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Kumar P, Brooks HL. Sex-specific epigenetic programming in renal fibrosis and inflammation. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2023; 325:F578-F594. [PMID: 37560775 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00091.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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The growing prevalence of hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity along with an aging population is leading to a higher incidence of renal diseases in society. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized mainly by persistent inflammation, fibrosis, and gradual loss of renal function leading to renal failure. Sex is a known contributor to the differences in incidence and progression of CKD. Epigenetic programming is an essential regulator of renal physiology and is critically involved in the pathophysiology of renal injury and fibrosis. Epigenetic signaling integrates intrinsic and extrinsic signals onto the genome, and various environmental and hormonal stimuli, including sex hormones, which regulate gene expression and downstream cellular responses. The most extensively studied epigenetic alterations that play a critical role in renal damage include histone modifications and DNA methylation. Notably, these epigenetic alterations are reversible, making them candidates for potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of renal diseases. Here, we will summarize the current knowledge on sex differences in epigenetic modulation of renal fibrosis and inflammation and highlight some possible epigenetic therapeutic strategies for CKD treatment.
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- Prerna Kumar
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Basta J, Robbins L, Stout L, Brennan M, Shapiro J, Chen M, Denner D, Baldan A, Messias N, Madhavan S, Parikh SV, Rauchman M. Deletion of NuRD component Mta2 in nephron progenitor cells causes developmentally programmed FSGS. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.10.18.562984. [PMID: 38948707 PMCID: PMC11213133 DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.18.562984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Low nephron endowment at birth is a risk factor for chronic kidney disease. The prevalence of this condition is increasing due to higher survival rates of preterm infants and children with multi- organ birth defect syndromes that affect the kidney and urinary tract. We created a mouse model of congenital low nephron number due to deletion of Mta2 in nephron progenitor cells. Mta2 is a core component of the Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase (NuRD) chromatin remodeling complex. These mice developed albuminuria at 4 weeks of age followed by focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) at 8 weeks, with progressive kidney injury and fibrosis. Our studies reveal that altered mitochondrial metabolism in the post-natal period leads to accumulation of neutral lipids in glomeruli at 4 weeks of age followed by reduced mitochondrial oxygen consumption. We found that NuRD cooperated with Zbtb7a/7b to regulate a large number of metabolic genes required for fatty acid oxidation and oxidative phosphorylation. Analysis of human kidney tissue also supported a role for reduced mitochondrial lipid metabolism and ZBTB7A/7B in FSGS and CKD. We propose that an inability to meet the physiological and metabolic demands of post-natal somatic growth of the kidney promotes the transition to CKD in the setting of glomerular hypertrophy due to low nephron endowment.
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Scarpato R, Colosimo V, Chiaramonte A, Di Bello D, Esposti V, Falaschi A, Ghirri P, Micheli C, Testi S. High level of γH2AX phosphorylation in the cord-blood cells of large-for-gestational-age (LGA) newborns. MUTATION RESEARCH. GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2022; 881:503526. [PMID: 36031337 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2022.503526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Newborns can experience adverse effects as a consequence of maternal or in utero exposure, altered growth of the fetus, or placental dysfunctions. Accurate characterization of gestational age allows monitoring of fetal growth, identification of deviations from the normal growth trajectory, and classification of babies as adapted, small, or large for gestational age (AGA, SGA, or LGA). The aim of this work was to evaluate nuclear and oxidative damage in umbilical cord-blood cells of newborns (sampled at birth), by applying the γH2AX assay and the fluorescent probe BODIPY581/591 C11, to detect DNA DSB and cell membrane oxidation, respectively. No statistically significant differences were observed in the proportion of oxidized cord-blood cells among the groups of newborns, although the LGA group showed the highest value. With regard to genome damage, elevated levels of γH2AX foci were detected in the cell nuclei from LGA newborns as compared to AGA or SGA babies, whose values did not differ from each other. Considering that the observed DNA damage, although still repairable, can represent a risk factor for obesity, metabolic diseases, or other pathologies, monitoring genome and cell integrity at birth can provide useful information for prevention of diseases later in life.
