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Qiao H, Zienkiewicz J, Liu Y, Hawiger J. Activation of thousands of genes in the lungs and kidneys by sepsis is countered by the selective nuclear blockade. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1221102. [PMID: 37638006 PMCID: PMC10450963 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1221102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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The steady rise of sepsis globally has reached almost 49 million cases in 2017, and 11 million sepsis-related deaths. The genomic response to sepsis comprising multi-system stage of raging microbial inflammation has been reported in the whole blood, while effective treatment is lacking besides anti-microbial therapy and supportive measures. Here we show that, astoundingly, 6,237 significantly expressed genes in sepsis are increased or decreased in the lungs, the site of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Moreover, 5,483 significantly expressed genes in sepsis are increased or decreased in the kidneys, the site of acute injury (AKI). This massive genomic response to polymicrobial sepsis is countered by the selective nuclear blockade with the cell-penetrating Nuclear Transport Checkpoint Inhibitor (NTCI). It controlled 3,735 sepsis-induced genes in the lungs and 1,951 sepsis-induced genes in the kidneys. The NTCI also reduced without antimicrobial therapy the bacterial dissemination: 18-fold in the blood, 11-fold in the lungs, and 9-fold in the spleen. This enhancement of bacterial clearance was not significant in the kidneys. Cumulatively, identification of the sepsis-responsive host's genes and their control by the selective nuclear blockade advances a better understanding of the multi-system mechanism of sepsis. Moreover, it spurs much-needed new diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive approaches.
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- Huan Qiao
- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, TN, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, TN, United States
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Health Care System, Nashville, Tennessee, TN, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, TN, United States
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Health Care System, Nashville, Tennessee, TN, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, TN, United States
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Health Care System, Nashville, Tennessee, TN, United States
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, TN, United States
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Arroyo JP, Terker AS, Zuchowski Y, Watts JA, Bock F, Meyer C, Luo W, Kapp ME, Gould ER, Miranda AX, Carty J, Jiang M, Vanacore RM, Hammock E, Wilson MH, Zent R, Zhang M, Bhave G, Harris RC. Kidney collecting duct cells make vasopressin in response to NaCl-induced hypertonicity. JCI Insight 2022; 7:e161765. [PMID: 36326835 PMCID: PMC9869977 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.161765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Vasopressin has traditionally been thought to be produced by the neurohypophyseal system and then released into the circulation where it regulates water homeostasis. The questions of whether vasopressin could be produced outside of the brain and if the kidney could be a source of vasopressin are raised by the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (vasopressin). We found that mouse and human kidneys expressed vasopressin mRNA. Using an antibody that detects preprovasopressin, we found that immunoreactive preprovasopressin protein was found in mouse and human kidneys. Moreover, we found that murine collecting duct cells made biologically active vasopressin, which increased in response to NaCl-mediated hypertonicity, and that water restriction increased the abundance of kidney-derived vasopressin mRNA and protein expression in mouse kidneys. Thus, we provide evidence of biologically active production of kidney-derived vasopressin in kidney tubular epithelial cells.
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- Juan Pablo Arroyo
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, and
- Vanderbilt Center for Kidney Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, and
- Vanderbilt Center for Kidney Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, and
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- Epigenetics and Stem Cell Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, and
- Vanderbilt Center for Kidney Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, and
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, and
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- Division of Renal Pathology, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, and
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- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, and
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, and
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, and
- Vanderbilt Center for Kidney Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, and
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, and
- Vanderbilt Center for Kidney Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, and
- Vanderbilt Center for Kidney Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, and
- Vanderbilt Center for Kidney Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, and
- Vanderbilt Center for Kidney Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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The nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 (NFAT5) contributes to the renal corticomedullary differences in gene expression. Sci Rep 2022; 12:20304. [PMID: 36433977 PMCID: PMC9700710 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24237-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The corticomedullary osmotic gradient between renal cortex and medulla induces a specific spatial gene expression pattern. The factors that controls these differences are not fully addressed. Adaptation to hypertonic environment is mediated by the actions of the nuclear factor of activated T-cells 5 (NFAT5). NFAT5 induces the expression of genes that lead to intracellular accumulation of organic osmolytes. However, a systematical analysis of the NFAT5-dependent gene expression in the kidneys was missing. We used primary cultivated inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) cells from control and NFAT5 deficient mice as well as renal cortex and inner medulla from principal cell specific NFAT5 deficient mice for gene expression profiling. In primary NFAT5 deficient IMCD cells, hyperosmolality induced changes in gene expression were abolished. The majority of the hyperosmolality induced transcripts in primary IMCD culture were determined to have the greatest expression in the inner medulla. Loss of NFAT5 altered the expression of more than 3000 genes in the renal cortex and more than 5000 genes in the inner medulla. Gene enrichment analysis indicated that loss of NFAT5 is associated with renal inflammation and increased expression of kidney injury marker genes, like lipocalin-2 or kidney injury molecule-1. In conclusion we show that NFAT5 is a master regulator of gene expression in the kidney collecting duct and in vivo loss of NFAT function induces a kidney injury like phenotype.
