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Zhao Z, He K, Liu B, Nie W, Luo X, Liu J. Intrarenal pH-Responsive Self-Assembly of Luminescent Gold Nanoparticles for Diagnosis of Early Kidney Injury. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202406016. [PMID: 38703020 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202406016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Metabolic acidosis-induced kidney injury (MAKI) is asymptomatic and lack of clinical biomarkers in early stage, but rapidly progresses to severe renal fibrosis and ultimately results in end-stage kidney failure. Therefore, developing rapid and noninvasive strategies direct responsive to renal tubular acidic microenvironment rather than delayed biomarkers are essential for timely renoprotective interventions. Herein, we develop pH-responsive luminescent gold nanoparticles (p-AuNPs) in the second near-infrared emission co-coated with 2,3-dimethylaleic anhydride conjugated β-mercaptoethylamine and cationic 2-diethylaminoethanethiol hydrochloride, which showed sensitive pH-induced charge reversal and intrarenal self-assembly for highly sensitive and long-time (~24 h) imaging of different stages of MAKI. By integrating advantages of pH-induced intrarenal self-assembly and enhanced interactions between pH-triggered positively charged p-AuNPs and renal tubular cells, the early- and late-stage MAKI could be differentiated rapidly within 10 min post-injection (p.i.) with contrast index (CI) of 3.5 and 4.3, respectively. The corresponding maximum CI could reach 5.1 and 9.2 at 12 h p.i., respectively. Furthermore, p-AuNPs were demonstrated to effectively real-time monitor progressive recovery of kidney injury in MAKI mice after therapy, and also exhibit outstanding capabilities for drug screening. This pH-responsive strategy showed great promise for feedback on kidney dysfunction progression, opening new possibilities for early-stage diagnosis of pH-related diseases.
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- Zhipeng Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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Rein JL, Mackie K, Kleyman TR, Satlin LM. Cannabinoid receptor type 1 activation causes a water diuresis by inducing an acute central diabetes insipidus in mice. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2024; 326:F917-F930. [PMID: 38634131 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00320.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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Cannabis and synthetic cannabinoid consumption are increasing worldwide. Cannabis contains numerous phytocannabinoids that act on the G protein-coupled cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1R) and cannabinoid receptor type 2 expressed throughout the body, including the kidney. Essentially every organ, including the kidney, produces endocannabinoids, which are endogenous ligands to these receptors. Cannabinoids acutely increase urine output in rodents and humans, thus potentially influencing total body water and electrolyte homeostasis. As the kidney collecting duct (CD) regulates total body water, acid/base, and electrolyte balance through specific functions of principal cells (PCs) and intercalated cells (ICs), we examined the cell-specific immunolocalization of CB1R in the mouse CD. Antibodies against either the C-terminus or N-terminus of CB1R consistently labeled aquaporin 2 (AQP2)-negative cells in the cortical and medullary CD and thus presumably ICs. Given the well-established role of ICs in urinary acidification, we used a clearance approach in mice that were acid loaded with 280 mM NH4Cl for 7 days and nonacid-loaded mice treated with the cannabinoid receptor agonist WIN55,212-2 (WIN) or a vehicle control. Although WIN had no effect on urinary acidification, these WIN-treated mice had less apical + subapical AQP2 expression in PCs compared with controls and developed acute diabetes insipidus associated with the excretion of large volumes of dilute urine. Mice maximally concentrated their urine when WIN and 1-desamino-8-d-arginine vasopressin [desmopressin (DDAVP)] were coadministered, consistent with central rather than nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. Although ICs express CB1R, the physiological role of CB1R in this cell type remains to be determined.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The CB1R agonist WIN55,212-2 induces central diabetes insipidus in mice. This research integrates existing knowledge regarding the diuretic effects of cannabinoids and the influence of CB1R on vasopressin secretion while adding new mechanistic insights about total body water homeostasis. Our findings provide a deeper understanding about the potential clinical impact of cannabinoids on human physiology and may help identify targets for novel therapeutics to treat water and electrolyte disorders such as hyponatremia and volume overload.
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- Joshua L Rein
- Renal Section, Department of Medicine, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States
- Barbara T. Murphy Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
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- Gill Center for Biomolecular Medicine, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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- Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
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Rumbus Z, Fekete K, Kelava L, Gardos B, Klonfar K, Keringer P, Pinter E, Pakai E, Garami A. Ammonium chloride-induced hypothermia is attenuated by transient receptor potential channel vanilloid-1, but augmented by ankyrin-1 in rodents. Life Sci 2024; 346:122633. [PMID: 38615746 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2024.122633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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AIMS Systemic administration of ammonium chloride (NH4Cl), an acidifying agent used in human patients and experimental conditions, causes hypothermia in mice, however, the mechanisms of the thermoregulatory response to NH4Cl and whether it develops in other species remained unknown. MAIN METHODS We studied body temperature (Tb) changes in rats and mice induced by intraperitoneal administration of NH4Cl after blockade of transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) or ankyrin-1 (TRPA1) channels. KEY FINDINGS In rats, NH4Cl decreased Tb by 0.4-0.8°C (p < 0.05). The NH4Cl-induced hypothermia also developed in Trpv1 knockout (Trpv1-/-) and wild-type (Trpv1+/+) mice, however, the Tb drop was exaggerated in Trpv1-/- mice compared to Trpv1+/+ controls with maximal decreases of 4.0 vs. 2.1°C, respectively (p < 0.05). Pharmacological blockade of TRPV1 channels with AMG 517 augmented the hypothermic response to NH4Cl in genetically unmodified mice and rats (p < 0.05 for both). In contrast, when NH4Cl was infused to mice genetically lacking the TRPA1 channel, the hypothermic response was significantly attenuated compared to wild-type controls with maximal mean Tb difference of 1.0°C between the genotypes (p = 0.008). Pretreatment of rats with a TRPA1 antagonist (A967079) also attenuated the NH4Cl-induced Tb drop with a maximal difference of 0.7°C between the pretreatment groups (p = 0.003). SIGNIFICANCE TRPV1 channels limit, whereas TRPA1 channels exaggerate the development of NH4Cl-induced hypothermia in rats and mice, but other mechanisms are also involved. Our results warrant for regular Tb control and careful consideration of NH4Cl treatment in patients with TRPA1 and TRPV1 channel dysfunctions.
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- Zoltan Rumbus
- Department of Thermophysiology, Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Thermophysiology, Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Thermophysiology, Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Thermophysiology, Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Thermophysiology, Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Thermophysiology, Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Thermophysiology, Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Thermophysiology, Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs H-7624, Hungary.
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Zhang C, Lu D, Niu T, Sun Z, Wang Y, Han X, Xiong B, Shen W, Sun Q, Zhao Y, Zhang W, Feng Y. LncRNA5251 inhibits spermatogenesis via modification of cell-cell junctions. Biol Direct 2023; 18:31. [PMID: 37316926 PMCID: PMC10268499 DOI: 10.1186/s13062-023-00381-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Male factors-caused decline in total fertility has raised significant concern worldwide. LncRNAs have been identified to play various roles in biological systems, including spermatogenesis. This study aimed to explore the role of lncRNA5251 in mouse spermatogenesis. METHODS The expression of lncRNA5251 was modulated in mouse testes in vivo or spermatogonial stem cells (C18-4 cells) in vitro by shRNA. RESULTS The sperm motility in two generations mice after modulation of lncRNA5251 (muF0 and muF1) was decreased significantly after overexpression of lncRNA5251. GO enrichment analysis found that knockdown lncRNA5251 increased the expression of genes related to cell junctions, and genes important for spermatogenesis in mouse testes. Meanwhile, overexpressing lncRNA5251 decreased the gene and/or protein expression of important genes for spermatogenesis and immune pathways in mouse testes. In vitro, knockdown lncRNA5251 increased the expression of genes for cell junction, and the protein levels of some cell junction proteins such as CX37, OCLN, JAM1, VCAM1 and CADM2 in C18-4 cells. LncRNA5251 is involved in spermatogenesis by modulation of cell junctions. CONCLUSION This will provide a theoretical basis for improving male reproductive ability via lncRNA.
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- Cong Zhang
- Laboratory of Animal Reproductive Physiology and Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, P. R. China
- Urology Department, Shenzhen University general hospital, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproductive Physiology and Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, P. R. China
- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproductive Physiology and Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, P. R. China
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- Urology Department, Shenzhen University general hospital, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproductive Physiology and Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproductive Physiology and Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproductive Physiology and Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, P. R. China
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- Fertility Preservation Lab, Reproductive Medicine Center, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, 510317, P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, P. R. China
- College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, 6150, Australia
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, P. R. China.
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproductive Physiology and Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, P. R. China.
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Liu Y, Atiq A, Peterson A, Moody M, Novin A, Deymier AC, Afzal J. Metabolic Acidosis Results in Sexually Dimorphic Response in the Heart Tissue. Metabolites 2023; 13:metabo13040549. [PMID: 37110207 PMCID: PMC10142987 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13040549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Metabolic acidosis (MA) is a highly prevalent disorder in a significant proportion of the population, resulting from imbalance in blood pH homeostasis. The heart, being an organ with very low regenerative capacity and high metabolic activity, is vulnerable to chronic, although low-grade, MA. To systematically characterize the effect of low-grade MA on the heart, we treated male and female mice with NH4Cl supplementation for 2 weeks and analyzed their blood chemistry and transcriptomic signature of the heart tissue. The reduction of pH and plasma bicarbonate levels without an associated change in anion gap indicated a physiological manifestation of low-grade MA with minimal respiratory compensation. On transcriptomic analysis, we observed changes in cardiac-specific genes with significant gender-based differences due to MA. We found many genes contributing to dilated cardiomyopathy to be altered in males, more than in females, while cardiac contractility and Na/K/ATPase-Src signaling were affected in the opposite way. Our model presents a systems-level understanding of how the cardiovascular tissue is affected by MA. As low-grade MA is a common ailment with many dietary and pharmaceutical interventions, our work presents avenues to limit chronic cardiac damage and disease manifestation, as well as highlighting the sex differences in MA-induced cardiovascular damage.
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- Yamin Liu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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Zhao Z, Chen H, He K, Lin J, Cai W, Sun Y, Liu J. Glutathione-Activated Emission of Ultrasmall Gold Nanoparticles in the Second Near-Infrared Window for Imaging of Early Kidney Injury. Anal Chem 2023; 95:5061-5068. [PMID: 36908024 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Biomarker-activatable luminescent probes with high sensitivity and specificity show great promise in advanced bioimaging applications. However, the lack of stable biomarkers at an early stage is currently a major obstacle for sensitive early disease imaging. Herein, we develop a facile in vivo ligand exchange strategy to achieve renal-clearable activatable luminescent gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), which are independent of biomarkers for sensitive and long-time imaging of early kidney injury. Significantly activated emission in the second near-infrared region (∼1026 nm) is realized from the ligand exchange of triphenylphosphine-3,3',3″-trisulfonic acid (TPPTS)-coated AuNPs (∼1.4 nm, TPPTS-AuNPs) with quantitative amounts of glutathione (GSH). The abundant GSH in cells, particularly in liver sinusoids, is then demonstrated successfully to activate the emission of TPPTS-AuNPs with an extremely low background for both cell imaging and in vivo visualization of visceral organs (e.g., liver and kidneys). In addition, the in vivo GSH-exchanged TPPTS-AuNPs show enhanced interactions with acidic renal tubular epithelial cells, resulting in sensitive (contrast index, ∼3.9) and long-time (>6.5 h) noninvasive monitoring of acidosis-induced early kidney injury. This facile ligand exchange strategy opens new possibilities for designing activatable luminescent probes independent of biomarkers for earlier disease diagnosis and treatment.
