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Dennis MR, Pires PW, Banek CT. Vascular Dysfunction in Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Mini-Review. J Vasc Res 2023; 60:125-136. [PMID: 37536302 PMCID: PMC10947982 DOI: 10.1159/000531647] [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: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is one of the most common hereditary kidney diseases, which is characterized by progressive cyst growth and secondary hypertension. In addition to cystogenesis and renal abnormalities, patients with PKD can develop vascular abnormalities and cardiovascular complications. Progressive cyst growth substantially alters renal structure and culminates into end-stage renal disease. There remains no cure beyond renal transplantation, and treatment options remain largely limited to chronic renal replacement therapy. In addition to end-stage renal disease, patients with PKD also present with hypertension and cardiovascular disease, yet the timing and interactions between the cardiovascular and renal effects of PKD progression are understudied. Here, we review the vascular dysfunction found in clinical and preclinical models of PKD, including the clinical manifestations and relationship to hypertension, stroke, and related cardiovascular diseases. Finally, our discussion also highlights the critical questions and emerging areas in vascular research in PKD.
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- Melissa R Dennis
- Department of Physiology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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TRPP2 ion channels: The roles in various subcellular locations. Biochimie 2022; 201:116-127. [PMID: 35760123 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2022.06.010] [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: 11/14/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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TRPP2 (PC2, PKD2 or Polycytin-2), encoded by PKD2 gene, belongs to the nonselective cation channel TRP family. Recently, the three-dimensional structure of TRPP2 was constructed. TRPP2 mainly functions in three subcellular compartments: endoplasmic reticulum, plasma membrane and primary cilia. TRPP2 can act as a calcium-activated intracellular calcium release channel on the endoplasmic reticulum. TRPP2 also interacts with other Ca2+ release channels to regulate calcium release, like IP3R and RyR2. TRPP2 acts as an ion channel regulated by epidermal growth factor through activation of downstream factors in the plasma membrane. TRPP2 binding to TRPC1 in the plasma membrane or endoplasmic reticulum is associated with mechanosensitivity. In cilium, TRPP2 was found to combine with PKD1 and TRPV4 to form a complex related to mechanosensitivity. Because TRPP2 is involved in regulating intracellular ion concentration, TRPP2 mutations often lead to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, which may also be associated with cardiovascular disease. In this paper, we review the molecular structure of TRPP2, the subcellular localization of TRPP2, the related functions and mechanisms of TRPP2 at different sites, and the diseases related to TRPP2.
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Empowering Melatonin Therapeutics with Drosophila Models. Diseases 2021; 9:diseases9040067. [PMID: 34698120 PMCID: PMC8544433 DOI: 10.3390/diseases9040067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Melatonin functions as a central regulator of cell and organismal function as well as a neurohormone involved in several processes, e.g., the regulation of the circadian rhythm, sleep, aging, oxidative response, and more. As such, it holds immense pharmacological potential. Receptor-mediated melatonin function mainly occurs through MT1 and MT2, conserved amongst mammals. Other melatonin-binding proteins exist. Non-receptor-mediated activities involve regulating the mitochondrial function and antioxidant cascade, which are frequently affected by normal aging as well as disease. Several pathologies display diseased or dysfunctional mitochondria, suggesting melatonin may be used therapeutically. Drosophila models have extensively been employed to study disease pathogenesis and discover new drugs. Here, we review the multiple functions of melatonin through the lens of functional conservation and model organism research to empower potential melatonin therapeutics to treat neurodegenerative and renal diseases.
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Cardiac Involvement in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. CARDIOGENETICS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/cardiogenetics11020006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular disorders are the main complication in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). contributing to both morbidity and mortality. This review considers clinical studies unveiling cardiovascular features in patients with ADPKD. Additionally, it focuses on basic science studies addressing the dysfunction of the polycystin proteins located in the cardiovascular system as a contributing factor to cardiovascular abnormalities. In particular, the effects of polycystin proteins’ deficiency on the cardiomyocyte function have been considered.
