-IV by using real-time PCR and MT-I/II expression by immunohistochemical (IHC) technique in 69 cases of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and 12 non-malignant lung tissues (NMLT) and to correlate them with patients clinicopathological data and Ki-67 antigen expression. Out of all the analyzed cases, 62 (89.9%) demonstrated an increased MT-I/II expression. MT-1B, 1F, -1G, -1H and MT-1X were significantly up-regulated, whereas MT-1E was significantly down-regulated in NSCLC as compared to NMLT. Only in two cases MT-IV mRNA expression was noted. Significant positive correlations were observed between each particular MT isoform expressions. Higher MT-1F and MT-1A mRNA expression was associated with larger primary tumor size (P=0.0362 and P<0.0001, respectively). Moreover, up-regulated MT-1F mRNA expression was associated with higher grade of malignancy of NSCLC (P=0.0085). Higher MT-1B mRNA expression was associated with squamocellular and adenocarcinoma subtype of NSCLC (P=0.0358). Univariate analysis showed, that up-regulated MT-1F and MT-2A mRNA predicted poor patients' survival (P=0.0206 and P=0.0097, respectively). The levels of MT-1F and MT-2A mRNA could be considered as new markers of poor prognosis of NSCLC patients.
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- Bozena Werynska
- Department of Pulmonology and Pulmonary Tumours, Medical University in Wroclaw, Poland
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Pongjit K, Ninsontia C, Chaotham C, Chanvorachote P. Protective effect of Glycine max and Chrysanthemum indicum extracts against cisplatin-induced renal epithelial cell death. Hum Exp Toxicol 2011; 30:1931-44. [PMID: 21406484 DOI: 10.1177/0960327111402242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2023]
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UNLABELLED Although cisplatin is one of the most efficient chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of solid tumors, frequently observed nephrotoxicity has limited its use in several patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS The protective effect of Glycine max (GM) and Chrysanthemum indicum (CM) extracts on cisplatin-induced apoptosis in human proximal tubular HK-2 cells was evaluated by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT), Hoechst 33342, and propidium iodide assays. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) were determined by flow cytometry with 2,7-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCFH(2)-DA). RESULTS Cisplatin-induced renal cell toxicity through the induction of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) and hydroxyl radical (OH(•-)). CM extract protected cisplatin-induced apoptosis by its anti-oxidant activity against H(2)O(2) and OH(•-), while GM extract scavenged only H(2)O(2). Furthermore, GM and CM extracts protect renal cells without significant interfering effect on cisplatin toxicity in lung cancer H460 and melanoma G361 cells. CONCLUSION GM and CM extracts exhibited a promising protective effect on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity which could benefit the development for nephroprotective approaches.
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- Kanittha Pongjit
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Dahe GJ, Teotia RS, Kadam SS, Bellare JR. The biocompatibility and separation performance of antioxidative polysulfone/vitamin E TPGS composite hollow fiber membranes. Biomaterials 2011; 32:352-65. [PMID: 20888631 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2010] [Accepted: 09/02/2010] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The extended interaction of blood with certain materials like hemodialysis membranes results in the activation of cellular element as well as inflammatory response. This results in hypersensitive reactions and increased reactive oxygen species, which occurs during or immediately after dialysis. Although polysulfone (Psf) hollow fiber has been commercially used for acute and chronic hemodialysis, its biocompatibility remains a major concern. To overcome this, we have successfully made composite Psf hollow fiber membrane consisting of hydrophilic/hydrophobic micro-domains of Psf and Vitamin E TPGS (TPGS). These were prepared by dry-wet spinning using 5, 10, 15, 20 wt% TPGS as an additive in dope solution. TPGS was successfully entrapped in Psf hollow fiber, as confirmed by ATR-FTIR and TGA. The selective skin was formed at inner side of hollow fibers, as confirmed by SEM study. In vitro biocompatibility and performance of the Psf/TPGS composite membranes were examined, with cytotoxicity, ROS generation, hemolysis, platelet adhesion, contact and complement activation, protein adsorption, ultrafiltration coefficient, solute rejection and urea clearance. We show that antioxidative composite Psf exhibits enhanced biocompatibility, and the membranes show high flux and high urea clearance, about two orders of magnitude better than commercial hemodialysis membranes on a unit area basis.