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Petrillo F, Chernyakov D, Esteva-Font C, Poulsen SB, Edemir B, Fenton RA. Genetic deletion of the nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 in collecting duct principal cells causes nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. FASEB J 2022; 36:e22583. [PMID: 36197017 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202200856r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Water homeostasis is tightly regulated by the kidneys via the process of urine concentration. During reduced water intake, the antidiuretic hormone arginine vasopressin (AVP) binds to the vasopressin receptor type II (V2R) in the kidney to enhance countercurrent multiplication and medullary osmolality, and increase water reabsorption via aquaporin-2 (AQP2) water channels. The importance of this AVP, V2R, and AQP2 axis is highlighted by low urine osmolality and polyuria in people with various water balance disorders, including nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI). ELF5 and nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 (NFAT5) are two transcription factors proposed to regulate Aqp2 expression, but their role is poorly defined. Here we generated two novel mouse lines with principal cell (PC)-specific deletion of ELF5 or NFAT5 and phenotyped them in respect to renal water handling. ELF5-deficient mice (ELF5PC-KO ) had a very mild phenotype, with no clear differences in AQP2 abundance, and mild differences in renal water handling and maximal urinary concentrating capacity. In contrast, NFAT5 (NFAT5PC-KO ) mice had significantly higher water intake and their 24 h urine volume was almost 10-fold greater than controls. After challenging with dDAVP or 8 h water restriction, NFAT5PC-KO mice were unable to concentrate their urine, demonstrating that they suffer from NDI. The abundance of AQP2, other AQPs, and the urea transporter UT-A1 were greatly decreased in NFAT5PC-KO mice. In conclusion, NFAT5 is a major regulator of not only Aqp2 gene transcription, but also other genes important for water homeostasis and its absence leads to the development of NDI.
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.,Institute for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Toxicology, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Pou Casellas C, Rookmaaker MB, Verhaar MC. Controlling cellular plasticity to improve in vitro models for kidney regeneration. CURRENT OPINION IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cobme.2021.100345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Dabrowski W, Siwicka-Gieroba D, Robba C, Bielacz M, Sołek-Pastuszka J, Kotfis K, Bohatyrewicz R, Jaroszyński A, Malbrain MLNG, Badenes R. Potentially Detrimental Effects of Hyperosmolality in Patients Treated for Traumatic Brain Injury. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10184141. [PMID: 34575255 PMCID: PMC8467376 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10184141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hyperosmotic therapy is commonly used to treat intracranial hypertension in traumatic brain injury patients. Unfortunately, hyperosmolality also affects other organs. An increase in plasma osmolality may impair kidney, cardiac, and immune function, and increase blood–brain barrier permeability. These effects are related not only to the type of hyperosmotic agents, but also to the level of hyperosmolality. The commonly recommended osmolality of 320 mOsm/kg H2O seems to be the maximum level, although an increase in plasma osmolality above 310 mOsm/kg H2O may already induce cardiac and immune system disorders. The present review focuses on the adverse effects of hyperosmolality on the function of various organs.
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- Wojciech Dabrowski
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Lublin, 20-954 Lublin, Poland;
- Correspondence: (W.D.); (D.S.-G.)
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Lublin, 20-954 Lublin, Poland;
- Correspondence: (W.D.); (D.S.-G.)
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Policlinico San Martino, 16100 Genova, Italy;
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- Institute of Tourism and Recreation, State Vocational College of Szymon Szymonowicz, 22-400 Zamosc, Poland;
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland; (J.S.-P.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Therapy and Acute Intoxications, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland; (J.S.-P.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Nephrology, Institute of Medical Science, Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, 25-736 Kielce, Poland;
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Lublin, 20-954 Lublin, Poland;
- International Fluid Academy, Dreef 3, 3360 Lovenjoel, Belgium
- Medical Department, AZ Jan Palfjin Hospital, Watersportlaan 5, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hospital Clìnico Universitario de Valencia, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain;
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Chernyakov D, Groß A, Fischer A, Bornkessel N, Schultheiss C, Gerloff D, Edemir B. Loss of RANBP3L leads to transformation of renal epithelial cells towards a renal clear cell carcinoma like phenotype. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2021; 40:226. [PMID: 34233711 PMCID: PMC8265145 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-021-01982-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Background Renal cell carcinomas (RCC) are characterized by the deregulation of several hundred hyperosmolality-responsive genes. High expression of a subset of these genes including the Ran binding protein 3 like (RANBP3L) is linked to a favorable prognostic outcome in RCC. However, the cellular function of RANBP3L remains largely unknown. Methods We used CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing to generate functional deletions of the Ranbp3l and nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 (Nfat5) gene loci in a murine renal cell line. The NFAT5-KO cells were used to assess the regulation of Ranbp3l by NFAT5 using immunofluorescence, RNA-Seq and promoter assays. RANBP3L-deficient cells were analyzed for changes in cell morphology, proliferation, migration and colony-forming capacity using immunofluorescence and live cell imaging. RANPB3L-dependent changes in gene expression were identified by RNA-Seq. Results We show that NFAT5 directly regulates Ranpb3l under hyperosmotic conditions by binding its promoter. Functional analysis of RANBP3L-deficient cells revealed a loss of epithelial structure, an increased cell migration behavior and colony forming capacity, accompanied by massive alterations in gene expression, all of which are hallmarks for tumor cells. Strikingly, a RANBP3L dependent signature of 60 genes separated samples with clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) from papillary (KIRP), chromophobe renal carcinoma (KICH) and healthy tissue. Conclusions Loss of RANBP3L induces a tumor like phenotype resembles RCC, especially KIRC, on the morphological and gene expression level and might promote tumor development and progression. Therapeutic reconstitution or elevation of osmoregulated RANBP3L expression might represent a novel treatment strategy for RCC or KIRC. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13046-021-01982-y.
