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Vecchiola A, Uslar T, Friedrich I, Aguirre J, Sandoval A, Carvajal CA, Tapia-Castillo A, Martínez-García A, Fardella CE. The role of sex hormones in aldosterone biosynthesis and their potential impact on its mineralocorticoid receptor. Cardiovasc Endocrinol Metab 2024; 13:e0305. [PMID: 38846628 PMCID: PMC11155591 DOI: 10.1097/xce.0000000000000305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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Blood pressure (BP) regulation is a complex process involving various hormones, including aldosterone and its mineralocorticoid receptor. Mineralocorticoid receptor is expressed in several tissues, including the kidney, and plays a crucial role in regulating BP by controlling the sodium and water balance. During different stages of life, hormonal changes can affect mineralocorticoid receptor activity and aldosterone levels, leading to changes in BP. Increasing evidence suggests that sex steroids modulate aldosterone levels. Estrogens, particularly estradiol, mediate aldosterone biosynthesis by activating classical estrogen receptors and the G protein-coupled receptor. Progesterone acts as an anti-mineralocorticoid by inhibiting the binding of aldosterone to the mineralocorticoid receptor. Moreover, progesterone inhibits aldosterone synthase enzymes. The effect of testosterone on aldosterone synthesis is still a subject of debate. However, certain studies show that testosterone downregulates the mRNA levels of aldosterone synthase, leading to decreased plasma aldosterone levels.
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- Andrea Vecchiola
- Departamento de Endocrinología, Facultad de Medicina, Centro Traslacional de Endocrinología UC (CETREN), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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- Departamento de Endocrinología, Facultad de Medicina, Centro Traslacional de Endocrinología UC (CETREN), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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- Departamento de Endocrinologìa, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago
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- Departamento de Endocrinologìa, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago
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- Escuela de Tecnología Médica, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Departamento de Endocrinología, Facultad de Medicina, Centro Traslacional de Endocrinología UC (CETREN), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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- Departamento de Endocrinología, Facultad de Medicina, Centro Traslacional de Endocrinología UC (CETREN), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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- Departamento de Endocrinología, Facultad de Medicina, Centro Traslacional de Endocrinología UC (CETREN), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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- Departamento de Endocrinología, Facultad de Medicina, Centro Traslacional de Endocrinología UC (CETREN), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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The Effect of Aldosterone on Cardiorenal and Metabolic Systems. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065370. [PMID: 36982445 PMCID: PMC10049192 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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Aldosterone, a vital hormone of the human body, has various pathophysiological roles. The excess of aldosterone, also known as primary aldosteronism, is the most common secondary cause of hypertension. Primary aldosteronism is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and kidney dysfunction compared to essential hypertension. Excess aldosterone can lead to harmful metabolic and other pathophysiological alterations, as well as cause inflammatory, oxidative, and fibrotic effects in the heart, kidney, and blood vessels. These alterations can result in coronary artery disease, including ischemia and myocardial infarction, left ventricular hypertrophy, heart failure, arterial fibrillation, intracarotid intima thickening, cerebrovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease. Thus, aldosterone affects several tissues, especially in the cardiovascular system, and the metabolic and pathophysiological alterations are related to severe diseases. Therefore, understanding the effects of aldosterone on the body is important for health maintenance in hypertensive patients. In this review, we focus on currently available evidence regarding the role of aldosterone in alterations of the cardiovascular and renal systems. We also describe the risk of cardiovascular events and renal dysfunction in hyperaldosteronism.
