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Song X, Pickel L, Sung HK, Scholey J, Pei Y. Reprogramming of Energy Metabolism in Human PKD1 Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Systems Biology Analysis. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7173. [PMID: 39000280 PMCID: PMC11240917 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25137173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2024] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024] Open
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Multiple alterations of cellular metabolism have been documented in experimental studies of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and are thought to contribute to its pathogenesis. To elucidate the molecular pathways and transcriptional regulators associated with the metabolic changes of renal cysts in ADPKD, we compared global gene expression data from human PKD1 renal cysts, minimally cystic tissues (MCT) from the same patients, and healthy human kidney cortical tissue samples. We found gene expression profiles of PKD1 renal cysts were consistent with the Warburg effect with gene pathway changes favoring increased cellular glucose uptake and lactate production, instead of pyruvate oxidation. Additionally, mitochondrial energy metabolism was globally depressed, associated with downregulation of gene pathways related to fatty acid oxidation (FAO), branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) degradation, the Krebs cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) in renal cysts. Activation of mTORC1 and its two target proto-oncogenes, HIF-1α and MYC, was predicted to drive the expression of multiple genes involved in the observed metabolic reprogramming (e.g., GLUT3, HK1/HK2, ALDOA, ENO2, PKM, LDHA/LDHB, MCT4, PDHA1, PDK1/3, MPC1/2, CPT2, BCAT1, NAMPT); indeed, their predicted expression patterns were confirmed by our data. Conversely, we found AMPK inhibition was predicted in renal cysts. AMPK inhibition was associated with decreased expression of PGC-1α, a transcriptional coactivator for transcription factors PPARα, ERRα, and ERRγ, all of which play a critical role in regulating oxidative metabolism and mitochondrial biogenesis. These data provide a comprehensive map of metabolic pathway reprogramming in ADPKD and highlight nodes of regulation that may serve as targets for therapeutic intervention.
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- Xuewen Song
- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada; (X.S.); (J.S.)
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- Translational Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1E8, Canada; (L.P.); (H.-K.S.)
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- Translational Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1E8, Canada; (L.P.); (H.-K.S.)
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada; (X.S.); (J.S.)
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- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada; (X.S.); (J.S.)
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Miranda MZ, Lichner Z, Szászi K, Kapus A. MRTF: Basic Biology and Role in Kidney Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22116040. [PMID: 34204945 PMCID: PMC8199744 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22116040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A lesser known but crucially important downstream effect of Rho family GTPases is the regulation of gene expression. This major role is mediated via the cytoskeleton, the organization of which dictates the nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of a set of transcription factors. Central among these is myocardin-related transcription factor (MRTF), which upon actin polymerization translocates to the nucleus and binds to its cognate partner, serum response factor (SRF). The MRTF/SRF complex then drives a large cohort of genes involved in cytoskeleton remodeling, contractility, extracellular matrix organization and many other processes. Accordingly, MRTF, activated by a variety of mechanical and chemical stimuli, affects a plethora of functions with physiological and pathological relevance. These include cell motility, development, metabolism and thus metastasis formation, inflammatory responses and—predominantly-organ fibrosis. The aim of this review is twofold: to provide an up-to-date summary about the basic biology and regulation of this versatile transcriptional coactivator; and to highlight its principal involvement in the pathobiology of kidney disease. Acting through both direct transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms, MRTF plays a key (yet not fully appreciated) role in the induction of a profibrotic epithelial phenotype (PEP) as well as in fibroblast-myofibroblast transition, prime pathomechanisms in chronic kidney disease and renal fibrosis.
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- Maria Zena Miranda
- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of the St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada; (M.Z.M.); (Z.L.); (K.S.)
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of the St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada; (M.Z.M.); (Z.L.); (K.S.)
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of the St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada; (M.Z.M.); (Z.L.); (K.S.)
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 1P5, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of the St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada; (M.Z.M.); (Z.L.); (K.S.)