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- Zhipeng Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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The mechanisms of alkali therapy in targeting renal diseases. Biochem Soc Trans 2023; 51:223-232. [PMID: 36744634 DOI: 10.1042/bst20220690] [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: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by progressive reduction in kidney function and treatments aiming at stabilizing or slowing its progression may avoid or delay the necessity of kidney replacement therapy and the increased mortality associated with reduced kidney function. Metabolic acidosis, and less severe stages of the acid stress continuum, are common consequences of CKD and some interventional studies support that its correction slows the progression to end-stage kidney disease. This correction can be achieved with mineral alkali in the form of bicarbonate or citrate salts, ingestion of diets with fewer acid-producing food components or more base-producing food components, or a pharmacological approach. In this mini-review article, we summarize the potential mechanisms involved in the beneficial effects of alkali therapy. We also discuss the perspectives in the field and challenges that must be overcome to advance our understanding of such mechanisms.
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Xiong B, Jiang Y, Wang Y, Han X, Zhang C, Zhong R, Ge W, Han B, Ge Z, Huang G, Yin S, Shen W, Sun Q, Sun Z, Zhao Y, Zhang H. LncRNA8276 primes cell‐cell adhesion for regulation of spermatogenesis. Andrology 2022; 10:1687-1701. [DOI: 10.1111/andr.13298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Bohui Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Institute of Animal Sciences Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing 100193 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Institute of Animal Sciences Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing 100193 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Institute of Animal Sciences Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing 100193 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Institute of Animal Sciences Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing 100193 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Institute of Animal Sciences Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing 100193 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Institute of Animal Sciences Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing 100193 P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences Qingdao Agricultural University Qingdao 266109 P. R. China
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- Urology Department Peking University Shenzhen Hospital Shenzhen 518036 China
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- College of Life Sciences Qingdao Agricultural University Qingdao 266109 P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences Qingdao Agricultural University Qingdao 266109 P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences Qingdao Agricultural University Qingdao 266109 P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences Qingdao Agricultural University Qingdao 266109 P. R. China
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- Fertility Preservation Lab, Reproductive Medicine Center Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital Guangzhou 510317 P. R. China
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- Urology Department Shenzhen University General Hospital Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Institute of Animal Sciences Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing 100193 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Institute of Animal Sciences Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing 100193 P. R. China
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Purkerson JM, Everett CA, Schwartz GJ. Ammonium chloride-induced acidosis exacerbates cystitis and pyelonephritis caused by uropathogenic E. coli. Physiol Rep 2022; 10:e15471. [PMID: 36151614 PMCID: PMC9508385 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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Acute pyelonephritis caused by uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) can cause renal scarring and lead to development of chronic kidney disease. Prevention of kidney injury requires an understanding of host factors and/or UPEC adaptive responses that are permissive for UPEC colonization of the urinary tract. Although some studies have suggested urine acidification limits UPEC growth in culture, other studies have described acid-resistance mechanisms (AR) in E. coli such as the CadC/CadBA module that promotes adaptation to acid and nitrosative stress. Herein we confirm and extend our previous study by demonstrating that despite urine acidification, metabolic acidosis induced by dietary ammonium chloride (NH4 Cl-A) exacerbates cystitis and pyelonephritis in innate immune competent (C3H-HeN) mice characterized by: (1) markedly elevated UPEC burden and increased chemokine/cytokine and NOS2 mRNA expression, (2) accumulation of intravesicular debris noninvasively detected by Power Doppler Ultrasound (PDUS), and (3) collecting duct (CD) dysfunction that manifests as a urine concentration defect. Bladder debris and CD dysfunction were due to the inflammatory response, as neither was observed in Tlr4-deficient (C3H-HeJ) mice. The effect of NH4 Cl-A was unrelated to acidosis as dietary administration of hydrochloric acid (HCl-A) yielded a comparable acid-base status yet did not increase UPEC burden. NH4 Cl-A increased polyamines and decreased nitric oxide (NO) metabolites in urine indicating that excess dietary ammonium shifts arginine metabolism toward polyamines at the expense of NO synthesis. Furthermore, despite increased expression of NOS2, NO production post UPEC infection was attenuated in NH4 Cl-A mice compared to controls. Thus, in addition to induction of metabolic acidosis and urine acidification, excess dietary ammonium alters the polyamine:NO balance and thereby compromises NOS2-mediated innate immune defense.
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- Jeffrey M. Purkerson
- Pediatric NephrologyUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterRochesterNew YorkUSA
- Strong Children's Research CenterUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterRochesterNew YorkUSA
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- Pediatric NephrologyUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterRochesterNew YorkUSA
- Strong Children's Research CenterUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterRochesterNew YorkUSA
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- Pediatric NephrologyUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterRochesterNew YorkUSA
- Strong Children's Research CenterUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterRochesterNew YorkUSA
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Bordoni M, Pansarasa O, Scarian E, Cristofani R, Leone R, Fantini V, Garofalo M, Diamanti L, Bernuzzi S, Gagliardi S, Carelli S, Poletti A, Cereda C. Lysosomes Dysfunction Causes Mitophagy Impairment in PBMCs of Sporadic ALS Patients. Cells 2022; 11:cells11081272. [PMID: 35455952 PMCID: PMC9030813 DOI: 10.3390/cells11081272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Mitochondria alterations are present in tissues derived from patients and animal models, but no data are available for peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of ALS patients. This work aims to investigate mitophagy in PBMCs of sporadic (sALS) patients and how this pathway can be tuned by using small molecules. We found the presence of morphologically atypical mitochondria by TEM and morphological abnormalities by MitoTracker™. We found a decreased number of healthy mitochondria in sALS PBMCs and an impairment of mitophagy with western blot and immunofluorescence. After rapamycin treatment, we found a higher increase in the LC3 marker in sALS PBMCs, while after NH4Cl treatment, we found a lower increase in the LC3 marker. Finally, mTOR-independent autophagy induction with trehalose resulted in a significant decrease in the lysosomes level sALS PBMCs. Our data suggest that the presence of morphologically altered mitochondria and an inefficient turnover of damaged mitochondria in PBMCs of sALS patients rely on the impairment of the mitophagy pathway. We also found that the induction of the mTOR-independent autophagy pathway leads to a decrease in lysosomes level, suggesting a more sensitivity of sALS PBMCs to trehalose. Such evidence suggests that trehalose could represent an effective treatment for ALS patients.
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- Matteo Bordoni
- Genomic and Post-Genomic Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (M.B.); (E.S.); (M.G.); (S.G.); (C.C.)
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- Genomic and Post-Genomic Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (M.B.); (E.S.); (M.G.); (S.G.); (C.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +0382-380-248
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- Genomic and Post-Genomic Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (M.B.); (E.S.); (M.G.); (S.G.); (C.C.)
- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Dipartimento di Eccellenza 2018-2022, Università Degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy; (R.C.); (A.P.)
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology and Neurogenetic, Golgi-Cenci Foundation, 20081 Abbiategrasso, Italy;
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- Genomic and Post-Genomic Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (M.B.); (E.S.); (M.G.); (S.G.); (C.C.)
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- Neuroncology Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Immunohematological and Transfusional Service and Centre of Transplantation Immunology, IRCCS “San Matteo Foundation”, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Genomic and Post-Genomic Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (M.B.); (E.S.); (M.G.); (S.G.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences “L. Sacco”, University of Milan, 20157 Milan, Italy;
- Pediatric Clinical Research Centre Fondazione “Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi”, University of Milano, 20157 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Dipartimento di Eccellenza 2018-2022, Università Degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy; (R.C.); (A.P.)
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- Genomic and Post-Genomic Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (M.B.); (E.S.); (M.G.); (S.G.); (C.C.)
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Diabetic mice have retinal and choroidal blood flow deficits and electroretinogram deficits with impaired responses to hypercapnia. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0259505. [PMID: 34882677 PMCID: PMC8659412 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate neuronal and vascular functional deficits in the retina and their association in a diabetic mouse model. We measured electroretinography (ERG) responses and choroidal and retinal blood flow (ChBF, RBF) with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in healthy and diabetic mice under basal conditions and under hypercapnic challenge. Methods Ins2Akita diabetic (Diab, n = 8) and age-matched, wild-type C57BL/6J mice (Ctrl, n = 8) were studied under room air and moderate hypercapnia (5% CO2). Dark-adapted ERG a-wave, b-wave, and oscillatory potentials (OPs) were measured for a series of flashes. Regional ChBF and RBF under air and hypercapnia were measured using MRI in the same mice. Results Under room air, Diab mice had compromised ERG b-wave and OPs (e.g., b-wave amplitude was 422.2±10.7 μV in Diab vs. 600.1±13.9 μV in Ctrl, p < 0.001). Under hypercapnia, OPs and b-wave amplitudes were significantly reduced in Diab (OPs by 30.3±3.0% in Diab vs. -3.0±3.6% in Ctrl, b-wave by 17.9±1.4% in Diab vs. 1.3±0.5% in Ctrl). Both ChBF and RBF had significant differences in regional blood flow, with Diab mice having substantially lower blood flow in the nasal region (ChBF was 5.4±1.0 ml/g/min in Diab vs. 8.6±1.0 ml/g/min in Ctrl, RBF was 0.91±0.10 ml/g/min in Diab vs. 1.52±0.24 ml/g/min in Ctrl). Under hypercapnia, ChBF increased in both Ctrl and Diab without significant group difference (31±7% in Diab vs. 17±7% in Ctrl, p > 0.05), but an increase in RBF was not detected for either group. Conclusions Inner retinal neuronal function and both retinal and choroidal blood flow were impaired in Diab mice. Hypercapnia further compromised inner retinal neuronal function in diabetes, while the blood flow response was not affected, suggesting that the diabetic retina has difficulty adapting to metabolic challenges due to factors other than impaired blood flow regulation.
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Revisiting the Role of Ser982 Phosphorylation in Stoichiometry Shift of the Electrogenic Na +/ qHCO 3- Cotransporter NBCe1. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222312817. [PMID: 34884619 PMCID: PMC8657473 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222312817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In most cell types and heterologous expression systems, the electrogenic sodium-bicarbonate cotransporter NBCe1 operates with a 1Na+-2HCO3- stoichiometry that, given typical transmembrane electrochemical gradients, promotes Na+ and HCO3- influx. However, NBCe1 in the kidney mediates HCO3- efflux (HCO3- reabsorption), a direction that has been predicted to be favored only if NBCe1 operates with a 1:3 stoichiometry. The phosphorylation state of Ser982 in the cytosolic carboxy-terminal domain of NBCe1 has been reported to be a key determinant of the transporter stoichiometry, with non-phosphorylated Ser982 favoring a 1:3 stoichiometry. Conversely, phosphoproteomic data from renal cortical preparations have revealed the presence of NBCe1 peptides including phosphoserine982 (pSer982) and/or pSer985 although it was not known what proportion of NBCe1 molecules were phosphorylated. In the present study, we report the generation, characterization, and application of a novel phosphospecific antibody raised against NBCe1/pSer982 and show that, contrary to expectations, Ser982 is more prevalently phosphorylated in murine kidneys (in which NBCe1 mediates HCO3- efflux) than in murine colons (in which NBCe1 mediates HCO3- influx). Using phosphomimetic mutants of murine NBCe1 expressed in Xenopus oocytes, we found no evidence that the phosphorylation state of Ser982 or Ser985 alone influences the transport stoichiometry or conductance. Furthermore, we found that the phosphorylation of NBCe1/Ser982 is enhanced in murine kidneys following a 24 h induction of metabolic acidosis. We conclude that the phosphorylation status of Ser982 is not a key determinant of NBCe1 stoichiometry but correlates with presumed NBCe1 activity.