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Li X, Villacreses R, Thornell IM, Noriega J, Mather S, Brommel CM, Lu L, Zabner A, Ehler A, Meyerholz DK, Stoltz DA, Zabner J. V-Type ATPase Mediates Airway Surface Liquid Acidification in Pig Small Airway Epithelial Cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2021; 65:146-156. [PMID: 33789071 PMCID: PMC8399571 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2020-0349oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In a newborn pig cystic fibrosis (CF) model, the ability of gland-containing airways to fight infection was affected by at least two major host-defense defects: impaired mucociliary transport and a lower airway surface liquid (ASL) pH. In the gland-containing airways, the ASL pH is balanced by CFTR (CF transmembrane conductance regulator) and ATP12A, which, respectively, control HCO3- transport and proton secretion. We found that, although porcine small airway tissue expressed lower amounts of ATP12A, the ASL of epithelial cultures from CF distal small airways (diameter < 200 μm) were nevertheless more acidic (compared with non-CF airways). Therefore, we hypothesized that gland-containing airways and small airways control acidification using distinct mechanisms. Our microarray data suggested that small airway epithelia mediate proton secretion via ATP6V0D2, an isoform of the V0 d subunit of the H+-translocating plasma membrane V-type ATPase. Immunofluorescence of small airways verified the expression of the V0 d2 subunit isoform at the apical surface of Muc5B+ secretory cells, but not ciliated cells. Inhibiting the V-type ATPase with bafilomycin A1 elevated the ASL pH of small airway cultures, in the presence or absence of HCO3-, and decreased ASL viscosity. These data suggest that, unlike large airways, which are acidified by ATP12A activity, small airways are acidified by V-type ATPase, thus identifying V-type ATPase as a novel therapeutic target for small airway diseases.
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- Xiaopeng Li
- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; and
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- Department of Internal Medicine
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- Department of Internal Medicine
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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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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Wei J, Xu L, Du YN, Tang XF, Ye MQ, Wu YJ, Han WQ, Gao PJ. Membrane raft redox signalling contributes to endothelial dysfunction and vascular remodelling of thoracic aorta in angiotensin II-infused rats. Exp Physiol 2019; 104:946-956. [PMID: 30924217 DOI: 10.1113/ep087335] [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: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? Is the membrane raft redox signalling pathway involved in blood pressure increase, endothelial dysfunction and vascular remodelling in an angiotensin II-induced hypertensive animal model? What is the main finding and its importance? The membrane raft redox signalling pathway was involved in endothelial dysfunction and medial remodelling in angiotensin II-induced hypertension. ABSTRACT The membrane raft (MR) redox pathway is characterized by NADPH oxidase activation via the clustering of its subunits through lysosome fusion and the activation of acid sphingomyelinase (ASMase). Our previous study shows that the MR redox signalling pathway is associated with angiontensin II (AngII)-induced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and endothelial dysfunction in rat mesenteric arteries. In the present study, we hypothesized that this signalling pathway is involved in blood pressure increase, endothelial dysfunction and vascular remodelling in an AngII-induced hypertensive animal model. Sixteen-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to AngII infusion for 2 weeks with or without treatment with the lysosome fusion inhibitor bafilomycin A1 and ASMase inhibitor amitriptyline. After treatments, aortas were harvested for further study. The results showed that the MR redox signalling pathway was activated as indicated by the increase of MR formation, ASMase activity and ROS production in aorta from AngII-infused rats compared with that from control rats. MR formation and ROS production were significantly inhibited in thoracic aorta from AngII-induced rats treated with bafilomycin A1 and amitriptyline. Both treatments significantly attenuated blood pressure increase, endothelial dysfunction and vascular remodelling including medial hypertrophy, and increased collagen and fibronectin deposition in thoracic aortas from AngII-infused rats. Finally, both treatments significantly prevented the increase of inflammatory factors including monocyte chemotactic protein 1, intercellular adhesion molecule 1 and tumour necrosis factor α in thoracic aorta from AngII-infused rats. In conclusion, the present study demonstrates that the MR redox signalling pathway was involved in endothelial dysfunction and medial remodelling in AngII-induced hypertension.
