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Veloso MP, Coelho VA, Sekercioglu N, Moyses RMA, Elias RM. Phosphate is associated with frailty in older patients with chronic kidney disease not on dialysis. Int Urol Nephrol 2024; 56:2725-2731. [PMID: 38498271 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-024-03985-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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PURPOSE Frailty is common in older patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and has been considered an independent risk factor for adverse clinical outcomes in this population. CKD-associated mineral and bone metabolism (CKD-MBD) increases energy expenditure and causes malnutrition and inflammation leading to frailty. We investigated whether CKD-MBD markers and energy metabolism are associated with frailty in patients with advanced CKD on conservative management. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we investigated factors associated with frailty in a sample of 75 patients ≥ 65 years, with stage 4 or 5 CKD. Collected data included age, sex, body mass index, physical activity status, educational level, Charlson Comorbidity Index, and laboratory markers. Frailty was evaluated according to Fried's classification. RESULTS Frailty was observed in 51.3% and pre-frailty in 47.3%. The frail population was significantly older, with a high proportion of females, more inactive, had lower educational levels, spent a long time sitting throughout the day, and had higher phosphate and fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21). In the multivariate logistic analysis age (odds ratio 1.13, p = 0.026) and phosphate (odds ratio 3.38, p = 0.021) remained independently associated with frailty. CONCLUSION Serum phosphate seems to be a toxin associated with the frailty phenotype in older patients with CKD. Whether strategies to decrease serum phosphate would reduce the risk of frailty in this population deserves further evaluation.
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- Mariana P Veloso
- Department of Medicine. Nephrology Service. Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo., São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine. Geriatric Division. Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Health Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Health Sciences University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medicine. Nephrology Service. Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo., São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine. Nephrology Service. Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo., São Paulo, Brazil.
- Universidade Nove de Julho. UNINOVE, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Heitman K, Alexander MS, Faul C. Skeletal Muscle Injury in Chronic Kidney Disease-From Histologic Changes to Molecular Mechanisms and to Novel Therapies. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5117. [PMID: 38791164 PMCID: PMC11121428 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25105117] [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: 04/09/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with significant reductions in lean body mass and in the mass of various tissues, including skeletal muscle, which causes fatigue and contributes to high mortality rates. In CKD, the cellular protein turnover is imbalanced, with protein degradation outweighing protein synthesis, leading to a loss of protein and cell mass, which impairs tissue function. As CKD itself, skeletal muscle wasting, or sarcopenia, can have various origins and causes, and both CKD and sarcopenia share common risk factors, such as diabetes, obesity, and age. While these pathologies together with reduced physical performance and malnutrition contribute to muscle loss, they cannot explain all features of CKD-associated sarcopenia. Metabolic acidosis, systemic inflammation, insulin resistance and the accumulation of uremic toxins have been identified as additional factors that occur in CKD and that can contribute to sarcopenia. Here, we discuss the elevation of systemic phosphate levels, also called hyperphosphatemia, and the imbalance in the endocrine regulators of phosphate metabolism as another CKD-associated pathology that can directly and indirectly harm skeletal muscle tissue. To identify causes, affected cell types, and the mechanisms of sarcopenia and thereby novel targets for therapeutic interventions, it is important to first characterize the precise pathologic changes on molecular, cellular, and histologic levels, and to do so in CKD patients as well as in animal models of CKD, which we describe here in detail. We also discuss the currently known pathomechanisms and therapeutic approaches of CKD-associated sarcopenia, as well as the effects of hyperphosphatemia and the novel drug targets it could provide to protect skeletal muscle in CKD.