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- Dmitry Chernyakov
- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany. .,Current address: Klinik für Innere Medizin IV, Hämatologie und Onkologie, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Unexpected localization of AQP3 and AQP4 induced by migration of primary cultured IMCD cells. Sci Rep 2021; 11:11930. [PMID: 34099798 PMCID: PMC8185088 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91369-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Aquaporin-2-4 (AQP) are expressed in the principal cells of the renal collecting duct (CD). Beside their role in water transport across membranes, several studies showed that AQPs can influence the migration of cells. It is unknown whether this also applies for renal CD cells. Another fact is that the expression of these AQPs is highly modulated by the external osmolality. Here we analyzed the localization of AQP2-4 in primary cultured renal inner medullary CD (IMCD) cells and how osmolality influences the migration behavior of these cells. The primary IMCD cells showed a collective migration behavior and there were no differences in the migration speed between cells cultivated either at 300 or 600 mosmol/kg. Acute increase from 300 to 600 mosmol/kg led to a marked reduction and vice versa an acute decrease from 600 to 300 mosmol/kg to a marked increase in migration speed. Interestingly, none of the analyzed AQPs were localized at the leading edge. While AQP3 disappeared within the first 2-3 rows of cells, AQP4 was enriched at the rear end. Further analysis indicated that migration induced lysosomal degradation of AQP3. This could be prevented by activation of the protein kinase A, inducing localization of AQP3 and AQP2 at the leading edge and increasing the migration speed.
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Barwinska D, El-Achkar TM, Melo Ferreira R, Syed F, Cheng YH, Winfree S, Ferkowicz MJ, Hato T, Collins KS, Dunn KW, Kelly KJ, Sutton TA, Rovin BH, Parikh SV, Phillips CL, Dagher PC, Eadon MT. Molecular characterization of the human kidney interstitium in health and disease. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:7/7/eabd3359. [PMID: 33568476 PMCID: PMC7875540 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd3359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The gene expression signature of the human kidney interstitium is incompletely understood. The cortical interstitium (excluding tubules, glomeruli, and vessels) in reference nephrectomies (N = 9) and diabetic kidney biopsy specimens (N = 6) was laser microdissected (LMD) and sequenced. Samples underwent RNA sequencing. Gene signatures were deconvolved using single nuclear RNA sequencing (snRNAseq) data derived from overlapping specimens. Interstitial LMD transcriptomics uncovered previously unidentified markers including KISS1, validated with in situ hybridization. LMD transcriptomics and snRNAseq revealed strong correlation of gene expression within corresponding kidney regions. Relevant enriched interstitial pathways included G-protein coupled receptor. binding and collagen biosynthesis. The diabetic interstitium was enriched for extracellular matrix organization and small-molecule catabolism. Cell type markers with unchanged expression (NOTCH3, EGFR, and HEG1) and those down-regulated in diabetic nephropathy (MYH11, LUM, and CCDC3) were identified. LMD transcriptomics complements snRNAseq; together, they facilitate mapping of interstitial marker genes to aid interpretation of pathophysiology in precision medicine studies.
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- Daria Barwinska
- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
- Roudebush Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
- Roudebush Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, OH 433210, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, OH 433210, USA
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- Division of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
- Roudebush Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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Hinze C, Karaiskos N, Boltengagen A, Walentin K, Redo K, Himmerkus N, Bleich M, Potter SS, Potter AS, Eckardt KU, Kocks C, Rajewsky N, Schmidt-Ott KM. Kidney Single-cell Transcriptomes Predict Spatial Corticomedullary Gene Expression and Tissue Osmolality Gradients. J Am Soc Nephrol 2021; 32:291-306. [PMID: 33239393 PMCID: PMC8054904 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2020070930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Single-cell transcriptomes from dissociated tissues provide insights into cell types and their gene expression and may harbor additional information on spatial position and the local microenvironment. The kidney's cells are embedded into a gradient of increasing tissue osmolality from the cortex to the medulla, which may alter their transcriptomes and provide cues for spatial reconstruction. METHODS Single-cell or single-nuclei mRNA sequencing of dissociated mouse kidneys and of dissected cortex, outer, and inner medulla, to represent the corticomedullary axis, was performed. Computational approaches predicted the spatial ordering of cells along the corticomedullary axis and quantitated expression levels of osmo-responsive genes. In situ hybridization validated computational predictions of spatial gene-expression patterns. The strategy was used to compare single-cell transcriptomes from wild-type mice to those of mice with a collecting duct-specific knockout of the transcription factor grainyhead-like 2 (Grhl2CD-/-), which display reduced renal medullary osmolality. RESULTS Single-cell transcriptomics from dissociated kidneys provided sufficient information to approximately reconstruct the spatial position of kidney tubule cells and to predict corticomedullary gene expression. Spatial gene expression in the kidney changes gradually and osmo-responsive genes follow the physiologic corticomedullary gradient of tissue osmolality. Single-nuclei transcriptomes from Grhl2CD-/- mice indicated a flattened expression gradient of osmo-responsive genes compared with control mice, consistent with their physiologic phenotype. CONCLUSIONS Single-cell transcriptomics from dissociated kidneys facilitated the prediction of spatial gene expression along the corticomedullary axis and quantitation of osmotically regulated genes, allowing the prediction of a physiologic phenotype.