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Shukoor SS, Vaughan LE, Edwards ME, Lavu S, Kline TL, Senum SR, Mkhaimer Y, Zaatari G, Irazabal MV, Neal R, Hogan MC, Zoghby ZM, Harris PC, Torres VE, Chebib FT. Characteristics of Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease in ADPKD. Kidney Int Rep 2020; 6:755-767. [PMID: 33732990 PMCID: PMC7938061 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Introduction Cystic expansion damaging the parenchyma is thought to lead to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Here we characterized genotypic and phenotypic attributes of ADPKD at time of ESKD. Methods This is a retrospective cross-sectional study of patients with ADPKD with ESKD evaluated at Mayo Clinic with available abdominal computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Kidney volumes were measured (total kidney volume adjusted for height [HtTKV]), Mayo Image Class (MIC) calculated, ADPKD genotype determined, and clinical and laboratory features obtained from medical records. Results Differences in HtTKV at ESKD were associated with patient age and sex; older patients and women had smaller HtTKV at ESKD. HtTKV at ESKD was observed to be 12.3% smaller with each decade of age (P < 0.01); but significant only in women (17.8%, P < 0.01; men 6.9%, P = 0.06). Patients with onset of ESKD at <47, 47–61, or >61 years had different characteristics, with a shift from youngest to oldest in male to female enrichment, MIC from 1D/1E to 1B/1C, likely fully penetrant PKD1 mutations from 95% to 42%, and presence of macrovascular disease from 8% to 40%. Macrovascular disease was associated with smaller kidneys in female patients. Conclusion HtTKV at ESKD was smaller with advancing age in patients with ADPKD, particularly in women. These novel findings provide insight into possible underlying mechanisms leading to ESKD, which differ between younger and older individuals. Cystic growth is the predominant mechanism in younger patients with ESKD, whereas aging-related factors, including vascular disease, becomes potentially important as patients age.
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- Shehbaz S Shukoor
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Franchi F, Peterson KM, Quandt K, Domnick D, Kline TL, Olthoff M, Parvizi M, Tolosa EJ, Torres VE, Harris PC, Fernandez-Zapico ME, Rodriguez-Porcel MG. Impaired Hedgehog-Gli1 Pathway Activity Underlies the Vascular Phenotype of Polycystic Kidney Disease. Hypertension 2020; 76:1889-1897. [PMID: 33012205 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.120.15483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) has been linked to abnormal structure/function of ciliary proteins, leading to renal dysfunction. Recently, attention has been focused in the significant vascular abnormalities associated with PKD, but the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain elusive. Here, we seek to define the molecular events regulating the angiogenic imbalance observed in PKD. Using micro computed tomography (n=7) and protein expression analysis (n=5), we assessed the vascular density and the angiogenic profile of noncystic organs in a well-established PKD rat model (Polycystic Kidney-PCK rat). Heart and lungs of PCK rats have reduced vascular density and decreased expression of angiogenic factors compared with wild type. Similarly, PCK-vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs; n=4) exhibited lower levels of vascular markers. Then, using small interfering RNA (n=4), we determined the role of the ciliary protein fibrocystin in wild type-VSMCs, a critical component/regulator of vascular structure and function. Reduction of fibrocystin in wild type-VSMCs (n=4) led to an abnormal angiogenic potential similar to that observed in PCK-VSMCs. Furthermore, we investigated the involvement of the hedgehog signaling, a pathway closely linked to the primary cilium and associated with vascular development, in PKD. Mechanistically, we demonstrated that impairment of the hedgehog signaling mediates, in part, this abnormal angiogenic phenotype. Lastly, overexpression of Gli1 in PCK-VSMCs (n=4) restored the expression levels of proangiogenic molecules. Our data support a critical role of fibrocystin in the abnormal vascular phenotype of PKD and indicate that a dysregulation of hedgehog may be responsible, at least in part, for these vascular deficiencies.
