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Lectin Histochemistry of the Normal Feline Kidney. Vet Sci 2022; 10:vetsci10010026. [PMID: 36669026 PMCID: PMC9866344 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci10010026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Lectins have a strict binding specificity to carbohydrate moieties of cellular components, and can thus indicate changes in the glycosylation of cells in diseases. However, lectin-binding patterns in nephron segments of feline kidneys have not been fully surveyed. The present study reported lectin-binding patterns in normal feline kidneys by histochemical investigations of eight commercially available lectin detection kits. Kidneys from four normal cats (intact males, 23-27 months old) were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde, and embedded in paraffin; lectin histochemistry was performed for WGA, s-WGA, RCA-I, ConA, PNA, SBA, DBA, and UEA-I lectins. WGA, RCA, and ConA binding was observed from Bowman's capsule to the collecting ducts, while only WGA was detected in the glomerular capillary. s-WGA was observed from the proximal tubules to the collecting ducts, showing discriminative heterogeneous binding. PNA and SBA were detected in the distal nephrons, such as the thin limbs of the loops of Henle, distal tubules, and collecting ducts. UEA-I binding was observed in the thick ascending limbs of the loops of Henle, especially in the macula densa regions. DBA lectin showed no positive labeling in nephrons. The observed binding patterns may prove beneficial for the analysis of changes in glycosylation in feline kidney diseases.
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Ravidà A, Musante L, Kreivi M, Miinalainen I, Byrne B, Saraswat M, Henry M, Meleady P, Clynes M, Holthofer H. Glycosylation patterns of kidney proteins differ in rat diabetic nephropathy. Kidney Int 2015; 87:963-74. [PMID: 25587705 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2014.387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Revised: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Diabetic nephropathy often progresses to end-stage kidney disease and, ultimately, to renal replacement therapy. Hyperglycemia per se is expected to have a direct impact on the biosynthesis of N- and O-linked glycoproteins. This study aims to establish the link between protein glycosylation and progression of experimental diabetic kidney disease using orthogonal methods. Kidneys of streptozotocin-diabetic and control rats were harvested at three different time points post streptozotocin injection. A panel of 12 plant lectins was used in the screening of lectin blots. The lectins UEAI, PHA-E, GSI, PNA, and RCA identified remarkable disease-associated differences in glycoprotein expression. Lectin affinity chromatography followed by mass spectrometric analyses led to the identification of several glycoproteins involved in salt-handling, angiogenesis, and extracellular matrix degradation. Our data confirm a substantial link between glycosylation signature and diabetes progression. Furthermore, as suggested by our findings on dipeptidyl peptidase-IV, altered protein glycosylation may reflect changes in biochemical properties such as enzymatic activity. Thus, our study demonstrates the unexplored potential of protein glycosylation analysis in the discovery of molecules linked to diabetic kidney disease.