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- Jian Wei
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Shanghai, China.,Laboratory of Vascular Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Shanghai, China.,Laboratory of Vascular Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Stegbauer J, Chen D, Herrera M, Sparks MA, Yang T, Königshausen E, Gurley SB, Coffman TM. Resistance to hypertension mediated by intercalated cells of the collecting duct. JCI Insight 2017; 2:e92720. [PMID: 28405625 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.92720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The renal collecting duct (CD), as the terminal segment of the nephron, is responsible for the final adjustments to the amount of sodium excreted in urine. While angiotensin II modulates reabsorptive functions of the CD, the contribution of these actions to physiological homeostasis is not clear. To examine this question, we generated mice with cell-specific deletion of AT1A receptors from the CD. Elimination of AT1A receptors from both principal and intercalated cells (CDKO mice) had no effect on blood pressures at baseline or during successive feeding of low- or high-salt diets. In contrast, the severity of hypertension caused by chronic infusion of angiotensin II was paradoxically exaggerated in CDKO mice compared with controls. In wild-type mice, angiotensin II induced robust expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in renal medulla, primarily localized to intercalated cells. Upregulation of COX-2 was diminished in CDKO mice, resulting in reduced generation of vasodilator prostanoids. This impaired expression of COX-2 has physiological consequences, since administration of a specific COX-2 inhibitor to CDKO and control mice during angiotensin II infusion equalized their blood pressures. Stimulation of COX-2 was also triggered by exposure of isolated preparations of medullary CDs to angiotensin II. Deletion of AT1A receptors from principal cells alone did not affect angiotensin II-dependent COX2 stimulation, implicating intercalated cells as the main source of COX2 in this setting. These findings suggest a novel paracrine role for the intercalated cell to attenuate the severity of hypertension. Strategies for preserving or augmenting this pathway may have value for improving the management of hypertension.
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- Johannes Stegbauer
- Division of Nephrology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina, USA.,Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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Guh YJ, Yang CY, Liu ST, Huang CJ, Hwang PP. Oestrogen-related receptor α is required for transepithelial H+ secretion in zebrafish. Proc Biol Sci 2016; 283:20152582. [PMID: 26911965 PMCID: PMC4810828 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.2582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Oestrogen-related receptor α (ERRα) is an orphan nuclear receptor which is important for adaptive metabolic responses under conditions of increased energy demand, such as cold, exercise and fasting. Importantly, metabolism under these conditions is usually accompanied by elevated production of organic acids, which may threaten the body acid-base status. Although ERRα is known to help regulate ion transport by the renal epithelia, its role in the transport of acid-base equivalents remains unknown. Here, we tested the hypothesis that ERRα is involved in acid-base regulation mechanisms by using zebrafish as the model to examine the effects of ERRα on transepithelial H(+) secretion. ERRα is abundantly expressed in H(+)-pump-rich cells (HR cells), a group of ionocytes responsible for H(+) secretion in the skin of developing embryos, and its expression is stimulated by acidic (pH 4) environments. Knockdown of ERRα impairs both basal and low pH-induced H(+) secretion in the yolk-sac skin, which is accompanied by decreased expression of H(+)-secreting-related transporters. The effect of ERRα on H(+) secretion is achieved through regulating both the total number of HR cells and the function of individual HR cells. These results demonstrate, for the first time, that ERRα is required for transepithelial H(+) secretion for systemic acid-base homeostasis.
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- Ying-Jey Guh
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 11677, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China
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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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Relative roles of principal and intercalated cells in the regulation of sodium balance and blood pressure. Curr Hypertens Rep 2016; 17:538. [PMID: 25794953 DOI: 10.1007/s11906-015-0538-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The kidney continuously adapts daily renal excretion of NaCl to match dietary intakes in order to maintain the NaCl content of the body, and keep vascular volume constant. Any situation that leads to NaCl retention favors a rise in blood pressure. The aldosterone-sensitive distal nephron, which contains two main types of cells, principal (PC) and intercalated (IC) cells, is an important site for the final regulation of urinary Na(+) excretion. Research over the past 20 years established a paradigm in which PCs are the exclusive site of Na(+) absorption while ICs are solely dedicated to acid-base transport. Recent studies have revealed the unexpected importance of ICs for NaCl reabsorption. Here, we review the mechanisms of Na(+) and Cl(-) transport in the aldosterone-sensitive distal nephron, with emphasis on the role of ICs in maintaining NaCl balance and normal blood pressure.