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- Kylie Heitman
- Division of Nephrology and Section of Mineral Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA;
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
- Center for Exercise Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
- Department of Genetics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
- Civitan International Research Center, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
- Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Section of Mineral Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA;
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Simões E Silva AC, Oliveira EA, Cheung WW, Mak RH. Redox Signaling in Chronic Kidney Disease-Associated Cachexia. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12040945. [PMID: 37107320 PMCID: PMC10136196 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12040945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Redox signaling alterations contribute to chronic kidney disease (CKD)-associated cachexia. This review aims to summarize studies about redox pathophysiology in CKD-associated cachexia and muscle wasting and to discuss potential therapeutic approaches based on antioxidant and anti-inflammatory molecules to restore redox homeostasis. Enzymatic and non-enzymatic systems of antioxidant molecules have been studied in experimental models of kidney diseases and patients with CKD. Oxidative stress is increased by several factors present in CKD, including uremic toxins, inflammation, and metabolic and hormone alterations, leading to muscle wasting. Rehabilitative nutritional and physical exercises have shown beneficial effects for CKD-associated cachexia. Anti-inflammatory molecules have also been tested in experimental models of CKD. The importance of oxidative stress has been shown by experimental studies in which antioxidant therapies ameliorated CKD and its associated complications in the 5/6 nephrectomy model. Treatment of CKD-associated cachexia is a challenge and further studies are necessary to investigate potential therapies involving antioxidant therapy.
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- Ana Cristina Simões E Silva
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte 30130-100, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte 30130-100, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Inflammation: Roles in Skeletal Muscle Atrophy. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11091686. [PMID: 36139760 PMCID: PMC9495679 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11091686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Various diseases can cause skeletal muscle atrophy, usually accompanied by inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, apoptosis, decreased protein synthesis, and enhanced proteolysis. The underlying mechanism of inflammation in skeletal muscle atrophy is extremely complex and has not been fully elucidated, thus hindering the development of effective therapeutic drugs and preventive measures for skeletal muscle atrophy. In this review, we elaborate on protein degradation pathways, including the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS), the autophagy-lysosome pathway (ALP), the calpain and caspase pathways, the insulin growth factor 1/Akt protein synthesis pathway, myostatin, and muscle satellite cells, in the process of muscle atrophy. Under an inflammatory environment, various pro-inflammatory cytokines directly act on nuclear factor-κB, p38MAPK, and JAK/STAT pathways through the corresponding receptors, and then are involved in muscle atrophy. Inflammation can also indirectly trigger skeletal muscle atrophy by changing the metabolic state of other tissues or cells. This paper explores the changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and fat metabolism under inflammatory conditions as well as their effects on skeletal muscle. Moreover, this paper also reviews various signaling pathways related to muscle atrophy under inflammatory conditions, such as cachexia, sepsis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, and nerve injury. Finally, this paper summarizes anti-amyotrophic drugs and their therapeutic targets for inflammation in recent years. Overall, inflammation is a key factor causing skeletal muscle atrophy, and anti-inflammation might be an effective strategy for the treatment of skeletal muscle atrophy. Various inflammatory factors and their downstream pathways are considered promising targets for the treatment and prevention of skeletal muscle atrophy.
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Parkinson’s Disease Etiology: Insights and Associations with Phosphate Toxicity. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158060. [PMID: 35897635 PMCID: PMC9331560 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The present paper investigated the association of Parkinson’s disease etiology with phosphate toxicity, a pathophysiological condition in which dysregulated phosphate metabolism causes excessive inorganic phosphate sequestration in body tissue that damages organ systems. Excessive phosphate is proposed to reduce Complex I function of the mitochondrial electron transport chain in Parkinson’s disease and is linked to opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore, resulting in increased reactive oxygen species, inflammation, DNA damage, mitochondrial membrane depolarization, and ATP depletion causing cell death. Parkinson’s disease is associated with α-synuclein and Lewy body dementia, a secondary tauopathy related to hyperphosphorylation of tau protein, and tauopathy is among several pathophysiological pathways shared between Parkinson’s disease and diabetes. Excessive phosphate is also associated with ectopic calcification, bone mineral disorders, and low levels of serum vitamin D in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Sarcopenia and cancer in Parkinson’s disease patients are also associated with phosphate toxicity. Additionally, Parkinson’s disease benefits are related to low dietary phosphate intake. More studies are needed to investigate the potential mediating role of phosphate toxicity in the etiology of Parkinson’s disease.