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 1P5, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
- Correspondence:
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Targeting AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) for treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Cell Signal 2020; 73:109704. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2020.109704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Choy SW, Fraser SA, Katerelos M, Galic S, Kemp BE, Mount PF, Power DA. Absence of the β1 subunit of AMP-activated protein kinase reduces myofibroblast infiltration of the kidneys in early diabetes. Int J Exp Pathol 2019; 100:114-122. [PMID: 31025787 DOI: 10.1111/iep.12313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Activation of the heterotrimeric energy-sensing kinase AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) has been reported to improve experimental diabetic kidney disease. We examined the effect of type 1 diabetes in wild-type (WT) mice and mice lacking the β1 subunit of AMPK (AMPK β1-/- mice), which have reduced AMPK activity in kidneys and other organs. Diabetes was induced using streptozotocin (STZ) and the animals followed up for 4 weeks. Hyperglycaemia was more severe in diabetic AMPK β1-/- mice, despite the absence of any difference in serum levels of insulin, adiponectin and leptin. There was no change in AMPK activity in the kidneys of diabetic WT mice by AMPK activity assay, or phosphorylation of either the αT172 activation site on the α catalytic subunit of AMPK or the AMPK-specific phosphosite S79 on acetyl CoA carboxylase 1 (ACC1). Phosphorylation of the inhibitory αS485 site on the α subunit of AMPK was significantly increased in the WT diabetic mice compared to non-diabetic controls. Despite increased plasma glucose levels in the diabetic AMPK β1-/- mice, there were fewer myofibroblasts in the kidneys compared to diabetic WT mice, as evidenced by reduced α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) protein by Western blot, mRNA by qRT-PCR and fewer α-SMA-positive cells by immunohistochemical staining. Albuminuria was also reduced in the AMPK β1-/- mice. In contrast to previous studies, therefore, myofibroblasts were reduced in the kidneys of AMPK β1-/- diabetic mice compared to diabetic WT mice, despite increased circulating glucose, suggesting that AMPK can worsen renal fibrosis in type 1 diabetes.
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- Suet-Wan Choy
- Kidney Laboratory, Institute for Breathing and Sleep, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Nephrology, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health and St. Vincent's Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Kidney Laboratory, Institute for Breathing and Sleep, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Kidney Laboratory, Institute for Breathing and Sleep, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health and St. Vincent's Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.,St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.,Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
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- Kidney Laboratory, Institute for Breathing and Sleep, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Nephrology, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health and St. Vincent's Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Kidney Laboratory, Institute for Breathing and Sleep, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Nephrology, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health and St. Vincent's Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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Is TAK1 a Direct Upstream Kinase of AMPK? Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19082412. [PMID: 30111748 PMCID: PMC6121279 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19082412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Alongside Liver kinase B1 (LKB1) and Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CaMKK2), Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) has been suggested as a direct upstream kinase of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). Several subsequent studies have reported on the TAK1-AMPK relationship, but the interpretation of the respective data has led to conflicting views. Therefore, to date the acceptance of TAK1 as a genuine AMPK kinase is lagging behind. This review provides with argumentation, whether or not TAK1 functions as a direct upstream kinase of AMPK. Several specific open questions that may have precluded the consensus are discussed based on available data. In brief, TAK1 can function as direct AMPK upstream kinase in specific contexts and in response to a subset of TAK1 activating stimuli. Further research is needed to define the intricate signals that are conditional for TAK1 to phosphorylate and activate AMPKα at T172.