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The H(+) concentration in human blood is kept within very narrow limits, ~40 nmol/L, despite the fact that dietary metabolism generates acid and base loads that are added to the systemic circulation throughout the life of mammals. One of the primary functions of the kidney is to maintain the constancy of systemic acid-base chemistry. The kidney has evolved the capacity to regulate blood acidity by performing three key functions: (i) reabsorb HCO3(-) that is filtered through the glomeruli to prevent its excretion in the urine; (ii) generate a sufficient quantity of new HCO3(-) to compensate for the loss of HCO3(-) resulting from dietary metabolic H(+) loads and loss of HCO3(-) in the urea cycle; and (iii) excrete HCO3(-) (or metabolizable organic anions) following a systemic base load. The ability of the kidney to perform these functions requires that various cell types throughout the nephron respond to changes in acid-base chemistry by modulating specific ion transport and/or metabolic processes in a coordinated fashion such that the urine and renal vein chemistry is altered appropriately. The purpose of the article is to provide the interested reader with a broad review of a field that began historically ~60 years ago with whole animal studies, and has evolved to where we are currently addressing questions related to kidney acid-base regulation at the single protein structure/function level.
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- Ira Kurtz
- Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA; Brain Research Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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Kwong RWM, Kumai Y, Perry SF. The physiology of fish at low pH: the zebrafish as a model system. J Exp Biol 2014; 217:651-62. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.091603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Ionic regulation and acid–base balance are fundamental to the physiology of vertebrates including fish. Acidification of freshwater ecosystems is recognized as a global environmental problem, and the physiological responses to acid exposure in a few fish species are well characterized. However, the underlying mechanisms promoting ionic and acid–base balance for most fish species that have been investigated remain unclear. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) has emerged as a powerful model system to elucidate the molecular basis of ionic and acid–base regulation. The utility of zebrafish is related to the ease with which it can be genetically manipulated, its suitability for state-of-the-art molecular and cellular approaches, and its tolerance to diverse environmental conditions. Recent studies have identified several key regulatory mechanisms enabling acclimation of zebrafish to acidic environments, including activation of the sodium/hydrogen exchanger (NHE) and H+-ATPase for acid secretion and Na+ uptake, cortisol-mediated regulation of transcellular and paracellular Na+ movements, and ionocyte proliferation controlled by specific cell-fate transcription factors. These integrated physiological responses ultimately contribute to ionic and acid–base homeostasis in zebrafish exposed to acidic water. In the present review, we provide an overview of the general effects of acid exposure on freshwater fish, the adaptive mechanisms promoting extreme acid tolerance in fishes native to acidic environments, and the mechanisms regulating ionic and acid–base balance during acid exposure in zebrafish.