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- Christian Hinze
- Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany,Molecular and Translational Kidney Research, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany,Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Systems Biology of Gene Regulatory Elements, Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
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- Systems Biology of Gene Regulatory Elements, Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
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- Molecular and Translational Kidney Research, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany,Molecular and Translational Kidney Research, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Physiology of Membrane Transport, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Physiology of Membrane Transport, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Systems Biology of Gene Regulatory Elements, Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
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- Systems Biology of Gene Regulatory Elements, Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany,Molecular and Translational Kidney Research, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany,Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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Complex multicellular life in mammals relies on functional cooperation of different organs for the survival of the whole organism. The kidneys play a critical part in this process through the maintenance of fluid volume and composition homeostasis, which enables other organs to fulfil their tasks. The renal endothelium exhibits phenotypic and molecular traits that distinguish it from endothelia of other organs. Moreover, the adult kidney vasculature comprises diverse populations of mostly quiescent, but not metabolically inactive, endothelial cells (ECs) that reside within the kidney glomeruli, cortex and medulla. Each of these populations supports specific functions, for example, in the filtration of blood plasma, the reabsorption and secretion of water and solutes, and the concentration of urine. Transcriptional profiling of these diverse EC populations suggests they have adapted to local microenvironmental conditions (hypoxia, shear stress, hyperosmolarity), enabling them to support kidney functions. Exposure of ECs to microenvironment-derived angiogenic factors affects their metabolism, and sustains kidney development and homeostasis, whereas EC-derived angiocrine factors preserve distinct microenvironment niches. In the context of kidney disease, renal ECs show alteration in their metabolism and phenotype in response to pathological changes in the local microenvironment, further promoting kidney dysfunction. Understanding the diversity and specialization of kidney ECs could provide new avenues for the treatment of kidney diseases and kidney regeneration.
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Lee K, Moon S, Park MJ, Koh IU, Choi NH, Yu HY, Kim YJ, Kong J, Kang HG, Kim SC, Kim BJ. Integrated Analysis of Tissue-Specific Promoter Methylation and Gene Expression Profile in Complex Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E5056. [PMID: 32709145 PMCID: PMC7404266 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21145056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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This study investigated whether the promoter region of DNA methylation positively or negatively regulates tissue-specific genes (TSGs) and if it correlates with disease pathophysiology. We assessed tissue specificity metrics in five human tissues, using sequencing-based approaches, including 52 whole genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS), 52 RNA-seq, and 144 chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq) data. A correlation analysis was performed between the gene expression and DNA methylation levels of the TSG promoter region. The TSG enrichment analyses were conducted in the gene-disease association network (DisGeNET). The epigenomic association analyses of CpGs in enriched TSG promoters were performed using 1986 Infinium MethylationEPIC array data. A correlation analysis showed significant associations between the promoter methylation and 449 TSGs' expression. A disease enrichment analysis showed that diabetes- and obesity-related diseases were high-ranked. In an epigenomic association analysis based on obesity, 62 CpGs showed statistical significance. Among them, three obesity-related CpGs were newly identified and replicated with statistical significance in independent data. In particular, a CpG (cg17075888 of PDK4), considered as potential therapeutic targets, were associated with complex diseases, including obesity and type 2 diabetes. The methylation changes in a substantial number of the TSG promoters showed a significant association with metabolic diseases. Collectively, our findings provided strong evidence of the relationship between tissue-specific patterns of epigenetic changes and metabolic diseases.
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- Kibaick Lee
- Division of Genome Research, Center for Genome Science, Korea National Institute of Health, Chungcheongbuk-do 28519, Korea; (K.L.); (S.M.); (M.-J.P.); (I.-U.K.); (N.-H.C.); (H.-Y.Y.); (Y.J.K.); (J.K.)
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- Division of Genome Research, Center for Genome Science, Korea National Institute of Health, Chungcheongbuk-do 28519, Korea; (K.L.); (S.M.); (M.-J.P.); (I.-U.K.); (N.-H.C.); (H.-Y.Y.); (Y.J.K.); (J.K.)
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- Division of Genome Research, Center for Genome Science, Korea National Institute of Health, Chungcheongbuk-do 28519, Korea; (K.L.); (S.M.); (M.-J.P.); (I.-U.K.); (N.-H.C.); (H.-Y.Y.); (Y.J.K.); (J.K.)
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- Division of Genome Research, Center for Genome Science, Korea National Institute of Health, Chungcheongbuk-do 28519, Korea; (K.L.); (S.M.); (M.-J.P.); (I.-U.K.); (N.-H.C.); (H.-Y.Y.); (Y.J.K.); (J.K.)
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- Division of Genome Research, Center for Genome Science, Korea National Institute of Health, Chungcheongbuk-do 28519, Korea; (K.L.); (S.M.); (M.-J.P.); (I.-U.K.); (N.-H.C.); (H.-Y.Y.); (Y.J.K.); (J.K.)
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- Division of Genome Research, Center for Genome Science, Korea National Institute of Health, Chungcheongbuk-do 28519, Korea; (K.L.); (S.M.); (M.-J.P.); (I.-U.K.); (N.-H.C.); (H.-Y.Y.); (Y.J.K.); (J.K.)
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- Division of Genome Research, Center for Genome Science, Korea National Institute of Health, Chungcheongbuk-do 28519, Korea; (K.L.); (S.M.); (M.-J.P.); (I.-U.K.); (N.-H.C.); (H.-Y.Y.); (Y.J.K.); (J.K.)
