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Bahrami M, Abbaszadeh HA, Norouzian M, Abdollahifar MA, Roozbahany NA, Saber M, Azimi M, Ehsani E, Bakhtiyari M, Serra AL, Moghadasali R. Enriched human embryonic stem cells-derived CD133 +, CD24 + renal progenitors engraft and restore function in a gentamicin-induced kidney injury in mice. Regen Ther 2024; 27:506-518. [PMID: 38745839 PMCID: PMC11091464 DOI: 10.1016/j.reth.2024.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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Introduction Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common health problem that leads to high morbidity and potential mortality. The failure of conventional treatments to improve forms of this condition highlights the need for innovative and effective treatment approaches. Regenerative therapies with Renal Progenitor Cells (RPCs) have been proposed as a promising new strategy. A growing body of evidence suggests that progenitor cells differentiated from different sources, including human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), can effectively treat AKI. Methods Here, we describe a method for generating RPCs and directed human Embryoid Bodies (EBs) towards CD133+CD24+ renal progenitor cells and evaluate their functional activity in alleviating AKI. Results The obtained results show that hESCs-derived CD133+CD24+ RPCs can engraft into damaged renal tubules and restore renal function and structure in mice with gentamicin-induced kidney injury, and significantly decrease blood urea nitrogen levels, suppress oxidative stress and inflammation, and attenuate histopathological disturbances, including tubular necrosis, tubular dilation, urinary casts, and interstitial fibrosis. Conclusion The results suggest that RPCs have a promising regenerative potential in improving renal disease and can lay the foundation for future cell therapy and disease modeling.
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- Maryam Bahrami
- Department of Biology and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Laser Applications in Medical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Laser Applications in Medical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Hearing Disorders Research Center, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Hearing Disorders Research Center, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Private Practice, Bradford ON, Canada
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Biology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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Bomholt AB, Johansen CD, Galsgaard KD, Elmelund E, Winther-Sørensen M, Holst JJ, Wewer Albrechtsen NJ, Sørensen CM. Glucagon receptor activation contributes to the development of kidney injury. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2024; 327:F712-F724. [PMID: 39265079 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00088.2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 08/23/2024] [Accepted: 08/23/2024] [Indexed: 09/14/2024] Open
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The underlying causes of diabetic kidney disease are still largely unknown. New insights into the contributing causes of diabetic nephropathy are important to prevent this complication. Hyperglycemia and hypertension are some of the risk factors for diabetic nephropathy. However, the incidence of diabetic nephropathy is increasing despite efforts to normalize blood glucose levels and blood pressure. Therefore, other factors should be investigated as causes of diabetic nephropathy. We investigated whether long-term increased plasma levels of glucagon contribute to the development of pathophysiological changes in kidney function as seen in patients with diabetic nephropathy. Using mouse models of chronic activation and inactivation of glucagon receptor signaling, we investigated whether glucagon is involved in changes in renal function, renal structure, and transcriptional changes. We found several histopathological changes in the kidney, such as thickening of the parietal layer of Bowman's capsule, glomerular mesangial cell expansion, and significant albuminuria in the mice with activated glucagon receptor signaling. Opposite effects on mesangial area expansion and the development of albuminuria were demonstrated in mice with glucagon receptor inactivation. RNA sequencing data revealed that transcription of genes related to fatty acid metabolism, podocytes, Na+-K+-ATPase, and sodium/glucose transport was significantly changed in mice with activated glucagon receptor signaling. These data implicate that glucagon receptor signaling is involved in the development of kidney injury, as seen in type 2 diabetes, and that glucagon receptor is a potential therapeutic target in the treatment of diabetes. NEW & NOTEWORTHY This study suggests that the glucagon receptor is a potential therapeutic target in the treatment of diabetic kidney disease. We show, in mice, that long-term treatment with a glucagon analog showed not only pathophysiological changes and changes in renal function but also transcriptional changes in the kidneys, whereas opposite effects were demonstrated in mice with glucagon receptor inactivation. Therefore, the use of glucagon in a treatment regimen requires investigation of possible metabolic and renal abnormalities.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital-Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Wang M, Wu W, Lu J, Lu R, Min L, Song A, Zhao B, Li Y, Xie K, Gu L. Mitochondrial-Derived Signaling Mediates Differentiation of Parietal Epithelial Cells into Podocytes. Antioxid Redox Signal 2024. [PMID: 39212658 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2024.0580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Aims: Parietal epithelial cells (PECs) are potential stem cells within the glomerulus, migrating into site of podocyte loss to differentiate into podocytes. Little is known about the mechanism mediating differentiation of PECs into podocytes. Results: In vitro differentiation of PECs into podocytes led to upregulation of podocyte markers such as Wilms' tumor gene 1 (WT-1), Forkhead box C1 (FOXC1), synaptopodin and podocin, accompanied by increased mitochondrial abundance. Preincubation with a mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibitor prevented all these events in PECs. In vivo, adriamycin (ADR)-treated mice exhibited albuminuria, decreased WT1 positive cells, and claudin-1 expressed in glomerular capillary tuft, as well as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC1α) overproduction in PECs. Expression of the ROS-related molecule nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and its target protein Brahma-related gene 1 (Brg1) increased during differentiation of PECs into podocytes. Suppressing Nrf2 or Brg1 reduced the differentiation of PECs, whereas overexpression had the opposite effect. Brg1 directly regulated WT-1 transcription in PECs. Activation of Nrf2 with bardoxolone-methyl (CDDO-Me) resulted in less proteinuria and more WT1 positive cells in ADR mice. PECs conditional human Nrf2 knock-in mice showed increased WT1 cell numbers. Conclusion: It concluded that mitochondria-derived ROS mediated differentiation of PECs into podocytes via Nrf2 and Brg1 signaling.