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- Roberto Scarpato
- Unità di Genetica, Dipartimento di Biologia, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
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- Unità di Genetica, Dipartimento di Biologia, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Unità di Genetica, Dipartimento di Biologia, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Women-Child-Newborn Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Milano, Italy
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- Unità di Genetica, Dipartimento di Biologia, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Unità di Genetica, Dipartimento di Biologia, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Unità di Genetica, Dipartimento di Biologia, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Neonatology and NICU, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Unità di Genetica, Dipartimento di Biologia, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Unità di Genetica, Dipartimento di Biologia, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Tavella RA, Vignol FS, Favero RF, da Silveira TB, Dos Santos M, Garcia EM, da Silva Júnior FMR. DNA damage in Brazilian newborns admitted to NICUs - association with maternal and neonatal outcomes. MUTATION RESEARCH. GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2022; 881:503521. [PMID: 36031333 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2022.503521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Growing evidence suggests that early-life events can predispose the newborn to a variety of health problems in postnatal life, which can lead to the need for specialized care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). These events may be caused by factors intrinsically related to the mother (i.e., lifestyle, socioeconomic conditions), and this interplay between maternal exposure factors and negative outcomes in the neonate can be efficiently monitored through effect biomarkers, such as DNA damage. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the DNA damage and the maternal and neonatal factors associated with the genotoxic outcome using newborns admitted to the NICUs of three hospitals located in the extreme south of Brazil. A total of 81 newborns were evaluated. DNA damage was assessed using the comet assay, and according to the result obtained for the evaluated parameters (tail length, % of tail DNA and tail moment). The investigation of associated factors was performed using the bivariate and multivariate Poisson regression analysis. As a result, we observed that the tail moment was the most sensitive parameter to detect differences between variables and genetic outcomes in newborns from NICU. Birthweight and the presence of respiratory diseases were associated with greater risks of DNA damage. Furthermore, the variables family income, sex, head circumference, preterm, birthweight and the presence of respiratory and/or infectious diseases showed a significant statistical difference regarding the groups with and without DNA damage (based on the median of the parameter). While the results of this study will serve as the basis for investigating genetic damage, we encourage that similar studies should be conducted elsewhere in order to confirm these and other outcomes as associated factors with DNA damage in newborns.
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- Ronan Adler Tavella
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rua Visconde de Paranaguá, 102, Centro, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rua Visconde de Paranaguá, 102, Centro, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rua Visconde de Paranaguá, 102, Centro, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rua Visconde de Paranaguá, 102, Centro, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rua Visconde de Paranaguá, 102, Centro, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rua Visconde de Paranaguá, 102, Centro, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil
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Zhao X, Li B, Xiong Y, Xia Z, Hu S, Sun Z, Wang H, Ao Y. Prenatal caffeine exposure induced renal developmental toxicity and transgenerational effect in rat offspring. Food Chem Toxicol 2022; 165:113082. [PMID: 35537649 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2022.113082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Epidemiological studies revealed that prenatal caffeine exposure (PCE) is associated with adverse gestational outcomes and susceptibility to chronic diseases in offspring, yet the effects of PCE on glomerulosclerosis susceptibility in adult female offspring and its intergenerational transmission remain to be further investigated. Here, we found that PCE caused fetal kidney dysplasia and glomerulosclerosis of the female offspring. Besides, the kidney of F1 offspring in PCE group exhibited the "low expressional programming of AT2R" and "GC-IGF1 programming" alteration. Intergenerational genetic studies revealed that the renal defect and GC-IGF1 programming alteration was inherited to F2 adult female offspring derived from the female germ line, but Low expression of AT2R did not extend to the F2 female offspring. Taken together, PCE caused renal dysplasia and adult glomerulosclerosis in the F1 female offspring, which might be mediated by renal AT2R low expressional programming and GC-IGF1 axis alteration. Furthermore, PCE induced transgenerational toxicity on kidney, and GC-IGF1 programming alteration might be the potential molecular mechanism. This study provided experimental evidence for the mechanism study of the intergenerational inheritance of kidney developmental toxicity caused by PCE.
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- Xiaoqi Zhao
- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disorder, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disorder, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Eadon MT, Dagher PC, El-Achkar TM. Cellular and molecular interrogation of kidney biopsy specimens. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2022; 31:160-167. [PMID: 34982521 PMCID: PMC8799512 DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Traditional histopathology of the kidney biopsy specimen has been an essential and successful tool for the diagnosis and staging of kidney diseases. However, it is likely that the full potential of the kidney biopsy has not been tapped so far. Indeed, there is now a concerted worldwide effort to interrogate kidney biopsy samples at the cellular and molecular levels with unprecedented rigor and depth. This review examines these novel approaches to study kidney biopsy specimens and highlights their potential to refine our understanding of the pathophysiology of kidney disease and lead to precision-based diagnosis and therapy. RECENT FINDINGS Several consortia are now active at studying kidney biopsy samples from various patient cohorts with state-of-the art cellular and molecular techniques. These include advanced imaging approaches as well as deep molecular interrogation with tools such as epigenetics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics. The emphasis throughout is on rigor, reproducibility and quality control. SUMMARY Although these techniques to study kidney biopsies are complementary, each on its own can yield novel ways to define and classify kidney disease. Therefore, great efforts are needed in order to generate an integrated output that can propel the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease into the realm of precision medicine.