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- Division of Genome Research, Center for Genome Science, Korea National Institute of Health, Chungcheongbuk-do 28519, Korea; (K.L.); (S.M.); (M.-J.P.); (I.-U.K.); (N.-H.C.); (H.-Y.Y.); (Y.J.K.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea;
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- Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, AMIST, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea
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- Division of Genome Research, Center for Genome Science, Korea National Institute of Health, Chungcheongbuk-do 28519, Korea; (K.L.); (S.M.); (M.-J.P.); (I.-U.K.); (N.-H.C.); (H.-Y.Y.); (Y.J.K.); (J.K.)
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Kaiser M, Edemir B. Lithium Chloride and GSK3 Inhibition Reduce Aquaporin-2 Expression in Primary Cultured Inner Medullary Collecting Duct Cells Due to Independent Mechanisms. Cells 2020; 9:cells9041060. [PMID: 32340354 PMCID: PMC7226097 DOI: 10.3390/cells9041060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Lithium chloride (LiCl) is a widely used drug for the treatment of bipolar disorders, but as a side effect, 40% of the patients develop diabetes insipidus. LiCl affects the activity of the glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3), and mice deficient for GSK3β showed a reduction in the urine concentration capability. The cellular and molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. We used primary cultured inner medullary collecting duct cells to analyze the underlying mechanisms. LiCl and the inhibitor of GSK3 (SB216763) induced a decrease in the aquaporin-2 (Aqp2) protein level. LiCl induced downregulation of Aqp2 mRNA expression while SB216763 had no effect and TWS119 led to increase in expression. The inhibition of the lysosomal activity with bafilomycin or chloroquine prevented both LiCl- and SB216763-mediated downregulation of Aqp2 protein expression. Bafilomycin and chloroquine induced the accumulation of Aqp2 in lysosomal structures, which was prevented in cells treated with dibutyryl cyclic adenosine monophosphate (dbcAMP), which led to phosphorylation and membrane localization of Aqp2. Downregulation of Aqp2 was also evident when LiCl was applied together with dbcAMP, and dbcAMP prevented the SB216763-induced downregulation. We showed that LiCl and SB216763 induce downregulation of Aqp2 via different mechanisms. While LiCl also affected the mRNA level, SB216763 induced lysosmal degradation. Specific GSK3β inhibition had an opposite effect, indicating a more complex regulatory mechanism.
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- Marc Kaiser
- Medizinische Klinik D, Experimentelle Nephrologie, Universitätsklinikum Münster, 48143 Münster, Germany;
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-345-557-4890; Fax: +49-345-557-2950
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Emerging Roles of Interleukin-33-responsive Kidney Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells in Acute Kidney Injury. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21041544. [PMID: 32102434 PMCID: PMC7073188 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21041544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Interleukin (IL)-33, a member of the IL-1 family of cytokines, is involved in innate and adaptive immune responses. IL-33 triggers pleiotropic immune functions in multiple types of immune cells, which express the IL-33 receptor, ST2. Recent studies have revealed the potential applications of IL-33 for treating acute kidney injury in preclinical animal models. However, IL-33 and IL-33-responding immune cells are reported to exhibit both detrimental and beneficial roles. The IL-33-mediated immunomodulatory functions have been investigated using loss-of-function approaches, such as IL33-deficient mice, IL-33 antagonists, or administration of exogenous IL-33 recombinant protein. This review will discuss the key findings on IL-33-mediated activation of kidney resident group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) and summarize the current understanding of the differential functions of endogenous IL-33 and exogenous IL-33 and their potential implications in treating acute kidney injury.
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Groß A, Chernyakov D, Gallwitz L, Bornkessel N, Edemir B. Deletion of Von Hippel-Lindau Interferes with Hyper Osmolality Induced Gene Expression and Induces an Unfavorable Gene Expression Pattern. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12020420. [PMID: 32059438 PMCID: PMC7073186 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12020420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Loss of von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) protein function can be found in more than 90% of patients with clear cell renal carcinoma (ccRCC). Mice lacking Vhl function in the kidneys have urine concentration defects due to postulated reduction of the hyperosmotic gradient. Hyperosmolality is a kidney-specific microenvironment and induces a unique gene expression pattern. This gene expression pattern is inversely regulated in patients with ccRCC with consequences for cancer-specific survival. Within this study, we tested the hypothesis if Vhl function influences the hyperosmolality induced changes in gene expression. We made use of the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9 technology to inhibit functional Vhl expression in murine collecting duct cell line. Loss of Vhl function induced morphological changes within the cells similar to epithelial to mesenchymal transition like phenotype. Vhl-deficient cells migrated faster and proliferated slower compared to control cells. Gene expression profiling showed significant changes in gene expression patterns in Vhl-deficient cells compared to control cells. Several genes with unfavorable outcomes showed induced and genes with favorable outcomes for patients with renal cancer reduced gene expression level. Under hyperosmotic condition, the expression of several hyperosmolality induced genes, with favorable prognostic value, was downregulated in cells that do not express functional Vhl. Taken together, this study shows that Vhl interferes with hyperosmotic signaling pathway and hyperosmolality affected pathways might represent new promising targets.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-345-557-4890; Fax: +49-345-557-2950
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Hypertonicity-Affected Genes Are Differentially Expressed in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma and Correlate with Cancer-Specific Survival. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 12:cancers12010006. [PMID: 31861377 PMCID: PMC7017076 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12010006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The heterogeneity of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) subtypes reflects the cell type of origin in the nephron, with consequences for therapy and prognosis. The transcriptional cues that determine segment-specific gene expression patterns are poorly understood. We recently showed that hypertonicity in the renal medulla regulates nephron-specific gene expression. Here, we analyzed a set of 223 genes, which were identified in the present study by RNA-Seq to be differentially expressed by hypertonicity, for the prediction of cancer-specific survival (CSS). Cluster analyses of these genes showed discrimination between tumor and non-tumor samples of clear cell RCC (ccRCC). Refinement of this gene signature to a four-gene score (OSM score) through statistical analyses enabled prediction of CSS in ccRCC patients of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) (n = 436) in univariate (HR = 4.1; 95% CI: 2.78−6.07; p = 4.39 × 10−13), and multivariate analyses including primary tumor (T); regional lymph node (N); distant metastasis (M); grading (G)(p = 2.3 × 10−5). The OSM score could be validated in an independent ccRCC study (n = 52) in univariate (HR = 1.29; 95% CI = 1.05–1.59; p = 0.011) and multivariate analyses (p = 0.016). Cell culture experiments using RCC cell lines demonstrated that the expression of the tumor suppressor ELF5 could be restored by hypertonicity. The innovation of our novel gene signature is that these genes are physiologically regulated only by hypertonicity, thereby providing the possibility to be targeted for therapy.