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- Federico Franchi
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (F.F., K.M.P., K.Q., D.D., M.O., M.P., M.G.R.-P.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (F.F., K.M.P., K.Q., D.D., M.O., M.P., M.G.R.-P.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (F.F., K.M.P., K.Q., D.D., M.O., M.P., M.G.R.-P.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (F.F., K.M.P., K.Q., D.D., M.O., M.P., M.G.R.-P.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Radiology (T.L.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (F.F., K.M.P., K.Q., D.D., M.O., M.P., M.G.R.-P.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (F.F., K.M.P., K.Q., D.D., M.O., M.P., M.G.R.-P.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Schulze Center for Novel Therapeutic, Division of Oncology Research (E.J.T., M.E.F.-Z.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (V.E.T., P.C.H.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (V.E.T., P.C.H.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Schulze Center for Novel Therapeutic, Division of Oncology Research (E.J.T., M.E.F.-Z.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (F.F., K.M.P., K.Q., D.D., M.O., M.P., M.G.R.-P.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Kuo IY, Chapman AB. Polycystins, ADPKD, and Cardiovascular Disease. Kidney Int Rep 2019; 5:396-406. [PMID: 32274448 PMCID: PMC7136326 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular disorders are the most common cause of mortality in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). This review considers recent clinical and basic science studies that address the contributing factors of cardiovascular dysfunction in ADPKD. In particular, attention is placed on how dysfunction of the polycystin proteins located in the cardiovascular system contributes to extrarenal manifestations of ADPKD.
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- Ivana Y Kuo
- Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Quek KJ, Ameer OZ, Phillips JK. AT1 Receptor Antagonism Improves Structural, Functional, and Biomechanical Properties in Resistance Arteries in a Rodent Chronic Kidney Disease Model. Am J Hypertens 2018; 31:696-705. [PMID: 29425281 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpy021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The renin-angiotensin system, in particular Angiotensin II (AngII), plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of hypertension in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Effects of chronic AT1 receptor antagonism were investigated in a genetic hypertensive rat model of CKD, the Lewis polycystic kidney (LPK) rat. METHODS Mixed-sex LPK and Lewis control rats (total n = 31) were split between treated (valsartan 60 mg/kg/day p.o. from 4 to 18 weeks) and vehicle groups. Animals were assessed for systolic blood pressure and urine biochemistry, and after euthanasia, blood collected for urea and creatinine analysis, confirming the hypertensive and renal phenotype. Mesenteric resistance vasculature was assessed using pressure myography and histology. RESULTS Valsartan treatment improved vascular structure in LPK rats, increasing internal and external diameter values and reducing wall thickness (untreated vs. treated LPK: 53.19 ± 3.29 vs. 33.93 ± 2.17 μm) and wall-lumen ratios (untreated vs. treated LPK: 0.52 ± 0.09 vs. 0.16 ± 0.01, all P < 0.0001). Endothelium dysfunction, as measured by maximal response to acetylcholine (Rmax), was normalized with treatment (untreated vs. treated LPK: 69.56 ± 4.34 vs. 103.05 ± 4.13, P < 0.05), increasing the relative contributions of nitric oxide and endothelium-derived hyperpolarization to vasorelaxation while downregulating the prostanoid contribution. Biomechanical properties also improved with treatment, as indicated by an increase in compliance, decrease in intrinsic stiffness and alterations in the artery wall composition, which included decreases in collagen density and collagen/elastin ratio. CONCLUSIONS Our results highlight the importance of AngII as a driver of resistance vessel structural, functional, and biomechanical dysfunction and provide insight as to how AT1 receptor blockade exerts therapeutic efficacy in CKD.