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- Ganpat J Dahe
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India
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Mayadas TN, Tsokos GC, Tsuboi N. Mechanisms of immune complex-mediated neutrophil recruitment and tissue injury. Circulation 2009; 120:2012-24. [PMID: 19917895 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.771170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Tanya N Mayadas
- Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Kniazewska MH, Obuchowicz AK, Wielkoszyński T, Zmudzińska-Kitczak J, Urban K, Hyla-Klekot L. Evaluation of certain constituents of antioxidant defense in youth treated in the past for steroid-sensitive idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. Pediatr Nephrol 2009; 24:2187-92. [PMID: 19636593 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-009-1269-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2009] [Revised: 06/29/2009] [Accepted: 06/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Disorders of lipid metabolism and antioxidant defense capacity reported during idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) exacerbations are known. The aim of this study was to evaluate constituents of antioxidant defense [total antioxidant potential: ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), paraoxonase-1 (PON-1), tocopherols, ascorbic acid] in patients formerly treated for INS. The studied group consisted of 30 patients (20 males and 10 females) treated 4-15 years ago for INS. The control group consisted of 30 healthy teenagers. There were no statistically significant differences in PON-1 activity (156.4 +/- 97.1 vs 137.7 +/- 80.2 U/l), alpha-tocopherol levels (23.9 +/- 7.3 vs 22.4 +/- 3.2 micromol/l) and sum of beta- and gamma-tocopherols (2.1 +/- 1.0 vs 2.3 +/- 0.6 micromol/l), and in FRAP (484.9 +/- 87.2 vs 452.8 +/- 76.9 micromol/l) between groups. In the study group, a significantly lower concentration of ascorbic acid (53.0 +/- 20.8 vs 69.4 +/- 16 micromol/l; p < 0.002), decreased values of alpha-tocopherol/cholesterol (4.9 +/- 0.7 vs 5.5 +/- 1.2; p = 0.03), and total tocopherol/cholesterol (5.3 +/- 0.8 vs 6.1 +/- 1.4; p = 0.016) ratios were observed. A positive correlation between tocopherol/total cholesterol (TCh) (r = 0.41; p < 0.05) and alpha-tocopherol/TCh (r = 0.50; p < 0.001) ratios and INS relapse frequency was reported. The relationship between the study parameters and group of variables (relapse frequency, duration of the last remission, age, gender) was tested using the multiple linear regression analysis. The results of this study suggest that the nonenzymatic antioxidant defense in young persons formerly treated for INS is weaker than in their healthy counterparts.
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Jog NR, Dinnall JA, Gallucci S, Madaio MP, Caricchio R. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 regulates the progression of autoimmune nephritis in males by inducing necrotic cell death and modulating inflammation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 182:7297-306. [PMID: 19454727 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0803565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Necrotic lesions and necrotic cell death characterize severe autoimmune nephritides, and contribute to local inflammation and to progression of the disease. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1), a DNA repair enzyme, is involved in the induction of necrosis and is a key player in the acute and chronic inflammation. Therefore, we hypothesized that PARP-1 controls the severity of nephritis by mediating the induction of necrosis in the kidney. We used lupus and anti-glomerular basement membrane models of nephritis to determine the effects of PARP-1 on the inflammatory response in the kidney. We show in this study that PARP-1 is indeed activated during the course of glomerulonephritis. We also show that the absence of PARP-1 or its pharmacological inhibition results in milder nephritis, with lower blood urea nitrogen levels, reduced necrotic lesions, and higher survival rates. The relevance of PARP-1 showed a strong male sex specificity, and treatment of male mice with 17beta-estradiol prolonged their survival during the course of nephritis. PARP-1 also regulated TNF-alpha expression and up-regulation of adhesion molecules, further supporting a role of PARP-1 in the inflammatory process within the kidney. Our results demonstrate that PARP-1 activation and consequent necrotic cell death play an important role in the pathogenesis of male nephritis, and suggest that PARP-1 can be a novel therapeutic target in glomerulonephritis.
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- Neelakshi R Jog
- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Roudebush P, Polzin DJ, Ross SJ, Towell TL, Adams LG, Dru Forrester S. Therapies for feline chronic kidney disease. What is the evidence? J Feline Med Surg 2009; 11:195-210. [PMID: 19237135 PMCID: PMC11132212 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2009.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Practical relevance Successful treatment and prevention of kidney disease in pet animals requires a multidimensional approach to identify and eliminate causes or exacerbating factors, provide professional examination and care on a regular basis, and plan and implement a comprehensive treatment program when necessary. Evidence base Over the years, many therapeutic and preventive interventions have been developed or advocated for chronic kidney disease (CKD), but evidence of efficacy or effectiveness is often lacking or highly variable. Accordingly, the main objective of this systematic review was to identify and critically appraise the evidence supporting various approaches to managing feline CKD; namely, fluid therapy, calcitrioi therapy, antihypertensive therapy, ACE inhibitor therapy, erythropoietic hormone replacement therapy, potassium supplementation, antioxidant supplementation, alkalinization therapy, dietary phosphorus restriction and intestinal phosphate binders, therapeutic renal foods, assisted feeding, dialysis and renal transplantation.