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Ziemens A, Sonntag SR, Wulfmeyer VC, Edemir B, Bleich M, Himmerkus N. Claudin 19 Is Regulated by Extracellular Osmolality in Rat Kidney Inner Medullary Collecting Duct Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20184401. [PMID: 31500238 PMCID: PMC6770061 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20184401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) is subject to severe changes in ambient osmolality and must either allow water transport or be able to seal the lumen against a very high osmotic pressure. We postulate that the tight junction protein claudin-19 is expressed in IMCD and that it takes part in epithelial adaptation to changing osmolality at different functional states. Presence of claudin-19 in rat IMCD was investigated by Western blotting and immunofluorescence. Primary cell culture of rat IMCD cells on permeable filter supports was performed under different osmotic culture conditions and after stimulation by antidiuretic hormone (AVP). Electrogenic transepithelial transport properties were measured in Ussing chambers. IMCD cells cultivated at 300 mosm/kg showed high transepithelial resistance, a cation selective paracellular pathway and claudin-19 was mainly located in the tight junction. Treatment by AVP increased cation selectivity but did not alter transepithelial resistance or claudin-19 subcellular localization. In contrast, IMCD cells cultivated at 900 mosm/kg had low transepithelial resistance, anion selectivity, and claudin-19 was relocated from the tight junctions to intracellular vesicles. The data shows osmolality-dependent transformation of IMCD epithelium from tight and sodium-transporting to leaky, with claudin-19 expression in the tight junction associated to tightness and cation selectivity under low osmolality.
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- Annalisa Ziemens
- Institute of Physiology, Christian-Albrecht-University Kiel, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 5, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
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- Institute of Physiology, Christian-Albrecht-University Kiel, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 5, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Lübeck, Germany.
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- Institute of Physiology, Christian-Albrecht-University Kiel, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 5, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Halle, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- Institute of Physiology, Christian-Albrecht-University Kiel, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 5, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
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- Institute of Physiology, Christian-Albrecht-University Kiel, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 5, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
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Lakshmipathi J, Wheatley W, Kumar A, Mercenne G, Rodan AR, Kohan DE. Identification of NFAT5 as a transcriptional regulator of the EDN1 gene in collecting duct. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2019; 316:F481-F487. [PMID: 30623723 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00509.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) produces very high levels of endothelin-1 (ET-1) that acts as an autocrine inhibitor of IMCD Na+ and water reabsorption. Recent studies suggest that IMCD ET-1 production is enhanced by extracellular hypertonicity as can occur during high salt intake. Although NFAT5 has been implicated in the IMCD ET-1 hypertonicity response, no studies in any cell type have identified NFAT5 as a transcriptional regulator of the EDN1 gene; the current study examined this using a mouse IMCD cell line (IMCD3). Media hypertonicity increased IMCD3 ET-1 mRNA in a dose- and time-dependent manner associated with increased NFAT5 nuclear localization. Knockdown of NFAT5 using small-interfering RNA or by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeting of exon 4 of the NFAT5 gene reduced the ET-1 hypertonicity response. Chromatin immunoprecipitation using an NFAT5 antibody pulled down ET-1 promoter regions containing NFAT5 consensus binding sequences. Transfected ET-1 promoter reporter constructs revealed maximal hypertonicity-induced reporter activity in the proximal 1-kb region; mutation of the two NFAT5 consensus-binding sites in this region abolished hypertonicity-induced reporter activity. The 1-kb ET-1 promoter-reporter construct lost hypertonicity responsiveness when transfected in CRISPR/Cas9-induced NFAT5-deficient cells. In summary, these findings represent the first description that NFAT5 is a direct transcriptional regulator of the EDN1 gene in IMCD cells and point to a potentially important mechanism by which body Na+ homeostasis is maintained.