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Purkerson JM, Corley JL, Schwartz GJ. Metabolic acidosis exacerbates pyelonephritis in mice prone to vesicoureteral reflux. Physiol Rep 2021; 8:e14525. [PMID: 33030238 PMCID: PMC7543054 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Acute pyelonephritis is a common, serious bacterial infection in children. The prevalence of acute pyelonephritis is due at least in part to vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). Although an association between abnormalities in electrolyte and acid–base balance and pyelonephritis is common in young children, the impact of metabolic acidosis (MA) on progression of acute pyelonephritis is not fully understood. In this study, the effect of MA on pyelonephritis was studied in C3H mouse strains prone to VUR. MA induced by ammonium chloride supplementation in food specifically impaired clearance of urinary tract infection with uropathogenic Escherichia. coli (UPEC‐UTI) in innate immune competent C3H strains (HeOuJ, HeN), whereas kidney UPEC burden in Tlr‐4‐deficient HeJ mice was unaffected. Antibody‐mediated depletion of myeloid cells (monocytes, neutrophil) markedly increased UPEC burden in the bladder and kidney confirming the pivotal role of neutrophils and tissue‐resident macrophages in clearance of UPEC‐UTI. MA concurrent with UPEC‐UTI markedly increased expression of cytokine (TNFα, IL‐1β, IL‐6) and chemokine (CXCL 1, 2, and 5) mRNA in isolated kidney CD cells and kidney neutrophil infiltrates were increased four‐ to fivefold compared to normal, UPEC‐infected mice. Thus, MA intensified pyelonephritis and increased the risk of kidney injury by impairing clearance of UPEC‐UTI and potentiating renal inflammation characterized by an elevated kidney neutrophil infiltrate.
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- Jeffrey M Purkerson
- Pediatric Nephrology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.,Strong Children's Research Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Pediatric Nephrology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.,Strong Children's Research Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Pediatric Nephrology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.,Strong Children's Research Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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Cheval L, Viollet B, Klein C, Rafael C, Figueres L, Devevre E, Zadigue G, Azroyan A, Crambert G, Vogt B, Doucet A. Acidosis-induced activation of distal nephron principal cells triggers Gdf15 secretion and adaptive proliferation of intercalated cells. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2021; 232:e13661. [PMID: 33840159 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AIM Type A intercalated cells of the renal collecting duct participate in the maintenance of the acid/base balance through their capacity to adapt proton secretion to homeostatic requirements. We previously showed that increased proton secretion stems in part from the enlargement of the population of proton secreting cells in the outer medullary collecting duct through division of fully differentiated cells, and that this response is triggered by growth/differentiation factor 15. This study aimed at deciphering the mechanism of acid load-induced secretion of Gdf15 and its mechanism of action. METHODS We developed an original method to evaluate the proliferation of intercalated cells and applied it to genetically modified or pharmacologically treated mice under basal and acid-loaded conditions. RESULTS Gdf15 is secreted by principal cells of the collecting duct in response to the stimulation of vasopressin receptors. Vasopressin-induced production of cAMP triggers activation of AMP-stimulated kinases and of Na,K-ATPase, and induction of p53 and Gdf15. Gdf15 action on intercalated cells is mediated by ErbB2 receptors, the activation of which triggers the expression of cyclin d1, of p53 and anti-proliferative genes, and of Egr1. CONCLUSION Acidosis-induced proliferation of intercalated cells results from a cross talk with principal cells which secrete Gdf15 in response to their stimulation by vasopressin. Thus, vasopressin is a major determinant of the collecting duct cellular homeostasis as it promotes proliferation of intercalated cells under acidosis conditions and of principal cells under normal acid-base status.
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- Lydie Cheval
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers INSERMSorbonne UniversitéUniversité de Paris Paris France
- CNRS ERL 8228 ‐ Laboratoire de Physiologie Rénale et Tubulopathies Paris France
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- Université de ParisInstitut CochinINSERMCNRS Paris France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers INSERMSorbonne UniversitéUniversité de Paris Paris France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers INSERMSorbonne UniversitéUniversité de Paris Paris France
- CNRS ERL 8228 ‐ Laboratoire de Physiologie Rénale et Tubulopathies Paris France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers INSERMSorbonne UniversitéUniversité de Paris Paris France
- CNRS ERL 8228 ‐ Laboratoire de Physiologie Rénale et Tubulopathies Paris France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers INSERMSorbonne UniversitéUniversité de Paris Paris France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers INSERMSorbonne UniversitéUniversité de Paris Paris France
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- Program in Membrane Biology Nephrology Division Center for Systems Biology Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers INSERMSorbonne UniversitéUniversité de Paris Paris France
- CNRS ERL 8228 ‐ Laboratoire de Physiologie Rénale et Tubulopathies Paris France
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Inselspital Bern University Hospital Bern Switzerland
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers INSERMSorbonne UniversitéUniversité de Paris Paris France
- CNRS ERL 8228 ‐ Laboratoire de Physiologie Rénale et Tubulopathies Paris France
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Tan Y, Chen M, Chen H, Wu J, Liu J. Enhanced Ultrasound Contrast of Renal-Clearable Luminescent Gold Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:11713-11717. [PMID: 33665956 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202017273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Renal-clearable nanoparticles are typically fast eliminated through the free glomerular filtration, which show weak interaction with the renal compartments and negligible ultrasound signals, raising challenges in direct imaging of kidney diseases. Here, we report the ultrasmall renal-clearable luminescent gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with both pH-induced charge reversal and aggregation properties, and discover that enhanced ultrasound contrast could be facilely acquired through the increased tubular reabsorption and in situ aggregation of AuNPs in renal tubule cells in injured kidneys. The tuning elimination pathway of the renal-clearable luminescent AuNPs is further demonstrated to provide a synergistical fluorescence and ultrasound imaging strategy for diagnosing early kidney injury with precise anatomical information.
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- Yue Tan
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Tan Y, Chen M, Chen H, Wu J, Liu J. Enhanced Ultrasound Contrast of Renal‐Clearable Luminescent Gold Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202017273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Yue Tan
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- Department of Cardiology Nanfang Hospital Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- Department of Cardiology Nanfang Hospital Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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Effects of acidosis on the structure, composition, and function of adult murine femurs. Acta Biomater 2021; 121:484-496. [PMID: 33242638 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Physiologic pH is maintained in a narrow range through multiple systemic buffering systems. Metabolic Acidosis (MA) is an acid-base disorder clinically characterized by a decrease in systemic pH and bicarbonate (HCO3-) levels. Acidosis affects millions annually, resulting in decreased bone mineral density and bone volume and an increased rate of fracture. We developed an adult murine model of diet-induced metabolic acidosis via graded NH4Cl administration that successfully decreased systemic pH over a 14 day period to elucidate the effects of acidosis on the skeletal system. Blood gas analyses measured an increase in blood calcium and sodium levels indicating a skeletal response to 14 days of acidosis. MA also significantly decreased femur ultimate strength, likely due to modifications in bone morphology as determined from decreased microcomputed tomography values of centroid distance and area moment of inertia. These structural changes may be caused by aberrant remodeling based on histological data evidencing altered OCL activity in acidosis. Additionally, we found that acidosis significantly decreased bone CO3 content in a site-specific manner similar to the bone phenotype observed in human MA. We determined that MA decreased bone strength thus increasing fracture risk, which is likely caused by alterations in bone shape and compounded by changes in bone composition. Additionally, we suggest the temporal regulation of cell-mediated remodeling in MA is more complex than current literature suggests. We conclude that our model reliably induces MA and has deleterious effects on skeletal form and function, presenting similarly to the MA bone phenotype in humans.
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Aryal D, Roy T, Chamcheu JC, Jackson KE. Chronic Metabolic Acidosis Elicits Hypertension via Upregulation of Intrarenal Angiotensin II and Induction of Oxidative Stress. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 10:antiox10010002. [PMID: 33374943 PMCID: PMC7821948 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10010002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Chronic metabolic acidosis (CMA) can be a consequence of persistent hypertension but could potentially play a role in invoking hypertension. Currently, there is a scarcity of studies examining the outcome of induced chronic acidosis on blood pressure regulation. This study investigates CMA as a cause of hypertension. Chronic acidosis was induced in Sprague Dawley rats (100–150 g) by providing a weak acid solution of 0.28 M ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) in tap water for 8 weeks. To determine whether the rats were acidotic, blood pH was measured, while blood pressure (BP) was monitored by tail-cuff plethysmography weekly. Rats were divided into five groups: control, CMA, CMA ± spironolactone, captopril, and tempol. Serum sodium and potassium; renal interstitial fluid (for Angiotensin II concentration); and kidney proximal tubules (for Na+/K+ ATPase- α1 concentration) were analyzed. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) were detected in renal cortical homogenates using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). In the CMA rats, a sustained elevation in mean arterial pressure (MAP) associated with a significant decrease in blood pH was observed compared to that of control over the 8 weeks. A significant decrease in MAP was observed in acidotic rats treated with captopril/tempol, whereas spironolactone treatment caused no decrease in MAP as compared to that of the CMA group. The interstitial angiotensin II was increased in the CMA group but decreased in the CMA with captopril and tempol groups. In addition, the urinary sodium was decreased, and the serum sodium levels increased significantly in the CMA groups as compared to that of control. However, the acidotic groups with captopril and tempol showed reduced levels of serum sodium and an elevation in urinary sodium as compared to that of the CMA group. In addition, there was a significant increase in plasma renin and no change in plasma aldosterone in the CMA group with no significant differences in plasma renin or aldosterone observed during spironolactone, captopril, or tempol treatments. The increased expression of Na+/K+ ATPase-α1 in the CMA group suggests that active transport of Na+ to the blood could be causative of the observed hypertension. Furthermore, the EPR analysis confirmed an elevation in superoxide (O2-) radical levels in the CMA group, but the tempol/captopril treated acidotic groups showed less (O2-) compared to that of either the CMA group or control. Taken together, our data suggest that induction of CMA could potentially be causative of hypertension, while the mechanisms underlying the increased BP could be through the activation of intrarenal Ang II and induction of oxidative stress.
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- Dinesh Aryal
- School of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA 71201, USA; (D.A.); (T.R.); (J.C.C.)
- Department of Biomedical Affairs, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Monroe, LA 71203, USA
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- School of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA 71201, USA; (D.A.); (T.R.); (J.C.C.)
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- School of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA 71201, USA; (D.A.); (T.R.); (J.C.C.)