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- Philip Roudebush
- Scientific Affairs, Hill's Pet Nutrition, PO Box 148, Topeka, KS 66601, USA.
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Garlic (Allium sativum) and ginger (Zingiber officinale) attenuate structural nephropathy progression in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eclnm.2007.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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de Cavanagh EMV, Inserra F, Ferder M, Ferder L. From mitochondria to disease: role of the renin-angiotensin system. Am J Nephrol 2007; 27:545-53. [PMID: 17785964 DOI: 10.1159/000107757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2007] [Accepted: 07/16/2007] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Mitochondria are energy-producing organelles that conduct other key cellular tasks. Thus, mitochondrial damage may impair various aspects of tissue functioning. Mitochondria generate oxygen- and nitrogen-derived oxidants, being themselves major oxidation targets. Dysfunctional mitochondria seem to contribute to the pathophysiology of hypertension, cardiac failure, the metabolic syndrome, obesity, diabetes mellitus, renal disease, atherosclerosis, and aging. Mitochondrial proteins and metabolic intermediates participate in various cellular processes, apart from their well-known roles in energy metabolism. This emphasizes the participation of dysfunctional mitochondria in disease, notwithstanding that most evidences supporting this concept come from animal and cultured-cell studies. Mitochondrial oxidant production is altered by several factors related to vascular pathophysiology. Among these, angiotensin-II stimulates mitochondrial oxidant release leading to energy metabolism depression. By lowering mitochondrial oxidant production, angiotensin-II inhibition enhances energy production and protects mitochondrial structure. This seems to be one of the mechanisms underlying the benefits of angiotensin-II inhibition in hypertension, diabetes, and aging rodent models. If some of these findings can be reproduced in humans, they would provide a new perspective on the implications that RAS-blockade can offer as a therapeutic strategy. This review intends to present available information pointing to mitochondria as targets for therapeutic Ang-II blockade in human renal and CV disease.
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- E M V de Cavanagh
- Laboratory of Experimental Nephrology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Venkatesan B, Mahimainathan L, Das F, Ghosh-Choudhury N, Ghosh Choudhury G. Downregulation of catalase by reactive oxygen species via PI 3 kinase/Akt signaling in mesangial cells. J Cell Physiol 2007; 211:457-67. [PMID: 17186497 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) contribute to many glomerular diseases by targeting mesangial cells. ROS have been shown to regulate expression of many antioxidant enzymes including catalase. The mechanism by which the expression of catalase protein is regulated by ROS is not precisely known. Here we report that increased intracellular ROS level by hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) reduced the expression of catalase. H(2)O(2) increased phosphorylation of Akt kinase in a dose-dependent and sustained manner with a concomitant increase in the phosphorylation of FoxO1 transcription factor. Further analysis revealed that H(2)O(2) promoted rapid activation of phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3 kinase. The PI 3 kinase inhibitor Ly294002 and expression of tumor suppressor protein PTEN inhibited Akt kinase activity, resulting in the attenuation of FoxO1 phosphorylation and preventing the downregulating effect of H(2)O(2) on catalase protein level. Dominant negative Akt attenuated the inhibitory effect of H(2)O(2) on expression of catalase. Constitutively active FoxO1 increased the expression of catalase. However, dominant negative FoxO1 inhibited catalase protein level. Catalase transcription was reduced by H(2)O(2) treatment. Furthermore, expression of dominant negative Akt and constitutively active FoxO1 increased catalase transcription, respectively. These results demonstrate that ROS downregulate the expression of catalase in mesangial cells by PI 3 kinase/Akt signaling via FoxO1 as a target.
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- Balachandar Venkatesan
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Podhorska-Okolow M, Dziegiel P, Murawska-Cialowicz E, Saczko J, Kulbacka J, Gomulkiewicz A, Rossini K, Jethon Z, Carraro U, Zabel M. Effects of adaptive exercise on apoptosis in cells of rat renal tubuli. Eur J Appl Physiol 2006; 99:217-26. [PMID: 17102979 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0335-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Regular exercise is known to improve physiological and functional capacity of many organs due to adaptive processes. We have previously shown that acute exercise in untrained rats results in apoptosis of renal tubular cells and that the apoptotic process seems to be associated with stimulation of angiotensin II, AT1 and AT2 receptors. In this study, we examined the influence of regular training on apoptosis and the role of angiotensin II receptors and antioxidant enzymes in mediating the adaptive response in renal tubular cells. We measured apoptosis, expression of AT1 and AT2 receptors, level of lipid peroxidation (TBARS) and activities of antioxidant enzymes, SOD, GPx and CAT in kidneys of sedentary rats that were exposed to acute exercise and rats that were trained for 8 weeks. In untrained animals, the acute exercise resulted in increased apoptosis and increased expression of AT1 and AT2 receptors in renal tubular cells, while in the rats exposed to the 8-week regular training, there were no changes in apoptosis nor AT1 and AT2 receptor expression as compared to the sedentary animals. The TBARS levels were significantly increased in acutely exercised rats, while in rats pre-exposed to the training they remained unchanged. The acute exercise, as well as regular training, did not change SOD, CAT or GPx activities. These findings suggested that the acute exercise-induced apoptosis in renal tubules could involve action of AT1 and AT2 receptors as well as oxidative stress, while the regular training was shown to prevent apoptosis in renal tubular cells via modulated expression of AT1 and AT2 receptors.