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- Minzhou Wang
- Department of Nephrology, Molecular Cell Laboratory for Kidney Disease, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Peritoneal Dialysis Research Center, Uremia Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Molecular Cell Laboratory for Kidney Disease, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Peritoneal Dialysis Research Center, Uremia Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Molecular Cell Laboratory for Kidney Disease, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Peritoneal Dialysis Research Center, Uremia Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Molecular Cell Laboratory for Kidney Disease, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Peritoneal Dialysis Research Center, Uremia Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Molecular Cell Laboratory for Kidney Disease, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Peritoneal Dialysis Research Center, Uremia Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Molecular Cell Laboratory for Kidney Disease, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Peritoneal Dialysis Research Center, Uremia Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Molecular Cell Laboratory for Kidney Disease, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Peritoneal Dialysis Research Center, Uremia Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Jiading District Central Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Molecular Cell Laboratory for Kidney Disease, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Peritoneal Dialysis Research Center, Uremia Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Molecular Cell Laboratory for Kidney Disease, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Peritoneal Dialysis Research Center, Uremia Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Jiading District Central Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Montenegro F, Giannuzzi F, Picerno A, Cicirelli A, Stea ED, Di Leo V, Sallustio F. How Stem and Progenitor Cells Can Affect Renal Diseases. Cells 2024; 13:1460. [PMID: 39273032 PMCID: PMC11393889 DOI: 10.3390/cells13171460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2024] [Revised: 08/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/27/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024] Open
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Stem and progenitor cells have been observed to contribute to regenerative processes in acute renal failure and chronic kidney disease. Recent research has delved into the intricate mechanisms by which stem and progenitor cells exert their influence on kidney diseases. Understanding how these cells integrate with the existing renal architecture and their response to injury could pave the way for innovative treatment strategies aimed at promoting kidney repair and regeneration. Overall, the role of stem and progenitor cells in kidney diseases is multifaceted, with their ability to contribute to tissue regeneration, immune modulation, and the maintenance of renal homeostasis. Here, we review the studies that we have available today about the involvement of stem and progenitor cells both in regenerative therapies and in the causes of renal diseases, as well as in natural healing mechanisms, taking into account the main kidney disorders, such as IgA nephropathy, lupus nephritis, diabetic nephropathy, C3 glomerulopathy, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, idiopathic membranous nephropathy, anti-glomerular basement membrane glomerulonephritis, and ANCA-associated crescentic glomerulonephritis. Moreover, based on the comprehensive data available in the framework of the specific kidney diseases on stem cells and renal progenitors, we hypothesize a possible role of adult renal progenitors in exacerbating or recovering the illness.
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- Francesca Montenegro
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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Kazeminia S, Eirin A. Role of mitochondria in endogenous renal repair. Clin Sci (Lond) 2024; 138:963-973. [PMID: 39076039 PMCID: PMC11410300 DOI: 10.1042/cs20231331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/31/2024]
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Renal tubules have potential to regenerate and repair after mild-to-moderate injury. Proliferation of tubular epithelial cells represents the initial step of this reparative process. Although for many years, it was believed that proliferating cells originated from a pre-existing intra-tubular stem cell population, there is now consensus that surviving tubular epithelial cells acquire progenitor properties to regenerate the damaged kidney. Scattered tubular-like cells (STCs) are dedifferentiated adult renal tubular epithelial cells that arise upon injury and contribute to renal self-healing and recovery by replacing lost neighboring tubular epithelial cells. These cells are characterized by the co-expression of the stem cell surface markers CD133 and CD24, as well as mesenchymal and kidney injury markers. Previous studies have shown that exogenous delivery of STCs ameliorates renal injury and dysfunction in murine models of acute kidney injury, underscoring the regenerative potential of this endogenous repair system. Although STCs contain fewer mitochondria than their surrounding terminally differentiated tubular epithelial cells, these organelles modulate several important cellular functions, and their integrity and function are critical to preserve the reparative capacity of STCs. Recent data suggest that the microenviroment induced by cardiovascular risk factors, such as obesity, hypertension, and renal ischemia may compromise STC mitochondrial integrity and function, limiting the capacity of these cells to repair injured renal tubules. This review summarizes current knowledge of the contribution of STCs to kidney repair and discusses recent insight into the key role of mitochondria in modulating STC function and their vulnerability in the setting of cardiovascular disease.
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- Sara Kazeminia
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, U.S.A
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, U.S.A
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, U.S.A
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Babickova J, Yang HC, Fogo AB. Adverse effects of acute tubular injury on the glomerulus: contributing factors and mechanisms. Pediatr Nephrol 2024; 39:2301-2308. [PMID: 38191938 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-023-06264-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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The intricate relationship between tubular injury and glomerular dysfunction in kidney diseases has been a subject of extensive research. While the impact of glomerular injury on downstream tubules has been well-studied, the reverse influence of tubular injury on the glomerulus remains less explored. This paper provides a comprehensive review of recent advances in the field, focusing on key pathways and players implicated in the pathogenesis of tubular injury on glomerular dysfunction. Anatomical and physiological evidence supports the possibility of crosstalk from the tubule to the glomerulus, whereby various mechanisms contribute to glomerular injury following tubular injury. These mechanisms include tubular backleak, dysfunctional tubuloglomerular feedback, capillary rarefaction, atubular glomeruli, and the secretion of factors from damaged tubular epithelial cells. Clinical evidence further supports the association between even mild or recovered acute kidney injury and an increased risk of chronic kidney disease, including glomerular diseases. We also discuss potential therapeutic interventions aimed at mitigating acute tubular injury, thereby reducing the detrimental effects on glomerular function. By unraveling the complex interplay from tubular injury to glomerular dysfunction, we aim to provide insights that can enhance clinical management strategies and improve outcomes for patients with kidney disease.
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- Janka Babickova
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, MCN C3318, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, MCN C3318, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, MCN C3318, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
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Musah S, Bhattacharya R, Himmelfarb J. Kidney Disease Modeling with Organoids and Organs-on-Chips. Annu Rev Biomed Eng 2024; 26:383-414. [PMID: 38424088 PMCID: PMC11479997 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-bioeng-072623-044010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Kidney disease is a global health crisis affecting more than 850 million people worldwide. In the United States, annual Medicare expenditures for kidney disease and organ failure exceed $81 billion. Efforts to develop targeted therapeutics are limited by a poor understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying human kidney disease onset and progression. Additionally, 90% of drug candidates fail in human clinical trials, often due to toxicity and efficacy not accurately predicted in animal models. The advent of ex vivo kidney models, such as those engineered from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells and organ-on-a-chip (organ-chip) systems, has garnered considerable interest owing to their ability to more accurately model tissue development and patient-specific responses and drug toxicity. This review describes recent advances in developing kidney organoids and organ-chips by harnessing iPS cell biology to model human-specific kidney functions and disease states. We also discuss challenges that must be overcome to realize the potential of organoids and organ-chips as dynamic and functional conduits of the human kidney. Achieving these technological advances could revolutionize personalized medicine applications and therapeutic discovery for kidney disease.
