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Elliot SJ, Catanuto P, Pereira-Simon S, Xia X, Pastar I, Thaller S, Head CR, Stojadinovic O, Tomic-Canic M, Glassberg MK. Catalase, a therapeutic target in the reversal of estrogen-mediated aging. Mol Ther 2022; 30:947-962. [PMID: 34174444 PMCID: PMC8821897 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2021.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Despite increasing interest in the reversal of age-related processes, there is a paucity of data regarding the effects of post-menopausal-associated estrogen loss on cellular function. We studied human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hASCs) isolated from women younger than 45 years old (pre-menopause, pre-hASC) or older than 55 years old (post-menopause, post-hASC). In this study, we provide proof of concept that the age-related ineffective functionality of ASCs can be reversed to improve their ability in promoting tissue repair. We found reduced estrogen receptor expression, decreased estrogen receptor activation, and reduced sensitivity to 17β-estradiol in post-hASCs. This correlated with decreased antioxidants (catalase and superoxide dismutase [SOD] expression) and increased oxidative stress compared with pre-hASCs. Increasing catalase expression in post-hASCs restored estrogen receptor (ER) expression and their functional capacity to promote tissue repair as shown in human skin ex vivo wound healing and in vivo mouse model of lung injury. Our results suggest that the consequences of 17β-estradiol decline on the function of hASCs may be reversible by changing the oxidative stress/antioxidant composition.
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- Sharon J. Elliot
- DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA,Corresponding author: Sharon J. Elliot, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
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- DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
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- Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine Research Program, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine Research Program, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine Research Program, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine Research Program, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA,Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA,Corresponding author: Marilyn K. Glassberg, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.
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Mahesaniya A, Williamson CR, Keyvani Chahi A, Martin CE, Mitro AE, Lu P, New LA, Watson KL, Moorehead RA, Jones N. Sex Differences in Glomerular Protein Expression and Effects of Soy-Based Diet on Podocyte Signaling. Can J Kidney Health Dis 2022; 9:20543581221121636. [PMID: 36199279 PMCID: PMC9528100 DOI: 10.1177/20543581221121636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background: Kidney disease is a major public health issue arising from loss of glomerular podocyte function, and there are considerable sex differences in its prognosis. Evidence suggests a renoprotective effect of estrogen and soy diet-derived phytoestrogens, although the molecular basis for this is poorly understood. Objective: Here, we aim to assess sex differences in expression of key proteins associated with podocyte survival and determine the effects of dietary soy on glomerular and podocyte signaling. Methods: Male and female FVB mice were fed control, low (1%), and high (20%) doses of isolated soy protein (ISP) in utero and until 100 days of age. Spot urine was collected to measure proteinuria and isolated glomeruli were used to quantify activated and total levels of nephrin, Akt, and ERK1/2. To investigate protective effects of specific soy phytoestrogens, cultured podocytes were treated with or without daidzein and subject to control or high glucose as a model of podocyte injury. Results: Nephrin and Akt were elevated at baseline in glomeruli from females compared to males. Both sexes that were fed 1% and 20% ISP displayed robust increases in total glomerular Akt compared to controls, and these effects were more prominent in females. A similar trend at both doses in both sexes was observed with activated Akt and total nephrin. Notably, males exclusively showed increased phosphorylation of nephrin and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) at the 1% ISP dose; however, no overt changes in urinary albumin excretion or podocin levels were observed, suggesting that the soy diets did not impair podocyte function. Finally, in cultured male and female podocytes, daidzein treatment suppressed high glucose-induced ERK activation. Conclusions: Together, our findings reveal a putative mechanism to explain the protective influence of sex on kidney disease progression, and they provide further evidence to support a beneficial role for dietary soy in preserving glomerular function.