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Peña-Rico M, Guadalupe Ortiz-López M, Camacho-Castillo L, Cárdenas M, Pedraza-Chaverri J, Menjívar M. Steroidogenic impairment due to reduced ovarian transcription of cytochrome P450 side-chain-cleavage (P450scc) and steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) during experimental nephrotic syndrome. Life Sci 2006; 79:702-8. [PMID: 16574160 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2006.02.023] [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] [Received: 11/08/2005] [Revised: 01/15/2006] [Accepted: 02/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The nephrotic syndrome is a renal disease characterized by proteinuria, hypoproteinemia, edema and hyperlipidemia. It has been reported that female nephrotic rats are characterized by loss of the oestrus cycle, follicle atresia, low gonadotropin and steroid concentrations; particularly, undetectable estradiol levels. Therefore, to determine the mechanisms involved in the ovarian steroidogenesis impairment, in this present study we evaluated the ovarian expression of the essential steroidogenesis components: cytochrome P450 side cholesterol chain cleavage enzyme (P450scc) and steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR). The experiments were conducted in the rat experimental model of nephrosis induced by puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN) and in control groups. The evaluation of the expression of P450scc and StAR mRNA were performed during the acute phase of nephrosis as well as after the exogenous administration of 1 or 4 doses of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), or a daily dose of FSH or FSH+hCG for 10 days. In addition, serum hormone concentrations, intra-ovarian steroid content, and the reproductive capacity were determined. The results revealed a decreased expression of mRNA of P450scc enzyme and StAR during nephrosis, and eventhough they increased after gonadotropins treatment, they did not conduce to a normal cycling rat period or fertility recovery. This study demonstrates that the mechanism by which ovarian steroid biosynthesis is altered during acute nephrosis involves damage at the P450scc and StAR mRNA synthesis and processing.
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- Miguel Peña-Rico
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CP 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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Yu S, Paetau-Robinson I. Dietary Supplements of Vitamins E and C and β-Carotene Reduce Oxidative Stress in Cats with Renal Insufficiency. Vet Res Commun 2006; 30:403-13. [PMID: 16502108 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-006-3269-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/13/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Oxidative stress may contribute to the progression of chronic renal failure. In this study, cats with spontaneous renal insufficiency were fed a dry cat food supplemented with the antioxidants vitamins E and C, and beta-carotene for 4 weeks. When compared with healthy cats, cats with renal insufficiency had a tendency to oxidative stress. The antioxidant supplements significantly reduced DNA damage in cats with renal insufficiency as evidenced by reduced serum 8-OHdG and comet assay parameters. Therefore, supplements of vitamins E and C and beta-carotene as antioxidants may be beneficial to cats with renal disease.
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- S Yu
- Hill's Science and Technology Center, 1035 NE 43rd Street, Topeka, KS 66617, USA.
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Zahner G, Wolf G, Schroeder S, Stahl RAK. Inhibition of platelet-derived growth factor-induced mesangial cell proliferation by cyclooxygenase-2 overexpression is abolished through reactive oxygen species. FEBS Lett 2006; 580:2523-8. [PMID: 16638581 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.03.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2005] [Revised: 03/13/2006] [Accepted: 03/20/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Proliferation of mesangial cells (MC) is an early event in many forms of glomerulonephritis. We have previously shown that platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-induced proliferation of MC was inhibited by the overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). Since reactive oxygen species (ROS) are important mediators of mitogenic signaling, we evaluated the role of ROS in the COX-2 induced growth arrest in MC. We demonstrate that ROS are reduced in COX-2 overexpressing MC. Intracellular elevation of ROS restored PDGF-induced proliferation, while the expression of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors p21(cip1) and p27(kip1) were decreased in these cells. The data suggest that COX-2 decreases ROS formation which consequently leads to the PDGF-induced inhibition of MC proliferation.