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- Samira Musah
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA;
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Program and Department of Cell Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA;
- Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Kidney Research Institute, and Division of Nephrology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA;
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Cruzado JM, Manonelles A, Rayego-Mateos S, Doladé N, Amaya-Garrido A, Varela C, Guiteras R, Mosquera JL, Jung M, Codina S, Martínez-Valenzuela L, Draibe J, Couceiro C, Vigués F, Madrid Á, Florian MC, Ruíz-Ortega M, Sola A. Colony stimulating factor-1 receptor drives glomerular parietal epithelial cell activation in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Kidney Int 2024; 106:67-84. [PMID: 38428734 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2024.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Parietal epithelial cells (PECs) are kidney progenitor cells with similarities to a bone marrow stem cell niche. In focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) PECs become activated and contribute to extracellular matrix deposition. Colony stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1), a hematopoietic growth factor, acts via its specific receptor, CSF-1R, and has been implicated in several glomerular diseases, although its role on PEC activation is unknown. Here, we found that CSF-1R was upregulated in PECs and podocytes in biopsies from patients with FSGS. Through in vitro studies, PECs were found to constitutively express CSF-1R. Incubation with CSF-1 induced CSF-1R upregulation and significant transcriptional regulation of genes involved in pathways associated with PEC activation. Specifically, CSF-1/CSF-1R activated the ERK1/2 signaling pathway and upregulated CD44 in PECs, while both ERK and CSF-1R inhibitors reduced CD44 expression. Functional studies showed that CSF-1 induced PEC proliferation and migration, while reducing the differentiation of PECs into podocytes. These results were validated in the Adriamycin-induced FSGS experimental mouse model. Importantly, treatment with either the CSF-1R-specific inhibitor GW2580 or Ki20227 provided a robust therapeutic effect. Thus, we provide evidence of the role of the CSF-1/CSF-1R pathway in PEC activation in FSGS, paving the way for future clinical studies investigating the therapeutic effect of CSF-1R inhibitors on patients with FSGS.
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- Josep M Cruzado
- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cellular Biology in Renal Diseases Laboratory, IIS Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Biochemistry I, Faculty of Medicine, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Urology, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pediatric Nephrology Department, Sant Joan de Deu University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Program of Regenerative Medicine, The Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain; Stem Cell Aging Group, Regenerative Medicine Program, The Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; The Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA)
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- Cellular Biology in Renal Diseases Laboratory, IIS Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
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Cunanan J, Rajyam SS, Sharif B, Udwan K, Rana A, De Gregorio V, Ricardo S, Elia A, Brooks B, Weins A, Pollak M, John R, Barua M. Mice with a Pax2 missense variant display impaired glomerular repair. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2024; 326:F704-F726. [PMID: 38482556 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00259.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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PAX2 regulates kidney development, and its expression persists in parietal epithelial cells (PECs), potentially serving as a podocyte reserve. We hypothesized that mice with a Pax2 pathogenic missense variant (Pax2A220G/+) have impaired PEC-mediated podocyte regeneration. Embryonic wild-type mouse kidneys showed overlapping expression of PAX2/Wilms' tumor-1 (WT-1) until PEC and podocyte differentiation, reflecting a close lineage relationship. Embryonic and adult Pax2A220G/+ mice have reduced nephron number but demonstrated no glomerular disease under baseline conditions. Pax2A220G/+ mice compared with wild-type mice were more susceptible to glomerular disease after adriamycin (ADR)-induced podocyte injury, as demonstrated by worsened glomerular scarring, increased podocyte foot process effacement, and podocyte loss. There was a decrease in PAX2-expressing PECs in wild-type mice after adriamycin injury accompanied by the occurrence of PAX2/WT-1-coexpressing glomerular tuft cells. In contrast, Pax2A220G/+ mice showed no changes in the numbers of PAX2-expressing PECs after adriamycin injury, associated with fewer PAX2/WT-1-coexpressing glomerular tuft cells compared with injured wild-type mice. A subset of PAX2-expressing glomerular tuft cells after adriamycin injury was increased in Pax2A220G/+ mice, suggesting a pathological process given the worse outcomes observed in this group. Finally, Pax2A220G/+ mice have increased numbers of glomerular tuft cells expressing Ki-67 and cleaved caspase-3 compared with wild-type mice after adriamycin injury, consistent with maladaptive responses to podocyte loss. Collectively, our results suggest that decreased glomerular numbers in Pax2A220G/+ mice are likely compounded with the inability of their mutated PECs to regenerate podocyte loss, and together these two mechanisms drive the worsened focal segmental glomerular sclerosis phenotype in these mice.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract comprise some of the leading causes of kidney failure in children, but our previous study showed that one of its genetic causes, PAX2, is also associated with adult-onset focal segmental glomerular sclerosis. Using a clinically relevant model, our present study demonstrated that after podocyte injury, parietal epithelial cells expressing PAX2 are deployed into the glomerular tuft to assist in repair in wild-type mice, but this mechanism is impaired in Pax2A220G/+ mice.
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- Joanna Cunanan
- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Advanced Diagnostics Department, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Advanced Diagnostics Department, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Advanced Diagnostics Department, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Advanced Diagnostics Department, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Pathology, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Advanced Diagnostics Department, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Advanced Diagnostics Department, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Advanced Diagnostics Department, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Division of Nephrology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Advanced Diagnostics Department, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Gyarmati G, Shroff UN, Riquier-Brison A, Desposito D, Ju W, Stocker SD, Izuhara A, Deepak S, Becerra Calderon A, Burford JL, Kadoya H, Moon JY, Chen Y, Rinschen MM, Ahmadi N, Lau L, Biemesderfer D, James AW, Minichiello L, Zlokovic BV, Gill IS, Kretzler M, Peti-Peterdi J. Neuronally differentiated macula densa cells regulate tissue remodeling and regeneration in the kidney. J Clin Invest 2024; 134:e174558. [PMID: 38598837 PMCID: PMC11142747 DOI: 10.1172/jci174558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Tissue regeneration is limited in several organs, including the kidney, contributing to the high prevalence of kidney disease globally. However, evolutionary and physiological adaptive responses and the presence of renal progenitor cells suggest an existing remodeling capacity. This study uncovered endogenous tissue remodeling mechanisms in the kidney that were activated by the loss of body fluid and salt and regulated by a unique niche of a minority renal cell type called the macula densa (MD). Here, we identified neuronal differentiation features of MD cells that sense the local and systemic environment and secrete angiogenic, growth, and extracellular matrix remodeling factors, cytokines and chemokines, and control resident progenitor cells. Serial intravital imaging, MD nerve growth factor receptor and Wnt mouse models, and transcriptome analysis revealed cellular and molecular mechanisms of these MD functions. Human and therapeutic translation studies illustrated the clinical potential of MD factors, including CCN1, as a urinary biomarker and therapeutic target in chronic kidney disease. The concept that a neuronally differentiated key sensory and regulatory cell type responding to organ-specific physiological inputs controls local progenitors to remodel or repair tissues may be applicable to other organs and diverse tissue-regenerative therapeutic strategies.