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Kasper P, Vohlen C, Dinger K, Mohr J, Hucklenbruch-Rother E, Janoschek R, Köth J, Matthes J, Appel S, Dötsch J, Alejandre Alcazar MA. Renal Metabolic Programming Is Linked to the Dynamic Regulation of a Leptin-Klf15 Axis and Akt/AMPKα Signaling in Male Offspring of Obese Dams. Endocrinology 2017; 158:3399-3415. [PMID: 28938412 DOI: 10.1210/en.2017-00489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Childhood obesity is associated with renal diseases. Maternal obesity is a risk factor linked to increased adipocytokines and metabolic disorders in the offspring. Therefore, we studied the impact of maternal obesity on renal-intrinsic insulin and adipocytokine signaling and on renal function and structure. To induce maternal obesity, female mice were fed a high-fat diet (HFD) or a standard diet (SD; control group) prior to mating, during gestation, and throughout lactation. A third group of dams was fed HFD only during lactation (HFD-Lac). After weaning at postnatal day (P)21, offspring of all groups received SD. Clinically, HFD offspring were overweight and insulin resistant at P21. Although no metabolic changes were detected at P70, renal sodium excretion was reduced by 40%, and renal matrix deposition increased in the HFD group. Mechanistically, two stages were differentiated. In the early stage (P21), compared with the control group, HFD showed threefold increased white adipose tissue, impaired glucose tolerance, hyperleptinemia, and hyperinsulinemia. Renal leptin/Stat3-signaling was activated. In contrast, the Akt/ AMPKα cascade and Krüppel-like factor 15 expression were decreased. In the late stage (P70), although no metabolic differences were detected in HFD when compared with the control group, leptin/Stat3-signaling was reduced, and Akt/AMPKα was activated in the kidneys. This effect was linked to an increase of proliferative (cyclinD1/D2) and profibrotic (ctgf/collagen IIIα1) markers, similar to leptin-deficient mice. HFD-Lac mice exhibited metabolic changes at P21 similar to HFD, but no other persistent changes. This study shows a link between maternal obesity and metabolic programming of renal structure and function and intrinsic-renal Stat3/Akt/AMPKα signaling in the offspring.
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- Philipp Kasper
- Translational Experimental Pediatrics, University Hospital for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Translational Experimental Pediatrics, University Hospital for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
- Metabolism and Perinatal Programming, University Hospital for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Translational Experimental Pediatrics, University Hospital for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Translational Experimental Pediatrics, University Hospital for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Metabolism and Perinatal Programming, University Hospital for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Metabolism and Perinatal Programming, University Hospital for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- University Hospital for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- University Hospital for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Translational Experimental Pediatrics, University Hospital for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
- University Hospital for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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Jiang S, Li T, Yang Z, Yi W, Di S, Sun Y, Wang D, Yang Y. AMPK orchestrates an elaborate cascade protecting tissue from fibrosis and aging. Ageing Res Rev 2017; 38:18-27. [PMID: 28709692 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2017.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Fibrosis is a common process characterized by excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation after inflammatory injury, which is also a crucial cause of aging. The process of fibrosis is involved in the pathogenesis of most diseases of the heart, liver, kidney, lung, and other organs/tissues. However, there are no effective therapies for this pathological alteration. Annually, fibrosis represents a huge financial burden for the USA and the world. 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a pivotal energy sensor that alleviates or delays the process of fibrogenesis. In this review, we first present basic background information on AMPK and fibrogenesis and describe the protective roles of AMPK in three fibrogenic phases. Second, we analyze the protective action of AMPK during fibrosis in myocardial, hepatic, renal, pulmonary, and other organs/tissues. Third, we present a comprehensive discussion of AMPK during fibrosis and draw a conclusion. This review highlights recent advances, vital for basic research and clinical drug design, in the regulation of AMPK during fibrosis.
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- Shuai Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education. Faculty of Life Sciences, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, China; Department of Aerospace Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, 127 Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, 1 Xinsi Road, Xi'an 710038, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, 127 Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education. Faculty of Life Sciences, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China.
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AMP-activated protein kinase/myocardin-related transcription factor-A signaling regulates fibroblast activation and renal fibrosis. Kidney Int 2017; 93:81-94. [PMID: 28739141 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Revised: 04/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Chronic kidney disease is a major cause of death, and renal fibrosis is a common pathway leading to the progression of this disease. Although activated fibroblasts are responsible for the production of the extracellular matrix and the development of renal fibrosis, the molecular mechanisms underlying fibroblast activation are not fully defined. Here we examined the functional role of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in the activation of fibroblasts and the development of renal fibrosis. AMPKα1 was induced in the kidney during the development of renal fibrosis. Mice with global or fibroblast-specific knockout of AMPKα1 exhibited fewer myofibroblasts, developed less fibrosis, and produced less extracellular matrix protein in the kidneys following unilateral ureteral obstruction or ischemia-reperfusion injury. Mechanistically, AMPKα1 directly phosphorylated cofilin leading to cytoskeleton remodeling and myocardin-related transcription factor-A nuclear translocation resulting in fibroblast activation and extracellular matrix protein production. Thus, AMPK may be a critical regulator of fibroblast activation through regulation of cytoskeleton dynamics and myocardin-related transcription factor-A nuclear translocation. Hence, AMPK signaling may represent a novel therapeutic target for fibrotic kidney disease.