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Li Q, Wu J, Huang J, Hu R, You H, Liu L, Wang D, Wei L. Paeoniflorin Ameliorates Skeletal Muscle Atrophy in Chronic Kidney Disease via AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α-Mediated Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:859723. [PMID: 35370668 PMCID: PMC8964350 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.859723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Skeletal muscle atrophy is a common and serious complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction are involved in the pathogenesis of muscle atrophy. The aim of this study was to explore the effects and mechanisms of paeoniflorin on CKD skeletal muscle atrophy. We demonstrated that paeoniflorin significantly improved renal function, calcium/phosphorus disorders, nutrition index and skeletal muscle atrophy in the 5/6 nephrectomized model rats. Paeoniflorin ameliorated the expression of proteins associated with muscle atrophy and muscle differentiation, including muscle atrophy F-box (MAFbx/atrogin-1), muscle RING finger 1 (MuRF1), MyoD and myogenin (MyoG). In addition, paeoniflorin modulated redox homeostasis by increasing antioxidant activity and suppressing excessive accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Paeoniflorin alleviated mitochondrial dysfunction by increasing the activities of electron transport chain complexes and mitochondrial membrane potential. Furthermore, paeoniflorin also regulates mitochondrial dynamics. Importantly, paeoniflorin upregulated the expression of silent information regulator 1 (SIRT1), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1α (PGC-1α), and phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). Similar results were observed in C2C12 myoblasts treated with TNF-α and paeoniflorin. Notably, these beneficial effects of paeoniflorin on muscle atrophy were abolished by inhibiting AMPK and SIRT1 and knocking down PGC-1α. Taken together, this study showed for the first time that paeoniflorin has great therapeutic potential for CKD skeletal muscle atrophy through AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α-mediated oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- Qiang Li
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China
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Tsai PH, Yang HC, Lin C, Sung CC, Chu P, Hsu YJ. Association of Serum Phosphate with Low Handgrip Strength in Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease. Nutrients 2021; 13:3605. [PMID: 34684606 PMCID: PMC8540460 DOI: 10.3390/nu13103605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Muscle wasting and hyperphosphatemia are becoming increasingly prevalent in patients who exhibit a progressive decline in kidney function. However, the association between serum phosphate (Pi) level and sarcopenia in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients remains unclear. We compared the serum Pi levels between advanced CKD patients with (n = 51) and those without sarcopenia indicators (n = 83). Low appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI), low handgrip strength, and low gait speed were defined per the standards of the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia. Mean serum Pi level was significantly higher in advanced CKD patients with sarcopenia indicators than those without sarcopenia indicators (3.88 ± 0.86 vs. 3.54 ± 0.73 mg/dL; p = 0.016). Univariate analysis indicated that serum Pi was negatively correlated with ASMI, handgrip strength, and gait speed. Multivariable analysis revealed that serum Pi was significantly associated with handgrip strength (standardized β = -0.168; p = 0.022) and this association persisted even after adjustments for potential confounders. The optimal serum Pi cutoff for predicting low handgrip strength was 3.65 mg/dL, with a sensitivity of 82.1% and specificity of 56.6%. In summary, low handgrip strength is common in advanced CKD patients and serum Pi level is negatively associated with handgrip strength.
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- Ping-Huang Tsai
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan; (P.-H.T.); (C.-C.S.); (P.C.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Zuoying Branch of Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung 81342, Taiwan;
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- School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan;
- Department of Research and Development, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan; (P.-H.T.); (C.-C.S.); (P.C.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan; (P.-H.T.); (C.-C.S.); (P.C.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan; (P.-H.T.); (C.-C.S.); (P.C.)
- Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
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Shi M, Shepard S, Zhou Z, Maique J, Seli O, Moe OW, Hu MC. High Dietary Phosphate Exacerbates and Acts Independently of Low Autophagy Activity in Pathological Cardiac Remodeling and Dysfunction. Cells 2021; 10:777. [PMID: 33915953 PMCID: PMC8065663 DOI: 10.3390/cells10040777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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High phosphate contributes to uremic cardiomyopathy. Abnormal autophagy is associated with the development and progression of heart disease. What is unknown is the effects of phosphate on autophagy and whether the ill effects of phosphate on cardiomyocytes are mediated by low autophagy. High (2.0% w/w)-phosphate diet reduced LC3 puncta in cardiomyocytes and ratio of LC3 II/I and increased p62 protein, indicating that autophagy activity was suppressed. Mice with cardiomyocyte-specific deletion of autophagy-related protein 5 (H-atg5-/-) had reduced autophagy only in the heart, developed cardiac dysfunction with hypertrophy and fibrosis, and had a short lifespan. When H-atg5-/- mice were fed a high-phosphate diet, they developed more apoptosis in cardiomyocytes, more severe cardiac remodeling, and shorter lifespan than normal phosphate-fed H-atg5-/- mice, indicating that cardiac phosphotoxicity is imparted independently of atg5. In conclusion, although high phosphate suppresses autophagy, high phosphate and low autophagy independently trigger and additionally amplify cardiac remodeling and dysfunction.