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- Michael T Eadon
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Awazu M. Structural and functional changes in the kidney caused by adverse fetal and neonatal environments. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 49:2335-2344. [PMID: 34817775 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06967-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Health and disease risk in the adulthood are known to be affected by the early developmental environment. Kidney diseases are one of these diseases, and kidneys are altered both structurally and functionally by adverse pre- and perinatal events. The most known structural change is low nephron number seen in subjects born low birth weight and/or preterm. In various animal models of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), one of the causes of low birth weight, the mechanism of low nephron number was investigated. While apoptosis of metanephric mesenchyme has been suggested to be the cause, I showed that suppression of ureteric branching, global DNA methylation, and caspase-3 activity also contributes to the mechanism. Other structural changes caused by adverse fetal and neonatal environments include peritubular and glomerular capillary rarefaction and low podocyte endowment. These are aggravated by postnatal development of focal glomerulosclerosis and tubulointerstitial fibrosis that result from low nephron number. Functional changes can be seen in tubules, endothelium, renin-angiotensin system, sympathetic nervous system, oxidative stress, and others. As an example, I reported that aggravated nitrosative stress in a rat IUGR model resulted in more severe tubular necrosis and tubulointerstitial fibrosis after unilateral ureteral obstruction. The mechanism of various functional changes needs to be clarified but may be explained by epigenetic modifications.
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- Midori Awazu
- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Ohtsuka Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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Imasawa T, Claverol S, Lacombe D, Amoedo ND, Rossignol R. Proteomic Study of Low-Birth-Weight Nephropathy in Rats. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:10294. [PMID: 34638634 PMCID: PMC8508940 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The hyperfiltration theory has been used to explain the mechanism of low birth weight (LBW)-related nephropathy. However, the molecular changes in the kidney proteome have not been defined in this disease, and early biomarkers are lacking. We investigated the molecular pathogenesis of LBW rats obtained by intraperitoneal injection of dexamethasone into pregnant animals. Normal-birth-weight (NBW) rats were used as controls. When the rats were four weeks old, the left kidneys were removed and used for comprehensive label-free proteomic studies. Following uninephrectomy, all rats were fed a high-salt diet until 9 weeks of age. Differences in the molecular composition of the kidney cortex were observed at the early step of LBW nephropathy pathogenesis. Untargeted quantitative proteomics showed that proteins involved in energy metabolism, such as oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), the TCA cycle, and glycolysis, were specifically downregulated in the kidneys of LBW rats at four weeks. No pathological changes were detected at this early stage. Pathway analysis identified NEFL2 (NRF2) and RICTOR as potential upstream regulators. The search for biomarkers identified components of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, namely, ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase complex subunits (UQCR7/11) and ATP5I/L, two components of mitochondrial F1FO-ATP synthase. These findings were further validated by immunohistology. At later stages of the disease process, the right kidneys revealed an increased frequency of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis lesions, interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy. Our findings revealed proteome changes in LBW rat kidneys and revealed a strong downregulation of specific mitochondrial respiratory chain proteins, such as UQCR7.
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- Toshiyuki Imasawa
- Kidney Center, National Hospital Organization Chiba-Higashi National Hospital, Chiba 260-8712, Japan
- Rare Diseases, Genetics and Metabolism, University of Bordeaux, INSERM U1211, 33000 Bordeaux, France;
- Department of Biology and Medical Sciences, University of Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France;
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- Department of Biology and Medical Sciences, University of Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France;
- Functional Genomics Center, Proteomics Department, University of Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Rare Diseases, Genetics and Metabolism, University of Bordeaux, INSERM U1211, 33000 Bordeaux, France;
- Department of Biology and Medical Sciences, University of Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France;
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- Rare Diseases, Genetics and Metabolism, University of Bordeaux, INSERM U1211, 33000 Bordeaux, France;
- Department of Biology and Medical Sciences, University of Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France;
- CELLOMET, CHU Pellegrin, 33300 Bordeaux, France;
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Chen H, Oliver BG, Pant A, Olivera A, Poronnik P, Pollock CA, Saad S. Particulate Matter, an Intrauterine Toxin Affecting Foetal Development and Beyond. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10050732. [PMID: 34066412 PMCID: PMC8148178 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10050732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Air pollution is the 9th cause of the overall disease burden globally. The solid component in the polluted air, particulate matters (PMs) with a diameter of 2.5 μm or smaller (PM2.5) possess a significant health risk to several organ systems. PM2.5 has also been shown to cross the blood–placental barrier and circulate in foetal blood. Therefore, it is considered an intrauterine environmental toxin. Exposure to PM2.5 during the perinatal period, when the foetus is particularly susceptible to developmental defects, has been shown to reduce birth weight and cause preterm birth, with an increase in adult disease susceptibility in the offspring. However, few studies have thoroughly studied the health outcome of foetuses due to intrauterine exposure and the underlying mechanisms. This perspective summarises currently available evidence, which suggests that intrauterine exposure to PM2.5 promotes oxidative stress and inflammation in a similar manner as occurs in response to direct PM exposure. Oxidative stress and inflammation are likely to be the common mechanisms underlying the dysfunction of multiple systems, offering potential targets for preventative strategies in pregnant mothers for an optimal foetal outcome.