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Feng Y, Wang S, Zhang Y, Xiao H. Metformin attenuates renal fibrosis in both AMPKα2-dependent and independent manners. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2017; 44:648-655. [PMID: 28273365 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Yenan Feng
- Institute of Vascular Medicine; Peking University Third Hospital; Beijing China
- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides; Ministry of Health; Beijing China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences; Ministry of Education; Beijing China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research; Beijing China
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- Institute of Vascular Medicine; Peking University Third Hospital; Beijing China
- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides; Ministry of Health; Beijing China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences; Ministry of Education; Beijing China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research; Beijing China
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- Institute of Vascular Medicine; Peking University Third Hospital; Beijing China
- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides; Ministry of Health; Beijing China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences; Ministry of Education; Beijing China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research; Beijing China
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- Institute of Vascular Medicine; Peking University Third Hospital; Beijing China
- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides; Ministry of Health; Beijing China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences; Ministry of Education; Beijing China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research; Beijing China
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CCR2 contributes to the recruitment of monocytes and leads to kidney inflammation and fibrosis development. Inflammopharmacology 2017; 26:403-411. [PMID: 28168553 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-017-0317-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Chemokines are a large family of proteins that, once associated to its receptor on leukocytes, stimulate their movement and migration from blood to tissues. Once in the tissue, immune cells trigger inflammation that, when uncontrolled, leads to fibrosis development. Among the immune cells, macrophages take a special role in fibrosis formation, since macrophage depletion reflects less collagen deposition. The majority of tissue macrophages is derived from monocytes, especially monocytes expressing the chemokine receptor CCR2. Here, we investigated the role of infiltrating CCR2+ cells in the development of fibrosis, and specifically, the dynamic of infiltration of these cells into kidneys under chronic obstructive lesion. Using liposome-encapsulated clodronate, we observed that macrophage depletion culminated in less collagen deposition and reduced chemokines milieu that were released in the damaged kidney after obstructive nephropathy. We also obstructed the kidneys of CCL3-/-, CCR2-/-, CCR4-/-, CCR5-/-, and C57BL/6 mice and we found that among all animals, CCR2-/- mice demonstrated the more robust protection, reflected by less inflammatory and Th17-related cytokines and less collagen formation. Next we evaluated the dynamic of CCR2+/rfp cell infiltration and we observed that they adhere onto the vessels at early stages of disease, culminating in increased recruitment of CCR2+/rfp cells at later stages. On the other hand, CCR2rfp/rfp animals exhibited less fibrosis formation and reduced numbers of recruited cells at later stages. We have experimentally demonstrated that inflammatory CCR2+ cells that reach the injured kidney at initial stages after tissue damage are responsible for the fibrotic pattern observed at later time points in the context of UUO.
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Role of AMP-activated protein kinase α1 in angiotensin-II-induced renal Tgfß-activated kinase 1 activation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2016; 476:267-272. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.05.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Voelkl J, Alesutan I, Primessnig U, Feger M, Mia S, Jungmann A, Castor T, Viereck R, Stöckigt F, Borst O, Gawaz M, Schrickel JW, Metzler B, Katus HA, Müller OJ, Pieske B, Heinzel FR, Lang F. AMP-activated protein kinase α1-sensitive activation of AP-1 in cardiomyocytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2016; 97:36-43. [PMID: 27106803 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2016.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Revised: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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AMP-activated protein kinase (Ampk) regulates myocardial energy metabolism and plays a crucial role in the response to cell stress. In the failing heart, an isoform shift of the predominant Ampkα2 to the Ampkα1 was observed. The present study explored possible isoform specific effects of Ampkα1 in cardiomyocytes. To this end, experiments were performed in HL-1 cardiomyocytes, as well as in Ampkα1-deficient and corresponding wild-type mice and mice following AAV9-mediated cardiac overexpression of constitutively active Ampkα1. As a result, in HL-1 cardiomyocytes, overexpression of constitutively active Ampkα1 increased the phosphorylation of Pkcζ. Constitutively active Ampkα1 further increased AP-1-dependent transcriptional activity and mRNA expression of the AP-1 target genes c-Fos, Il6 and Ncx1, effects blunted by Pkcζ silencing. In HL-1 cardiomyocytes, angiotensin-II activated AP-1, an effect blunted by silencing of Ampkα1 and Pkcζ, but not of Ampkα2. In wild-type mice, angiotensin-II infusion increased cardiac Ampkα1 and cardiac Pkcζ protein levels, as well as c-Fos, Il6 and Ncx1 mRNA expression, effects blunted in Ampkα1-deficient mice. Pressure overload by transverse aortic constriction (TAC) similarly increased cardiac Ampkα1 and Pkcζ abundance as well as c-Fos, Il6 and Ncx1 mRNA expression, effects again blunted in Ampkα1-deficient mice. AAV9-mediated cardiac overexpression of constitutively active Ampkα1 increased Pkcζ protein abundance and the mRNA expression of c-Fos, Il6 and Ncx1 in cardiac tissue. In conclusion, Ampkα1 promotes myocardial AP-1 activation in a Pkcζ-dependent manner and thus contributes to cardiac stress signaling.