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- Mingjun Shi
- Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; (M.S.); (S.S.); (Z.Z.); (J.M.); (O.S.)
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- Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; (M.S.); (S.S.); (Z.Z.); (J.M.); (O.S.)
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- Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; (M.S.); (S.S.); (Z.Z.); (J.M.); (O.S.)
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- Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; (M.S.); (S.S.); (Z.Z.); (J.M.); (O.S.)
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- Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; (M.S.); (S.S.); (Z.Z.); (J.M.); (O.S.)
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- Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; (M.S.); (S.S.); (Z.Z.); (J.M.); (O.S.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
- Department of Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; (M.S.); (S.S.); (Z.Z.); (J.M.); (O.S.)
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Liu L, Hu R, You H, Li J, Liu Y, Li Q, Wu X, Huang J, Cai X, Wang M, Wei L. Formononetin ameliorates muscle atrophy by regulating myostatin-mediated PI3K/Akt/FoxO3a pathway and satellite cell function in chronic kidney disease. J Cell Mol Med 2021; 25:1493-1506. [PMID: 33405354 PMCID: PMC7875933 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.16238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Muscle atrophy is a common complication in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Inflammation and myostatin play important roles in CKD muscle atrophy. Formononetin (FMN), which is a major bioactive isoflavone compound in Astragalus membranaceus, exerts anti‐inflammatory effects and the promotion of myogenic differentiation. Our study is based on myostatin to explore the effects and mechanisms of FMN in relation to CKD muscle atrophy. In this study, CKD rats and tumour necrosis factor α (TNF‐α)‐induced C2C12 myotubes were used for in vivo and in vitro models of muscle atrophy. The results showed that FMN significantly improved the renal function, nutritional status and inflammatory markers in CKD rats. Values for bodyweight, weight of tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius muscles, and cross‐sectional area (CSA) of skeletal muscles were significantly larger in the FMN treatment rats. Furthermore, FMN significantly suppressed the expressions of MuRF‐1, MAFbx and myostatin in the muscles of CKD rats and the TNF‐α‐induced C2C12 myotubes. Importantly, FMN significantly increased the phosphorylation of PI3K, Akt, and FoxO3a and the expressions of the myogenic proliferation and differentiation markers, myogenic differentiation factor D (MyoD) and myogenin in muscles of CKD rats and the C2C12 myotubes. Similar results were observed in TNF‐α‐induced C2C12 myotubes transfected with myostatin‐small interfering RNA (si‐myostatin). Notably, myostatin overexpression plasmid (myostatin OE) abolished the effect of FMN on the phosphorylation of the PI3K/Akt/FoxO3a pathway and the expressions of MyoD and myogenin. Our findings suggest that FMN ameliorates muscle atrophy related to myostatin‐mediated PI3K/Akt/FoxO3a pathway and satellite cell function.