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- Georgina Gyarmati
- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience and Department of Medicine, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience and Department of Medicine, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience and Department of Medicine, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience and Department of Medicine, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience and Department of Medicine, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience and Department of Medicine, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience and Department of Medicine, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience and Department of Medicine, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience and Department of Medicine, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience and Department of Medicine, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- USC Libraries Bioinformatics Service, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Urology, Catherine and Joseph Aresty Department of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Section of Nephrology and Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience and Department of Medicine, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Institute of Urology, Catherine and Joseph Aresty Department of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience and Department of Medicine, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Ledru N, Wilson PC, Muto Y, Yoshimura Y, Wu H, Li D, Asthana A, Tullius SG, Waikar SS, Orlando G, Humphreys BD. Predicting proximal tubule failed repair drivers through regularized regression analysis of single cell multiomic sequencing. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1291. [PMID: 38347009 PMCID: PMC10861555 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45706-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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Renal proximal tubule epithelial cells have considerable intrinsic repair capacity following injury. However, a fraction of injured proximal tubule cells fails to undergo normal repair and assumes a proinflammatory and profibrotic phenotype that may promote fibrosis and chronic kidney disease. The healthy to failed repair change is marked by cell state-specific transcriptomic and epigenomic changes. Single nucleus joint RNA- and ATAC-seq sequencing offers an opportunity to study the gene regulatory networks underpinning these changes in order to identify key regulatory drivers. We develop a regularized regression approach to construct genome-wide parametric gene regulatory networks using multiomic datasets. We generate a single nucleus multiomic dataset from seven adult human kidney samples and apply our method to study drivers of a failed injury response associated with kidney disease. We demonstrate that our approach is a highly effective tool for predicting key cis- and trans-regulatory elements underpinning the healthy to failed repair transition and use it to identify NFAT5 as a driver of the maladaptive proximal tubule state.
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- Nicolas Ledru
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center; Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Division of Transplant Surgery and Transplant Surgery Research Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center; Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
- Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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Farhat I, Maréchal E, Calmo D, Ansart M, Paindavoine M, Bard P, Tarris G, Ducloux D, Felix SA, Martin L, Tinel C, Gibier JB, Funes de la Vega M, Rebibou JM, Bamoulid J, Legendre M. Recognition of intraglomerular histological features with deep learning in protocol transplant biopsies and their association with kidney function and prognosis. Clin Kidney J 2024; 17:sfae019. [PMID: 38370429 PMCID: PMC10873504 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfae019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
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Background The Banff Classification may not adequately address protocol transplant biopsies categorized as normal in patients experiencing unexplained graft function deterioration. This study seeks to employ convolutional neural networks to automate the segmentation of glomerular cells and capillaries and assess their correlation with transplant function. Methods A total of 215 patients were categorized into three groups. In the Training cohort, glomerular cells and capillaries from 37 patients were manually annotated to train the networks. The Test cohort (24 patients) compared manual annotations vs automated predictions, while the Application cohort (154 protocol transplant biopsies) examined predicted factors in relation to kidney function and prognosis. Results In the Test cohort, the networks recognized histological structures with Precision, Recall, F-score and Intersection Over Union exceeding 0.92, 0.85, 0.89 and 0.74, respectively. Univariate analysis revealed associations between the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at biopsy and relative endothelial area (r = 0.19, P = .027), endothelial cell density (r = 0.20, P = .017), mean parietal epithelial cell area (r = -0.38, P < .001), parietal epithelial cell density (r = 0.29, P < .001) and mesangial cell density (r = 0.22, P = .010). Multivariate analysis retained only endothelial cell density as associated with eGFR (Beta = 0.13, P = .040). Endothelial cell density (r = -0.22, P = .010) and mean podocyte area (r = 0.21, P = .016) were linked to proteinuria at biopsy. Over 44 ± 29 months, 25 patients (16%) reached the primary composite endpoint (dialysis initiation, or 30% eGFR sustained decline), with relative endothelial area, mean endothelial cell area and parietal epithelial cell density below medians linked to this endpoint [hazard ratios, respectively, of 2.63 (P = .048), 2.60 (P = .039) and 3.23 (P = .019)]. Conclusion This study automated the measurement of intraglomerular cells and capillaries. Our results suggest that the precise segmentation of endothelial and epithelial cells may serve as a potential future marker for the risk of graft loss.
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- Imane Farhat
- Department of Nephrology, CHU Dijon, Dijon, France
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- Department of Nephrology, CHU Besançon, Besançon, France
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- LEAD-CNRS, UMR 5022, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- LEAD-CNRS, UMR 5022, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Department of Nephrology, CHU Besançon, Besançon, France
- Etablissement Français du sang, Besançon, France
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- Department of Nephrology, CHU Dijon, Dijon, France
- Etablissement Français du sang, Besançon, France
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- Department of Nephrology, CHU Dijon, Dijon, France
- Etablissement Français du sang, Besançon, France
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- Department of Nephrology, CHU Besançon, Besançon, France
- Etablissement Français du sang, Besançon, France
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- Department of Nephrology, CHU Dijon, Dijon, France
- LEAD-CNRS, UMR 5022, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
- Etablissement Français du sang, Besançon, France
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Melica ME, Cialdai F, La Regina G, Risaliti C, Dafichi T, Peired AJ, Romagnani P, Monici M, Lasagni L. Modeled microgravity unravels the roles of mechanical forces in renal progenitor cell physiology. Stem Cell Res Ther 2024; 15:20. [PMID: 38233961 PMCID: PMC10795253 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-024-03633-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The glomerulus is a highly complex system, composed of different interdependent cell types that are subjected to various mechanical stimuli. These stimuli regulate multiple cellular functions, and changes in these functions may contribute to tissue damage and disease progression. To date, our understanding of the mechanobiology of glomerular cells is limited, with most research focused on the adaptive response of podocytes. However, it is crucial to recognize the interdependence between podocytes and parietal epithelial cells, in particular with the progenitor subset, as it plays a critical role in various manifestations of glomerular diseases. This highlights the necessity to implement the analysis of the effects of mechanical stress on renal progenitor cells. METHODS Microgravity, modeled by Rotary Cell Culture System, has been employed as a system to investigate how renal progenitor cells respond to alterations in the mechanical cues within their microenvironment. Changes in cell phenotype, cytoskeleton organization, cell proliferation, cell adhesion and cell capacity for differentiation into podocytes were analyzed. RESULTS In modeled microgravity conditions, renal progenitor cells showed altered cytoskeleton and focal adhesion organization associated with a reduction in cell proliferation, cell adhesion and spreading capacity. Moreover, mechanical forces appeared to be essential for renal progenitor differentiation into podocytes. Indeed, when renal progenitors were exposed to a differentiative agent in modeled microgravity conditions, it impaired the acquisition of a complex podocyte-like F-actin cytoskeleton and the expression of specific podocyte markers, such as nephrin and nestin. Importantly, the stabilization of the cytoskeleton with a calcineurin inhibitor, cyclosporine A, rescued the differentiation of renal progenitor cells into podocytes in modeled microgravity conditions. CONCLUSIONS Alterations in the organization of the renal progenitor cytoskeleton due to unloading conditions negatively affect the regenerative capacity of these cells. These findings strengthen the concept that changes in mechanical cues can initiate a pathophysiological process in the glomerulus, not only altering podocyte actin cytoskeleton, but also extending the detrimental effect to the renal progenitor population. This underscores the significance of the cytoskeleton as a druggable target for kidney diseases.