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- Alessandra Ravidà
- Centre for BioAnalytical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for BioAnalytical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for BioAnalytical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for BioAnalytical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for BioAnalytical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for BioAnalytical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for BioAnalytical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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MIYAMOTO Y, MYOMOTO A, SAKAGUCHI Y, YAMAGUCHI-YAMADA M, UCHIO-YAMDA K, MANABE N. Localization of Tissue Transglutaminase (tTG) in Kidney of ICR-Derived Glomerulonephritis (ICGN) Mice. Exp Anim 2009; 58:375-82. [DOI: 10.1538/expanim.58.375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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- Yohei MIYAMOTO
- Toxicology and Pharmacokinetics Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc
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- Toxicology and Pharmacokinetics Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc
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- Toxicology and Pharmacokinetics Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University
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- Laboratory of Experimental Animal Models, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation
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- Research Unit for Animal Life Sciences, Animal Resource Science Center, The University of Tokyo
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Yamaguchi-Yamada M, Manabe N, Kiso M, Goto Y, Mori T, Sakata C, Anan S, Nagao M, Yamamoto Y, Ogura A. Dysfunction of Erythropoietin-Producing Interstitial Cells in the Kidneys of ICR-derived Glomerulonephritis (ICGN) Mice. J Vet Med Sci 2005; 67:891-9. [PMID: 16210801 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.67.891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Anemia is a major secondary symptom in chronic renal disorder (CRD), but the precise cause of insufficient production of erythropoietin (EPO) remains unclear owing to the controversial localization of EPO-producing cells in the kidneys. The ICR-derived glomerulonephritis (ICGN) mouse, a new hereditary nephrotic mouse, is an appropriate model of anemia associated with CRD. By using an amplified in situ hybridization technique, we detected and counted the renal EPO-producing cells under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. The expression levels of renal EPO mRNA were quantified and oxygen gradients were also assessed immunohistochemically. Amplified in situ hybridization clarified that EPO-producing cells were peritubular interstitial cells in the middle region of renal cortex in both ICR and ICGN mice. Hypoxia (7% O2) induced low oxygen tension in proximal tubular epithelial cells of renal cortex, and increased the expression of EPO mRNA and the number of EPO-producing cells in both ICR and ICGN mice. However, hypoxia did not increase the serum EPO levels in ICGN mice. The ICGN mouse is a good model for anemia associated with CRD, and the suppression of EPO protein production in the renal EPO-producing cells is considered to be a potential cause of anemia associated with CRD.
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Uchio K, Manabe N, Yamaguchi-Yamada M, Goto Y, Yamamoto Y, Ogura A, Miyamoto H. Changes in the localization of type I, III and IV collagen mRNAs in the kidneys of hereditary nephritic (ICGN) mice with renal fibrosis. J Vet Med Sci 2004; 66:123-8. [PMID: 15031538 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.66.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Renal fibrotic change, extreme accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) components in glomeruli and tubulointerstitum, is one of the characteristic features of ICR-derived glomerulonephritis (ICGN) mice. Decreased degradation of ECMs by matrixmetalloproteinases was demonstrated in kidneys of ICGN mice. To determine the balance between production and degradation of ECMs in kidneys of ICGN mice, we examined expression of mRNAs of ECMs in those. To demonstrate the localization of type I, III and IV collagen mRNAs in kidney sections of ICGN and control ICR mice, in situ hybridization using digoxigenin-labeled oligonucleotide antisense probes for procollagen-alpha(1) (I), -alpha(1) (III) and -alpha(1) (IV) mRNAs, respectively, was performed. Negative or trace expressions of type I and III collagen mRNAs were observed in the kidneys of control mice, but stronger expressions of those were seen in glomeruli and injured renal tubules of the kidneys of ICGN mice. Moderate expression of type IV collagen mRNA was demonstrated in a part of glomeruli and renal tubules of both control and ICGN mice, and no remarkable difference was seen between them. Severe renal fibrosis, extreme accumulation of interstitial type I and III collagens is caused by increased production and decreased degradation in the kidneys of ICGN mice. Thus, the profiles of metabolism between interstitial and membranous collagens may be different in the kidneys of ICGN mice, and excessive production of interstitial collagens may be the dominant cause of renal disease in them.
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- Kozue Uchio
- Unit of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Animal Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan
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Yamaguchi-Yamada M, Manabe N, Uchio-Yamada K, Akashi N, Goto Y, Miyamoto Y, Nagao M, Yamamoto Y, Ogura A, Miyamoto H. Anemia with Chronic Renal Disorder and Disrupted Metabolism of Erythropoietin in ICR-derived Glomerulonephritis (ICGN) Mice. J Vet Med Sci 2004; 66:423-31. [PMID: 15133273 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.66.423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The ICR-derived glomerulonephritis (ICGN) mouse, a new inbred mouse strain with a hereditary nephrotic syndrome, is considered to be a good model of human idiopathic nephrotic syndrome and notably exhibits proteinuria and hypoproteinemia from the neonatal stage. In chronic renal disorder (CRD), anemia is a major subsequent symptom (renal anemia). The precise cause of renal anemia remains unclear, primarily owing to the lack of appropriate spontaneous animal models for CRD. To establish adequate animal models for anemia with CRD, we examined the hematological-biochemical properties and histopathological characteristics. With the deterioration of renal function, ICGN mice developed a normochromic and normocytic anemia, and exhibited normochromic and microcytic at the terminal stage. The expression of erythropoietin (EPO) mRNA both in the kidneys and liver and the EPO leak into the urine were observed in ICGN mice, indicating a disrupted metabolism of EPO in ICGN mice. In addition, a lack of iron induced by the hemolysis in the spleen and the leak of transferrin into urine as proteinuria aggravated the anemic condition. In conclusion, the ICGN mouse is a good model for anemia with CRD.