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- Raymond W. M. Kwong
- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, 30 Marie Curie, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1N 6N5
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, 30 Marie Curie, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1N 6N5
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, 30 Marie Curie, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1N 6N5
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The calcium-activated chloride channel Anoctamin 1 contributes to the regulation of renal function. Kidney Int 2014; 85:1369-81. [PMID: 24476694 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2013.535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Revised: 10/16/2013] [Accepted: 11/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The role of calcium-activated chloride channels for renal function is unknown. By immunohistochemistry we demonstrate dominant expression of the recently identified calcium-activated chloride channels, Anoctamin 1 (Ano1, TMEM16A) in human and mouse proximal tubular epithelial (PTE) cells, with some expression in podocytes and other tubular segments. Ano1-null mice had proteinuria and numerous large reabsorption vesicles in PTE cells. Selective knockout of Ano1 in podocytes (Ano1-/-/Nphs2-Cre) did not impair renal function, whereas tubular knockout in Ano1-/-/Ksp-Cre mice increased urine protein excretion and decreased urine electrolyte concentrations. Purinergic stimulation activated calcium-dependent chloride currents in isolated proximal tubule epithelial cells from wild-type but not from Ano1-/-/Ksp-Cre mice. Ano1 currents were activated by acidic pH, suggesting parallel stimulation of Ano1 chloride secretion with activation of the proton-ATPase. Lack of calcium-dependent chloride secretion in cells from Ano1-/-/Ksp-Cre mice was paralleled by attenuated proton secretion and reduced endosomal acidification, which compromised proximal tubular albumin uptake. Tubular knockout of Ano1 enhanced serum renin and aldosterone concentrations, probably leading to enhanced compensatory distal tubular reabsorption, thus maintaining normal blood pressure levels. Thus, Ano1 has a role in proximal tubular proton secretion and protein reabsorption. The results correspond to regulation of the proton-ATPase by the Ano1-homolog Ist2 in yeast.
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Specialized cells in the body express high levels of V-ATPase in their plasma membrane and respond to hormonal and nonhormonal cues to regulate extracellular acidification. Mutations in or loss of some V-ATPase subunits cause several disorders, including renal distal tubular acidosis and male infertility. This review focuses on the regulation of V-ATPase-dependent luminal acidification in renal intercalated cells and epididymal clear cells, which are key players in these physiological processes.
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- Sylvie Breton
- Program in Membrane Biology, Center for Systems Biology, Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Casare F, Milan D, Fernandez R. Stimulation of calcium-sensing receptor increases biochemical H⁺-ATPase activity in mouse cortex and outer medullary regions. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2013; 92:181-8. [PMID: 24593782 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2013-0256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The aim of this project was to investigate the interaction between the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) and proton extrusion by the V-ATPase and gastric-like isoform of the H(+)/K(+)-ATPase in the mouse nephron. Biochemical activity of H(+)- ATPases was analysed using a partially purified membrane fraction of mouse cortex and outer medullary region. The V-ATPase activity (sensitive to 10(-7) mol·L(-1) bafilomycin) from the cortical and outer medullary region was significantly stimulated by increasing the [Formula: see text] (outside Ca(2+)), in a dose-dependent pattern. Gastric H(+)/K(+)-ATPase activity (sensitive to 10(-5) mol·L(-1) Schering 28080) was also sensitive to changes in [Formula: see text] levels. A significant increase in V-ATPase activity was also observed when CaSR was stimulated with agonists such as 300 μmol·L(-1) Gd(3+) and 200 μmol·L(-1) neomycin, both in the cortex and outer medulla. The cortical and outer medullary gastric H(+)/K(+)-ATPase activity was also stimulated by Gd(3+) and neomycin. Finally, cortical V-ATPase activity was significantly stimulated by 10(-9) mol·L(-1) angiotensin II, and the stimulation of CaSR in the presence of angiotensin significantly enhanced this effect, suggesting that an interaction in the intracellular signaling pathways is involved. In summary, CaSR stimulation enhances the biochemical activity of V-ATPase and gastric H(+)/K(+)-ATPase in both the cortical and outer medullary region of mouse kidney.
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- Fernando Casare
- Departamento de Fisiologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Centro Politécnico s/n., PO Box 19031, Jardim das Américas, Curitiba, Paraná, CEP 81531-990, Brasil
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Rieg T, Dominguez Rieg J. Connecting type A intercalated cell metabolic state to V-ATPase function: phosphorylation does matter! Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2013; 305:F1105-6. [PMID: 23904225 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00428.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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- Timo Rieg
- Dept. of Medicine, Div. of Nephrology and Hypertension, Univ. of California and VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr. San Diego, CA 92161.