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- Gunther Zahner
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Osteology, University of Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
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Bek MF, Bayer M, Müller B, Greiber S, Lang D, Schwab A, August C, Springer E, Rohrbach R, Huber TB, Benzing T, Pavenstädt H. Expression and function of C/EBP homology protein (GADD153) in podocytes. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2006; 168:20-32. [PMID: 16400006 PMCID: PMC1592667 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2006.040774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Podocytes are crucial for the permeability of the glomerular filtration barrier. In glomerular disease, however, reactive oxygen species (ROS) may be involved in podocyte injury and subsequent proteinuria. Here, we describe ROS-dependent gene induction in differentiated podocytes stimulated with H(2)O(2) or xanthine/xanthine-oxidase. Superoxide anions and H(2)O(2) increased mRNA and protein expression of GAS5 (growth arrest-specific protein 5) and CHOP (C/EBP homology protein). Cultured podocytes overexpressing CHOP showed increased generation of superoxide anions compared to controls. In addition, the expression of alpha(3)/beta(1) integrins, crucial for cell-matrix interaction of podocytes, was down-regulated, leading to increased cell-matrix adhesion and cell displacement. The altered cell-matrix adhesion was antagonized by the ROS scavenger 1,3-dimethyl-2-thiourea, and the increase in cell displacement could be mimicked by stimulating untransfected podocytes with puromycin, an inductor of ROS. We next performed immunohistochemical staining of human kidney tissue (normal, membranous nephropathy, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, and minimal change nephropathy) as well as sections from rats with puromycin nephrosis, a model of minimal change nephropathy. CHOP was weakly expressed in podocytes of control kidneys but up-regulated in most proteinuric human kidneys and in rat puromycin nephrosis. Our data suggest that CHOP-via increased ROS generation-regulates cell-matrix adhesion of podocytes in glomerular disease.
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- Martin F Bek
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Clinics Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 33, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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Gwinner W, Scheuer H, Haller H, Brandes RP, Groene HJ. Pivotal role of xanthine oxidase in the initiation of tubulointerstitial renal injury in rats with hyperlipidemia. Kidney Int 2006; 69:481-7. [PMID: 16407880 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hyperlipidemia can induce or aggravate renal tubulointerstitial injury. Experiments in a complex rat model with chronic glomerulonephritis and long-standing, coexisting hyperlipidemia suggested that induction of xanthine oxidase (XO), with increased oxygen radical generation, is involved in aggravation of tubulointerstitial injury. To separate the role of XO in the initial events of lipid-mediated tubulointerstitial injury, short-term experiments with diet-induced hyperlipidemia over 21 and 35 days were performed in otherwise healthy rats. XO expression in relation to the antioxidant enzymes was examined in the cortical tubulointerstitium (TIS) and proximal tubules (PT). Subsequent experiments with XO inhibition were performed, examining tubulointerstitial infiltration with ED1-positive cells and expression of adhesion molecules and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) as indicators of early injurious events. Hyperlipidemia increased XO activity in TIS by 40 and 86%, and in PT by 28 and 90% at days 21 and 35, compared with controls on regular diet. This increased activity was associated with increased reactive oxygen species. Among the antioxidant enzymes, glutathione peroxidase activity increased in TIS by 40% and in PT by 90%. Histological evaluation showed a three-fold increase in ED1-positive cells and increased MCP-1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression at day 35 in the TIS. Inhibition of XO prevented tubulointerstitial ED1 cell infiltration, together with a decreased expression of MCP-1 and VCAM-1. These results point to an important role for XO in the early stage of hyperlipidemia-associated renal injury, mediating macrophage infiltration by a putatively redox-dependent upregulation of MCP-1 and VCAM-1.
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- W Gwinner
- Department of Nephrology, Medical School of Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
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Sinha I, Ghosh S, Dey P, Jacob J, Banerjee D. Reduction of urinary thiols in nephrotic syndrome—a possible effect of free iron. Clin Chim Acta 2005; 355:91-6. [PMID: 15820482 DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2004.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2004] [Revised: 12/15/2004] [Accepted: 12/15/2004] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Albumin is a potent antioxidant as it chelates transitional metals and contains antioxidants like thiol and bilirubin. In neprotic syndrome, the defining parameter is proteinuria with hypoalbuminemia. Therefore albuminuria in nephrotic syndrome may increase toxic transitional metal ions and also can cause loss of albumin associated antioxidants causing oxidative stress to the individual. METHODS We investigated this possibility and estimated some markers of oxidative stress in 20 nephrotic syndrome patients and healthy controls along with urinary thiols, urinary bilirubin and plasma free iron in both cases and in the controls. RESULT We found oxidative stress in 20 nephrotic syndrome patients and the markers of oxidative stress correlated significantly with proteinuria, but the urine of nephrotic syndrome patients (28.33+/-4.2 micromol/g creatinine)contained significantly less thiols compared to the healthy controls (88.45+/-10.6 micromol/g creatinine) and no biliribin. The patients plasma also showed free iron (0.7+/-0.05 micromol/l), a parameter undetectable in the healthy controls. CONCLUSION We suggest that oxidative stress and presence of free iron in the patients were responsible for less thioluria and no bilirubinuria. A detailed study of oxidative biology in a large cohort of nephrotic syndrome patients is necessary to confirm the presence of free iron as appropriate chelation of free iron may benefit the long-term prognosis of the disease.