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Zhang G, Kim H, Cai X, López-Guisa JM, Alpers CE, Liu Y, Carmeliet P, Eddy AA. Urokinase receptor deficiency accelerates renal fibrosis in obstructive nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol 2003; 14:1254-71. [PMID: 12707394 DOI: 10.1097/01.asn.0000064292.37793.fb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The urokinase cellular receptor (uPAR) recognizes the N-terminal growth factor domain of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and is expressed by several cell types. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that uPAR regulates the renal fibrogenic response to chronic injury. Groups of uPAR wild-type (+/+) and deficient (-/-) mice were investigated between 3 and 14 d after unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) or sham surgery. Not detected in normal kidneys, uPAR mRNA was expressed in response to UUO in the +/+ mice. By in situ hybridization, uPAR mRNA transcripts were detected in renal tubules and interstitial cells of the obstructed uPAR+/+ kidneys. The severity of renal fibrosis, based on the measurement of total collagen (13.5 +/- 1.5 versus 9.8 +/- 1.0 microg/mg kidney on day 14; -/- versus +/+) and interstitial area stained by Masson trichrome (22 +/- 4% versus 14 +/- 3% on day 14; -/- versus +/+) was significantly greater in the uPAR-/- mice. In the absence of uPAR, renal uPA activity was significantly decreased compared with the wild-type animals after UUO (62 +/- 20 versus 135 +/- 13 units at day 3 UUO; 74 +/- 17 versus 141 +/- 16 at day 7 UUO; 98 +/- 20 versus 165 +/- 10 at day 14 UUO; -/- versus +/+). In contrast, renal expression of several genes that regulate plasmin activity were similar in both genotypes, including uPA, tPA, PAI-1, protease nexin-1, and alpha2-antiplasmin. Worse renal fibrosis in the uPAR-/- mice appears to be TGF-beta-independent, as TGF-beta activity was actually reduced by 65% in the -/- mice despite similar renal TGF-beta1 mRNA levels. Significantly lower levels of the major 2.3-kb transcript and the 69-kd active protein of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), a known anti-fibrotic growth factor, in the uPAR-/- mice suggests a potential link between HGF and the renoprotective effects of uPAR. These data suggest that renal uPAR attenuates the fibrogenic response to renal injury, an outcome that is mediated in part by urokinase-dependent but plasminogen-independent functions.
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- Guoqiang Zhang
- Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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Uchio-Yamada K, Manabe N, Yamaguchi M, Akashi N, Goto Y, Yamamoto Y, Ogura A, Miyamoto H. Localization of extracellular matrix receptors in ICGN mice, a strain of mice with hereditary nephrotic syndrome. J Vet Med Sci 2001; 63:1171-8. [PMID: 11767049 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.63.1171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Fibrotic degeneration was examined in the kidneys of ICR-derived glomerulonephritis (ICGN) mice, a novel inbred mouse line with a hereditary nephrotic syndrome of unknown etiology considered to be a good model of human idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. In the present study, we histochemically revealed changes in accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) components and in localization of integrins, cellular receptors for ECM, in the kidneys of ICGN mice with the progression of renal failure. Excessive accumulation of basement membrane (laminin and collagen IV) and interstitial (type III collagen) ECM components were demonstrated in the glomeruli and tubulointerstitum of ICGN mice. Marked deposition of type I collagen and tenascin was seen only in the glomeruli of ICGN mice but not in those of ICR mice as normal controls. Increased expression of integrin alpha1-, alpha2-, alpha5- and beta1-subunits in glomeruli with fibrotic degeneration and abnormal distribution of alpha6-subunit were noted in the kidneys of ICGN mice. Excessive laminin, a ligand of alpha6beta1-integrin, was demonstrated on the tubular basement membrane, but alpha6-subunit diffusely disappeared on the basal side of the tubular epithelial cells. We presumed that abnormal integrin expression in renal tubules causes epithelial cell detachment, and consequently tubular nephropathy, and results in disorder of ECM metabolism causing excessive accumulation of ECM components in the kidneys of ICGN mice.