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- Afreeda Mahesaniya
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, ON, Canada
- Present address: Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, ON, Canada
- Present address: Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, ON, Canada
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Kawaguchi T, Hasegawa K, Yasuda I, Muraoka H, Umino H, Tokuyama H, Hashiguchi A, Wakino S, Itoh H. Diabetic condition induces hypertrophy and vacuolization in glomerular parietal epithelial cells. Sci Rep 2021; 11:1515. [PMID: 33452384 PMCID: PMC7810998 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81027-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is accompanied by characteristic changes in the glomerulus, but little is known about the effect of diabetes on parietal epithelial cells (PECs). In this study, a descriptive analysis of PECs was undertaken in diabetic db/db mice and in diabetic patients. PEC hypertrophy was significantly more prominent in diabetic mice than in nondiabetic mice, and this was evident even at the early stage. Additionally, the number of vacuoles in PECs was markedly increased in diabetic mice, suggesting the presence of cellular injury in PECs in DN. Although rare, binuclear cells were observed in mice with early diabetes. In cultured PECs, a high glucose condition, compared with normal glucose condition, induced cellular hypertrophy and apoptosis. Flow cytometry showed that some PECs in the G0 phase reentered the cell cycle but got arrested in the S phase. Finally, in human diabetic subjects, hypertrophy and vacuolization were observed in the PECs. Our data showed that PECs undergo substantial changes in DN and may participate in rearrangement for differentiation into podocytes.
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- Takahisa Kawaguchi
- grid.26091.3c0000 0004 1936 9959Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582 Japan
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- grid.26091.3c0000 0004 1936 9959Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582 Japan
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- grid.26091.3c0000 0004 1936 9959Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582 Japan
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- grid.26091.3c0000 0004 1936 9959Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582 Japan
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- grid.26091.3c0000 0004 1936 9959Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582 Japan
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- grid.26091.3c0000 0004 1936 9959Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582 Japan
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- grid.26091.3c0000 0004 1936 9959Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, 160-8582 Japan
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- grid.26091.3c0000 0004 1936 9959Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582 Japan
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- grid.26091.3c0000 0004 1936 9959Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582 Japan
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Ma HY, Chen S, Du Y. Estrogen and estrogen receptors in kidney diseases. Ren Fail 2021; 43:619-642. [PMID: 33784950 PMCID: PMC8018493 DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2021.1901739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are posing great threats to global health within this century. Studies have suggested that estrogen and estrogen receptors (ERs) play important roles in many physiological processes in the kidney. For instance, they are crucial in maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis and modulating endothelin-1 (ET-1) system in the kidney. Estrogen takes part in the kidney repair and regeneration via its receptors. Estrogen also participates in the regulation of phosphorus homeostasis via its receptors in the proximal tubule. The ERα polymorphisms have been associated with the susceptibilities and outcomes of several renal diseases. As a consequence, the altered or dysregulated estrogen/ERs signaling pathways may contribute to a variety of kidney diseases, including various causes-induced AKI, diabetic kidney disease (DKD), lupus nephritis (LN), IgA nephropathy (IgAN), CKD complications, etc. Experimental and clinical studies have shown that targeting estrogen/ERs signaling pathways might have protective effects against certain renal disorders. However, many unsolved problems still exist in knowledge regarding the roles of estrogen and ERs in distinct kidney diseases. Further research is needed to shed light on this area and to enable the discovery of pathway-specific therapies for kidney diseases.