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- Hui Chen
- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia; (B.G.O.); (A.O.)
- Correspondence: (H.C.); (S.S.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia; (B.G.O.); (A.O.)
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; (A.P.); (P.P.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia; (B.G.O.); (A.O.)
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; (A.P.); (P.P.)
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- Renal Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW 2065, Australia;
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- Renal Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW 2065, Australia;
- Correspondence: (H.C.); (S.S.)
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Larkin BP, Saad S, Glastras SJ, Nguyen LT, Hou M, Chen H, Wang R, Pollock CA. Low-dose hydralazine during gestation reduces renal fibrosis in rodent offspring exposed to maternal high fat diet. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248854. [PMID: 33735324 PMCID: PMC7971884 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Maternal high fat diet (HFD) promotes chronic kidney disease (CKD) in offspring. This is in accordance with the theory of fetal programming, which suggests adverse conditions occurring in utero predispose offspring to chronic conditions later in life. DNA methylation has been proposed as a key mechanism by which fetal programming occurs and is implicated in CKD progression. DNA demethylating drugs may interrupt the fetal programming of CKD by maternal obesity. Hydralazine, an antihypertensive agent, demethylates DNA at low doses which do not reduce blood pressure. We used a mouse model of maternal obesity to determine whether gestational administration of low-dose hydralazine to mothers can prevent CKD in offspring. METHODS C57BL/6 dams received HFD or chow from 6 weeks prior to mating and were administered subcutaneous hydralazine (5mg/kg) or saline thrice weekly during gestation. Male offspring were weaned to chow and were sacrificed at either postnatal week 9 or week 32. Biometric and metabolic parameters, renal global DNA methylation, renal structural and functional changes and markers of fibrosis, oxidative stress and inflammation were measured in offspring at weeks 9 and 32. RESULTS In week 9 offspring, maternal HFD consumption did not significantly alter anthropometric or metabolic parameters, or renal global DNA methylation. Week 32 offspring had increased renal global DNA methylation, together with albuminuria, glomerulosclerosis, renal fibrosis and oxidative stress. Administration of low-dose hydralazine to obese mothers during gestation reduced renal global DNA methylation and renal fibrotic markers in week 32 offspring. CONCLUSION Gestational hydralazine reduced renal global DNA methylation in offspring of obese mothers and attenuated maternal obesity-induced renal fibrosis. These data support the use of low-dose hydralazine as a demethylating agent to prevent CKD arising in offspring due to maternal HFD consumption.
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- Benjamin P. Larkin
- Renal Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Renal Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Renal Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Renal Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Renal Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Renal Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Dalmasso C, Chade AR, Mendez M, Giani JF, Bix GJ, Chen KC, Loria AS. Intrarenal Renin Angiotensin System Imbalance During Postnatal Life Is Associated With Increased Microvascular Density in the Mature Kidney. Front Physiol 2020; 11:1046. [PMID: 32982785 PMCID: PMC7491414 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.01046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Environmental stress during early life is an important factor that affects the postnatal renal development. We have previously shown that male rats exposed to maternal separation (MatSep), a model of early life stress, are normotensive but display a sex-specific reduced renal function and exacerbated angiotensin II (AngII)-mediated vascular responses as adults. Since optimal AngII levels during postnatal life are required for normal maturation of the kidney, this study was designed to investigate both short- and long-term effect of MatSep on (1) the renal vascular architecture and function, (2) the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system (RAS) components status, and (3) the genome-wide expression of genes in isolated renal vasculature. Renal tissue and plasma were collected from male rats at different postnatal days (P) for intrarenal RAS components mRNA and protein expression measurements at P2, 6, 10, 14, 21, and 90 and microCT analysis at P21 and 90. Although with similar body weight and renal mass trajectories from P2 to P90, MatSep rats displayed decreased renal filtration capacity at P90, while increased microvascular density at both P21 and P90 (p < 0.05). MatSep increased renal expression of renin, and angiotensin type 1 (AT1) and type 2 (AT2) receptors (p < 0.05), but reduced ACE2 mRNA expression and activity from P2-14 compared to controls. However, intrarenal levels of AngII peptide were reduced (p < 0.05) possible due to the increased degradation to AngIII by aminopeptidase A. In isolated renal vasculature from neonates, Enriched Biological Pathways functional clusters (EBPfc) from genes changed by MatSep reported to modulate extracellular structure organization, inflammation, and pro-angiogenic transcription factors. Our data suggest that male neonates exposed to MatSep could display permanent changes in the renal microvascular architecture in response to intrarenal RAS imbalance in the context of the atypical upregulation of angiogenic factors.