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- Ko Jin Quek
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Lai S, Mastroluca D, Matino S, Panebianco V, Vitarelli A, Capotosto L, Turinese I, Marinelli P, Rossetti M, Galani A, Baiocchi P, D'Angelo AR, Palange P. Early Markers of Cardiovascular Risk in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Kidney Blood Press Res 2017; 42:1290-1302. [PMID: 29262409 DOI: 10.1159/000486011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Cardiovascular disease is the most frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients, often before the onset of renal failure, and the pathogenetic mechanism is not yet well elucidated. The aim of the study was to identify early and noninvasive markers of cardiovascular risk in young ADPKD patients, in the early stages of disease. METHODS A total of 26 patients with ADPKD and 24 control group, matched for age and sex, were enrolled, and we have assessed inflammatory indexes, mineral metabolism, metabolic state and markers of atherosclerosis and endothelial dysfunction (carotid intima media thickness (IMT), ankle brachial index (ABI), flow mediated dilation (FMD), renal resistive index (RRI), left ventricular mass index (LVMI)) and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), maximal O2 uptake (V'O2max), and O2 uptake at lactic acid threshold (V'O2@LT). RESULTS The ADPKD patients compared to control group, showed a significant higher mean value of LVMI, RRI, homocysteine (Hcy), Homeostasis Model Assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), serum uric acid (SUA), Cardiac-troponinT (cTnT) and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) (p<0.001, p<0.001, p<0.001, p<0.001, p<0.001, p=0.007, p=0.019; respectively), and a lower value of FMD and 25-hydroxyvitaminD (25-OH-VitD) (p<0.001, p<0.001) with reduced parameters of exercise tolerance, as V'O2max, V'O2max/Kg and V'O2max (% predicted) (p<0.001, p<0.001, p=0.018; respectively), and metabolic response indexes (V'O2@LT, V'O2 @LT%, V'O2@LT/Kg,) (p<0.001, p=0.14, p<0.001; respectively). Moreover, inflammatory indexes were significantly higher in ADPKD patients, and we found a positive correlation between HOMA-IR and C-reactive protein (CRP) (r=0.507, p=0.008), and a negative correlation between HOMA-IR and 25-OH-VitD (r=-0.585, p=0.002). CONCLUSION In our study, ADPKD patients, in the early stages of disease, showed a greater insulin resistance, endothelial dysfunction, inflammation and mineral metabolism disorders, respect to control group. Moreover, these patients presented reduced tolerance to stress, and decreased anaerobic threshold to CPET. Our results indicate a major and early cardiovascular risk in ADPKD patients. Therefore early and noninvasive markers of cardiovascular risk and CPET should be carried out, in ADPKD patients, in the early stages of disease, despite the cost implication.
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- Silvia Lai
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Hospital ICOT Latina, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Trasplantation Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrological and Geriatric Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrological and Geriatric Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrical-Gynecological Sciences and Urologic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Ren L, Wang P, Wang Z, Liu Y, Lv S. Hypotonic contrast media is more toxic than isotonic contrast media on endothelial cells in vivo and in vitro. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:4334-4340. [PMID: 28731176 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The aim of the current study was to investigate the cytotoxic effects of hypotonic (iopamidol) and isotonic (iodixanol) contract media (CMs) in vitro and in vivo. A total of 60 Wistar rats were included and were randomly divided into three groups (20 rats per group). Iodixanol (4 g iodine/kg), iopamidol (4 g iodine/kg) or equal volume of normal saline was injected via tail vein. HUVEC and H5V cell viability was determined by Cell Counting Kit‑8 agents. Western blotting was performed to detect ATP‑binding cassette subfamily G member 1 (ABCG1) expression. For histological analysis, hematoxylin and eosin staining was performed. Plasma endothelin, von Willebrand factor, tissue type plasminogen activator, plasminogen activator inhibitor, D‑Dimer, fibrinogen, anti‑thrombin III, plasminogen and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) were measured by using ELISA. Both iopamidol and iodixanol treatments deceased cell viability and increased apoptosis of HUVEC and H5V cells, along with downregulated NOS and ABCG1. The injection of iopamidol or iodixanol into rats changed the endothelium‑related plasma levels of biomarkers, including endothelin, von Willebrand factor, tissue type plasminogen activator, plasminogen activator inhibitor, D‑Dimer, fibrinogen and anti‑thrombin III. However, endothelia isolated from rat abdominal aorta in the iodixanol group retained their normal structure, whereas endothelial structure in the iopamidol group was injured and disrupted. The findings in the present study suggested that both hypotonic and isotonic CMs may lead to endothelial dysfunction and thrombin and fibrinolytic system disorder. However, hypotonic CMs may be more toxic than isotonic CMs. Therefore, additional cautions should be taken when selecting hypotonic CMs and their dosages during cardioangiography.