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- Maria Elena Melica
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- ASAcampus Joint Laboratory, ASA Res. Div., Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale G. Pieraccini 6, 50139, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- ASAcampus Joint Laboratory, ASA Res. Div., Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale G. Pieraccini 6, 50139, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134, Florence, Italy
- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, 50139, Florence, Italy
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- ASAcampus Joint Laboratory, ASA Res. Div., Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale G. Pieraccini 6, 50139, Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134, Florence, Italy
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Bahrami M, Darabi S, Roozbahany NA, Abbaszadeh HA, Moghadasali R. Great potential of renal progenitor cells in kidney: From the development to clinic. Exp Cell Res 2024; 434:113875. [PMID: 38092345 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2023.113875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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The mammalian renal organ represents a pinnacle of complexity, housing functional filtering units known as nephrons. During embryogenesis, the depletion of niches containing renal progenitor cells (RPCs) and the subsequent incapacity of adult kidneys to generate new nephrons have prompted the formulation of protocols aimed at isolating residual RPCs from mature kidneys and inducing their generation from diverse cell sources, notably pluripotent stem cells. Recent strides in the realm of regenerative medicine and the repair of tissues using stem cells have unveiled critical signaling pathways essential for the maintenance and generation of human RPCs in vitro. These findings have ushered in a new era for exploring novel strategies for renal protection. The present investigation delves into potential transcription factors and signaling cascades implicated in the realm of renal progenitor cells, focusing on their protection and differentiation. The discourse herein elucidates contemporary research endeavors dedicated to the acquisition of progenitor cells, offering crucial insights into the developmental mechanisms of these cells within the renal milieu and paving the way for the formulation of innovative treatment modalities.
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- Maryam Bahrami
- Department of Biology and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Laser Applications in Medical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
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- Laser Applications in Medical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
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Chae S, Park TJ, Kwon T. Convergent differentiation of multiciliated cells. Sci Rep 2023; 13:23028. [PMID: 38155158 PMCID: PMC10754865 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50077-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023] Open
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Multiciliated cells (MCCs) are epithelial cells that control body fluid flow and contribute to the clearance of pathogenic microbes and other particles from the airways, egg transport in oviducts, and circulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the central nervous system. Although MCCs have shared functions to control fluid flow via coordinated motility of multiple ciliary structures, they are found in multiple mammalian tissues originating from distinct germ layers and differentiate via distinct developmental pathways. To understand the similarities and differences of MCCs in multiple tissues, we investigated single-cell transcriptome data of nasal epithelial cells, bronchial tubes, fallopian tubes, and ependymal cells in the subventricular zone from humans and mice by cross-species data integration. Expression of cilia-associated genes was indistinguishable between these MCCs, although cell populations had unique properties by the species and tissue, demonstrating that they share the same final differentiation status for ciliary functions. We further analyzed the final differentiation step of MCCs from their distinctive progenitors and confirmed their convergent gene set expression for ciliogenesis at the final step. These results may provide new insight into understanding ciliogenesis during the developmental process.
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- Shinhyeok Chae
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.
- Center for Genomic Integrity, Institute for Basic Science, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.
- Center for Genomic Integrity, Institute for Basic Science, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.
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Ceol M, Gianesello L, Trimarchi H, Migliorini A, Priante G, Radu CM, Naso E, Angelini A, Calò LA, Anglani F, Del Prete D. Human parietal epithelial cells (PECs) and proteinuria in lupus nephritis: a role for ClC-5, megalin, and cubilin? J Nephrol 2023; 36:2499-2506. [PMID: 37594671 PMCID: PMC10703968 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-023-01725-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Parietal epithelial cells are a heterogeneous population of cells located on Bowman's capsule. These cells are known to internalize albumin with a still undetermined mechanism, although albumin has been shown to induce phenotypic changes in parietal epithelial cells. Proximal tubular cells are the main actors in albumin handling via the macromolecular complex composed by ClC-5, megalin, and cubilin. This study investigated the role of ClC-5, megalin, and cubilin in the parietal epithelial cells of kidney biopsies from proteinuric lupus nephritis patients and control subjects and identified phenotypical changes occurring in the pathological milieu. METHODS Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence analyses for ClC-5, megalin, cubilin, ANXA3, podocalyxin, CD24, CD44, HSA, and LTA marker were performed on 23 kidney biopsies from patients with Lupus Nephritis and 9 control biopsies (obtained from nephrectomies for renal cancer). RESULTS Two sub-populations of hypertrophic parietal epithelial cells ANXA3+/Podocalyxin-/CD44-, both expressing ClC-5, megalin, and cubilin and located at the tubular pole, were identified and characterized: the first one, CD24+/HSA-/LTA- had characteristics of human adult parietal epithelial multipotent progenitors, the second one, CD24-/LTA+/HSA+ committed to become phenotypically proximal tubular cells. The number of glomeruli presenting hypertrophic parietal epithelial cells positive for ClC-5, megalin, and cubilin were significantly higher in lupus nephritis patients than in controls. CONCLUSIONS Our results may provide further insight into the role of hypertrophic parietal epithelial cells located at the tubular pole and their possible involvement in protein endocytosis in lupus nephritis patients. These data also suggest that the presence of hypertrophic parietal epithelial cells in Bowman's capsule represents a potential resource for responding to protein overload observed in other glomerulonephritis.
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- Monica Ceol
- Nephrology Unit- Kidney Histomorphology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani, 2, 235128, Padua, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit- Kidney Histomorphology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani, 2, 235128, Padua, Italy
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- Nephrology Service, Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Nephrology Unit- Kidney Histomorphology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani, 2, 235128, Padua, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit- Kidney Histomorphology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani, 2, 235128, Padua, Italy
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- General Internal Medicine and Thrombotic and Hemorrhagic Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit- Kidney Histomorphology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani, 2, 235128, Padua, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Pathology and Pathological Anatomy, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit- Kidney Histomorphology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani, 2, 235128, Padua, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit- Kidney Histomorphology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani, 2, 235128, Padua, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit- Kidney Histomorphology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani, 2, 235128, Padua, Italy.