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- School of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA 71201, USA; (D.A.); (T.R.); (J.C.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-318-342-1390
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Zaidman NA, Tomilin VN, Hassanzadeh Khayyat N, Damarla M, Tidmore J, Capen DE, Brown D, Pochynyuk OM, Pluznick JL. Adhesion-GPCR Gpr116 (ADGRF5) expression inhibits renal acid secretion. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:26470-26481. [PMID: 33004624 PMCID: PMC7584995 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2007620117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The diversity and near universal expression of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) reflects their involvement in most physiological processes. The GPCR superfamily is the largest in the human genome, and GPCRs are common pharmaceutical targets. Therefore, uncovering the function of understudied GPCRs provides a wealth of untapped therapeutic potential. We previously identified an adhesion-class GPCR, Gpr116, as one of the most abundant GPCRs in the kidney. Here, we show that Gpr116 is highly expressed in specialized acid-secreting A-intercalated cells (A-ICs) in the kidney using both imaging and functional studies, and we demonstrate in situ receptor activation using a synthetic agonist peptide unique to Gpr116. Kidney-specific knockout (KO) of Gpr116 caused a significant reduction in urine pH (i.e., acidification) accompanied by an increase in blood pH and a decrease in pCO2 compared to WT littermates. Additionally, immunogold electron microscopy shows a greater accumulation of V-ATPase proton pumps at the apical surface of A-ICs in KO mice compared to controls. Furthermore, pretreatment of split-open collecting ducts with the synthetic agonist peptide significantly inhibits proton flux in ICs. These data suggest a tonic inhibitory role for Gpr116 in the regulation of V-ATPase trafficking and urinary acidification. Thus, the absence of Gpr116 results in a primary excretion of acid in KO mouse urine, leading to mild metabolic alkalosis ("renal tubular alkalosis"). In conclusion, we have uncovered a significant role for Gpr116 in kidney physiology, which may further inform studies in other organ systems that express this GPCR, such as the lung, testes, and small intestine.
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- Nathan A Zaidman
- Department of Physiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Physiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Program in Membrane Biology and Division of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114
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- Program in Membrane Biology and Division of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Physiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205;
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López-González Z, Padilla-Flores T, León-Aparicio D, Gutiérrez-Vásquez E, Salvador C, León-Contreras JC, Hernández-Pando R, Escobar LI. Metabolic acidosis and hyperkalemia differentially regulate cation HCN3 channel in the rat nephron. J Mol Histol 2020; 51:701-716. [PMID: 33070272 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-020-09916-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The kidney controls body fluids, electrolyte and acid-base balance. Previously, we demonstrated that hyperpolarization-activated and cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) cation channels participate in ammonium excretion in the rat kidney. Since acid-base balance is closely linked to potassium metabolism, in the present work we aim to determine the effect of chronic metabolic acidosis (CMA) and hyperkalemia (HK) on protein abundance and localization of HCN3 in the rat kidney. CMA increased HCN3 protein level only in the outer medulla (2.74 ± 0.31) according to immunoblot analysis. However, immunofluorescence assays showed that HCN3 augmented in cortical proximal tubules (1.45 ± 0.11) and medullary thick ascending limb of Henle's loop (4.48 ± 0.45) from the inner stripe of outer medulla. HCN3 was detected in brush border membranes (BBM) and mitochondria of the proximal tubule by immunogold electron and confocal microscopy in control conditions. Acidosis did not alter HCN3 levels in BBM and mitochondria but augmented them in lysosomes. HCN3 was also immuno-detected in mitoautophagosomes. In the distal nephron, HCN3 was expressed in principal and intercalated cells from cortical to medullary collecting ducts. CMA did not change HCN3 abundance in these nephron segments. In contrast, HK doubled HCN3 level in cortical collecting ducts and favored its basolateral localization in principal cells from the inner medullary collecting ducts. These findings further support HCN channels contribution to renal acid-base and potassium balance.
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- Zinaeli López-González
- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 04510, Mexico, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 04510, Mexico, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 04510, Mexico, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 04510, Mexico, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 04510, Mexico, Mexico
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- Departamento de Patología, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas Y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, 14080, Mexico, Mexico
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- Departamento de Patología, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas Y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, 14080, Mexico, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 04510, Mexico, Mexico.
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Genini A, Mohebbi N, Daryadel A, Bettoni C, Wagner CA. Adaptive response of the murine collecting duct to alkali loading. Pflugers Arch 2020; 472:1079-1092. [DOI: 10.1007/s00424-020-02423-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Ganesan D, Albert A, Paul E, Ananthapadmanabhan K, Andiappan R, Sadasivam SG. Rutin ameliorates metabolic acidosis and fibrosis in alloxan induced diabetic nephropathy and cardiomyopathy in experimental rats. Mol Cell Biochem 2020; 471:41-50. [PMID: 32529498 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-020-03758-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Diabetic nephropathy and cardiomyopathy are two major causes of mortality among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Since current diabetic medications are associated with various side effects, the naturally occurring plant-derived compounds are in demand. Bioflavonoids originating from vegetables and medicinal plants have beneficial effects on diabetes by improving glycemic control, lipid metabolism, and anti-oxidant status. The present study is focused on the effect of rutin against alloxan induced diabetic nephropathy and cardiomyopathy. Male albino Wistar rats were divided into four groups, each of six rats. Group I control rats received 0.9% saline as a single dose intraperitoneally. Group II rats were induced diabetes with a single dose of alloxan monohydrate (150 mg/kg body weight in 0.9% saline) intraperitoneally. Group III rats received 0.28 M of NH4Cl in drinking water for 3 days for the experimental induction of metabolic acidosis. Group IV rats were injected with a single dose of alloxan monohydrate (150 mg/kg bodyweight) and administered rutin hydrate (100 mg/kg) for a period of 4 weeks by oral gavage. Administration of rutin prevented urinary ketone body formation and decreased serum creatinine and urea levels in alloxan induced diabetic rats. Rutin supplementation reduced the levels of serum triglycerides and cholesterol in diabetic rats. Gene expression profiling of metabolic acidosis related genes (AQP2, AQP3 and V2R) and also histopathological results demonstrated the protective effect of rutin against diabetic ketoacidodis and fibrosis. The results of the present study revealed rutin administration prevents the progression of diabetic nephropathy and cardiomyopathy through amelioration of fibrosis and metabolic acidosis.
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- Divya Ganesan
- Molecular Cardiology Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Center for Excellence in Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625 021, India
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- Molecular Cardiology Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Center for Excellence in Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625 021, India
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- Molecular Cardiology Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Center for Excellence in Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625 021, India
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- Molecular Cardiology Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Center for Excellence in Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625 021, India
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- Government Sivagangai Medical College and Hospital, Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, 630 561, India
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- Molecular Cardiology Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Center for Excellence in Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625 021, India. .,Department of Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 625 021, India.
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Ghazi S, Bourgeois S, Gomariz A, Bugarski M, Haenni D, Martins JR, Nombela-Arrieta C, Unwin RJ, Wagner CA, Hall AM, Craigie E. Multiparametric imaging reveals that mitochondria-rich intercalated cells in the kidney collecting duct have a very high glycolytic capacity. FASEB J 2020; 34:8510-8525. [PMID: 32367531 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202000273r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Alpha intercalated cells (αICs) in the kidney collecting duct (CD) belong to a family of mitochondria rich cells (MRCs) and have a crucial role in acidifying the urine via apical V-ATPase pumps. The nature of metabolism in αICs and its relationship to transport was not well-understood. Here, using multiphoton live cell imaging in mouse kidney tissue, FIB-SEM, and other complementary techniques, we provide new insights into mitochondrial structure and function in αICs. We show that αIC mitochondria have a rounded structure and are not located in close proximity to V-ATPase containing vesicles. They display a bright NAD(P)H fluorescence signal and low uptake of voltage-dependent dyes, but are energized by a pH gradient. However, expression of complex V (ATP synthase) is relatively low in αICs, even when stimulated by metabolic acidosis. In contrast, anaerobic glycolytic capacity is surprisingly high, and sufficient to maintain intracellular calcium homeostasis in the presence of complete aerobic inhibition. Moreover, glycolysis is essential for V-ATPase-mediated proton pumping. Key findings were replicated in narrow/clear cells in the epididymis, also part of the MRC family. In summary, using a range of cutting-edge techniques to investigate αIC metabolism in situ, we have discovered that these mitochondria dense cells have a high glycolytic capacity.
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- Susan Ghazi
- Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Computer Vision Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Renal Medicine, University College London, UK.,AstraZeneca Biopharmaceuticals R&D, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Gottier Nwafor J, Nowik M, Anzai N, Endou H, Wagner CA. Metabolic Acidosis Alters Expression of Slc22 Transporters in Mouse Kidney. Kidney Blood Press Res 2020; 45:263-274. [PMID: 32062662 DOI: 10.1159/000506052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The kidneys play a central role in eliminating metabolic waste products and drugs through transporter-mediated excretion along the proximal tubule. This task is mostly achieved through a variety of transporters from the solute carrier family 22 (SLC22) family of organic cation and anion transporters. Metabolic acidosis modulates metabolic and renal functions and also affects the clearance of metabolites and drugs from the body. We had previously shown that induction of metabolic acidosis in mice alters a large set of transcripts, among them also many transporters including transporters from the Slc22 family. OBJECTIVE Here we further investigated the impact of acidosis on Slc22 family members. METHODS Metabolic acidosis was induced for 2 or 7 days with NH4Cl, some animals also received the uricase inhibitor oxonic acid for comparison. Expression of transporters was studied by qPCR and immunoblotting. RESULTS NH4Cl induced no significant changes in plasma or urine uric acid levels but caused downregulation of Slc22a1 (Oct1), Slc22a6 (Oat1), Slc22a19 (Oat5), and -Slc22a12 (Urat1) at mRNA level. In contrast, Slc22a4 mRNA (Octn1) was upregulated. On protein level, NH4Cl increased Octn1 (after 7 days) and Urat1 (after 2 days) abundance and decreased Oat1 (after 2 days) and Urat1 (after 7 days). Oxonic acid had no impact on protein abundance of any of the transporters tested. CONCLUSION In summary, metabolic acidosis alters expression of several transporters involved in renal excretion of metabolic waste products and drugs. This may have implications for drug kinetics and clearance of waste metabolites.
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- Janine Gottier Nwafor
- Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland,
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Han X, Zhang P, Shen W, Zhao Y, Zhang H. Estrogen Receptor-Related DNA and Histone Methylation May Be Involved in the Transgenerational Disruption in Spermatogenesis by Selective Toxic Chemicals. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:1012. [PMID: 31572187 PMCID: PMC6749155 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Air pollution is a global threat to human health especially spermatogenesis. Animal and epidemiological studies suggest that epigenetic factors can transmit the pathologies transgenerationally. Paternal epigenetic effects can greatly impact offspring health. In this study and together with our previous report, we found that H2S donor Na2S and/or NH3 donor NH4Cl diminished mouse fertility, decreased spermatozoa concentration and motility, and impaired spermatogenesis in three consequent generations (F0, F1, and F2). In the current study, we found that DNA methylation, histone methylation, and estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) were impaired by NH4Cl and/or Na2S in F0, F1, and F2 mouse testes. Moreover, NH4Cl and/or Na2S might act as environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals to decrease estrogen and testosterone in mouse blood. It has been reported that ERα signaling is intertwined together with DNA methylation and histone methylation, which plays very important roles in spermatogenesis. These data together indicate that the transgenerational disruption in spermatogenesis by NH4Cl and/or Na2S may be through ERα-related DNA methylation and histone methylation pathways. Therefore, we strongly recommend that greater attention should be paid to NH3 and/or H2S contamination to minimize their impact on human health especially spermatogenesis.