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- Lihui Ren
- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Beijing 100038, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Beijing 100038, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Beijing 100038, P.R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, P.R. China
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Elchediak DS, Cahill AM, Furth EE, Kaplan BS, Hartung EA. Extracranial Aneurysms in 2 Patients with Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease. Case Rep Nephrol Dial 2017; 7:34-42. [PMID: 28612004 PMCID: PMC5465521 DOI: 10.1159/000475492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 04/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Unlike autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is not generally known to be associated with vascular abnormalities. Only 4 cases of ARPKD patients with intracranial aneurysms have been reported previously. We present 2 ARPKD patients with extracranial vascular abnormalities: a young man with infrarenal aortic and iliac artery aneurysms complicated by dissection and a teenage girl with multiple splenic and gastric artery aneurysms and arterial vascular malformations. These cases raise the question of whether vascular integrity and development may be impaired in ARPKD, perhaps through molecular mechanisms overlapping with ADPKD. This possibility is supported by studies in mice that show ARPKD gene expression in the walls of large blood vessels.
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- bDepartment of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,ePerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- cDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,ePerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- dDivision of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,ePerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- dDivision of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,ePerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Kocyigit I, Yilmaz MI, Gungor O, Eroglu E, Unal A, Orscelik O, Tokgoz B, Sipahioglu M, Sen A, Carrero JJ, Oymak O, Axelsson J. Vasopressin-related copeptin is a novel predictor of early endothelial dysfunction in patients with adult polycystic kidney disease. BMC Nephrol 2016; 17:196. [PMID: 27899079 PMCID: PMC5129193 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-016-0406-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background In this study, we examined the relative usefulness of serum copeptin levels as a surrogate marker of vasopressin (AVP) in adult polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) by correlating it with baseline and longitudinal changes in markers of both renal function and common CVD manifestations (hypertensive vascular disease, atherosclerosis and endothelial dysfunction) that accompany the progression of this disease. Methods We studied a cohort of young and otherwise healthy ADPKD patients (n = 235) and measured cardiovascular function using flow-mediation dilatation (FMD), carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and pulse wave velocity (PWV), as well as serum copeptin (commercial ELISA, a stable marker of AVP activity). The same analyses were carried out at baseline and after 3 years of follow-up. Results At baseline, median eGFR was 69 mL/min./1.73 m2, mean FMD 6.9 ± 0.9%, cIMT 0.7 ± 0.1 mm, and PWV 8.1 ± 1.2 m/s. At follow-up, equivalent values were 65 (44–75) mL/min./1.73 m2, 5.8 ± 0.9%, 0.8 ± 0.1 mm. and 8.2 ± 1.3 m/s. with all changes statistically significant. Plasma copeptin also rose from 0.62 ± 0.12 to 0.94 ± 0.19 ng/mL and this change correlated with ΔeGFR (-0.33, p < 0.001), ΔFMD (0.599, p < 0.001), ΔcIMT (0.562, p < 0.001) and ΔPWV (0.27, p < 0.001) also after linear regression modeling to correct for confounders. Finally, ROC analysis was done for a high baseline copeptin with ΔeGFR [cut-off:≤59], ΔFMD [cut-off: ≤7.08], ΔcIMT [cut-off:>0.76], and ΔPWV [cut-off:≤7.80]. Conclusions Vascular dysfunction as reflected by FMD and cIMT, but not PWV or an altered cardiac geometry, precede most other signs of disease in ADPKD but is predicted by elevated levels of the circulating AVP-marker copeptin.