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- Lingyu Liu
- Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Biotherapy, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Huangpu People's Hospital of Zhongshan, Zhongshan, China
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- Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China
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- Center for Medical Experiments, University of Chinese Academy of Science-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China
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Chung LH, Liu ST, Huang SM, Salter DM, Lee HS, Hsu YJ. High phosphate induces skeletal muscle atrophy and suppresses myogenic differentiation by increasing oxidative stress and activating Nrf2 signaling. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:21446-21468. [PMID: 33136552 PMCID: PMC7695395 DOI: 10.18632/aging.103896] [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: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Skeletal muscle wasting represents both a common phenotype of aging and a feature of pathological conditions such as chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although both clinical data and genetic experiments in mice suggest that hyperphosphatemia accelerates muscle wasting, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, we showed that inorganic phosphate (Pi) dose-dependently decreases myotube size, fusion index, and myogenin expression in mouse C2C12 skeletal muscle cells. These changes were accompanied by increases in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and Nrf2 and p62 expression, and reductions in mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and Keap1 expression. Inhibition of Pi entry, cytosolic ROS production, or Nrf2 activation reversed the effects of high Pi on Nrf2, p62, and myogenin expression. Overexpression of Nrf2 respectively increased and decreased the promoter activity of p62-Luc and myogenin-Luc reporters. Analysis of nuclear extracts from gastrocnemius muscles from mice fed a high-Pi (2% Pi) diet showed increased Nrf2 phosphorylation in sham-operated and 5/6 nephrectomized (CKD) mice, and both increased p62 phosphorylation and decreased myogenin expression in CKD mice. These data suggest that high Pi suppresses myogenic differentiation in vitro and promotes muscle atrophy in vivo through oxidative stress-mediated protein degradation and both canonical (ROS-mediated) and non-canonical (p62-mediated) activation of Nrf2 signaling.
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- Lin-Huei Chung
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yuan Rung Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Serna J, Bergwitz C. Importance of Dietary Phosphorus for Bone Metabolism and Healthy Aging. Nutrients 2020; 12:E3001. [PMID: 33007883 PMCID: PMC7599912 DOI: 10.3390/nu12103001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Inorganic phosphate (Pi) plays a critical function in many tissues of the body: for example, as part of the hydroxyapatite in the skeleton and as a substrate for ATP synthesis. Pi is the main source of dietary phosphorus. Reduced bioavailability of Pi or excessive losses in the urine causes rickets and osteomalacia. While critical for health in normal amounts, dietary phosphorus is plentiful in the Western diet and is often added to foods as a preservative. This abundance of phosphorus may reduce longevity due to metabolic changes and tissue calcifications. In this review, we examine how dietary phosphorus is absorbed in the gut, current knowledge about Pi sensing, and endocrine regulation of Pi levels. Moreover, we also examine the roles of Pi in different tissues, the consequences of low and high dietary phosphorus in these tissues, and the implications for healthy aging.
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- Juan Serna
- Yale College, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA;
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- Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
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He P, Mann-Collura O, Fling J, Edara N, Hetz R, Razzaque MS. High phosphate actively induces cytotoxicity by rewiring pro-survival and pro-apoptotic signaling networks in HEK293 and HeLa cells. FASEB J 2020; 35:e20997. [PMID: 32892444 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202000799rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Inorganic phosphate (Pi) is an essential nutrient for human health. Due to the changes in our dietary pattern, dietary Pi overload engenders systemic phosphotoxicity, including excessive Pi-related vascular calcification and chronic tissue injury. The molecular mechanisms of the seemingly distinct phenotypes remain elusive. In this study, we investigated Pi-mediated cellular response in HEK293 and HeLa cells. We found that abnormally high Pi directly mediates diverse cellular toxicity in a dose-dependent manner. Up to 10 mM extracellular Pi promotes cell proliferation by activating AKT signaling cascades and augmenting cell cycle progression. By introducing additional Pi, higher than the concentration of 40 mM, we observed significant cell damage caused by the interwoven Pi-related biological processes. Elevated Pi activates mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling, encompassing extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2), p38 and Jun amino-terminal kinase (JNK), which consequently potentiates Pi triggered lethal epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Synergistically, high Pi-caused endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress also contributes to apparent apoptosis. To counteract, Pi-activated AKT signaling promotes cell survival by activating the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling and blocking ER stress. Pharmacologically or genetically abrogating Pi transport, the impact of high Pi-induced cytotoxicity could be reduced. Taken together, abnormally high extracellular Pi results in a broad spectrum of toxicity by rewiring complicated signaling networks that control cell growth, cell death, and homeostasis.