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- Xiao Han
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.,College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.,State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Giesecke T, Himmerkus N, Leipziger J, Bleich M, Koshimizu TA, Fähling M, Smorodchenko A, Shpak J, Knappe C, Isermann J, Ayasse N, Kawahara K, Schmoranzer J, Gimber N, Paliege A, Bachmann S, Mutig K. Vasopressin Increases Urinary Acidification via V1a Receptors in Collecting Duct Intercalated Cells. J Am Soc Nephrol 2019; 30:946-961. [PMID: 31097611 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018080816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2018] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Antagonists of the V1a vasopressin receptor (V1aR) are emerging as a strategy for slowing progression of CKD. Physiologically, V1aR signaling has been linked with acid-base homeostasis, but more detailed information is needed about renal V1aR distribution and function. METHODS We used a new anti-V1aR antibody and high-resolution microscopy to investigate Va1R distribution in rodent and human kidneys. To investigate whether V1aR activation promotes urinary H+ secretion, we used a V1aR agonist or antagonist to evaluate V1aR function in vasopressin-deficient Brattleboro rats, bladder-catheterized mice, isolated collecting ducts, and cultured inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) cells. RESULTS Localization of V1aR in rodent and human kidneys produced a basolateral signal in type A intercalated cells (A-ICs) and a perinuclear to subapical signal in type B intercalated cells of connecting tubules and collecting ducts. Treating vasopressin-deficient Brattleboro rats with a V1aR agonist decreased urinary pH and tripled net acid excretion; we observed a similar response in C57BL/6J mice. In contrast, V1aR antagonist did not affect urinary pH in normal or acid-loaded mice. In ex vivo settings, basolateral treatment of isolated perfused medullary collecting ducts with the V1aR agonist or vasopressin increased intracellular calcium levels in ICs and decreased luminal pH, suggesting V1aR-dependent calcium release and stimulation of proton-secreting proteins. Basolateral treatment of IMCD cells with the V1aR agonist increased apical abundance of vacuolar H+-ATPase in A-ICs. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that activation of V1aR contributes to urinary acidification via H+ secretion by A-ICs, which may have clinical implications for pharmacologic targeting of V1aR.
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- Torsten Giesecke
- Institute of Vegetative Anatomy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany; .,Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Institute of Physiology, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi-ken, Japan
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- Institute of Vegetative Physiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Vegetative Anatomy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Vegetative Anatomy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Vegetative Anatomy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Advanced Medical BioImaging Core Facility, Charite-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Advanced Medical BioImaging Core Facility, Charite-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus at the Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany; and
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- Institute of Vegetative Anatomy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Vegetative Anatomy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany; .,Department of Pharmacology, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation (Sechenovskiy University), Moscow, Russian Federation
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Kim JW, Alfafara AMD, Kim HY, Kim SY, Kim SJ. Effects of pH alteration on the pathogenesis of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. Bone 2019; 122:45-51. [PMID: 30738857 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2019.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION An acidic environment has been recognized to increase catabolic activities and inhibit osteoblastic deposition, and also exhibited in the pathogenesis of various bone diseases. The aim of the study was to investigate the role of systemic and local pH alteration in the pathogenesis of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). MATERIAL AND METHODS Initially, MRONJ was induced in 54 Sprague-Dawley rats via subcutaneous bisphosphonate injections, once a week for 8 weeks. A week prior to bisphosphonate termination, surgical intervention was performed and rats were divided into 3 groups-alkalotic, acidic and control group, wherein each received NaHCO3, NH4Cl and normal saline, respectively for 8 weeks. Upon sacrifice, blood was sent for arterial blood pH analysis and their mandibles were subjected to histomorphometric and μCT analyses. ONJ was histologically defined as necrotic bone persisting for eight weeks after surgical intervention. RESULTS Each intervention exemplified its expected outcome wherein each group exhibited a borderline alkalotic (7.43 ± 0.05) and acidic state (7.27 ± 37), respectively (P < 0.05). Acidic group showed a higher occurrence of MRONJ (95%) compared to that of alkalotic group (60%) and control (76.9%). Histomorphometric and microstructural evaluation revealed that acidic group presented deteriorated bone architectures with significantly higher necrotic bone fraction, clusters of empty lacunae, N.Oc/B.Pm and lower B.Ar./T.Ar, BV/TV, Tb.Th (P < 0.05). Alkalotic group showed possible protective effects against ONJ versus acidic group, however these trends were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS An acidic milieu aggravated ONJ development in an animal model. Further investigations are needed to elucidate the exact role of acid-base balance in MRONJ pathogenesis and possible benefits of alkali supplementation for the prevention.
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- Jin-Woo Kim
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Research Institute for Intractable Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Research Institute for Intractable Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute for Intractable Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Family Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Research Institute for Intractable Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Research Institute for Intractable Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Huang X, Liu Y, Yang X, Lai S, Zhang Y, Gu J, Li H, Xie Y, Xia Y. NH 4Cl treatment prevents doxorubicin-induced myocardial dysfunction in vivo. Life Sci 2019; 227:94-100. [PMID: 31004659 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.04.044] [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] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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AIMS Improvements in cancer treatment have significantly extended the lifespan of patients. However, due to the adverse effects of cancer treatment, cancer survivors are at increased risk of cardiovascular complications. Doxorubicin is a widely used spectrum antitumor drug, but the life-threatening side-effect of cardiotoxicity limits its clinical application. Ammonium chloride (NH4Cl), as a heteropolar compound with pH value regulation, can cause intracellular alkalization and metabolic acidosis thus effecting enzymatic activity and influencing the process of biological system. The underlying effect of NH4CL in DOX-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis and hypertrophy in mice has never been reported before. MAIN METHODS This study we used DOX to induce cardiac remodeling and dysfunction in mice. Myocardial histology was performed using HE staining. Myocardial cell size was measured by wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) staining. Echocardiographic evaluation of cardiac function, qPCR detection of the mRNA expression of cardiac hypertrophy and inflammation markers. Apoptosis was detected by TUNEL method. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to detect autophagy. KEY FINDINGS We found that NH4CL effectively improved DOX-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis and cardiac dysfunction in mice. Our results showed that NH4CL significantly improved DOX-induced contractile dysfunction, inflammation, apoptosis and autophagy in mice. SIGNIFICANCE Our results indicate that NH4CL is effective in improving DOX-induced cardiac dysfunction and remodeling. It may therefore be a therapeutic entry point to limit doxorubicin-mediated adverse cardiac reactions.
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- Xin Huang
- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China; Emergency & Critical Care Center, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, 2 Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University Third Hospital and Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education and Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovasicular Receptors Research, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China.
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Murtha MJ, Eichler T, Bender K, Metheny J, Li B, Schwaderer AL, Mosquera C, James C, Schwartz L, Becknell B, Spencer JD. Insulin receptor signaling regulates renal collecting duct and intercalated cell antibacterial defenses. J Clin Invest 2018; 128:5634-5646. [PMID: 30418175 DOI: 10.1172/jci98595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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People with diabetes mellitus have increased infection risk. With diabetes, urinary tract infection (UTI) is more common and has worse outcomes. Here, we investigate how diabetes and insulin resistance impact the kidney's innate defenses and urine sterility. We report that type 2 diabetic mice have increased UTI risk. Moreover, insulin-resistant prediabetic mice have increased UTI susceptibility, independent of hyperglycemia or glucosuria. To identify how insulin resistance affects renal antimicrobial defenses, we genetically deleted the insulin receptor in the kidney's collecting tubules and intercalated cells. Intercalated cells, located within collecting tubules, contribute to epithelial defenses by acidifying the urine and secreting antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) into the urinary stream. Collecting duct and intercalated cell-specific insulin receptor deletion did not impact urine acidification, suppressed downstream insulin-mediated targets and AMP expression, and increased UTI susceptibility. Specifically, insulin receptor-mediated signaling regulates AMPs, including lipocalin 2 and ribonuclease 4, via phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase signaling. These data suggest that insulin signaling plays a critical role in renal antibacterial defenses.
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- Matthew J Murtha
- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Facility, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Urothelium proliferation is a trigger for renal crystal deposits in a murine lithogenesis model. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16319. [PMID: 30397242 PMCID: PMC6218513 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34734-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Most mouse kidney stone models induce nephrocalcinosis rather than urolithiasis. The aim of our study was to find an accelerated experimental model in order to study the early events of stone formation, that is, at the time of crystal binding to intrarenal urothelium. C57B6 mice exposed to vitamin D supplements and water containing hydroxyl-L-proline, ammonium chloride and calcium chloride were studied for 42 days. A group receiving urothelial cell mitogen Fibroblast Growth Factor 7 (FGF7) was compared to control group receiving saline. Calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystals were detected in urines by day 2 and within urinary spaces in specialized fornix areas in both groups as soon as day 14 with enhanced deposits in FGF7 group compared to controls at day 21. Urothelial cells proliferation, uroplakin III downregulation and de novo expression of osteopontin receptor CD44 detected in FGF7 group, were delayed in the control group (day 42). Crystal aggregates within specialized fornix areas by day 42 were located in urinary spaces but also within and under a multilayered metaplastic urothelium, simultaneous to macrophages influx. Point of note, administration of a normal diet by day 21 was responsible for a spontaneous crystal clearance. Our data show that under supersaturation conditions, urothelial cell proliferation and calcium oxalate crystal retention occur within specialized fornix areas. Enhanced crystal deposits following FGF7 administration suggest that urothelium proliferation would be a relevant trigger for renal stone formation.
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Rumbus Z, Toth E, Poto L, Vincze A, Veres G, Czako L, Olah E, Marta K, Miko A, Rakonczay Z, Balla Z, Kaszaki J, Foldesi I, Maleth J, Hegyi P, Garami A. Bidirectional Relationship Between Reduced Blood pH and Acute Pancreatitis: A Translational Study of Their Noxious Combination. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1360. [PMID: 30327613 PMCID: PMC6174522 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Acute pancreatitis (AP) is often accompanied by alterations in the acid-base balance, but how blood pH influences the outcome of AP is largely unknown. We studied the association between blood pH and the outcome of AP with meta-analysis of clinical trials, and aimed to discover the causative relationship between blood pH and AP in animal models. PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Controlled Trials Registry databases were searched from inception to January 2017. Human studies reporting systemic pH status and outcomes (mortality rate, severity scores, and length of hospital stay) of patient groups with AP were included in the analyses. We developed a new mouse model of chronic metabolic acidosis (MA) and induced mild or severe AP in the mice. Besides laboratory blood testing, the extent of pancreatic edema, necrosis, and leukocyte infiltration were assessed in tissue sections of the mice. Thirteen studies reported sufficient data in patient groups with AP (n = 2,311). Meta-analysis revealed markedly higher mortality, elevated severity scores, and longer hospital stay in AP patients with lower blood pH or base excess (P < 0.001 for all studied outcomes). Meta-regression analysis showed significant negative correlation between blood pH and mortality in severe AP. In our mouse model, pre-existing MA deteriorated the pancreatic damage in mild and severe AP and, vice versa, severe AP further decreased the blood pH of mice with MA. In conclusion, MA worsens the outcome of AP, while severe AP augments the decrease of blood pH. The discovery of this vicious metabolic cycle opens up new therapeutic possibilities in AP.