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- Ismail Kocyigit
- Department of Nephrology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayser, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, KahramanMaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayser, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayser, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Mersin University Medical Faculty, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayser, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayser, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Nephrology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayser, Turkey
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- Vascular Biology Group, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. .,Department of Clinical Immunology, C2:66, Karolinska University Hospital, 14186, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Wu M, Gu J, Mei S, Xu D, Jing Y, Yao Q, Chen M, Yang M, Chen S, Yang B, Qi N, Hu H, Wüthrich RP, Mei C. Resveratrol delays polycystic kidney disease progression through attenuation of nuclear factor κB-induced inflammation. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2016; 31:1826-1834. [PMID: 27190325 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfw058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Inflammation plays an important role in polycystic kidney disease (PKD). The current study aimed to examine the efficacy of the anti-inflammatory compound resveratrol in PKD and to investigate its underlying mechanism of action. METHODS Male Han:SPRD (Cy/+) rats with PKD were treated with 200 mg/kg/day resveratrol or vehicle by gavage for 5 weeks. Human autosomal dominant (AD) PKD cells, three-dimensional (3D) Madin-Darby canine kidney cells and zebrafish were treated with various concentrations of resveratrol or the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) inhibitor QNZ. RESULTS Resveratrol treatment reduced blood urea nitrogen levels and creatinine levels by 20 and 24%, respectively, and decreased two-kidney/total body weight ratio by 15% and cyst volume density by 24% in Cy/+ rats. The proliferation index and the macrophage infiltration index were reduced by 40 and 43%, respectively, in resveratrol-treated cystic kidneys. Resveratrol reduced the levels of the pro-inflammatory factors monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and complement factor B (CFB) in Cy/+ rat kidneys in parallel with the decreased activity of NF-κB (p50/p65). The activation of NF-κB and its correlation with pro-inflammatory factor expression were confirmed in human ADPKD cells and kidney tissues. Resveratrol and QNZ inhibited the expression of MCP-1, TNF-α and CFB and reduced NF-κB activity in ADPKD cells. Moreover, NF-κB blockage minimized the inhibition of inflammatory factor production by resveratrol treatment. Furthermore, resveratrol or QNZ inhibited cyst formation in the 3D cyst and zebrafish models. CONCLUSIONS The NF-κB signaling pathway is activated and partly responsible for inflammation in polycystic kidney tissues. Targeting inflammation through resveratrol could be a new strategy for PKD treatment in the future.
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- Ming Wu
- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Sag S, Yildiz A, Gullulu S, Gungoren F, Ozdemir B, Cegilli E, Oruc A, Ersoy A, Gullulu M. Early atherosclerosis in normotensive patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: the relation between epicardial adipose tissue thickness and carotid intima-media thickness. SPRINGERPLUS 2016; 5:211. [PMID: 27026905 PMCID: PMC4771685 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-1871-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Epicardial adipose tissue thickness (EATT) is suggested as a novel marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. Despite increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients, the extent of the relationship between CIMT and EATT is unknown. The main purpose of our study was to evaluate the relation between EATT and CIMT in normotensive ADPKD patients with well-preserved renal function. Fifty-five normotensive ADPKD patients with normal renal function and 50 healthy control subjects were included in the study. EATT and CIMT were measured by echocardiography in all subjects. Correlation between EATT and CIMT was evaluated in ADPKD patients, while multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to determine factors predicting EATT and CIMT. ADPKD patients had significantly higher levels CIMT [0.7 (0.4–1.2) vs. 0.5 (0.4–0.8) mm, p < 0.001] and EATT (6.8 ± 2.7 vs. 4.8 ± 1.2 mm, p < 0.001) as compared with control subjects. Significant positive correlation was found between EATT and CIMT (r = 0.58, p < 0.001). Higher CRP levels (OR 54.7, 95 % CI 37.44–72.01, p < 0.001) and having ADPKD (OR 10.2, 95 % CI 2.53–17.86, p = 0.01) were the only independent factors associated with a higher EATT. A higher age (OR 0.35, 95 % CI −0.02 to 0.71, p = 0.06) tended to be independently associated with a higher EATT. In conclusion, our findings suggest that EATT, being simply measured by echocardiography and correlated with CIMT, can be used to detect subclinical atherosclerosis in normotensive ADPKD patients.