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Gluhovschi C, Gadalean F, Velciov S, Nistor M, Petrica L. Three Diseases Mediated by Different Immunopathologic Mechanisms-ANCA-Associated Vasculitis, Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease, and Immune Complex-Mediated Glomerulonephritis-A Common Clinical and Histopathologic Picture: Rapidly Progressive Crescentic Glomerulonephritis. Biomedicines 2023; 11:2978. [PMID: 38001978 PMCID: PMC10669599 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11112978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Immune mechanisms play an important role in the pathogenesis of glomerulonephritis (GN), with autoimmunity being the main underlying pathogenetic process of both primary and secondary GN. We present three autoimmune diseases mediated by different autoimmune mechanisms: glomerulonephritis in vasculitis mediated by anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs), glomerulonephritis mediated by anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies (anti-GBM antibodies), and immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis. Some of these diseases represent a common clinical and histopathologic scenario, namely rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis. This is a severe illness requiring complex therapy, with the main role being played by therapy aimed at targeting immune mechanisms. In the absence of immune therapy, the crescents, the characteristic histopathologic lesions of this common presentation, progress toward fibrosis, which is accompanied by end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The fact that three diseases mediated by different immunopathologic mechanisms have a common clinical and histopathologic picture reveals the complexity of the relationship between immunopathologic mechanisms and their clinical expression. Whereas most glomerular diseases progress by a slow process of sclerosis and fibrosis, the glomerular diseases accompanied by glomerular crescent formation can progress, if untreated, in a couple of months into whole-nephron glomerulosclerosis and fibrosis. The outcome of different immune processes in a common clinical and histopathologic phenotype reveals the complexity of the relationship of the kidney with the immune system. The aim of this review is to present different immune processes that lead to a common clinical and histopathologic phenotype, such as rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis.
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- Cristina Gluhovschi
- Division of Nephrology, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timișoara, Romania; (F.G.); (L.P.)
- Centre for Molecular Research in Nephrology and Vascular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, 300041 Timișoara, Romania;
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- Division of Nephrology, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timișoara, Romania; (F.G.); (L.P.)
- Centre for Molecular Research in Nephrology and Vascular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, 300041 Timișoara, Romania;
- Division of Nephrology, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, 300041 Timișoara, Romania
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- Centre for Molecular Research in Nephrology and Vascular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, 300041 Timișoara, Romania;
- Division of Nephrology, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, 300041 Timișoara, Romania
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- Division of Nephrology, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, 300041 Timișoara, Romania
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- Division of Nephrology, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timișoara, Romania; (F.G.); (L.P.)
- Centre for Molecular Research in Nephrology and Vascular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, 300041 Timișoara, Romania;
- Division of Nephrology, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, 300041 Timișoara, Romania
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Muñiz-García A, Pichardo AH, Littlewood J, Tasker S, Sharkey J, Wilm B, Peace H, O'Callaghan D, Green M, Taylor A, Murray P. Near infrared conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPN™) for tracking cells using fluorescence and optoacoustic imaging. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:5520-5528. [PMID: 37822909 PMCID: PMC10563848 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00546a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Tracking the biodistribution of cell therapies is crucial for understanding their safety and efficacy. Optical imaging techniques are particularly useful for tracking cells due to their clinical translatability and potential for intra-operative use to validate cell delivery. However, there is a lack of appropriate optical probes for cell tracking. The only FDA-approved material for clinical use is indocyanine green (ICG). ICG can be used for both fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging, but is prone to photodegradation, and at higher concentrations, undergoes quenching and can adversely affect cell health. We have developed novel near-infrared imaging probes comprising conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPNs™) that can be fine-tuned to absorb and emit light at specific wavelengths. To compare the performance of the CPNs™ with ICG for in vivo cell tracking, labelled mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) were injected subcutaneously in mice and detected using fluorescence imaging (FI) and a form of photoacoustic imaging called multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT). MSCs labelled with either ICG or CPN™ 770 could be detected with FI, but only CPN™ 770-labelled MSCs could be detected with MSOT. These results show that CPNs™ show great promise for tracking cells in vivo using optical imaging techniques, and for some applications, out-perform ICG.
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- Ana Muñiz-García
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Cell Signalling, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
- Centre for Genomics and Child Health, Blizard Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London London UK
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Cell Signalling, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
- Centre for Pre-clinical Imaging, University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
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- Centre for Pre-clinical Imaging, University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
- iThera Medical GmbH Munich Germany
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Cell Signalling, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Cell Signalling, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
- Centre for Pre-clinical Imaging, University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Cell Signalling, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
- Centre for Pre-clinical Imaging, University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Cell Signalling, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
- Centre for Pre-clinical Imaging, University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
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Suvakov S, Kattah AG, Gojkovic T, Enninga EAL, Pruett J, Jayachandran M, Sousa C, Santos J, Abou Hassan C, Gonzales-Suarez M, Garovic VD. Impact of Aging and Cellular Senescence in the Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia. Compr Physiol 2023; 13:5077-5114. [PMID: 37770190 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c230003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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The incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy is increasing, which may be due to several factors, including an increased age at pregnancy and more comorbid health conditions during reproductive years. Preeclampsia, the most severe hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, has been associated with an increased risk of future disease, including cardiovascular and kidney diseases. Cellular senescence, the process of cell cycle arrest in response to many physiologic and maladaptive stimuli, may play an important role in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia and provide a mechanistic link to future disease. In this article, we will discuss the pathophysiology of preeclampsia, the many mechanisms of cellular senescence, evidence for the involvement of senescence in the development of preeclampsia, as well as evidence that cellular senescence may link preeclampsia to the risk of future disease. Lastly, we will explore how a better understanding of the role of cellular senescence in preeclampsia may lead to therapeutic trials. © 2023 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 13:5077-5114, 2023.