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- Indrajit Sinha
- Department of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal-576104, Karnataka State, India
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Cattaneo D, Remuzzi G. Lipid oxidative stress and the anti-inflammatory properties of statins and ACE inhibitors. J Ren Nutr 2005; 15:71-6. [PMID: 15648011 DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2004.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Observational studies in different populations indicate a positive relationship between dyslipidemia, cardiovascular events, and kidney disease progression. Patients with chronic renal diseases usually present with conditions (inflammation, oxidative stress) that can induce quantitative and qualitative changes in lipoprotein composition, making these particles more atherogenic. Several large randomized trials have shown that lowering cholesterol with statins reduces coronary mortality and morbidity across a wide range of cholesterol levels. Moreover, statins ameliorated renal function and structure in experimental models of progressive renal disease as well as in patients with proteinuric disease. It has been hypothesized that statins may directly modulate intracellular signaling systems involved in cellular proliferation, inflammatory, and fibrogenic responses. In addition, studies in animals have shown that the mevalonate pathway also may be involved in the regulation of the renin-angiotensin system, providing the rationale for the use of statins in combination with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and/or angiotensin II receptor antagonists, 2 classes of drugs that have evidenced beneficial effects in different forms of renal diseases. Preliminary studies have shown that a multidrug approach may induce remission of proteinuria, lessen renal injury, and protect from loss of function in those patients whose condition does not fully respond to a single treatment.
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- Dario Cattaneo
- Department of Medicine and Transplantation, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Bergamo, Italy
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Leh S, Vaagnes Ø, Margolin SB, Iversen BM, Forslund T. Pirfenidone and candesartan ameliorate morphological damage in mild chronic anti-GBM nephritis in rats. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2004; 20:71-82. [PMID: 15561744 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfh562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The antifibrotic substance pirfenidone and the angiotensin II type I receptor antagonist candesartan cilexetil, given alone and in combination, were tested in rats with chronic anti-glomerular basement membrane glomerulonephritis (anti-GBM GN). METHODS Male Wistar rats with anti-GBM GN were treated for 8 weeks with candesartan (4 mg/kg body weight/day), pirfenidone (500 mg/kg body weight/day) or a combination of both drugs. One GN group received no treatment and untreated non-GN-rats were used as controls. Blood pressure and urinary protein excretion were measured after 3 and 7 weeks. Kidney histology was complemented by ultrastructural investigation and by quantification of collagen Ialpha mRNA. RESULTS The percentage of glomeruli with adsorption droplets in podocytes correlated well with the amount of proteinuria (r = 0.873, P<0.01) and was significantly lowered in rats treated with candesartan (8.3 vs GN 24.6%), pirfenidone (9.8%) and combined treatment (2.6%, P<0.05 vs candesartan alone). A comparable lowering was seen for segmental sclerosis (GN 11%, candesartan 0.7%, P<0.05 vs GN, pirfenidone 1.8%, P = 0.09 vs GN, candesartan/pirfenidone 0.1%, P>0.5 vs candesartan alone). Cortical collagen Ialpha mRNA expression was significantly decreased in all treatment groups. Ultrastructural investigation showed an amelioration of basement membrane alterations and podocyte damage in the treatment groups. Candesartan caused significant blood pressure reduction and the effect was significantly enhanced by combination therapy after 3 weeks. Rats treated with pirfenidone showed blood pressure values similar to control rats. CONCLUSION Pirfenidone has a beneficial effect on morphological changes in anti-GBM GN comparable with candesartan although with a trend to slightly better results with candesartan treatment. Moreover, our results suggest an additive effect of combination treatment.