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- Carolina Dalmasso
- Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Medicine, and Radiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hypertension and Vascular Research Division, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Departments of Biomedical Sciences and Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Clinical Neuroscience Research Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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Chevalier RL. Bioenergetic Evolution Explains Prevalence of Low Nephron Number at Birth: Risk Factor for CKD. KIDNEY360 2020; 1:863-879. [PMID: 35372951 PMCID: PMC8815749 DOI: 10.34067/kid.0002012020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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There is greater than tenfold variation in nephron number of the human kidney at birth. Although low nephron number is a recognized risk factor for CKD, its determinants are poorly understood. Evolutionary medicine represents a new discipline that seeks evolutionary explanations for disease, broadening perspectives on research and public health initiatives. Evolution of the kidney, an organ rich in mitochondria, has been driven by natural selection for reproductive fitness constrained by energy availability. Over the past 2 million years, rapid growth of an energy-demanding brain in Homo sapiens enabled hominid adaptation to environmental extremes through selection for mutations in mitochondrial and nuclear DNA epigenetically regulated by allocation of energy to developing organs. Maternal undernutrition or hypoxia results in intrauterine growth restriction or preterm birth, resulting in low birth weight and low nephron number. Regulated through placental transfer, environmental oxygen and nutrients signal nephron progenitor cells to reprogram metabolism from glycolysis to oxidative phosphorylation. These processes are modulated by counterbalancing anabolic and catabolic metabolic pathways that evolved from prokaryote homologs and by hypoxia-driven and autophagy pathways that evolved in eukaryotes. Regulation of nephron differentiation by histone modifications and DNA methyltransferases provide epigenetic control of nephron number in response to energy available to the fetus. Developmental plasticity of nephrogenesis represents an evolved life history strategy that prioritizes energy to early brain growth with adequate kidney function through reproductive years, the trade-off being increasing prevalence of CKD delayed until later adulthood. The research implications of this evolutionary analysis are to identify regulatory pathways of energy allocation directing nephrogenesis while accounting for the different life history strategies of animal models such as the mouse. The clinical implications are to optimize nutrition and minimize hypoxic/toxic stressors in childbearing women and children in early postnatal development.
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Scarpato R, Testi S, Colosimo V, Garcia Crespo C, Micheli C, Azzarà A, Tozzi MG, Ghirri P. Role of oxidative stress, genome damage and DNA methylation as determinants of pathological conditions in the newborn: an overview from conception to early neonatal stage. MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2020; 783:108295. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2019.108295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Chevalier RL. Evolution, kidney development, and chronic kidney disease. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2019; 91:119-131. [PMID: 29857053 PMCID: PMC6281795 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2018.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Revised: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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There is a global epidemic of chronic kidney disease (CKD) characterized by a progressive loss of nephrons, ascribed in large part to a rising incidence of hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. There is a ten-fold variation in nephron number at birth in the general population, and a 50% overall decrease in nephron number in the last decades of life. The vicious cycle of nephron loss stimulating hypertrophy by remaining nephrons and resulting in glomerulosclerosis has been regarded as maladaptive, and only partially responsive to angiotensin inhibition. Advances over the past century in kidney physiology, genetics, and development have elucidated many aspects of nephron formation, structure and function. Parallel advances have been achieved in evolutionary biology, with the emergence of evolutionary medicine, a discipline that promises to provide new insight into the treatment of chronic disease. This review provides a framework for understanding the origins of contemporary developmental nephrology, and recent progress in evolutionary biology. The establishment of evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo), ecological developmental biology (eco-devo), and developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) followed the discovery of the hox gene family, the recognition of the contribution of cumulative environmental stressors to the changing phenotype over the life cycle, and mechanisms of epigenetic regulation. The maturation of evolutionary medicine has contributed to new investigative approaches to cardiovascular disease, cancer, and infectious disease, and promises the same for CKD. By incorporating these principles, developmental nephrology is ideally positioned to answer important questions regarding the fate of nephrons from embryo through senescence.