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- Saim Sag
- Department of Cardiology, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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The functions of TRPP2 in the vascular system. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2016; 37:13-8. [PMID: 26725733 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2015.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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TRPP2 (polycystin-2, PC2 or PKD2), encoded by the PKD2 gene, is a non-selective cation channel with a large single channel conductance and high Ca(2+) permeability. In cell membrane, TRPP2, along with polycystin-1, TRPV4 and TRPC1, functions as a mechanotransduction channel. In the endoplasmic reticulum, TRPP2 modulates intracellular Ca(2+) release associated with IP3 receptors and the ryanodine receptors. Noteworthily, TRPP2 is widely expressed in vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells of all major vascular beds, and contributes to the regulation of vessel function. The mutation of the PKD2 gene is a major cause of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), which is not only a common genetic disease of the kidney but also a systemic disorder associated with abnormalities in the vasculature; cardiovascular complications are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in ADPKD patients. This review provides an overview of the current knowledge regarding the TRPP2 protein and its possible role in cardiovascular function and related diseases.
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Kelly KJ, Zhang J, Han L, Kamocka M, Miller C, Gattone VH, Dominguez JH. Improved Structure and Function in Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Rat Kidneys with Renal Tubular Cell Therapy. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0131677. [PMID: 26136112 PMCID: PMC4489886 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease is a truly catastrophic monogenetic disease, causing death and end stage renal disease in neonates and children. Using PCK female rats, an orthologous model of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease harboring mutant Pkhd1, we tested the hypothesis that intravenous renal cell transplantation with normal Sprague Dawley male kidney cells would improve the polycystic kidney disease phenotype. Cytotherapy with renal cells expressing wild type Pkhd1 and tubulogenic serum amyloid A1 had powerful and sustained beneficial effects on renal function and structure in the polycystic kidney disease model. Donor cell engraftment and both mutant and wild type Pkhd1 were found in treated but not control PCK kidneys 15 weeks after the final cell infusion. To examine the mechanisms of global protection with a small number of transplanted cells, we tested the hypothesis that exosomes derived from normal Sprague Dawley cells can limit the cystic phenotype of PCK recipient cells. We found that renal exosomes originating from normal Sprague Dawley cells carried and transferred wild type Pkhd1 mRNA to PCK cells in vivo and in vitro and restricted cyst formation by cultured PCK cells. The results indicate that transplantation with renal cells containing wild type Pkhd1 improves renal structure and function in autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease and may provide an intra-renal supply of normal Pkhd1 mRNA.