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center , Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Metabolic Phenotyping Core, University of Utah Health Sciences Center , Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center , Salt Lake City, Utah.,Molecular Medicine Program, University of Utah Health Sciences Center , Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center , Salt Lake City, Utah.,Molecular Medicine Program, University of Utah Health Sciences Center , Salt Lake City, Utah.,Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center , Salt Lake City, Utah.,Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Salt Lake City, Utah
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Betten R, Scharner B, Probst S, Edemir B, Wolff NA, Langelueddecke C, Lee WK, Thévenod F. Tonicity inversely modulates lipocalin-2 (Lcn2/24p3/NGAL) receptor (SLC22A17) and Lcn2 expression via Wnt/β-catenin signaling in renal inner medullary collecting duct cells: implications for cell fate and bacterial infection. Cell Commun Signal 2018; 16:74. [PMID: 30404645 PMCID: PMC6223074 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-018-0285-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background We have previously evidenced apical expression of the 24p3/NGAL/lipocalin-2 receptor (Lcn2-R; SLC22A17) in inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) cells, which are present in vivo in a hyperosmotic/-tonic environment that activates canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling. The localization of Lcn2-R in the inner medulla is intriguing considering local bacterial infections trigger toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4)-mediated secretion of the bacteriostatic Fe3+-free (apo-)Lcn2. Aim To determine the effects of osmolarity/tonicity changes, Wnt/β-catenin and TLR-4 activation on Lcn2-R and Lcn2 expression and cell viability in rat primary IMCD and mouse (m)IMCD3 cells. Methods Normosmolarity/-tonicity was 300 mosmol/l whereas hyperosmolarity/-tonicity was induced by adding 100 mmol/l NaCl + 100 mmol/l urea (600 mosmol/l, 1-7 days). Lcn2-R and Lcn2 expression were determined by qPCR, immunoblotting, flow cytometry and immunofluorescence microscopy. β-catenin was silenced by RNAi. Cell viability/death was determined with MTT and LDH release assays. TLR-4 was activated by bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Results Hyperosmotic/-tonic media upregulated Lcn2-R by ~4-fold and decreased Lcn2 expression/secretion, along with Wnt/β-catenin activation, in IMCD cells. These effects of hyperosmotic/-tonic media on Lcn2-R/Lcn2 expression were reverted by normosmolarity/-tonicity, β-catenin silencing and/or LPS. Exposure of cells with endogenous or stably overexpressing Lcn2-R to apo-Lcn2 or LPS decreased cell viability. Conclusions Lcn2-R upregulation and Lcn2 downregulation via Wnt/β-catenin may promote adaptive osmotolerant survival of IMCD cells in response to hyperosmolarity/-tonicity whereas Lcn2 upregulation and Lcn2-R downregulation via TLR-4 and/or normosmolarity/-tonicity may protect IMCD cells against bacterial infections and prevent autocrine death induction by Lcn2. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12964-018-0285-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- R Betten
- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453, Witten, Germany.
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Qian Q. Dietary Influence on Body Fluid Acid-Base and Volume Balance: The Deleterious "Norm" Furthers and Cloaks Subclinical Pathophysiology. Nutrients 2018; 10:E778. [PMID: 29914153 PMCID: PMC6024597 DOI: 10.3390/nu10060778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Revised: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The popular modern diet, characterized by an excess of animal protein and salt but insufficient in fruits, vegetables and water, is a poor fit for human physiological and homeostatic regulatory systems. Sustained net acid and sodium retention, coupled with an insufficient intake of cardiovascular protective potassium-rich foods and hydration in the modern diet can give rise to debilitating chronic organ dysfunction and ultimately, mortality. This holds true, especially in our aging population who are already facing inevitable decline in organ functional reserve. Importantly, in most cases, despite the mismatch and adverse effects to multiple organ systems, plasma electrolyte and acid-base parameters can, on the surface, be maintained within a “normal” reference range, primarily by activating (often maximally activating) compensatory homeostatic mechanisms. These diet-induced effects can thus be clinically silent for decades. Embodied in the chronic corrective homeostatic processes, however, are real risks for multiorgan damage. According to the Dietary Guideline Advisory Committee (DGAC), half of American adults have one or more chronic diseases that are preventable with dietary modification. Here, homeostasis of body fluid acid-base, sodium, potassium and water is examined. Our current dietary habits and their required regulatory adaptation, maladaptation and relevant physiology and pathophysiology are discussed. A framework of dietary modifications to avoid a propensity for maladaptation and thus lowers the risks of common modern diseases (primary prevention) and minimizes the risk of chronic and age-related disease progression (secondary prevention) is emphasized. Although there are other variables at play, a key to restoring the all-important dietary potassium to sodium ratio is greater consumption of vegetables/fruits and adopting salt temperance. Dietary and nutritional optimization is an under-emphasized area of health care that has an enormous potential to temper the epidemics of prevalent chronic diseases in modern society and improve population health.