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- Sonja Suvakov
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Division of Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Al-Marsoummi S, Mehus AA, Shrestha S, Rice R, Rossow B, Somji S, Garrett SH, Sens DA. Proteasomes Are Critical for Maintenance of CD133+CD24+ Kidney Progenitor Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13303. [PMID: 37686107 PMCID: PMC10487892 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Kidney progenitor cells, although rare and dispersed, play a key role in the repair of renal tubules after acute kidney damage. However, understanding these cells has been challenging due to the limited access to primary renal tissues and the absence of immortalized cells to model kidney progenitors. Previously, our laboratory utilized the renal proximal tubular epithelial cell line, RPTEC/TERT1, and the flow cytometry technique to sort and establish a kidney progenitor cell model called Human Renal Tubular Precursor TERT (HRTPT) which expresses CD133 and CD24 and exhibits the characteristics of kidney progenitors, such as self-renewal capacity and multi-potential differentiation. In addition, a separate cell line was established, named Human Renal Epithelial Cell 24 TERT (HREC24T), which lacks CD133 expression and shows no progenitor features. To further characterize HRTPT CD133+CD24+ progenitor cells, we performed proteomic profiling which showed high proteasomal expression in HRTPT kidney progenitor cells. RT-qPCR, Western blot, and flow cytometry analysis showed that HRTPT cells possess higher proteasomal expression and activity compared to HREC24T non-progenitor cells. Importantly, inhibition of the proteasomes with bortezomib reduced the expression of progenitor markers and obliterated the potential for self-renewal and differentiation of HRTPT progenitor cells. In conclusion, proteasomes are critical in preserving progenitor markers expression and self-renewal capacity in HRTPT kidney progenitors.
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- Sarmad Al-Marsoummi
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA
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Tsang TH, Wiese M, Helmstädter M, Stehle T, Seyfferth J, Shvedunova M, Holz H, Walz G, Akhtar A. Transcriptional regulation by the NSL complex enables diversification of IFT functions in ciliated versus nonciliated cells. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadh5598. [PMID: 37624894 PMCID: PMC10456878 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh5598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Members of the NSL histone acetyltransferase complex are involved in multiorgan developmental syndromes. While the NSL complex is known for its importance in early development, its role in fully differentiated cells remains enigmatic. Using a kidney-specific model, we discovered that deletion of NSL complex members KANSL2 or KANSL3 in postmitotic podocytes led to catastrophic kidney dysfunction. Systematic comparison of two primary differentiated cell types reveals the NSL complex as a master regulator of intraciliary transport genes in both dividing and nondividing cells. NSL complex ablation led to loss of cilia and impaired sonic hedgehog pathway in ciliated fibroblasts. By contrast, nonciliated podocytes responded with altered microtubule dynamics and obliterated podocyte functions. Finally, overexpression of wild-type but not a double zinc finger (ZF-ZF) domain mutant of KANSL2 rescued the transcriptional defects, revealing a critical function of this domain in NSL complex assembly and function. Thus, the NSL complex exhibits bifurcation of functions to enable diversity of specialized outcomes in differentiated cells.
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- Tsz Hong Tsang
- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- International Max Planck Research School for Molecular and Cellular Biology (IMPRS-MCB), 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine IV, University Freiburg Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine IV, University Freiburg Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 18, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- CIBSS Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 18, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
- CIBSS Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 18, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Kunte SC, Marschner JA, Klaus M, Honda T, Li C, Motrapu M, Walz C, Angelotti ML, Antonelli G, Melica ME, De Chiara L, Semeraro R, Nelson PJ, Anders HJ. No NLRP3 inflammasome activity in kidney epithelial cells, not even when the NLRP3-A350V Muckle-Wells variant is expressed in podocytes of diabetic mice. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1230050. [PMID: 37744356 PMCID: PMC10513077 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1230050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Background The NLRP3 inflammasome integrates several danger signals into the activation of innate immunity and inflammation by secreting IL-1β and IL-18. Most published data relate to the NLRP3 inflammasome in immune cells, but some reports claim similar roles in parenchymal, namely epithelial, cells. For example, podocytes, epithelial cells critical for the maintenance of kidney filtration, have been reported to express NLRP3 and to release IL-β in diabetic kidney disease, contributing to filtration barrier dysfunction and kidney injury. We questioned this and hence performed independent verification experiments. Methods We studied the expression of inflammasome components in human and mouse kidneys and human podocytes using single-cell transcriptome analysis. Human podocytes were exposed to NLRP3 inflammasome agonists in vitro and we induced diabetes in mice with a podocyte-specific expression of the Muckle-Wells variant of NLRP3, leading to overactivation of the Nlrp3 inflammasome (Nphs2Cre;Nlrp3A350V) versus wildtype controls. Phenotype analysis included deep learning-based glomerular and podocyte morphometry, tissue clearing, and STED microscopy of the glomerular filtration barrier. The Nlrp3 inflammasome was blocked by feeding ß-hydroxy-butyrate. Results Single-cell transcriptome analysis did not support relevant NLRP3 expression in parenchymal cells of the kidney. The same applied to primary human podocytes in which NLRP3 agonists did not induce IL-1β or IL-18 secretion. Diabetes induced identical glomerulomegaly in wildtype and Nphs2Cre;Nlrp3A350V mice but hyperfiltration-induced podocyte loss was attenuated and podocytes were larger in Nphs2Cre;Nlrp3A350V mice, an effect reversible with feeding the NLRP3 inflammasome antagonist ß-hydroxy-butyrate. Ultrastructural analysis of the slit diaphragm was genotype-independent hence albuminuria was identical. Conclusion Podocytes express low amounts of the NLRP3 inflammasome, if at all, and do not produce IL-1β and IL-18, not even upon introduction of the A350V Muckle-Wells NLRP3 variant and upon induction of podocyte stress. NLRP3-mediated glomerular inflammation is limited to immune cells.
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- Sophie Carina Kunte
- Nephrologisches Zentrum, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU München, Munich, Germany
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- Nephrologisches Zentrum, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU München, Munich, Germany
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- Nephrologisches Zentrum, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU München, Munich, Germany
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- Nephrologisches Zentrum, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU München, Munich, Germany
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- Nephrologisches Zentrum, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU München, Munich, Germany
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- Nephrologisches Zentrum, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU München, Munich, Germany
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- Pathologisches Institut, Medizinische Fakultät, LMU München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Experimental and Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Nephrologisches Zentrum, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU München, Munich, Germany
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- Nephrologisches Zentrum, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU München, Munich, Germany
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Ding WY, Kuzmuk V, Hunter S, Lay A, Hayes B, Beesley M, Rollason R, Hurcombe JA, Barrington F, Masson C, Cathery W, May C, Tuffin J, Roberts T, Mollet G, Chu CJ, McIntosh J, Coward RJ, Antignac C, Nathwani A, Welsh GI, Saleem MA. Adeno-associated virus gene therapy prevents progression of kidney disease in genetic models of nephrotic syndrome. Sci Transl Med 2023; 15:eabc8226. [PMID: 37556557 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abc8226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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Gene therapy for kidney diseases has proven challenging. Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is used as a vector for gene therapy targeting other organs, with particular success demonstrated in monogenic diseases. We aimed to establish gene therapy for the kidney by targeting a monogenic disease of the kidney podocyte. The most common cause of childhood genetic nephrotic syndrome is mutations in the podocyte gene NPHS2, encoding podocin. We used AAV-based gene therapy to rescue this genetic defect in human and mouse models of disease. In vitro transduction studies identified the AAV-LK03 serotype as a highly efficient transducer of human podocytes. AAV-LK03-mediated transduction of podocin in mutant human podocytes resulted in functional rescue in vitro, and AAV 2/9-mediated gene transfer in both the inducible podocin knockout and knock-in mouse models resulted in successful amelioration of kidney disease. A prophylactic approach of AAV 2/9 gene transfer before induction of disease in conditional knockout mice demonstrated improvements in albuminuria, plasma creatinine, plasma urea, plasma cholesterol, histological changes, and long-term survival. A therapeutic approach of AAV 2/9 gene transfer 2 weeks after disease induction in proteinuric conditional knock-in mice demonstrated improvement in urinary albuminuria at days 42 and 56 after disease induction, with corresponding improvements in plasma albumin. Therefore, we have demonstrated successful AAV-mediated gene rescue in a monogenic renal disease and established the podocyte as a tractable target for gene therapy approaches.