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- Robert L Chevalier
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Virginia, P.O. Box 800386, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
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Virzì G, Clementi A, Battaglia G, Ronco C. Multi-Omics Approach: New Potential Key Mechanisms Implicated in Cardiorenal Syndromes. Cardiorenal Med 2019; 9:201-211. [DOI: 10.1159/000497748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Cardiorenal syndromes (CRS) include a scenario of clinical interactions characterized by the heart and kidney dysfunction. The crosstalk between cardiac and renal systems is clearly evidenced but not completely understood. Multi-factorial mechanisms leading to CRS do not involve only hemodynamic parameters. In fact, in recent works on organ crosstalk endothelial injury, the alteration of normal immunologic balance, cell death, inflammatory cascades, cell adhesion molecules, cytokine and chemokine overexpression, neutrophil migration, leukocyte trafficking, caspase-mediated induction of apoptotic mechanisms and oxidative stress has been demonstrated to induce distant organ dysfunction. Furthermore, new alternative mechanisms using the multi-omics approach may be implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiorenal crosstalk. The study of “omics” modifications in the setting of cardiovascular and renal disease represents an emerging area of research. Over the last years, indeed, many studies have elucidated the exact mechanisms involved in gene expression and regulation, cellular communication and organ crosstalk. In this review, we analyze epigenetics, gene expression, small non-coding RNAs, extracellular vesicles, proteomics, and metabolomics in the setting of CRS.
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Outcomes of developmental exposure to total particulate matter from cigarette smoke in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Neurotoxicology 2018; 68:101-114. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2018.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Revised: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Glastras SJ, Chen H, Pollock CA, Saad S. Maternal obesity increases the risk of metabolic disease and impacts renal health in offspring. Biosci Rep 2018; 38:BSR20180050. [PMID: 29483369 PMCID: PMC5874265 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20180050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Revised: 02/17/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Obesity, together with insulin resistance, promotes multiple metabolic abnormalities and is strongly associated with an increased risk of chronic disease including type 2 diabetes (T2D), hypertension, cardiovascular disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). The incidence of obesity continues to rise in astronomical proportions throughout the world and affects all the different stages of the lifespan. Importantly, the proportion of women of reproductive age who are overweight or obese is increasing at an alarming rate and has potential ramifications for offspring health and disease risk. Evidence suggests a strong link between the intrauterine environment and disease programming. The current review will describe the importance of the intrauterine environment in the development of metabolic disease, including kidney disease. It will detail the known mechanisms of fetal programming, including the role of epigenetic modulation. The evidence for the role of maternal obesity in the developmental programming of CKD is derived mostly from our rodent models which will be described. The clinical implication of such findings will also be discussed.
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- Sarah J Glastras
- Department of Medicine, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Larkin BP, Glastras SJ, Chen H, Pollock CA, Saad S. DNA methylation and the potential role of demethylating agents in prevention of progressive chronic kidney disease. FASEB J 2018; 32:5215-5226. [PMID: 29688808 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201800205r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global epidemic, and its major risk factors include obesity and type 2 diabetes. Obesity not only promotes metabolic dysregulation and the development of diabetic kidney disease but also may independently lead to CKD by a variety of mechanisms, including endocrine and metabolic dysfunction, inflammation, oxidative stress, altered renal hemodynamics, and lipotoxicity. Deleterious renal effects of obesity can also be transmitted from one generation to the next, and it is increasingly recognized that offspring of obese mothers are predisposed to CKD. Epigenetic modifications are changes that regulate gene expression without altering the DNA sequence. Of these, DNA methylation is the most studied. Epigenetic imprints, particularly DNA methylation, are laid down during critical periods of fetal development, and they may provide a mechanism by which maternal-fetal transmission of chronic disease occurs. Our current review explores the evidence for the role of DNA methylation in the development of CKD, diabetic kidney disease, diabetes, and obesity. DNA methylation has been implicated in renal fibrosis-the final pathophysiologic pathway in the development of end-stage kidney disease-which supports the notion that demethylating agents may play a potential therapeutic role in preventing development and progression of CKD.-Larkin, B. P., Glastras, S. J., Chen, H., Pollock, C. A., Saad, S. DNA methylation and the potential role of demethylating agents in prevention of progressive chronic kidney disease.
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- Benjamin P Larkin
- Renal Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Renal Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Renal Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Renal Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Hematology from embryo to adult in the bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus): Differential effects in the adult of clutch, sex and hypoxic incubation. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2018; 218:24-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are one of the leading congenital defects to be identified on prenatal ultrasound. CAKUT represent a broad spectrum of abnormalities, from transient hydronephrosis to severe bilateral renal agenesis. CAKUT are a major contributor to chronic and end stage kidney disease (CKD/ESKD) in children. Prenatal imaging is useful to identify CAKUT, but will not detect all defects. Both genetic abnormalities and the fetal environment contribute to CAKUT. Monogenic gene mutations identified in human CAKUT have advanced our understanding of molecular mechanisms of renal development. Low nephron number and solitary kidneys are associated with increased risk of adult onset CKD and ESKD. Premature and low birth weight infants represent a high risk population for low nephron number. Additional research is needed to identify biomarkers and appropriate follow-up of premature and low birth weight infants into adulthood.