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Yasuoka Y, Kobayashi M, Sato Y, Zhou M, Abe H, Okamoto H, Nonoguchi H, Tanoue A, Kawahara K. The intercalated cells of the mouse kidney OMCD(is) are the target of the vasopressin V1a receptor axis for urinary acidification. Clin Exp Nephrol 2013; 17:783-92. [PMID: 23456233 DOI: 10.1007/s10157-013-0783-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vasopressin V1a receptor (V1aR) null mice have insufficient acid-base balance, but the target cell for V1aR signaling which results in the urinary acidification has not been identified. METHODS By using a quantitative in situ hybridization technique and a double-staining technique with an anti-AQP3 antibody in mice, we investigated the axial distribution and acidosis-induced expression of V1aR mRNA along the nephron. We also investigated the acidosis-induced morphological change in the tubule cells from wild-type and V1aR-null (V1aR(-/-)) mice. RESULTS In the normal condition, V1aR mRNA was moderately expressed in the medullary thick ascending limb (MTAL) and highly expressed in the intercalated cell (IC) throughout the collecting duct (CD). However, no expression was observed in the proximal tubule, thin limbs of Henle's loop, and the principal cell of the CD. Importantly, V1aR mRNA was upregulated significantly both in the TAL and the IC of the CD in the inner stripe of the outer medulla (MTALis and IC of OMCDis, respectively) when mice were treated with NH4Cl (0.28 mol/L) for 6 days. Acidosis-induced hypertrophy, which was completely attenuated in V1aR(-/-) mice, was observed only in the IC of OMCDis (P < 0.005). In addition, urinary excretion of ammonia (NH3/NH4 (+)) was significantly decreased on day 3 (P < 0.05) and day 6 (P < 0.005) in the V1aR(-/-) mice treated with NH4Cl. CONCLUSION In conclusion, the IC of OMCDis may be the target cell stimulated by the vasopressin V1aR axis and contribute to urinary acidification, at least during metabolic acidosis.
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- Yukiko Yasuoka
- Department of Physiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, 252-0374, Japan
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Björkman E, Edebo A, Casselbrant A, Helander HF, Bratlie SO, Vieth M, Fändriks L. The renin-angiotensin system in the esophageal mucosa of healthy subjects and patients with reflux disease. Scand J Gastroenterol 2013; 48:147-59. [PMID: 23270416 DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2012.749510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Components of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) were recently discovered in the esophagus, which could be of interest in relation to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The present study was undertaken to confirm and further investigate the expression of RAS in healthy and refluxed exposed human esophageal mucosae. METHODS Esophageal biopsies were obtained from healthy subjects (n = 34) and individuals with erosive reflux disease (ERD, n = 28). Evaluation of general morphology and histological signs of reflux as well as investigation of gene transcript, protein expression and localization of various RAS components using RT-PCR, ELISA, western blot and immunohistochemistry were performed. Physiological effects of the AT2R were investigated in Ussing chamber experiments. RESULTS The study confirmed histological signs of reflux in ERD and expression of ACE, AT1R, AT2R and CatD in all examined specimens. In addition, the main effector peptide AngII, the pro-hormone AGT, the Mas receptor and the angiotensin-forming enzymes renin, CMA, CatG and NEP were present. Individuals with reflux disease had higher transcription activity of ACE and AT1R, increased protein levels of AT2R and lower levels of MasR. AT2R stimulation increased the ion currents in healthy epithelium, whereas epithelium from individuals with reflux disease exhibited no significant response. CONCLUSIONS The study demonstrated that a local RAS is present in the human esophageal epithelium. Some RAS components were significantly altered in individuals diagnosed with ERD suggesting involvement in the pathophysiology of GERD.