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- Ping He
- Department of Biochemistry, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA, USA
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MIR-190B Alleviates Cell Autophagy and Burn-Induced Skeletal Muscle Wasting via Modulating PHLPP1/Akt/FoxO3A Signaling Pathway. Shock 2020; 52:513-521. [PMID: 30407372 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000001284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Cell autophagy is an important material recycling process and is involved in regulating many vital activities under both physiological and pathological conditions. However, the mechanism of autophagy regulating burn-induced skeletal muscle wasting still needs to be elucidated. METHODS The rat burn model with 30% total body surface area and L6 cell line were used in this study. An immunofluorescence assay was used to detect autophagic levels. MicroRNA array and real-time PCR were employed to measure miR-190b levels, and its influence on PH domain and leucine-rich repeat protein phosphatase 1 (PHLPP1) protein translation was estimated using luciferase reporter assay. The expression levels of autophagy-related proteins were analyzed by Western blot. Skeletal muscle wasting was evaluated by the ratio of tibias anterior muscle weight to body weight. RESULTS Our study demonstrates that burn injury promotes expression of the autophagy-related proteins light chain 3 (LC3) and Beclin-1, suppresses expression of Akt and Forkhead box O (FoxO) 3a protein phosphorylation, and increases PHLPP1 protein level which is required for Akt dephosphorylation. miR-190b, the regulator of PHLPP1 protein translation, also significantly decreases after burn injury. Ectopic expression of miR-190b in L6 myoblast cell downregulates PHLPP1 protein expression, elevates Akt and FoxO3a phosphorylation, and subsequently reduces cell autophagy. Finally, suppressing autophagy with 3-methyladenine represses the protein expression of LC3 and Beclin-1 and mitigates burn-induced skeletal muscle wasting. CONCLUSION Burn injury induced skeletal muscle cell autophagy and subsequently resulted in skeletal muscle wasting via regulating miR-190b/PHLPP1/Akt/FoxO3a signaling pathway.
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Shi M, Maique J, Shaffer J, Davidson T, Sebti S, Fernández ÁF, Zou Z, Yan S, Levine B, Moe OW, Hu MC. The tripartite interaction of phosphate, autophagy, and αKlotho in health maintenance. FASEB J 2020; 34:3129-3150. [PMID: 31908069 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201902127r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Aging-related organ degeneration is driven by multiple factors including the cell maintenance mechanisms of autophagy, the cytoprotective protein αKlotho, and the lesser known effects of excess phosphate (Pi), or phosphotoxicity. To examine the interplay between Pi, autophagy, and αKlotho, we used the BK/BK mouse (homozygous for mutant Becn1F121A ) with increased autophagic flux, and αKlotho-hypomorphic mouse (kl/kl) with impaired urinary Pi excretion, low autophagy, and premature organ dysfunction. BK/BK mice live longer than WT littermates, and have heightened phosphaturia from downregulation of two key NaPi cotransporters in the kidney. The multi-organ failure in kl/kl mice was rescued in the double-mutant BK/BK;kl/kl mice exhibiting lower plasma Pi, improved weight gain, restored plasma and renal αKlotho levels, decreased pathology of multiple organs, and improved fertility compared to kl/kl mice. The beneficial effects of heightened autophagy from Becn1F121A was abolished by chronic high-Pi diet which also shortened life span in the BK/BK;kl/kl mice. Pi promoted beclin 1 binding to its negative regulator BCL2, which impairs autophagy flux. Pi downregulated αKlotho, which also independently impaired autophagy. In conclusion, Pi, αKlotho, and autophagy interact intricately to affect each other. Both autophagy and αKlotho antagonizes phosphotoxicity. In concert, this tripartite system jointly determines longevity and life span.
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- Mingjun Shi
- Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Center for Autophagy Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Center for Autophagy Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Center for Autophagy Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Center for Autophagy Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Departments of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Departments of Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Rodrigues SD, Santos SS, Meireles T, Romero N, Glorieux G, Pecoits-Filho R, Zhang DD, Nakao LS. Uremic toxins promote accumulation of oxidized protein and increased sensitivity to hydrogen peroxide in endothelial cells by impairing the autophagic flux. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 523:123-129. [PMID: 31837804 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with high mortality rates, mainly due to cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Uremia has been considered a relevant risk factor for CVD in CKD patients, since uremic toxins (UTs) promote systemic and vascular inflammation, oxidative stress and senescence. Here, we demonstrate that uremic toxins indoxyl sulfate (IxS), p-cresyl sulfate (pCS) and indole acetic acid (IAA) are incorporated by human endothelial cells and inhibit the autophagic flux, demonstrated by cellular p62 accumulation. Moreover, isolated and mixed UTs impair the lysosomal stage of autophagy, as determined by cell imaging of the mRFP-GFP-LC3 protein. Endothelial cells exposed to UTs display accumulation of carbonylated proteins and increased sensitivity to hydrogen peroxide. Rapamycin, an autophagy activator which induces both autophagosome formation and clearance, prevented these effects. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that accumulation of oxidized proteins and enhanced cell sensitivity to hydrogen peroxide are consequences of impaired autophagic flux. These data provide evidence that UTs-induced impaired autophagy may be a novel contributor to endothelial dysfunction.