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- Sabine Leh
- Renal Research Group, Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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Porubsky S, Schmid H, Bonrouhi M, Kretzler M, Malle E, Nelson PJ, Gröne HJ. Influence of native and hypochlorite-modified low-density lipoprotein on gene expression in human proximal tubular epithelium. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2004; 164:2175-87. [PMID: 15161651 PMCID: PMC1615757 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63775-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Inflammatory infiltrates can modify (lipo)proteins via hypochlorous acid/hypochlorite (HOCl/OCl(-)) an oxidant formed by the myeloperoxidase-H(2)O(2)-halide system. These oxidatively modified proteins emerge in tubuli in some proteinuric and interstitial diseases. Human proximal tubular cells (HK-2) were used to confirm the hypothesis of detrimental and differential impact of HOCl-modified low density lipoprotein (HOCl-LDL), an in vivo occurring lipoprotein modification exerting proatherogenic and proinflammatory capacity. HOCl-LDL showed dose-dependent antiproliferative effects in HK-2 cells. Small dedicated cDNA macroarrays were used to identify differentially regulated genes. A rapid increase in the expression of genes involved in reactive oxygen species metabolism and cell stress, eg, heme oxygenase-1, thioredoxin reductase, cytochrome b5 reductase, Gadd 153, amino acid transporter E16, and HSP70 was found after HOCl-LDL treatment of HK-2 cells. In parallel, genes involved in tissue remodeling and inflammation eg, CTGF, VCAM-1, IL-1beta, MMP7, and VEGF were up-regulated. Quantitative RT-PCR verified differential expression of a subset of these genes in microdissected tubulointerstitia from patients with acute tubular damage, progressive proteinuric renal disease, and membranous glomerulonephritis (with declining renal function), but not in stable patients with proteinuria caused by minimal change disease. The demonstration of selective up-regulation of a subgroup of genes if proteinuria is accompanied by the presence of HOCl-modified (lipo)proteins support the potential pathophysiological role of the myeloperoxidase-H(2)O(2)-halide system and HOCl-LDL in renal disease.
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- Stefan Porubsky
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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Budisavljevic MN, Hodge L, Barber K, Fulmer JR, Durazo-Arvizu RA, Self SE, Kuhlmann M, Raymond JR, Greene EL. Oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of experimental mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2003; 285:F1138-48. [PMID: 14600028 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00397.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are increasingly believed to be important intracellular signaling molecules in mitogenic pathways involved in the pathogenesis of glomerulonephritis (GN). We explored the effects of the antioxidants α-lipoic acid and N-acetyl-l-cysteine on ERK activation in cultured mesangial cells and the role of ERK activation in the severity of glomerular injury in a rat model of anti-Thy 1 GN. In cultured mesangial cells, growth factors stimulated ERK phosphorylation by 150–450%. Antioxidants reduced this increase by 50–60%. Induction of anti-Thy 1 nephritis in rats led to a 210% increase in glomerular ERK phosphorylation. This increase in phosphorylated ERK was reduced by 50% in animals treated with α-lipoic acid. Treatment with α-lipoic acid resulted in significant improvement of glomerular injury. Cellular proliferation was reduced by 100%, and the number of proliferating cell nuclear antigen-positive cells was reduced by 64%. The increased expression of glomerular transforming growth factor-β1 protein and mRNA in rats with anti-Thy 1 nephritis was significantly attenuated and mesangial cell transformation into myofibroblasts was completely prevented by treatment with α-lipoic acid. The effects of α-lipoic acid were at least partially due to inhibition of oxidative stress. In rats with anti-Thy 1 nephritis, ROS production was increased 400–500%, and this increase was inhibited by 55% by treatment with α-lipoic acid. We suggest that ROS may mediate glomerular injury by inducing ERK phosphorylation. α-Lipoic acid should be considered a potential therapeutic agent in certain types of human GN.
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- Milos N Budisavljevic
- Nephrology Division, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Ave., Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
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Bek MJ, Wahle S, Müller B, Benzing T, Huber TB, Kretzler M, Cohen C, Busse-Grawitz A, Pavenstädt H. Stra13, a prostaglandin E2-induced gene, regulates the cellular redox state of podocytes. FASEB J 2003; 17:682-4. [PMID: 12594185 DOI: 10.1096/fj.02-0250fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Podocyte injury is a central mechanism in the pathogenesis of proteinuria. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) has been suggested to protect podocytes from cellular injury. Here we investigated whether PGE2-induced gene expression accounts for the protective role of PGE2 in podocytes. Using a suppressive-subtractive hybridization method, we isolated a differentially expressed clone that was identified as Stra13, a recently described retinoic acid-inducible gene. PGE2, forskolin, and retinoic acid induced a time-dependent up-regulation of Stra13 mRNA and protein expression in podocytes. To test the function of Stra13 in podocytes, Stra13 was overexpressed by using retroviral gene transfer. Compared with control cells, cells overexpressing Stra13 showed markedly reduced NADPH-dependent superoxid anion generation. Furthermore, expression of heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) was increased in podocytes overexpressing Stra13. HO-1 plays an important protective role in the defense against reactive oxygen species (ROS). After stimulation with exogenous ROS, Stra13-overexpressing podocytes were more resistant to oxidative stress than were control cells. Our data indicate that Stra13 may play an important protective role against oxidative stress in podocytes. ROS are involved in the pathogenesis of glomerular inflammation in several forms of glomerulonephritis. Therefore, knowledge about protective mechanisms may provide insight into new therapeutic strategies for glomerulopathies.