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- Eleonora Björkman
- Department of Gastrosurgical Research and Education, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Mohebbi N, Perna A, van der Wijst J, Becker HM, Capasso G, Wagner CA. Regulation of two renal chloride transporters, AE1 and pendrin, by electrolytes and aldosterone. PLoS One 2013; 8:e55286. [PMID: 23383138 PMCID: PMC3561381 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The renal handling of salt and protons and bicarbonate are intricately linked through shared transport mechanisms for sodium, chloride, protons, and bicarbonate. In the collecting duct, the regulated fine-tuning of salt and acid-base homeostasis is achieved by a series of transport proteins located in different cell types, intercalated and principal cells. Intercalated cells are considered to be of less importance for salt handling but recent evidence has suggested that the anion exchanger pendrin may participate in salt reabsorption and blood pressure regulation. Here, we examined the regulated expression of two functionally related but differentially expressed anion exchangers, AE1 and pendrin, by dietary electrolyte intake and aldosterone. Cortical expression of pendrin was regulated on mRNA and protein level. The combination of NaHCO3 and DOCA enhanced pendrin mRNA and protein levels, whereas DOCA or NaHCO3 alone had no effect. NaCl or KHCO3 increased pendrin mRNA, KCl decreased its mRNA abundance. On protein level, NH4Cl, NaCl, and KCl reduced pendrin expression, the other treatments were without effect. In contrast, AE1 mRNA or protein expression in kidney cortex was regulated by none of these treatments. In kidney medulla, NaHCO3/DOCA or NaHCO3 alone enhanced AE1 mRNA levels. AE1 protein abundance was increased by NH4Cl, NaHCO3/DOCA, and NaCl. Immunolocalization showed that during NH4Cl treatment the relative number of AE1 positive cells was increased and pendrin expressing cells reduced. Thus, pendrin and AE1 are differentially regulated with distinct mechanisms that separately affect mRNA and protein levels. Pendrin is regulated by acidosis and chloride intake, whereas AE1 is enhanced by acidosis, NaCl, and the combination of DOCA and NaHCO3.
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- Nilufar Mohebbi
- Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology-ZIHP, Zurich, Switzerland
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Pelzl L, Pakladok T, Pathare G, Fakhri H, Michael D, Wagner CA, Paulmichl M, Lang F. DOCA sensitive pendrin expression in kidney, heart, lung and thyroid tissues. Cell Physiol Biochem 2012; 30:1491-501. [PMID: 23235354 DOI: 10.1159/000343337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Pendrin (SLC26A4), a transporter accomplishing anion exchange, is expressed in inner ear, thyroid gland, kidneys, lung, liver and heart. Loss or reduction of function mutations of SLC26A4 underlie Pendred syndrome, a disorder invariably leading to hearing loss with enlarged vestibular aqueducts and in some patients to hypothyroidism and goiter. Renal pendrin expression is up-regulated by mineralocorticoids such as aldosterone or deoxycorticosterone (DOCA). Little is known about the impact of mineralocorticoids on pendrin expression in extrarenal tissues. METHODS The present study utilized RT-qPCR and Western blotting to quantify the transcript levels and protein abundance of Slc26a4 in murine kidney, thyroid, heart and lung prior to and following subcutaneous administration of 100 mg/kg DOCA. RESULTS Slc26a4 transcript levels as compared to Gapdh transcript levels were significantly increased by DOCA treatment in kidney, heart, lung and thyroid. Accordingly pendrin protein expression was again significantly increased by DOCA treatment in kidney, heart, lung and thyroid. CONCLUSION The observations reveal mineralocorticoid sensitivity of pendrin expression in kidney, heart, thyroid and lung.