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- Silvia D Rodrigues
- Department of Basic Pathology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, 81531-980, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Basic Pathology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, 81531-980, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Basic Pathology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, 81531-980, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Cell Analysis Division, Agilent Technologies, 02421, Lexington, MA, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Pontific Catholic University of Paraná, 80215-901, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arizona, 85721, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Basic Pathology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, 81531-980, Curitiba, Brazil.
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Deregulation of autophagy is involved in nephrotoxicity of arsenite and fluoride exposure during gestation to puberty in rat offspring. Arch Toxicol 2019; 94:749-760. [PMID: 31844926 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-019-02651-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Exposure to fluoride (F) or arsenite (As) through contaminated drinking water has been associated with chronic nephrotoxicity in humans. Autophagy is a regulated mechanism ubiquitous for the body in a toxic environment with F and As, but the underlying mechanisms of autophagy in the single or combined nephrotoxicity of F and As are unclear. In the present study, we established a rat model of prenatal and postnatal exposure to F and As with the aim of investigating the mechanism underlying nephrotoxicity of these pollutants in offspring. Rats were randomly divided into four groups that received NaF (100 mg/L), NaAsO2 (50 mg/L), or NaF (100 mg/L) with NaAsO2 (50 mg/L) in drinking water or clean water during pregnancy and lactation; after weaning, pups were exposed to the same treatment as their mothers until puberty. The results revealed that F and As exposure (alone or combined) led to significant increases of arsenic and fluoride levels in blood and bone, respectively. In this context, F and/or As disrupted histopathology and ultrastructure in the kidney, and also altered creatinine (CRE), urea nitrogen (BUN) and uric acid (UA) levels. Intriguingly, F and/or As uptake induced the formation of autophagosomes in kidney tissue and resulted in the upregulation of genes encoding autophagy-related proteins. Collectively, these results suggest that nephrotoxicity of F and As for offspring exposed to the pollutants from in utero to puberty is associated with deregulation of autophagy and there is an antagonism between F and As in the toxicity autophagy process.
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Liu H, Huang LH, Sun XY, Ouyang JM. High-phosphorus environment promotes calcification of A7R5 cells induced by hydroxyapatite nanoparticles. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 107:110228. [PMID: 31761154 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This study simulated the high-phosphorus (Pi) environment in patients with chronic kidney disease. Nano-hydroxyapatite (HAP) crystals were used to damage rat aortic smooth muscle cells (A7R5) pre-damaged with different concentrations of Pi solution to compare the differences in HAP-induced calcification in A7R5 cells before and after injury by high-Pi condition. After the A7R5 cells were damaged by high-Pi environment, the following were observed. HAP resulted in declined cell viability and lysosomal integrity, release of lactate dehydrogenase, and increased reactive oxygen species production. The ability of high-Pi damaged cells to internalize HAP crystals declined; crystal adhesion and calcium deposition on the cell surface and alkaline phosphatase activities increased. Osteopontin expression and level of Runt-related transcription factor 2 were increased, and HAP-induced osteogenic transformation was enhanced. High-Pi condition promoted the adhesion of A7R5 cells to nano-HAP crystals and inhibited HAP endocytosis, increasing the risk of calcification.