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- Stacy Rosenblum
- Department of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Montefiore/Einstein, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics/Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Montefiore/Einstein, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics/Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Montefiore/Einstein, Bronx, NY, USA.
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Hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a significant impact on global morbidity and mortality. The Low Birth Weight and Nephron Number Working Group has prepared a consensus document aimed to address the relatively neglected issue for the developmental programming of hypertension and CKD. It emerged from a workshop held on April 2, 2016, including eminent internationally recognized experts in the field of obstetrics, neonatology, and nephrology. Through multidisciplinary engagement, the goal of the workshop was to highlight the association between fetal and childhood development and an increased risk of adult diseases, focusing on hypertension and CKD, and to suggest possible practical solutions for the future. The recommendations for action of the consensus workshop are the results of combined clinical experience, shared research expertise, and a review of the literature. They highlight the need to act early to prevent CKD and other related noncommunicable diseases later in life by reducing low birth weight, small for gestational age, prematurity, and low nephron numbers at birth through coordinated interventions. Meeting the current unmet needs would help to define the most cost-effective strategies and to optimize interventions to limit or interrupt the developmental programming cycle of CKD later in life, especially in the poorest part of the world.
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Plausible Roles for RAGE in Conditions Exacerbated by Direct and Indirect (Secondhand) Smoke Exposure. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18030652. [PMID: 28304347 PMCID: PMC5372664 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18030652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Revised: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Approximately 1 billion people smoke worldwide, and the burden placed on society by primary and secondhand smokers is expected to increase. Smoking is the leading risk factor for myriad health complications stemming from diverse pathogenic programs. First- and second-hand cigarette smoke contains thousands of constituents, including several carcinogens and cytotoxic chemicals that orchestrate chronic inflammatory responses and destructive remodeling events. In the current review, we outline details related to compromised pulmonary and systemic conditions related to smoke exposure. Specifically, data are discussed relative to impaired lung physiology, cancer mechanisms, maternal-fetal complications, cardiometabolic, and joint disorders in the context of smoke exposure exacerbations. As a general unifying mechanism, the receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) and its signaling axis is increasingly considered central to smoke-related pathogenesis. RAGE is a multi-ligand cell surface receptor whose expression increases following cigarette smoke exposure. RAGE signaling participates in the underpinning of inflammatory mechanisms mediated by requisite cytokines, chemokines, and remodeling enzymes. Understanding the biological contributions of RAGE during cigarette smoke-induced inflammation may provide critically important insight into the pathology of lung disease and systemic complications that combine during the demise of those exposed.
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Van Laecke S, Van Biesen W. Smoking and chronic kidney disease: seeing the signs through the smoke? Nephrol Dial Transplant 2017; 32:403-405. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfw448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Ene-Iordache B, Perico N, Bikbov B, Carminati S, Remuzzi A, Perna A, Islam N, Bravo RF, Aleckovic-Halilovic M, Zou H, Zhang L, Gouda Z, Tchokhonelidze I, Abraham G, Mahdavi-Mazdeh M, Gallieni M, Codreanu I, Togtokh A, Sharma SK, Koirala P, Uprety S, Ulasi I, Remuzzi G. Chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular risk in six regions of the world (ISN-KDDC): a cross-sectional study. LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH 2017; 4:e307-19. [PMID: 27102194 DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(16)00071-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Revised: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease is an important cause of global mortality and morbidity. Data for epidemiological features of chronic kidney disease and its risk factors are limited for low-income and middle-income countries. The International Society of Nephrology's Kidney Disease Data Center (ISN-KDDC) aimed to assess the prevalence and awareness of chronic kidney disease and its risk factors, and to investigate the risk of cardiovascular disease, in countries of low and middle income. METHODS We did a cross-sectional study in 12 countries from six world regions: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Egypt, Georgia, India, Iran, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, and Nigeria. We analysed data from screening programmes in these countries, matching eight general and four high-risk population cohorts collected in the ISN-KDDC database. High-risk cohorts were individuals at risk of or with a diagnosis of either chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes, or cardiovascular disease. Participants completed a self-report questionnaire, had their blood pressure measured, and blood and urine samples taken. We defined chronic kidney disease according to modified KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes) criteria; risk of cardiovascular disease development was estimated with the Framingham risk score. FINDINGS 75,058 individuals were included in the study. The prevalence of chronic kidney disease was 14·3% (95% CI 14·0-14·5) in general populations and 36·1% (34·7-37·6) in high-risk populations. Overall awareness of chronic kidney disease was low, with 409 (6%) of 6631 individuals in general populations and 150 (10%) of 1524 participants from high-risk populations aware they had chronic kidney disease. Moreover, in the general population, 5600 (44%) of 12,751 individuals with hypertension did not know they had the disorder, and 973 (31%) of 3130 people with diabetes were unaware they had that disease. The number of participants at high risk of cardiovascular disease, according to the Framingham risk score, was underestimated compared with KDIGO guidelines. For example, all individuals with chronic kidney disease should be considered at high risk of cardiovascular disease, but the Framingham risk score detects only 23% in the general population, and only 38% in high-risk cohorts. INTERPRETATION Prevalence of chronic kidney disease was high in general and high-risk populations from countries of low and middle income. Moreover, awareness of chronic kidney disease and other non-communicable diseases was low, and a substantial number of individuals who knew they were ill did not receive treatment. Prospective programmes with repeat testing are needed to confirm the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease and its risk factors. Furthermore, in general, health-care workforces in countries of low and middle income need strengthening. FUNDING International Society of Nephrology.