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- Hao-Yang Ma
- Department of Geriatrics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Lima‐Posada I, Bobadilla NA. Understanding the opposite effects of sex hormones in mediating renal injury. Nephrology (Carlton) 2020; 26:217-226. [DOI: 10.1111/nep.13806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Ixchel Lima‐Posada
- Molecular Physiology Unit Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico Mexico City Mexico
- Department of Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán Mexico City Mexico
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- Molecular Physiology Unit Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico Mexico City Mexico
- Department of Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán Mexico City Mexico
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Calvo JA, Allocca M, Fake KR, Muthupalani S, Corrigan JJ, Bronson RT, Samson LD. Parp1 protects against Aag-dependent alkylation-induced nephrotoxicity in a sex-dependent manner. Oncotarget 2018; 7:44950-44965. [PMID: 27391435 PMCID: PMC5216697 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.10440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Nephrotoxicity is a common toxic side-effect of chemotherapeutic alkylating agents. Although the base excision repair (BER) pathway is essential in repairing DNA alkylation damage, under certain conditions the initiation of BER produces toxic repair intermediates that damage healthy tissues. We have shown that the alkyladenine DNA glycosylase, Aag (a.k.a. Mpg), an enzyme that initiates BER, mediates alkylation-induced whole-animal lethality and cytotoxicity in the pancreas, spleen, retina, and cerebellum, but not in the kidney. Cytotoxicity in both wild-type and Aag-transgenic mice (AagTg) was abrogated in the absence of Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (Parp1). Here we report that Parp1-deficient mice expressing increased Aag (AagTg/Parp1−/−) develop sex-dependent kidney failure upon exposure to the alkylating agent, methyl methanesulfonate (MMS), and suffer increased whole-animal lethality compared to AagTg and wild-type mice. Macroscopic, histological, electron microscopic and immunohistochemical analyses revealed morphological kidney damage including dilated tubules, proteinaceous casts, vacuolation, collapse of the glomerular tuft, and deterioration of podocyte structure. Moreover, mice exhibited clinical signs of kidney disease indicating functional damage, including elevated blood nitrogen urea and creatinine, hypoproteinemia and proteinuria. Pharmacological Parp inhibition in AagTg mice also resulted in sensitivity to MMS-induced nephrotoxicity. These findings provide in vivo evidence that Parp1 modulates Aag-dependent MMS-induced nephrotoxicity in a sex-dependent manner and highlight the critical roles that Aag-initiated BER and Parp1 may play in determining the side-effects of chemotherapeutic alkylating agents.
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- Jennifer A Calvo
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.,The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Tu Y, Zhang L, Tong L, Wang Y, Zhang S, Wang R, Li L, Wang Z. EFhd2/swiprosin-1 regulates LPS-induced macrophage recruitment via enhancing actin polymerization and cell migration. Int Immunopharmacol 2017; 55:263-271. [PMID: 29288926 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2017.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 12/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Macrophage motility is vital in innate immunity, which contributes strategically to the defensive inflammation process. During bacterial infection, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) potently activates the migration of macrophages via the NF-κB/iNOS/c-Src signaling pathway. However, the downstream region of c-Src that participates in macrophage migration is unclear. EFhd2, a novel actin bundling protein, was evaluated for its role in LPS-stimulated macrophage migration in this study. We found that LPS stimulated the up-regulation, tyrosine phosphorylation and membrane translocation of EFhd2 in macrophages. The absence of EFhd2 inhibited the recruitment of macrophages in the lungs of LPS-induced septic mice. LPS-induced macrophage migration was neutralized by the deletion of EFhd2. EFhd2-mediated up-regulation of NFPs (including Rac1/Cdc42, N-WASP/WAVE2 and Arp2/3 complex) induced by LPS could be used to explain the role of EFhd2 in promoting actin polymerization. Furthermore, the purified EFhd2 could directly promote actin polymerization in vitro. Dasatinib, a c-Src specific inhibitor, inhibited the up-regulation of EFhd2 stimulated by LPS. Therefore, our study demonstrated that EFhd2 might be involved in LPS-stimulated macrophage migration, which provides a potential target for LPS-activated c-Src during macrophage mobilization.