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- Jakob Voelkl
- Department of Physiology & Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tübingen, Gmelinstr.5/Otfried-Mueller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Physiology & Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tübingen, Gmelinstr.5/Otfried-Mueller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité, Campus Virchow & German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Charite & Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physiology & Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tübingen, Gmelinstr.5/Otfried-Mueller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Physiology & Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tübingen, Gmelinstr.5/Otfried-Mueller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, Heidelberg, Germany, and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Physiology & Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tübingen, Gmelinstr.5/Otfried-Mueller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Physiology & Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tübingen, Gmelinstr.5/Otfried-Mueller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine - Cardiology, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str.25, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Physiology & Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tübingen, Gmelinstr.5/Otfried-Mueller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Physiology & Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tübingen, Gmelinstr.5/Otfried-Mueller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine - Cardiology, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str.25, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Medicine - Cardiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstr.35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, Heidelberg, Germany, and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, Heidelberg, Germany, and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité, Campus Virchow & German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Charite & Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; Department of Cardiology, University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité, Campus Virchow & German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Charite & Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physiology & Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tübingen, Gmelinstr.5/Otfried-Mueller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
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Zhang J, Zhang Y, Xiao F, Liu Y, Wang J, Gao H, Rong S, Yao Y, Li J, Xu G. The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ agonist pioglitazone prevents NF-κB activation in cisplatin nephrotoxicity through the reduction of p65 acetylation via the AMPK-SIRT1/p300 pathway. Biochem Pharmacol 2015; 101:100-11. [PMID: 26673543 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2015.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
The thiazolidinedione pioglitazone, which is also a PPAR-γ agonist, now is widely used in patients with hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. NF-κB is a ubiquitously expressed transcription factor controlling the expression of numerous genes involved in inflammation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether the activation of PPAR-γ attenuates the cisplatin-induced NF-κB activation in cisplatin nephrotoxicity. The results showed that the PPAR-γ agonist pioglitazone decreased the expression of NF-κB p65 transcription target genes (e.g., IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α) and inhibited histological injury and inflammatory cells infiltration in cisplatin nephrotoxicity. The suppression of NF-κB activity following pioglitazone treatment inhibited the cisplatin-induced IκB-α degredation and NF-κB p65 subunit translocation. Translocation of the NF-κB p65 subunit depends on p65 acetylation, which primarily regulated by SIRT1 or p300. Notably, AMP kinase (AMPK) activation not only decreased the phosphorylation, activation and p65 interaction of p300 but also increased SIRT1 expression, activation and p65 binding, thus leading to a significant reduction in p65 acetylation. Interestingly, the reduction of IL-6, TNF-α and IL-1β, the inhibition of histological injury and the inflammatory cells infiltration following pioglitazone treatment in cisplatin nephrotoxicity were attenuated after treatment with the PPAR-γ antagonist GW9662. These results suggest that the PPAR-γ agonist pioglitazone prevents NF-κB activation in cisplatin nephrotoxicity through a reduction in p65 acetylation via the AMPK-SIRT1/p300 pathway.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jiong Zhang
- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China; Department of Nephrology, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Sichuan Academy of Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong Unversity of Science and Technology, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China.
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China.
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