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- Bogdan Ene-Iordache
- IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", Clinical Research Center for Rare Diseases "Aldo e Cele Daccò", Ranica, Italy.
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- IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", Clinical Research Center for Rare Diseases "Aldo e Cele Daccò", Ranica, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology, A I Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia; Department of Nephrology Issues of Transplanted Kidney, Academician V I Shumakov Federal Research Center of Transplantology and Artificial Organs, Moscow, Russia
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- IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", Clinical Research Center for Rare Diseases "Aldo e Cele Daccò", Ranica, Italy
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- IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", Clinical Research Center for Rare Diseases "Aldo e Cele Daccò", Ranica, Italy; Department of Management, Information and Production and Engineering, University of Bergamo, Dalmine, Italy
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- IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", Clinical Research Center for Rare Diseases "Aldo e Cele Daccò", Ranica, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology, North East Medical College Hospital, Sylhet, Bangladesh
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Nephrology, Institute of Nephrology and Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Institute of Nephrology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Damanhour Medical National Institute, General Organization of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Damanhour, Egypt
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- Nephrology Development Clinical Center, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Department of Nephrology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Research Center of Iranian Tissue Bank, Tehran, Iran
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- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Mongolia, Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- Department of Internal Medicine, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- School of Public Health and Department of Community Medicine, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
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- IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", Clinical Research Center for Rare Diseases "Aldo e Cele Daccò", Ranica, Italy; Department of Medicine, Unit of Nephrology and Dialysis, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Branum SR, Tazawa H, Burggren WW. Phenotypic developmental plasticity induced by preincubation egg storage in chicken embryos (Gallus gallus domesticus). Physiol Rep 2016; 4:4/4/e12712. [PMID: 26908714 PMCID: PMC4816897 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The developing chicken blastoderm can be temporarily maintained in dormancy below physiological zero temperature. However, prolonged preincubation egg storage impairs normal morphological and physiological development of embryos in a potential example of fetal programming (in this case, “embryonic programming”). We investigated how preincubation egg storage conditions (temperature, duration, hypoxia, and hypercapnia) affects viability, body mass, and physiological variables and functions in day 15 chicken embryos. Embryo viability was impaired in eggs stored for 2 and 3 weeks, with the effects greater at 22°C compared to 15°C. However, embryo size was reduced in eggs stored at 15°C compared with 22°C. Phenotypic change resulting from embryonic programming was evident in the fact that preincubation storage at 15°C diminished hematocrit (Hct), red blood cell concentration ([RBC]), and hemoglobin concentration ([Hb]). Storage duration at 15°C more severely affected the time course (2, 6, and 24 h) responses of Hct, [RBC], and [Hb] to progressive hypoxia and hypercapnia induced by submersion compared with storage duration at 22°C. The time‐specific regulation of acid–base balance was changed progressively with storage duration at both 22 and 15°C preincubation storages. Consequently, preincubation egg storage at 22°C resulted in poor viability compared with eggs stored at 15°C, but size and physiological functions of embryos in eggs stored for 1–2 weeks were worse in eggs stored in the cooler than stored under room conditions. Avian eggs thus prove to be useful for examining developmental consequences to physiology of altered preincubation thermal environment in very early stages of development (embryonic programming).
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- Sylvia R Branum
- Developmental Integrative Biology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
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- Developmental Integrative Biology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
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- Developmental Integrative Biology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
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Virzì GM, Clementi A, Brocca A, de Cal M, Ronco C. Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms Involved in the Pathogenesis of Cardiorenal Cross Talk. Pathobiology 2016; 83:201-10. [DOI: 10.1159/000444502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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