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- Ye Tu
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China; Department of Medical Department, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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Lima-Posada I, Portas-Cortés C, Pérez-Villalva R, Fontana F, Rodríguez-Romo R, Prieto R, Sánchez-Navarro A, Rodríguez-González GL, Gamba G, Zambrano E, Bobadilla NA. Gender Differences in the Acute Kidney Injury to Chronic Kidney Disease Transition. Sci Rep 2017; 7:12270. [PMID: 28947737 PMCID: PMC5612964 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09630-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
This study evaluated if there is a sexual dimorphism in the acute kidney injury (AKI) to chronic kidney disease (CKD) transition and the time-course of the potential mechanisms involved in the dimorphic response. Female and male rats were divided into sham-operated or underwent 45-min renal ischemia (F + IR, and M + IR). All groups were studied at 24-h and 1, 2, 3, or 4-months post-ischemia. Additionally, oophorectomized rats were divided into sham or IR groups. After 24-h, AKI extent was simllar in females and males, but female rats exhibited less oxidative stress and increased renal GSH content. After 4-months and despite similar AKI, the M + IR group developed CKD characterized by proteinuria, tubulointerstitial fibrosis, glomerular hypertrophy, increased oxidative stress and a reduction in HIF1α and VEGF from the 1st-month and persisting throughout the time-course studied. Interestingly, the F + IR group did not develop CKD due to lesser oxidative stress and increased eNOS, TGFβ and HIF1α mRNA levels from the 1st-month after IR. Whereas, oophorectomized rats did develop CKD. We found a sexual dimorphic response in the AKI to CKD transition. Early antioxidant defense and higher TGFβ, HIF1α and eNOS were among the renoprotective mechanisms that the F + IR group demonstrated.
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- Ixchel Lima-Posada
- Molecular Physiology Unit, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.,Departament of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Molecular Physiology Unit, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.,Departament of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Molecular Physiology Unit, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.,Departament of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Molecular Physiology Unit, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.,Departament of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Molecular Physiology Unit, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.,Departament of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Molecular Physiology Unit, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.,Departament of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Molecular Physiology Unit, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.,Departament of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departament of Reproductive Biology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Molecular Physiology Unit, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.,Departament of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departament of Reproductive Biology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Molecular Physiology Unit, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico. .,Departament of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Catanuto P, Xia X, Pereira-Simon S, Elliot S. Estrogen receptor subtype ratio change protects against podocyte damage. CURRENT TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY 2017; 9:19-29. [PMID: 29367812 PMCID: PMC5777622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Women are relatively protected against the development and progression of glomerulosclerosis (GS) prior to menopause. However, the "female advantage" is lost in women who are either diabetic, post-menopausal or both. We showed that 17β-estradiol (E2) was effective in prevention of diabetic GS development in part through the stabilization of podocyte cytoskeleton and a change in estrogen receptor (ER) subtype ratio. The objective of this study was to examine whether resveratrol (RSV), reported to have estrogen-like action and renoprotective activity against diabetic GS, would affect similar pathways. After in vitro treatment with RSV we found a change in the ERα and ERβ expression ratio in favor of ERβ, suppression of heat shock protein 25 (Hsp25) expression and increase in β1-integrin expression, important for maintaining podocyte cytoskeleton. We noted a reduction of insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGFR1) expression, decrease in extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation, decrease in reactive oxygen species (ROS), and decrease in cleaved-caspase 3 expression. We found an increase in [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide] (MTT) and an increase in matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) activity. Using cre-loxP strategy we developed podocyte-specific ERα knockout mice to show the importance of ERβ. In isolated podocytes, we confirmed reduction of ERα expression in conjunction with a decrease in IGFR1 expression, ERK and increase of MMP-2 similar to that of our in vitro treatment with RSV. Taken together these data suggest an important role for ERβ and ER subtype ratio in podocyte stabilization. Therefore RSV or other regulators of ER pathways could offer protection against diabetic and age-related podocyte changes.