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- Qi Qian
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, School of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Considering hypertonicity in the interpretation and analysis of cell type-specific gene expression pattern in the collecting duct. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:E349-E350. [PMID: 29311340 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1720087115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Li C, He J, Chen J, Zhao J, Gu D, Hixson JE, Rao DC, Jaquish CE, Rice TK, Sung YJ, Kelly TN. Genome-Wide Gene-Potassium Interaction Analyses on Blood Pressure: The GenSalt Study (Genetic Epidemiology Network of Salt Sensitivity). CIRCULATION. CARDIOVASCULAR GENETICS 2017; 10:e001811. [PMID: 29212900 PMCID: PMC5728702 DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.117.001811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Gene-environmental interaction analysis can identify novel genetic factors for blood pressure (BP). We performed genome-wide analyses to identify genomic loci that interact with potassium to influence BP using single-marker (1 and 2 df joint tests) and gene-based tests among Chinese participants of the GenSalt study (Genetic Epidemiology Network of Salt Sensitivity). METHODS AND RESULTS Among 1876 GenSalt participants, the average of 3 urine samples was used to estimate potassium excretion. Nine BP measurements were taken using a random-zero sphygmomanometer. A total of 2.2 million single nucleotide polymorphisms were imputed using Affymetrix 6.0 genotype data and the Chinese Han of Beijing and Japanese of Tokyo HapMap reference panel. Promising findings (P<1.00×10-4) from GenSalt were evaluated for replication among 775 Chinese participants of the MESA (Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). Single nucleotide polymorphism and gene-based results were meta-analyzed across the GenSalt and MESA studies to determine genome-wide significance. The 1 df tests identified interactions for ARL15 rs16882447 on systolic BP (P=2.83×10-9) and RANBP3L rs958929 on pulse pressure (P=1.58×10-8). The 2 df tests confirmed the ARL15 rs16882447 signal for systolic BP (P=1.15×10-9). Genome-wide gene-based analysis identified CC2D2A (P=2.59×10-7) at 4p15.32 and BNC2 (P=4.49×10-10) at 9p22.2 for systolic BP, GGNBP1 (P=1.18×10-8), and LINC00336 (P=1.36×10-8) at 6p21 for diastolic BP, DAB1 (P=1.05×10-13) at 1p32.2, and MIR4466 (P=5.34×10-8) at 6q25.3 for pulse pressure. The BNC2 (P=3.57×10-8) gene was also significant for mean arterial pressure. CONCLUSIONS We identified 2 novel BP loci and 6 genes through the examination of single nucleotide polymorphism- and gene-based interactions with potassium.
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- Changwei Li
- From the Department of Epidemiology, Shool of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (C.L., J.H., J.C., T.N.K.), and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (J.H., J.C.), Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia College of Public Health, Athens, GA (C.L.); State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (D.G.); Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX (J.E.H.); Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (D.C.R., T.K.R., Y.J.S.); and Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.E.J.).
| | - Jiang He
- From the Department of Epidemiology, Shool of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (C.L., J.H., J.C., T.N.K.), and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (J.H., J.C.), Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia College of Public Health, Athens, GA (C.L.); State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (D.G.); Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX (J.E.H.); Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (D.C.R., T.K.R., Y.J.S.); and Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.E.J.)
| | - Jing Chen
- From the Department of Epidemiology, Shool of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (C.L., J.H., J.C., T.N.K.), and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (J.H., J.C.), Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia College of Public Health, Athens, GA (C.L.); State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (D.G.); Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX (J.E.H.); Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (D.C.R., T.K.R., Y.J.S.); and Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.E.J.)
| | - Jinying Zhao
- From the Department of Epidemiology, Shool of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (C.L., J.H., J.C., T.N.K.), and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (J.H., J.C.), Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia College of Public Health, Athens, GA (C.L.); State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (D.G.); Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX (J.E.H.); Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (D.C.R., T.K.R., Y.J.S.); and Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.E.J.)
| | - Dongfeng Gu
- From the Department of Epidemiology, Shool of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (C.L., J.H., J.C., T.N.K.), and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (J.H., J.C.), Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia College of Public Health, Athens, GA (C.L.); State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (D.G.); Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX (J.E.H.); Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (D.C.R., T.K.R., Y.J.S.); and Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.E.J.)
| | - James E Hixson
- From the Department of Epidemiology, Shool of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (C.L., J.H., J.C., T.N.K.), and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (J.H., J.C.), Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia College of Public Health, Athens, GA (C.L.); State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (D.G.); Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX (J.E.H.); Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (D.C.R., T.K.R., Y.J.S.); and Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.E.J.)
| | - Dabeeru C Rao
- From the Department of Epidemiology, Shool of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (C.L., J.H., J.C., T.N.K.), and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (J.H., J.C.), Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia College of Public Health, Athens, GA (C.L.); State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (D.G.); Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX (J.E.H.); Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (D.C.R., T.K.R., Y.J.S.); and Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.E.J.)
| | - Cashell E Jaquish
- From the Department of Epidemiology, Shool of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (C.L., J.H., J.C., T.N.K.), and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (J.H., J.C.), Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia College of Public Health, Athens, GA (C.L.); State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (D.G.); Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX (J.E.H.); Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (D.C.R., T.K.R., Y.J.S.); and Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.E.J.)
| | - Treva K Rice
- From the Department of Epidemiology, Shool of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (C.L., J.H., J.C., T.N.K.), and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (J.H., J.C.), Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia College of Public Health, Athens, GA (C.L.); State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (D.G.); Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX (J.E.H.); Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (D.C.R., T.K.R., Y.J.S.); and Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.E.J.)
| | - Yun Ju Sung
- From the Department of Epidemiology, Shool of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (C.L., J.H., J.C., T.N.K.), and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (J.H., J.C.), Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia College of Public Health, Athens, GA (C.L.); State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (D.G.); Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX (J.E.H.); Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (D.C.R., T.K.R., Y.J.S.); and Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.E.J.)
| | - Tanika N Kelly
- From the Department of Epidemiology, Shool of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (C.L., J.H., J.C., T.N.K.), and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (J.H., J.C.), Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia College of Public Health, Athens, GA (C.L.); State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (D.G.); Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX (J.E.H.); Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (D.C.R., T.K.R., Y.J.S.); and Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.E.J.)
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