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- K. J. Kelly
- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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- Department of Anatomy, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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- Department of Anatomy, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis IN, United States of America
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Gul CB, Yildiz A, Ersoy A, Kahvecioglu S, Asiltas B, Yildirim F, Ermurat S, Sag S, Oruc A, Gullulu S, Gullulu M. Correlation between arterial stiffness and inflammatory markers in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patients with preserved renal function. Int Urol Nephrol 2015; 47:1187-94. [PMID: 26047596 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-015-1022-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the association between arterial stiffness and inflammatory markers including C-reactive protein (CRP), pentraxin 3 (PTX3) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients with preserved renal function. METHODS A total of 52 ADPKD patients [mean (SD) age 38.2 (12.8) years, 69.2 % were females] with preserved renal function and 25 healthy volunteers [mean (SD) age 35.5 (6.5) years, 48.0 % were females] were included. Data on patient characteristics, blood biochemistry, inflammatory markers [PTX3 (pg/mL), CRP (mg/dL) and NLR] and arterial stiffness [large artery elasticity index (LAEI) (mL/mmHg × 10) and small artery elasticity index (SAEI) (mL/mmHg × 100)] were recorded in patient and control groups. Correlation between inflammatory markers and arterial stiffness parameters was analysed in patients. RESULTS Overall, 42.3 % of ADPKD patients were hypertensive and 44.4 % were receiving renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) blockade therapy. Median levels for PTX3 [442.0 (20.0-4140.0) pg/mL vs. 220.5 (14.7-393.0) pg/mL, p < 0.001] and SAEI [4.90 (1.60-11.80) mL/mmHg × 100 vs. 6.45 (2.80-15.70) mL/mmHg × 10, p = 0.013] were significantly higher in ADPKD patients than in controls. PTX3 and CRP were not correlated with arterial elasticity, while NLR was significantly correlated with LAEI negatively (Rho = -0.278, p = 0.042). CONCLUSION In conclusion, our findings revealed increased PTX3 levels and reduced SAEI in patients as compared with controls, while no correlation between inflammatory markers studied and the small artery elasticity.
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- Cuma Bulent Gul
- Department of Nephrology, Sevket Yılmaz Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey,
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Ameer OZ, Boyd R, Butlin M, Avolio AP, Phillips JK. Abnormalities associated with progressive aortic vascular dysfunction in chronic kidney disease. Front Physiol 2015; 6:150. [PMID: 26042042 PMCID: PMC4436592 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2015.00150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Increased stiffness of large arteries in chronic kidney disease (CKD) has significant clinical implications. This study investigates the temporal development of thoracic aortic dysfunction in a rodent model of CKD, the Lewis polycystic kidney (LPK) rat. Animals aged 12 and 18 weeks were studied alongside age-matched Lewis controls (total n = 94). LPK rodents had elevated systolic blood pressure, left ventricular hypertrophy and progressively higher plasma creatinine and urea. Relative to Lewis controls, LPK exhibited reduced maximum aortic vasoconstriction (Rmax) to noradrenaline at 12 and 18 weeks, and to K+ (12 weeks). Sensitivity to noradrenaline was greater in 18-week-old LPK vs. age matched Lewis (effective concentration 50%: 24 × 10−9 ± 78 × 10−10 vs. 19 × 10−8 ± 49 × 10−9, P < 0.05). Endothelium-dependent (acetylcholine) and -independent (sodium nitroprusside) relaxation was diminished in LPK, declining with age (12 vs. 18 weeks Rmax: 80 ± 8% vs. 57 ± 9% and 92 ± 6% vs. 70 ± 9%, P < 0.05, respectively) in parallel with the decline in renal function. L-Arginine restored endothelial function in LPK, and L-NAME blunted acetylcholine relaxation in all groups. Impaired nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity was recovered with L-Arginine plus L-NAME in 12, but not 18-week-old LPK. Aortic calcification was increased in LPK rats, as was collagen I/III, fibronectin and NADPH-oxidase subunit p47 (phox) mRNAs. Overall, our observations indicate that the vascular abnormalities associated with CKD are progressive in nature, being characterized by impaired vascular contraction and relaxation responses, concurrent with the development of endothelial dysfunction, which is likely driven by evolving deficits in NO signaling.
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- Omar Z Ameer
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University Sydney, NSW, Australia
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