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- Paola Catanuto
- Department of Surgery, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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Vitolo E, Comassi M, Caputo MT, Solini A. Hormone replacement therapy, renal function and heart ultrasonographic parameters in postmenopausal women: an observational study. Int J Clin Pract 2015; 69:632-7. [PMID: 25496443 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIM A certain degree of impaired kidney function is related to an increased cardiovascular risk. The cardiovascular protection exerted in the postmenopausal state by the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is debated. No studies have so far explored the relationship between menopause, renal function and cardiovascular risk profile in healthy menopausal women in relation with HRT. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A total of 362 postmenopausal healthy women with normal albumin excretion rate were recruited and divided into two groups (HRT+ and HRT-) according to the presence or absence of HRT. All participants underwent a complete routine biochemical analyses and an echocardiogram. RESULTS Clinical characteristics of the two groups were similar, but HRT+ showed a significantly higher estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR; by CKD-EPI formula). Regarding the heart ultrasonography, HRT+ had a significantly lower size of the aortic root and left atrium diameter (p = 0.038 and p = 0.012, respectively); no differences were found in the ejection fraction and Left Ventricular Mass Index (LVMI). In the whole study group, eGFR correlated inversely with LVMI and with the size of the aortic root (both p < 0.0001), being GFR the only determinant of the former by a stepwise regression. Dividing the study population according to an eGFR cut-off (> 80 and < 80 ml/min/1.73 m(2)); > 80 women, in comparison with < 80, showed a significantly lower LVMI and lower size of aortic bulb, further reduced in the HRT+. CONCLUSION In a cohort of healthy, drug-naïve, postmenopausal women, HRT seems to positively affect glomerular filtration and is associated with lower values of left ventricular mass and aortic root size, thus offering a further mechanism through female hormones exert cardioprotection.
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- E Vitolo
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Lee HW, Khan SQ, Faridi MH, Wei C, Tardi NJ, Altintas MM, Elshabrawy HA, Mangos S, Quick KL, Sever S, Reiser J, Gupta V. A Podocyte-Based Automated Screening Assay Identifies Protective Small Molecules. J Am Soc Nephrol 2015; 26:2741-52. [PMID: 25858967 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2014090859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Podocyte injury and loss mark an early step in the pathogenesis of various glomerular diseases, making these cells excellent targets for therapeutics. However, cell-based high-throughput screening assays for the rational development of podocyte-directed therapeutics are currently lacking. Here, we describe a novel high-content screening-based phenotypic assay that analyzes thousands of podocytes per assay condition in 96-well plates to quantitatively measure dose-dependent changes in multiple cellular features. Our assay consistently produced a Z' value >0.44, making it suitable for compound screening. On screening with >2100 pharmacologically active agents, we identified 24 small molecules that protected podocytes against injury in vitro (1% hit rate). Among the identified hits, we confirmed an β1-integrin agonist, pyrintegrin, as a podocyte-protective agent. Treatment with pyrintegrin prevented damage-induced decreases in F-actin stress fibers, focal adhesions, and active β1-integrin levels in cultured cells. In vivo, administration of pyrintegrin protected mice from LPS-induced podocyte foot process effacement and proteinuria. Analysis of the murine glomeruli showed that LPS administration reduced the levels of active β1 integrin in the podocytes, which was prevented by cotreatment with pyrintegrin. In rats, pyrintegrin reduced peak proteinuria caused by puromycin aminonucleoside-induced nephropathy. Our findings identify pyrintegrin as a potential therapeutic candidate and show the use of podocyte-based screening assays for identifying novel therapeutics for proteinuric kidney diseases.