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- K Uchio-Yamada
- Unit of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Animal Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan
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Yamaguchi M, Manabe N, Uchio-Yamada K, Akashi N, Yamamoto Y, Ogura A, Miyamoto H. Localization of proliferative and apoptotic cells in the kidneys of ICR-derived glomerulonephritis (ICGN) mice. J Vet Med Sci 2001; 63:781-7. [PMID: 11503906 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.63.781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The ICR-derived glomerulonephritis (ICGN) mouse is a novel inbred mouse strain with a hereditary nephrotic syndrome, considered to be a good model of human idiopathic nephrotic syndrome and develops proteinuria, hypoproteinemia and anemia. In the present study, we compared the cell kinetics in the kidneys of ICGN mice with age-matched ICR mice as normal controls. The proliferating cells were visualized by 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine labeling, and apoptotic cells were determined by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated biotinylated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick end-labeling. Many proliferating epithelial cells of renal tubules, glomerular mesangial cells and tublointerstitial fibroblast-like cells were observed in the kidneys of ICGN mice, but no proliferating cells were seen in the kidneys of ICR mice. Apoptotic cells had round nuclei, and were observed only in the tubulointerstitium in the kidneys of ICGN mice but not in that of controls. The proliferation of renal tubular epithelial cells may represent a compensatory response, and that of mesangial and fibroblast-like cells may play a pathogenic role in nephrotic syndrome. Apoptosis in tubulointerstitial cells with round nuclei may have been erythropoietin-producing cells, and probably caused anemia.
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- M Yamaguchi
- Unit of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Animal Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan
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Manabe N, Kinoshita A, Yamaguchi M, Furuya Y, Nagano N, Yamada-Uchio K, Akashi N, Miyamoto-Kuramitsu K, Miyamoto H. Changes in quantitative profile of extracellular matrix components in the kidneys of rats with adriamycin-induced nephropathy. J Vet Med Sci 2001; 63:125-33. [PMID: 11258447 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.63.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Extracellular matrix components (ECMs) in histological sections of the kidney cortex from the rats with adriamycin (ADR)-induced nephropathy (5 mg/kg, i.v.) were quantified by an immunohistochemical micromethod. Changes in kidney histopathology and urine and blood biochemistry were investigated. Enlarged kidneys were granular on the surface and pale in color in ADR-treated rats, and these rats had kidneys with glomeruli with expanded mesangial area and with capillary aneurysm. Severe albuminuria, hypoalbuminemia, hypercholesterolemia and disorders in other nephrotic parameters were observed in ADR-treated rats. Type I and IV collagens, fibronectin and laminin contents in the renal cortex of ADR-treated rats at 10 weeks were 329, 317, 263 and 295%, respectively, higher than in each vehicle control, and those at 28 weeks were 1,211, 930, 1,057 and 1,012%, respectively. The glomerular sclerotic abnormalities progressed in a time-dependent manner. Moreover, there was a strong correlation between the ECM levels and serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen levels. In conclusion, microquantification provided useful information for accurate diagnosis and prognosis of nephrotic lesions and is a good tool to assess the advancement of renal disorders in patients with nephropathy.
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- N Manabe
- Department of Animal Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan
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