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- Lisann Pelzl
- Department of Physiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Brown D, Bouley R, Păunescu TG, Breton S, Lu HAJ. New insights into the dynamic regulation of water and acid-base balance by renal epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2012; 302:C1421-33. [PMID: 22460710 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00085.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Maintaining tight control over body fluid and acid-base homeostasis is essential for human health and is a major function of the kidney. The collecting duct is a mosaic of two cell populations that are highly specialized to perform these two distinct processes. The antidiuretic hormone vasopressin (VP) and its receptor, the V2R, play a central role in regulating the urinary concentrating mechanism by stimulating accumulation of the aquaporin 2 (AQP2) water channel in the apical membrane of collecting duct principal cells. This increases epithelial water permeability and allows osmotic water reabsorption to occur. An understanding of the basic cell biology/physiology of AQP2 regulation and trafficking has informed the development of new potential treatments for diseases such as nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, in which the VP/V2R/AQP2 signaling axis is defective. Tubule acidification due to the activation of intercalated cells is also critical to organ function, and defects lead to several pathological conditions in humans. Therefore, it is important to understand how these "professional" proton-secreting cells respond to environmental and cellular cues. Using epididymal proton-secreting cells as a model system, we identified the soluble adenylate cyclase (sAC) as a sensor that detects luminal bicarbonate and activates the vacuolar proton-pumping ATPase (V-ATPase) via cAMP to regulate tubular pH. Renal intercalated cells also express sAC and respond to cAMP by increasing proton secretion, supporting the hypothesis that sAC could function as a luminal sensor in renal tubules to regulate acid-base balance. This review summarizes recent advances in our understanding of these fundamental processes.
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- Dennis Brown
- MGH Center for Systems Biology, Program in Membrane Biology and Division of Nephrology, Simches Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Wagner CA, Mohebbi N, Capasso G, Geibel JP. The anion exchanger pendrin (SLC26A4) and renal acid-base homeostasis. Cell Physiol Biochem 2011; 28:497-504. [PMID: 22116363 DOI: 10.1159/000335111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The anion exchanger pendrin (Pds, SLC26A4) transports various anions including bicarbonate, chloride and iodide. In the kidney, pendrin is exclusively expressed on the luminal pole of bicarbonate-secretory type B intercalated cells. Genetic ablation of pendrin in mice abolishes luminal chloride-bicarbonate exchanger activity from type B intercalated cells suggesting that pendrin is the apical bicarbonate extruding pathway. The renal expression of pendrin is developmentally adapted and pendrin positive cells originate from both the uretric bud and mesenchyme. In adult kidney, pendrin expression and activity is regulated by systemic acid-base status, dietary electrolyte intake (mostly chloride), and hormones such as angiotensin II and aldosterone which can affect subcellular localization, the relative number of pendrin expressing cells, and the overall abundance consistent with a role of pendrin in maintaining normal acid-base homeostasis. This review summarizes recent findings on the role and regulation of pendrin in the context of the kidneys role in acid-base homeostasis in health and disease.
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- Carsten A Wagner
- Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Dossena S, Nofziger C, Lang F, Valenti G, Paulmichl M. The ESF meeting on "The proteomics, epigenetics and pharmacogenetics of pendrin". Cell Physiol Biochem 2011; 28:377-84. [PMID: 22116352 DOI: 10.1159/000335101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Human pendrin (SCL26A4, PDS) is a 780 amino acid integral membrane protein with transport function. It acts as an electroneutral, sodium-independent anion exchanger for a wide range of anions, such as iodide, chloride, formate, bicarbonate, hydroxide and thiocyanate. Pendrin expression was originally described in the thyroid gland, kidney and inner ear. Accordingly, pendrin mutations with reduction or loss of transport function result in thyroid and inner ear abnormalities, manifested as syndromic (Pendred syndrome) and non-syndromic hearing loss with an enlarged vestibular aqueduct (ns-EVA). Pendred syndrome, the most common form of syndromic deafness, is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by sensorineural deafness due to inner ear malformations and a partial iodide organification defect that may lead to thyroid goiter. Later, it became evident that not only pendrin loss of function, but also up-regulation could participate in the pathogenesis of human diseases. Indeed, despite the absence of kidney dysfunction in Pendred syndrome patients, evidence exists that pendrin also plays a crucial role in this organ, with a potential involvement in the pathogenesis of hypertension. In addition, recent data underscore the role of pendrin in exacerbations of respiratory distresses including bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Pendrin expression in other organs such as mammary gland, testis, placenta, endometrium and liver point to new, underscored pendrin functions that deserve to be further investigated.
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- Silvia Dossena
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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