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- Zoltan Rumbus
- Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary
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- Momentum Gastroenterology Multidisciplinary Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.,First Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Bioanalysis, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Department of Medicine, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary
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- First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- First Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary.,Department of Translational Medicine, First Department of Medicine, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary.,Department of Translational Medicine, First Department of Medicine, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Pathophysiology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Pathophysiology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Surgical Research, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- First Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.,Momentum Epithel Cell Signaling and Secretion Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary.,Momentum Gastroenterology Multidisciplinary Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.,Department of Translational Medicine, First Department of Medicine, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary
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Adenylyl cyclase 6 is required for maintaining acid-base homeostasis. Clin Sci (Lond) 2018; 132:1779-1796. [PMID: 29941522 DOI: 10.1042/cs20180060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2018] [Revised: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Adenylyl cyclase (AC) isoform 6 (AC6) is highly expressed throughout the renal tubule and collecting duct (CD), catalyzes the synthesis of cAMP and contributes to various aspects of renal transport. Several proteins involved in acid-base homeostasis are regulated by cAMP. In the present study, we assess the relative contribution of AC6 to overall acid-base regulation using mice with global deletion of AC6 (AC6-/-) or newly generated mice lacking AC6 in the renal tubule and CD (AC6loxloxPax8Cre). Higher energy expenditure in AC6-/- relative to wild-type (WT) mice, was associated with lower urinary pH, mild alkalosis in conjunction with elevated blood HCO3- concentrations, and significantly higher renal abundance of the H+-ATPase B1 subunit. In contrast with WT mice, AC6-/- mice have a less pronounced increase in urinary pH after 8 days of HCO3- challenge, which is associated with increased blood pH and HCO3- concentrations. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that AC6 was expressed in intercalated cells (IC), but subcellular distribution of the H+-ATPase B1 subunit, pendrin, and the anion exchangers 1 and 2 in AC6-/- mice was normal. In the AC6-/- mice, H+-ATPase B1 subunit levels after HCO3- challenge were greater, which correlated with a higher number of type A IC. In contrast with the AC6-/- mice, AC6loxloxPax8Cre mice had normal urinary pH under baseline conditions but higher blood HCO3- than controls after HCO3- challenge. In conclusion, AC6 is required for maintaining normal acid-base homeostasis and energy expenditure. Under baseline conditions, renal AC6 is redundant for acid-base balance but becomes important under alkaline conditions.
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Dreffs A, Henderson D, Dmitriev AV, Antonetti DA, Linsenmeier RA. Retinal pH and Acid Regulation During Metabolic Acidosis. Curr Eye Res 2018; 43:902-912. [PMID: 29641914 PMCID: PMC6095710 DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2018.1458882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Changes in retinal pH may contribute to a variety of eye diseases. To study the effect of acidosis alone, we induced systemic metabolic acidosis and hypothesized that the retina would respond with altered expression of genes involved in acid/base regulation. METHODS Systemic metabolic acidosis was induced in Long-Evans rats for up to 2 weeks by adding NH4Cl to the drinking water. After 2 weeks, venous pH was 7.25 ± 0.08 (SD) and [HCO3-] was 21.4 ± 4.6 mM in acidotic animals; pH was 7.41 ± 0.03 and [HCO3-] was 30.5 ± 1.0 mM in controls. Retinal mRNAs were quantified by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Protein was quantified with Western blots and localized by confocal microscopy. Retinal [H+]o was measured in vivo with pH microelectrodes in animals subjected to metabolic acidosis and in controls. RESULTS NH4Cl in drinking water or given intravenous was effective in acidifying the retina. Cariporide, a blocker of Na+/H+ exchange, further acidified the retina. Metabolic acidosis for 2 weeks led to increases of 40-100% in mRNA for carbonic anhydrase isoforms II (CA-II) and XIV (CA-XIV) and acid-sensing ion channels 1 and 4 (ASIC1 and ASIC4) (all p < 0.005). Expression of anion exchange protein 3 (AEP-3) and Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE)-1 also increased by ≥50% (both p < 0.0001). Changes were similar after 1 week of acidosis. Protein for AEP-3 doubled. NHE-1 co-localized with vascular markers, particularly in the outer plexiform layer. CA-II was located in the neural parenchyma of the ganglion cell layer and diffusely in the rest of the inner retina. CONCLUSIONS The retina responds to systemic acidosis with increased expression of proton and bicarbonate exchangers, carbonic anhydrase, and ASICs. While responses to acidosis are usually associated with renal regulation, these studies suggest that the retina responds to changes in local pH presumably to control its acid/base environment in response to systemic acidosis.
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- Alyssa Dreffs
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston and Chicago, IL
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston and Chicago, IL
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston and Chicago, IL
- Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston and Chicago, IL
- Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University, Evanston and Chicago, IL
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Whittamore JM, Hatch M. Oxalate transport by the mouse intestine in vitro is not affected by chronic challenges to systemic acid-base homeostasis. Urolithiasis 2018; 47:243-254. [PMID: 29947993 DOI: 10.1007/s00240-018-1067-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In rats, we recently showed how a chronic metabolic acidosis simultaneously reduced urinary oxalate excretion and promoted oxalate secretion by the distal colon leading to the proposition that acid-base disturbances may trigger changes to renal and intestinal oxalate handling. The present study sought to reproduce and extend these observations using the mouse model, where the availability of targeted gene knockouts (KOs) would offer future opportunities to reveal some of the underlying transporters and mechanisms involved. Mice were provided with a sustained load of acid (NH4Cl), base (NaHCO3) or the carbonic anhydrase inhibitor acetazolamide (ATZ) for 7 days after which time the impacts on urinary oxalate excretion and its transport by the intestine were evaluated. Mice consuming NH4Cl developed a metabolic acidosis but urinary oxalate was only reduced 46% and not statistically different from the control group, while provision of NaHCO3 provoked a significant 2.6-fold increase in oxalate excretion. For mice receiving ATZ, the rate of urinary oxalate excretion did not change significantly. Critically, none of these treatments altered the fluxes of oxalate (or chloride) across the distal ileum, cecum or distal colon. Hence, we were unable to produce the same effects of a metabolic acidosis in mice that we had previously found in rats, failing to find any evidence of the 'gut-kidney axis' influencing oxalate handling in response to various acid-base challenges. Despite the potential advantages offered by KO mice, this model species is not suitable for exploring how acid-base status regulates oxalate handling between the kidney and intestine.
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- Jonathan M Whittamore
- Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, PO Box 100275, 1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, PO Box 100275, 1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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Zhang W, Zhao Y, Zhang P, Hao Y, Yu S, Min L, Li L, Ma D, Chen L, Yi B, Tang X, Meng Q, Liu L, Wang S, Shen W, Zhang H. Decrease in male mouse fertility by hydrogen sulfide and/or ammonia can Be inheritable. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 194:147-157. [PMID: 29202267 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.11.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Revised: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Numerous epidemiological studies suggest that air pollutants cause a decline in the quality of human spermatozoa and thus a reduction in fertility. However, the exact cause of infertility remains unknown. Air pollution gases, such as NH3 and H2S are either free or bound to airborne particular materials (PM) and are abundant and reactive. The aim of this current investigation was to explore the impacts of NH3 and/or H2S on male fertility and the underlying mechanisms. Male mouse exposed to H2S and/or NH3 and after two generations were used to evaluate the impacts on fertility. The fertility, and spermatozoa quality parameters and proteins involved in spermatogenesis were investigated. Our current investigation demonstrates: i) H2S and/or NH3 decrease male fertility by 20-30%, reduce the spermatozoa concentration about 20-40%, decrease 10-20%, increase around 30%; ii) the reduction in male fertility by H2S and/or NH3 can be inheritable; iii) H2S and/or NH3 can diminish male fertility through the disruption of spermatogenesis without affecting other body parameters such as body weight and organ index. One component of air pollutants, for example NH3, does not have a severe impact; however, two or more pollutants such as H2S and NH3 combined can cause serious health problems, especially with regard to male fertility. We suggest that greater attention should be paid to these air pollutants to improve human health and fertility.
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- Weidong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, PR China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, PR China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, PR China.
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Lang F, Leibrock C, Pelzl L, Gawaz M, Pieske B, Alesutan I, Voelkl J. Therapeutic Interference With Vascular Calcification-Lessons From Klotho-Hypomorphic Mice and Beyond. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2018; 9:207. [PMID: 29780355 PMCID: PMC5945862 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Medial vascular calcification, a major pathophysiological process associated with cardiovascular disease and mortality, involves osteo-/chondrogenic transdifferentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). In chronic kidney disease (CKD), osteo-/chondrogenic transdifferentiation of VSMCs and, thus, vascular calcification is mainly driven by hyperphosphatemia, resulting from impaired elimination of phosphate by the diseased kidneys. Hyperphosphatemia with subsequent vascular calcification is a hallmark of klotho-hypomorphic mice, which are characterized by rapid development of multiple age-related disorders and early death. In those animals, hyperphosphatemia results from unrestrained formation of 1,25(OH)2D3 with subsequent retention of calcium and phosphate. Analysis of klotho-hypomorphic mice and mice with vitamin D3 overload uncovered several pathophysiological mechanisms participating in the orchestration of vascular calcification and several therapeutic opportunities to delay or even halt vascular calcification. The present brief review addresses the beneficial effects of bicarbonate, carbonic anhydrase inhibition, magnesium supplementation, mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) blockage, and ammonium salts. The case is made that bicarbonate is mainly effective by decreasing intestinal phosphate absorption, and that carbonic anhydrase inhibition leads to metabolic acidosis, which counteracts calcium-phosphate precipitation and VSMC transdifferentiation. Magnesium supplementation, MR blockage and ammonium salts are mainly effective by interference with osteo-/chondrogenic signaling in VSMCs. It should be pointed out that the, by far, most efficient substances are ammonium salts, which may virtually prevent vascular calcification. Future research will probably uncover further therapeutic options and, most importantly, reveal whether these observations in mice can be translated into treatment of patients suffering from vascular calcification, such as patients with CKD.