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- Ha Won Lee
- Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Cellular Imaging and Analysis, PerkinElmer Life Sciences, Waltham, Massachusetts; and
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- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois;
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- Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois;
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Carneiro SS, Carminati RZ, Freitas FPS, Podratz PL, Balarini CM, Graceli JB, Meyrelles SS, Vasquez EC, Gava AL. Endogenous female sex hormones delay the development of renal dysfunction in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Lipids Health Dis 2014; 13:176. [PMID: 25422135 PMCID: PMC4280709 DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-13-176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Hypercholesterolemia is a well-established risk factor for the development of kidney injury. Considering that female sex hormones may play a preventative role in both cardiovascular and renal diseases, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of female sex hormones on hypercholesterolemia-induced renal dysfunction. Methods Apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE) and C57 control female mice underwent an ovariectomy (OVX) or sham surgery and after 2 months, creatinine clearance, uremia and proteinuria were determined. Renal oxidative stress and lipid deposition were also quantified. Values are presented as mean ± SEM. Statistical analyses were performed using Two-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test. Results Creatinine clearance (μL/min) was similar between C57 (171 ± 17) and ApoE (140 ± 26) mice underwent sham surgery. OVX resulted in a reduced glomerular filtration rate in both C57 (112 ± 8, ~ − 35%, p < 0.05) and ApoE (61 ± 10, ~ − 56%, p < 0.05) animals. Plasma levels of urea (mg/dL) were higher in both ApoE groups (Sham: 73 ± 7; OVX: 73 ± 8, p < 0.05) when compared to C57 animals (Sham: 49 ± 3; OVX: 60 ± 4), with no changes among ovariectomized groups. Proteinuria levels (mg/24 h) were similar between C57 (Sham: 25.1 ± 5.7; OVX: 33.7 ± 4.7) and ApoE sham animals (26.4 ± 3.5), however, 24-h urine protein excretion was augmented in ApoE OVX animals (49.6 ± 5.8, p < 0.05). Histological kidney analysis demonstrated that the absence of female sex hormones resulted in increased oxidative stress, which was more severe in ApoE mice (C57 Sham: 9.2 ± 0.4; C57 OVX: 22.9 ± 1.0; ApoE Sham: 13.9 ± 0.7; ApoE OVX: 34.0 ± 1.4 au x 103, p < 0.05). As expected, ApoE mice presented higher lipid deposition, which was not affected by OVX (C57 Sham: 0 ± 0; C57 OVX: 0 ± 0; ApoE Sham: 6.8 ± 1.6; ApoE OVX: 5.2 ± 0.8% x 10−2, p < 0.05). Ovariectomy resulted in a similar reduction in ER-α protein expression in the renal cortex (C57: 0.78 ± 0.04; ApoE: 0.81 ± 0.04 au, p < 0.05) when compared to sham animals (C57:1.00 ± 0.04; ApoE: 1.03 ± 0.03 au). Conclusion Taken together these data indicate that female sex hormones may delay hypercholesterolemia-induced renal dysfunction and emphasizes the importance of plasma cholesterol control in post-menopausal women.
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- Laboratory of Translational Physiology, Physiological Sciences Graduate Program, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Av Marechal Campos 1468, 29042-755 Vitoria, ES, Brazil.
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Brosius FC, Coward RJ. Podocytes, signaling pathways, and vascular factors in diabetic kidney disease. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2014; 21:304-10. [PMID: 24780459 DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2014.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2014] [Revised: 03/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Alterations and injury to glomerular podocytes play a key role in the initiation and progression of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Multiple factors in diabetes cause abnormalities in podocyte signaling that lead to podocyte foot process effacement, hypertrophy, detachment, loss, and death. Alterations in insulin action and mammalian target of rapamycin activation have been well documented to lead to pathology. Reduced insulin action directly leads to albuminuria, increased glomerular matrix accumulation, thickening of the glomerular basement membrane, podocyte apoptosis, and glomerulosclerosis. In addition, podocytes generate factors that alter signaling in other glomerular cells. Prominent among these is vascular endothelial growth factor-A, which maintains glomerular endothelium viability but causes endothelial cell pathology when generated at too high a level. Finally, circulating vascular factors (eg, activated protein C) have a profound effect on podocyte stability and survival. This cytoprotective factor is critical for podocyte health, and its deficiency promotes podocyte injury and apoptosis. Thus, the podocyte sits in the center of a network of paracrine and hormonal signaling systems that in health keep the podocyte adaptable and viable, but in diabetes they can lead to pathologic changes, detachment, and death.
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