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- Martin J Bek
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Freiburg University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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Carraro M, Zennaro C, Candiano G, Musante L, Bruschi M, Ghiggeri GM, Artero M, Faccini L. Nephrotic urine prevents increased rat glomerular albumin permeability induced by serum from the same patient with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2003; 18:689-93. [PMID: 12637636 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfg013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The putative humoral mediator thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome has not yet been identified. However, components exist in normal serum that block the permeability activity of FSGS serum in vitro. The potential of FSGS serum to increase glomerular albumin permeability may result from an imbalance between permeability factors and naturally occurring inhibitors. We hypothesized that this imbalance may be favoured by loss of inhibitory factors in nephrotic urine. METHODS The study population consisted of seven patients with biopsy-proven FSGS, one with IgM nephropathy, and three with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome without biopsy, from whom frozen serum and dialysed and lyophilized urine samples were available. Glomerular albumin permeability (P(alb)) was determined from the change in glomerular volume induced by applying oncotic gradients across the basement membrane of normal isolated rat glomeruli pre-incubated with patient serum, normal control serum, patient serum mixed with an equal volume of urine from the same patient, or patient serum mixed with normal urine. Serum and urine apolipoproteins J and E were measured by dot-blot, utilizing peroxidase-labelled antibodies. The urinary capacity to scavenge oxygen radicals was determined after exposure of isolated glomeruli to superoxide generated by xanthine and xanthine oxidase. RESULTS The mean P(alb) of the patients was markedly elevated at 0.74+/-0.08. The addition of urine from the same patient significantly reduced P(alb) (mean 0.15+/-0.23) in all but one of the patients with FSGS. Normal urine had no inhibitory effect in the 10 patients in which it was tested (mean 0.71+/-0.09). Serum apo J was slightly decreased and serum apo E was slightly increased compared with controls. Urine levels of both lipoproteins were significantly decreased compared with controls. Urine from FSGS patients effectively neutralized superoxide, whereas normal urine did not. CONCLUSIONS Nephrotic urine but not normal urine contains components that block increased albumin permeability in isolated rat glomeruli induced by serum from patients with the idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. The inhibitory function of these components, which appear not to include apolipoproteins J and E, may involve scavenging of superoxide as a final common pathway. Loss in the urine from the serum of naturally occurring inhibitors in the initial stages of the disease may propagate proteinuria and glomerular injury.
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- Michele Carraro
- Department of Medicina Clinica, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
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Dogra G, Ward N, Croft KD, Mori TA, Barrett PH, Herrmann SE, Irish AB, Watts GF. Oxidant stress in nephrotic syndrome: comparison of F(2)-isoprostanes and plasma antioxidant potential. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2001; 16:1626-30. [PMID: 11477165 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/16.8.1626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The nephrotic syndrome (NS) is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. Increased oxidant stress may contribute to this by means of hyperlipidaemia and/or hypoalbuminaemia. In this study we assessed the contributory role of oxidant stress, as measured by F(2)-isoprostanes and plasma oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC), in subjects with NS. METHODS We studied 14 subjects with NS and 17 age- and sex-matched healthy non-proteinuric controls. Measurement of plasma and urinary F(2)-isoprostanes was carried out using a combination of silica and reverse-phase cartridges, high-performance liquid chromatography, and gas chromatography mass spectrometry using electron-capture negative ionization. The plasma ORAC assay measured the decrease in fluorescence of phycoerythrin added to plasma in the presence of a free-radical generator. The ORAC value (microM) was calculated as the ratio of the area under the fluorescence decay curve for plasma to the area under the fluorescence decay curve for a Trolox standard. RESULTS Plasma ORAC was significantly lower in NS patients compared with controls: mean (standard error) NS patients 3306 microM (286); controls 4882 microM (496), P=0.011. In univariate linear regression analysis, plasma albumin was significantly positively correlated with plasma ORAC (r=0.40, P=0.03). Plasma and urinary F(2)-isoprostanes did not differ significantly between NS and control groups. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that in the NS there is decreased free-radical trapping capacity of plasma that is inversely correlated with hypoalbuminaemia, but no increase in plasma and urinary F(2)-isoprostanes. Decreased total plasma antioxidant potential in combination with hyperlipidaemia may contribute to the increased risk of cardiovascular disease seen in NS.
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- G Dogra
- Department of Medicine and Western Australian Heart Research Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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