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- Hong Liu
- Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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Pan YJ, Zhou SJ, Feng J, Bai Q, A LT, Zhang AH. Urotensin II Induces Mice Skeletal Muscle Atrophy Associated with Enhanced Autophagy and Inhibited Irisin Precursor (Fibronectin Type III Domain Containing 5) Expression in Chronic Renal Failure. Kidney Blood Press Res 2019; 44:479-495. [PMID: 31238319 DOI: 10.1159/000499880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Skeletal muscle atrophy is one of the main manifestations of protein energy wasting. We hypothesized that urotensin II (UII) can lead to skeletal muscle atrophy through upregulating autophagy and affecting Irisin precursor fibronectin type III domain containing 5 (FNDC5) expressions. METHODS Three animal models (the sham operation, wild-type C57BL/6 mice with 5/6 nephrectomy, UII receptor (UT) gene knockout (UTKO) mice with 5/6 nephrectomy) were designed. Skeletal muscle weight, cross-sectional area (CSA) along with UII, FNDC5, LC3, and p62 expression were investigated. C2C12 cells were differentiated for up to 4 days into myotubes. These cells were then exposed to different UII concentrations (10-5 to 10-7 M) for 6-12 h and analyzed for the expressions of autophagic markers. These cells were also exposed to the same predetermined UII concentrations for 48-72 h and analyzed for the FNDC5 expression. Myotube diameter was measured. RESULTS Upregulation of UII expression in skeletal muscle tissue was accompanied by reduced muscle weight and skeletal muscle CSA in the 2 posterior limbs, upregulated autophagy markers expression, and downregulated FNDC5 expression in 5/6 nephrectomy mice. The decrease of skeletal muscle weight, skeletal muscle CSA, downregulation of FNDC5 expression, and the upregulation of autophagy markers were inhibited in UTKO with 5/6 nephrectomy mice. Our in vitrostudy showed that UII could directly decrease myotube diameter, induce autophagy markers upregulation, and inhibit expression of FNDC5. When UII receptor gene was interfered by UT-specific siRNA, UII induced autophagy markers upregulation and FNDC5 downregulation were inhibited. CONCLUSION We are the first to verify UII induces mice skeletal muscle atrophy associated with enhanced skeletal muscle autophagy and inhibited FNDC5 expression in chronic renal failure.
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- Ya-Jing Pan
- Department of Nephrology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China,
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Erem S, Razzaque MS. Dietary phosphate toxicity: an emerging global health concern. Histochem Cell Biol 2018; 150:711-719. [PMID: 30159784 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-018-1711-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Phosphate is a common ingredient in many healthy foods but, it is also present in foods containing additives and preservatives. When found in foods, phosphate is absorbed in the intestines and filtered from the blood by the kidneys. Generally, any excess is excreted in the urine. In renal pathologies, however, such as chronic kidney disease, a reduced renal ability to excrete phosphate can result in excess accumulation in the body. This accumulation can be a catalyst for widespread damage to the cellular components, bones, and cardiovascular structures. This in turn can reduce mortality. Because of an incomplete understanding of the mechanism for phosphate homeostasis, and the multiple organ systems that can modulate it, treatment strategies designed to minimize phosphate burden are limited. The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for phosphorous is around 700 mg/day for adults, but the majority of healthy adult individuals consume far more phosphate (almost double) than the RDA. Studies suggest that low-income populations are particularly at risk for dietary phosphate overload because of the higher amounts of phosphate found in inexpensive, processed foods. Education in nutrition, as well as access to inexpensive healthy food options may reduce risks for excess consumption as well as a wide-range of disorders, ranging from cardiovascular diseases to kidney diseases to tumor formation. Pre-clinical and clinical studies suggest that dietary phosphate overload has toxic and prolonged adverse health effects. Improved regulations for reporting of phosphate concentrations on food labels are necessary so that people can make more informed choices about their diets and phosphate consumption. This is especially the case given the lack of treatments available to mitigate the short and long-term effects of dietary phosphate overload-related toxicity. Phosphate toxicity is quickly becoming a global health concern. Without measures in place to reduce dietary phosphate intake, the conditions associated with phosphate toxicity will likely to cause untold damage to the wellbeing of individuals around the world.
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- Sarah Erem
- Department of Pathology, Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Dutch Caribbean, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Dutch Caribbean, The Netherlands.
- Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Rwanda College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Kigali, Rwanda.
- Department of Pathology, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1858 West Grandview Boulevard, Room: B2-306, Erie, PA, 16509, USA.
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