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- Florian Lang
- Department of Physiology I, Eberhard Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany
- *Correspondence: Florian Lang,
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- Department of Physiology I, Eberhard Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany
- Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Physiology I, Eberhard Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Eberhard Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Charité-Universität Medizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
- Partner Site Berlin, German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Charité-Universität Medizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
- Partner Site Berlin, German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Charité-Universität Medizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Partner Site Berlin, German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
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Li JW, Yuan K, Shang SC, Guo Y. A safer hypoglycemic agent for type 2 diabetes—Berberine organic acid salt. J Funct Foods 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2017.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Liu XM, Peyton KJ, Durante W. Ammonia promotes endothelial cell survival via the heme oxygenase-1-mediated release of carbon monoxide. Free Radic Biol Med 2017; 102:37-46. [PMID: 27867098 PMCID: PMC5209302 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Revised: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Although endothelial cells produce substantial quantities of ammonia during cell metabolism, the physiologic role of this gas in these cells is not known. In this study, we investigated if ammonia regulates the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), and if this enzyme influences the biological actions of ammonia on endothelial cells. Exogenously administered ammonia, given as ammonium chloride or ammonium hydroxide, or endogenously generated ammonia stimulated HO-1 protein expression in cultured human and murine endothelial cells. Dietary supplementation of ammonia also induced HO-1 protein expression in murine arteries. The increase in HO-1 protein by ammonia in endothelial cells was first detected 4h after ammonia exposure and was associated with the induction of HO-1 mRNA, enhanced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and increased expression and activity of NF-E2-related factor-2 (Nrf2). Ammonia also activated the HO-1 promoter and this was blocked by mutating the antioxidant responsive element or by overexpressing dominant-negative Nrf2. The induction of HO-1 expression by ammonia was dependent on ROS formation and prevented by N-acetylcysteine or rotenone. Finally, prior treatment of endothelial cells with ammonia inhibited tumor necrosis factor-α-stimulated cell death. However, silencing HO-1 expression abrogated the protective action of ammonia and this was reversed by the administration of carbon monoxide but not bilirubin or iron. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that ammonia stimulates the expression of HO-1 in endothelial cells via the ROS-Nrf2 pathway, and that the induction of HO-1 contributes to the cytoprotective action of ammonia by generating carbon monoxide. Moreover, it identifies ammonia as a potentially important signaling gas in the vasculature that promotes endothelial cell survival.
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- Xiao-Ming Liu
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, M409 Medical Sciences Building, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, M409 Medical Sciences Building, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, M409 Medical Sciences Building, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
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Hydrogen Sulfide and/or Ammonia Reduces Spermatozoa Motility through AMPK/AKT Related Pathways. Sci Rep 2016; 6:37884. [PMID: 27883089 PMCID: PMC5121643 DOI: 10.1038/srep37884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A number of emerging studies suggest that air pollutants such as hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and ammonia (NH3) may cause a decline in spermatozoa motility. The impact and underlying mechanisms are currently unknown. Boar spermatozoa (in vitro) and peripubertal male mice (in vivo) were exposed to H2S and/or NH3 to evaluate the impact on spermatozoa motility. Na2S and/or NH4Cl reduced the motility of boar spermatozoa in vitro. Na2S and/or NH4Cl disrupted multiple signaling pathways including decreasing Na+/K+ ATPase activity and protein kinase B (AKT) levels, activating Adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN), and increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) to diminish boar spermatozoa motility. The increase in ROS might have activated PTEN, which in turn diminished AKT activation. The ATP deficiency (indicated by reduction in Na+/K+ ATPase activity), transforming growth factor (TGFβ) activated kinase-1 (TAK1) activation, and AKT deactivation stimulated AMPK, which caused a decline in boar spermatozoa motility. Simultaneously, the deactivation of AKT might play some role in the reduction of boar spermatozoa motility. Furthermore, Na2S and/or NH4Cl declined the motility of mouse spermatozoa without affecting mouse body weight gain in vivo. Findings of the present study suggest that H2S and/or NH3 are adversely associated with spermatozoa motility.
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Daryadel A, Bourgeois S, Figueiredo MFL, Gomes Moreira A, Kampik NB, Oberli L, Mohebbi N, Lu X, Meima ME, Danser AHJ, Wagner CA. Colocalization of the (Pro)renin Receptor/Atp6ap2 with H+-ATPases in Mouse Kidney but Prorenin Does Not Acutely Regulate Intercalated Cell H+-ATPase Activity. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147831. [PMID: 26824839 PMCID: PMC4732657 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The (Pro)renin receptor (P)RR/Atp6ap2 is a cell surface protein capable of binding and non-proteolytically activate prorenin. Additionally, (P)RR is associated with H+-ATPases and alternative functions in H+-ATPase regulation as well as in Wnt signalling have been reported. Kidneys express very high levels of H+-ATPases which are involved in multiple functions such as endocytosis, membrane protein recycling as well as urinary acidification, bicarbonate reabsorption, and salt absorption. Here, we wanted to localize the (P)RR/Atp6ap2 along the murine nephron, exmaine whether the (P)RR/Atp6ap2 is coregulated with other H+-ATPase subunits, and whether acute stimulation of the (P)RR/Atp6ap2 with prorenin regulates H+-ATPase activity in intercalated cells in freshly isolated collecting ducts. We localized (P)PR/Atp6ap2 along the murine nephron by qPCR and immunohistochemistry. (P)RR/Atp6ap2 mRNA was detected in all nephron segments with highest levels in the collecting system coinciding with H+-ATPases. Further experiments demonstrated expression at the brush border membrane of proximal tubules and in all types of intercalated cells colocalizing with H+-ATPases. In mice treated with NH4Cl, NaHCO3, KHCO3, NaCl, or the mineralocorticoid DOCA for 7 days, (P)RR/Atp6ap2 and H+-ATPase subunits were regulated but not co-regulated at protein and mRNA levels. Immunolocalization in kidneys from control, NH4Cl or NaHCO3 treated mice demonstrated always colocalization of PRR/Atp6ap2 with H+-ATPase subunits at the brush border membrane of proximal tubules, the apical pole of type A intercalated cells, and at basolateral and/or apical membranes of non-type A intercalated cells. Microperfusion of isolated cortical collecting ducts and luminal application of prorenin did not acutely stimulate H+-ATPase activity. However, incubation of isolated collecting ducts with prorenin non-significantly increased ERK1/2 phosphorylation. Our results suggest that the PRR/Atp6ap2 may form a complex with H+-ATPases in proximal tubule and intercalated cells but that prorenin has no acute effect on H+-ATPase activity in intercalated cells.
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MESH Headings
- Ammonium Chloride/pharmacology
- Animals
- Anion Transport Proteins/genetics
- Anion Transport Proteins/metabolism
- Aquaporin 2/genetics
- Aquaporin 2/metabolism
- Cell Membrane/drug effects
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Dogs
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Kidney Cortex/cytology
- Kidney Cortex/drug effects
- Kidney Cortex/metabolism
- Kidney Medulla/cytology
- Kidney Medulla/drug effects
- Kidney Medulla/metabolism
- Kidney Tubules, Collecting/cytology
- Kidney Tubules, Collecting/drug effects
- Kidney Tubules, Collecting/metabolism
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/cytology
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/drug effects
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/metabolism
- Madin Darby Canine Kidney Cells
- Male
- Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics
- Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Proton-Translocating ATPases/genetics
- Proton-Translocating ATPases/metabolism
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Renin/pharmacology
- Renin-Angiotensin System/drug effects
- Signal Transduction
- Sodium Bicarbonate/pharmacology
- Sodium Chloride/pharmacology
- Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIa/genetics
- Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIa/metabolism
- Solute Carrier Family 12, Member 1/genetics
- Solute Carrier Family 12, Member 1/metabolism
- Solute Carrier Family 12, Member 3/genetics
- Solute Carrier Family 12, Member 3/metabolism
- Sulfate Transporters
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- Arezoo Daryadel
- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Divison of Nephrology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Vascular Medicine and Pharmacology, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Vascular Medicine and Pharmacology, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Vascular Medicine and Pharmacology, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Magalhães PADF, de Brito TS, Freire RS, da Silva MTB, dos Santos AA, Vale ML, de Menezes DB, Martins AMC, Libório AB. Metabolic acidosis aggravates experimental acute kidney injury. Life Sci 2016; 146:58-65. [PMID: 26773857 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2016.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Revised: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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AIMS Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and metabolic acidosis (MA) are two critical conditions that may simultaneously occur in clinical practice. The result of this combination can be harmful to the kidneys, but this issue has not been thoroughly investigated. The present study evaluated the influence of low systemic pH on various parameters of kidney function in rats that were subjected to an experimental model of renal I/R injury. MAIN METHODS Metabolic acidosis was induced in male Wistar rats by ingesting ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) in tap water, beginning 2 days before ischemic insult and maintained during the entire study. Ischemia/reperfusion was induced by clamping both renal arteries for 45 min, followed by 48 h of reperfusion. Four groups were studied: control (subjected to sham surgery, n=8), I/R (n=8), metabolic acidosis (MA; 0.28 M NH4Cl solution and sham surgery, n=6), and MA+I/R (0.28 M NH4Cl solution plus I/R, n=9). KEY FINDINGS Compared with I/R rats, MA+I/R rats exhibited higher mortality (50 vs. 11%, p=0.03), significant reductions of blood pH, plasma bicarbonate (pBic), and standard base excess (SBE), with a severe decline in the glomerular filtration rate and tubular function. Microscopic tubular injury signals were detected. Immunofluorescence revealed that the combination of MA and I/R markedly increased nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) and heme-oxygenase 1 (HO-1), but it did not interfere with the decrease in endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) expression that was caused by I/R injury. SIGNIFICANCE Acute ischemic kidney injury is exacerbated by acidic conditions.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil; Universidade de Fortaleza, UNIFOR, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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Arora P, Kharkwal SS, Ng TW, Kunnath-Velayudhan S, Saini NK, Johndrow CT, Chang YT, Besra GS, Porcelli SA. "Endocytic pH regulates cell surface localization of glycolipid antigen loaded CD1d complexes". Chem Phys Lipids 2015; 194:49-57. [PMID: 26496152 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2015.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Revised: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells recognize glycolipid antigens presented by CD1d, an antigen presenting protein structurally similar to MHC class I. Stimulation of iNKT cells by glycolipid antigens can induce strong immune responses in vivo, with rapid production of a wide variety of cytokines including those classically associated with either T helper type 1 (Th1) or type 2 (Th2) responses. Alterations in the lipid tails or other portions of CD1d-presented glycolipid ligands can bias the iNKT response towards production of predominantly Th1 or Th2 associated cytokines. However, the mechanism accounting for this structure-activity relationship remains controversial. The Th1-biasing glycolipids have been found to consistently form complexes with CD1d that preferentially localize to plasma membrane cholesterol rich microdomains (lipid rafts), whereas CD1d complexes formed with Th2-biasing ligands are excluded from these microdomains. Here we show that neutralization of endosomal pH enhanced localization of CD1d complexes containing Th2-biasing glycolipids to plasma membrane lipid rafts of antigen presenting cells (APC). Transfer of APCs presenting these "stabilized" CD1d/αGC complexes into mice resulted in immune responses with a more prominent Th1-like bias, characterized by increased NK cell transactivation and interferon-γ production. These findings support a model in which low endosomal pH controls stability and lipid raft localization of CD1d-glycolipid complexes to regulate the outcome of iNKT cell mediated responses.
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- Pooja Arora
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and NUS Medchem Program of The Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
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Loss of function mutation of the Slc38a3 glutamine transporter reveals its critical role for amino acid metabolism in the liver, brain, and kidney. Pflugers Arch 2015; 468:213-27. [PMID: 26490457 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-015-1742-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Revised: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Glutamine, the most abundant amino acid in mammals, is critical for cell and organ functions. Its metabolism depends on the ability of cells to take up or release glutamine by transporters located in the plasma membrane. Several solute carrier (SLC) families transport glutamine, but the SLC38 family has been thought to be mostly responsible for glutamine transport. We demonstrate that despite the large number of glutamine transporters, the loss of Snat3/Slc38a3 glutamine transporter has a major impact on the function of organs expressing it. Snat3 mutant mice were generated by N-ethyl-N-nitrosurea (ENU) mutagenesis and showed stunted growth, altered amino acid levels, hypoglycemia, and died around 20 days after birth. Hepatic concentrations of glutamine, glutamate, leucine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan were highly reduced paralleled by downregulation of the mTOR pathway possibly linking reduced amino acid availability to impaired growth and glucose homeostasis. Snat3-deficient mice had altered urea levels paralleled by dysregulation of the urea cycle, gluconeogenesis, and glutamine synthesis. Mice were ataxic with higher glutamine but reduced glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levels in brain consistent with a major role of Snat3 in the glutamine-glutamate cycle. Renal ammonium excretion was lower, and the expression of enzymes and amino acid transporters involved in ammoniagenesis were altered. Thus, SNAT3 is a glutamine transporter required for amino acid homeostasis and determines critical functions in various organs. Despite the large number of glutamine transporters, loss of Snat3 cannot be compensated, suggesting that this transporter is a major route of glutamine transport in the liver, brain, and kidney.
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Endocytic pH regulates cell surface localization of glycolipid antigen loaded CD1d complexes. Chem Phys Lipids 2015; 191:75-83. [PMID: 26306469 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2015.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Revised: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells recognize glycolipid antigens presented by CD1d, an antigen presenting protein structurally similar to MHC class I. Stimulation of iNKT cells by glycolipid antigens can induce strong immune responses in vivo, with rapid production of a wide variety of cytokines including those classically associated with either T helper type 1 (Th1) or type 2 (Th2) responses. Alterations in the lipid tails or other portions of CD1d-presented glycolipid ligands can bias the iNKT response towards production of predominantly Th1 or Th2 associated cytokines. However, the mechanism accounting for this structure-activity relationship remains controversial. The Th1-biasing glycolipids have been found to consistently form complexes with CD1d that preferentially localize to plasma membrane cholesterol rich microdomains (lipid rafts), whereas CD1d complexes formed with Th2-biasing ligands are excluded from these microdomains. Here we show that neutralization of endosomal pH enhanced localization of CD1d complexes containing Th2-biasing glycolipids to plasma membrane lipid rafts of antigen presenting cells (APC). Transfer of APCs presenting these "stabilized" CD1d/αGC complexes into mice resulted in immune responses with a more prominent Th1-like bias, characterized by increased NK cell transactivation and interferon-γ production. These findings support a model in which low endosomal pH controls stability and lipid raft localization of CD1d-glycolipid complexes to regulate the outcome of iNKT cell mediated responses.
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Whittamore JM, Hatch M. Chronic metabolic acidosis reduces urinary oxalate excretion and promotes intestinal oxalate secretion in the rat. Urolithiasis 2015; 43:489-99. [DOI: 10.1007/s00240-015-0801-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 06/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kumar NN, Velic A, Soliz J, Shi Y, Li K, Wang S, Weaver JL, Sen J, Abbott SBG, Lazarenko RM, Ludwig MG, Perez-Reyes E, Mohebbi N, Bettoni C, Gassmann M, Suply T, Seuwen K, Guyenet PG, Wagner CA, Bayliss DA. PHYSIOLOGY. Regulation of breathing by CO₂ requires the proton-activated receptor GPR4 in retrotrapezoid nucleus neurons. Science 2015; 348:1255-60. [PMID: 26068853 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaa0922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Blood gas and tissue pH regulation depend on the ability of the brain to sense CO2 and/or H(+) and alter breathing appropriately, a homeostatic process called central respiratory chemosensitivity. We show that selective expression of the proton-activated receptor GPR4 in chemosensory neurons of the mouse retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN) is required for CO2-stimulated breathing. Genetic deletion of GPR4 disrupted acidosis-dependent activation of RTN neurons, increased apnea frequency, and blunted ventilatory responses to CO2. Reintroduction of GPR4 into RTN neurons restored CO2-dependent RTN neuronal activation and rescued the ventilatory phenotype. Additional elimination of TASK-2 (K(2P)5), a pH-sensitive K(+) channel expressed in RTN neurons, essentially abolished the ventilatory response to CO2. The data identify GPR4 and TASK-2 as distinct, parallel, and essential central mediators of respiratory chemosensitivity.
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- Natasha N Kumar
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, CH-8057, Switzerland
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- Institute of Veterinary Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, CH-8057, Switzerland. Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec, Département de Pédiatrie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. Department of Physiology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050017, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, New South Wales 2052, Australia. Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, CH-8057, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, CH-8057, Switzerland
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- Institute of Veterinary Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, CH-8057, Switzerland
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, CH-4002, Switzerland
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, CH-4002, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, CH-8057, Switzerland.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
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Leibrock CB, Alesutan I, Voelkl J, Pakladok T, Michael D, Schleicher E, Kamyabi-Moghaddam Z, Quintanilla-Martinez L, Kuro-o M, Lang F. NH4Cl Treatment Prevents Tissue Calcification in Klotho Deficiency. J Am Soc Nephrol 2015; 26:2423-33. [PMID: 25644113 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2014030230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Klotho, a cofactor in suppressing 1,25(OH)2D3 formation, is a powerful regulator of mineral metabolism. Klotho-hypomorphic mice (kl/kl) exhibit excessive plasma 1,25(OH)2D3, Ca(2+), and phosphate concentrations, severe tissue calcification, volume depletion with hyperaldosteronism, and early death. Calcification is paralleled by overexpression of osteoinductive transcription factor Runx2/Cbfa1, Alpl, and senescence-associated molecules Tgfb1, Pai-1, p21, and Glb1. Here, we show that NH4Cl treatment in drinking water (0.28 M) prevented soft tissue and vascular calcification and increased the life span of kl/kl mice >12-fold in males and >4-fold in females without significantly affecting extracellular pH or plasma concentrations of 1,25(OH)2D3, Ca(2+), and phosphate. NH4Cl treatment significantly decreased plasma aldosterone and antidiuretic hormone concentrations and reversed the increase of Runx2/Cbfa1, Alpl, Tgfb1, Pai-1, p21, and Glb1 expression in aorta of kl/kl mice. Similarly, in primary human aortic smooth muscle cells (HAoSMCs), NH4Cl treatment reduced phosphate-induced mRNA expression of RUNX2/CBFA1, ALPL, and senescence-associated molecules. In both kl/kl mice and phosphate-treated HAoSMCs, levels of osmosensitive transcription factor NFAT5 and NFAT5-downstream mediator SOX9 were higher than in controls and decreased after NH4Cl treatment. Overexpression of NFAT5 in HAoSMCs mimicked the effect of phosphate and abrogated the effect of NH4Cl on SOX9, RUNX2/CBFA1, and ALPL mRNA expression. TGFB1 treatment of HAoSMCs upregulated NFAT5 expression and prevented the decrease of phosphate-induced NFAT5 expression after NH4Cl treatment. In conclusion, NH4Cl treatment prevents tissue calcification, reduces vascular senescence, and extends survival of klotho-hypomorphic mice. The effects of NH4Cl on vascular osteoinduction involve decrease of TGFB1 and inhibition of NFAT5-dependent osteochondrogenic signaling.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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Guha S, Coffey EE, Lu W, Lim JC, Beckel JM, Laties AM, Boesze-Battaglia K, Mitchell CH. Approaches for detecting lysosomal alkalinization and impaired degradation in fresh and cultured RPE cells: evidence for a role in retinal degenerations. Exp Eye Res 2014; 126:68-76. [PMID: 25152362 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2014.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Revised: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 05/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Lysosomes contribute to a multitude of cellular processes, and the pH of the lysosomal lumen plays a central mechanistic role in many of these functions. In addition to controlling the rate of enzymatic degradation for material delivered through autophagic or phagocytotic pathways, lysosomal pH regulates events such as lysosomal fusion with autophagosomes and the release of lysosomal calcium into the cytoplasm. Disruption of either the steady state lysosomal pH or of the regulated manipulations to lysosomal pH may be pathological. For example, chloroquine elevates the lysosomal pH of retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) cells and triggers a retinopathy characterized by the accumulation of lipofuscin-like material in both humans and animals. Compensatory responses to restore lysosomal pH are observed; new data illustrate that chronic chloroquine treatment increases mRNA expression of the lysosomal/autophagy master transcription factor TcFEB and of the vesicular proton pump vHATPase in the RPE/choroid of mice. An elevated lysosomal pH with upregulation of TcFEB and vHATPase resembles the pathology in fibroblasts of patients with mutant presenilin 1 (PS1), suggesting a common link between age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Alzheimer's disease. While the absolute rise in pH is often small in these disorders, elevations of only a few tenths of a pH unit can have a major impact on both lysosomal function and the accumulation of waste over decades. Accurate measurement of lysosomal pH can be complex, and imprecise measurements have clouded the field. Protocols to optimize pH measurement from fresh and cultured cells are discussed, and indirect measurements to confirm changes in lysosomal pH and degradative capacity are addressed. The ability of reacidifying treatments to restore degradative function confirms the central role of lysosomal pH in these disorders and identifies potential approaches to treat diseases of lysosomal accumulation like AMD and Alzheimer's disease. In summary, various approaches to determine lysosomal pH in fresh and cultured cells, as well as the potential to restore pH levels to an optimal range, can help identify and repair pathologies associated with lysosomal defects in RPE cells and perhaps also suggest new approaches to treat lysosomal storage diseases throughout the body.
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- Sonia Guha
- Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh, USA
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- Departments of Ophthalmology University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Departments of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Weiner ID, Verlander JW. Ammonia transport in the kidney by Rhesus glycoproteins. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2014; 306:F1107-20. [PMID: 24647713 PMCID: PMC4024734 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00013.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Renal ammonia metabolism is a fundamental element of acid-base homeostasis, comprising a major component of both basal and physiologically altered renal net acid excretion. Over the past several years, a fundamental change in our understanding of the mechanisms of renal epithelial cell ammonia transport has occurred, replacing the previous model which was based upon diffusion equilibrium for NH3 and trapping of NH4(+) with a new model in which specific and regulated transport of both NH3 and NH4(+) across renal epithelial cell membranes via specific membrane proteins is required for normal ammonia metabolism. A major advance has been the recognition that members of a recently recognized transporter family, the Rhesus glycoprotein family, mediate critical roles in renal and extrarenal ammonia transport. The erythroid-specific Rhesus glycoprotein, Rh A Glycoprotein (Rhag), was the first Rhesus glycoprotein recognized as an ammonia-specific transporter. Subsequently, the nonerythroid Rh glycoproteins, Rh B Glycoprotein (Rhbg) and Rh C Glycoprotein (Rhcg), were cloned and identified as ammonia transporters. They are expressed in specific cell populations and membrane domains in distal renal epithelial cells, where they facilitate ammonia secretion. In this review, we discuss the distribution of Rhbg and Rhcg in the kidney, the regulation of their expression and activity in physiological disturbances, the effects of genetic deletion on renal ammonia metabolism, and the molecular mechanisms of Rh glycoprotein-mediated ammonia transport.
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- I David Weiner
- Nephrology and Hypertension Section, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville Florida; and Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Nephrology and Hypertension Section, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville Florida; and
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