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- Wen Y Ding
- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
- Purespring Therapeutics, Rolling Stock Yard, 188 York Way, London N7 9AS, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Cheltenham General Hospital, Cheltenham GL53 7AN, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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- Purespring Therapeutics, Rolling Stock Yard, 188 York Way, London N7 9AS, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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- Laboratoire des Maladies Rénales Héréditaires, Inserm UMR 1163, Institut Imagine, Université Paris Cité, Paris 75015, France
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- Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, Bristol Medical School, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Research Department of Haematology, UCL Cancer Institute, Paul O'Gorman Building, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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- Laboratoire des Maladies Rénales Héréditaires, Inserm UMR 1163, Institut Imagine, Université Paris Cité, Paris 75015, France
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- Research Department of Haematology, UCL Cancer Institute, Paul O'Gorman Building, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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Liu WB, Huang GR, Liu BL, Hu HK, Geng J, Rui HL, Gao C, Huang YJ, Huo GY, Mao JR, Lu CJ, Xu AL. Single cell landscape of parietal epithelial cells in healthy and diseased states. Kidney Int 2023; 104:108-123. [PMID: 37100348 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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The biology and diversity of glomerular parietal epithelial cells (PECs) are important for understanding podocyte regeneration and crescent formation. Although protein markers have revealed the morphological heterogeneity of PECs, the molecular characteristics of PEC subpopulations remain largely unknown. Here, we performed a comprehensive analysis of PECs using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data. Our analysis identified five distinct PEC subpopulations: PEC-A1, PEC-A2, PEC-A3, PEC-A4 and PEC-B. Among these subpopulations, PEC- A1 and PEC-A2 were characterized as podocyte progenitors while PEC-A4 represented tubular progenitors. Further dynamic signaling network analysis indicated that activation of PEC-A4 and the proliferation of PEC-A3 played pivotal roles in crescent formation. Analyses suggested that upstream signals released by podocytes, immune cells, endothelial cells and mesangial cells serve as pathogenic signals and may be promising intervention targets in crescentic glomerulonephritis. Pharmacological blockade of two such pathogenic signaling targets, proteins Mif and Csf1r, reduced hyperplasia of the PECs and crescent formation in anti-glomerular basement membrane glomerulonephritis murine models. Thus, our study demonstrates that scRNA-seq-based analysis provided valuable insights into the pathology and therapeutic strategies for crescentic glomerulonephritis.
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- Wen-Bin Liu
- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Shunyi Branch, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shaanxi, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yatsen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Kenigsberg Z, Welch RC, Bejoy J, Williams FM, Veach RA, Jarrett I, Thompson TK, Wilson MH, Woodard LE. Genome Engineering of Human Urine-Derived Stem Cells to Express Lactoferrin and Deoxyribonuclease. Tissue Eng Part A 2023; 29:372-383. [PMID: 37130035 PMCID: PMC10354709 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2023.0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023] Open
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Urine-derived stem cells (USCs) are adult kidney cells that have been isolated from a urine sample and propagated in tissue culture on gelatin-coated plates. Urine is a practical and completely painless source of cells for gene and cell therapy applications. We have isolated, expanded, and optimized transfection of USCs to develop regenerative therapies based on piggyBac transposon modification. USCs from a healthy donor sample were isolated according to established protocols. Within 2 months, 10 clones had been expanded, analyzed, and frozen. Fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis of individual clones revealed that all 10 clones expressed characteristic USC markers (97-99% positive for CD44, CD73, CD90, and CD146; negative for CD31, CD34, and CD45). The isolated USCs were successfully differentiated along the osteogenic, adipogenic, and chondrogenic lineages, suggesting multipotent differentiation capacity. Additionally, the USCs were differentiated into podocytes positive for NEPHRIN (NPHS1), podocalyxin, and Wilms tumor 1 (WT1). Transfection of USCs with a strongly expressing Green fluorescent protein plasmid was optimized to achieve 61% efficiency in live cells using several commercially available lipophilic reagents. Transgene promoters were compared in five luciferase-expressing piggyBac transposons by live animal imaging. The CMV promoter produced the highest luciferase signal, followed by EF1-α. Finally, HEK-293 and USCs were transfected with piggyBac transposons expressing lactoferrin and DNase1 for treatment of acute kidney injury associated with rhabdomyolysis. We found that both proteins were expressed in USCs and that lactoferrin was successfully secreted into the cell culture media. In conclusion, USCs represent a clinically relevant cell type that can express nonviral transgenes. Impact statement Acute kidney injury (AKI) affects over 13 million people worldwide each year, with hospitalization rates on the rise. There are no therapies that directly regenerate the kidney after AKI. Each human kidney contains approximately one million nephrons that process ∼100 L of urinary filtrate each day. Thousands of kidney cells become detached and are excreted in the urine. A small percentage of these cells can be clonally derived into urine-derived stem cells. We have optimized methods for genome engineering of adult human urine-derived stem cells for future applications in regenerative approaches to treat kidney injury.
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- Zara Kenigsberg
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Medical Center North MCN S3223, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Medical Center North MCN S3223, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Medical Center North MCN S3223, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Medical Center North MCN S3223, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Medical Center North MCN S3223, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Medical Center North MCN S3223, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Medical Center North MCN S3223, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Medical Center North MCN S3223, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Medical Center North MCN S3223, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Bronstein R, Pace J, Gowthaman Y, Salant DJ, Mallipattu SK. Podocyte-Parietal Epithelial Cell Interdependence in Glomerular Development and Disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 2023; 34:737-750. [PMID: 36800545 PMCID: PMC10125654 DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000000000104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Podocytes and parietal epithelial cells (PECs) are among the few principal cell types within the kidney glomerulus, the former serving as a crucial constituent of the kidney filtration barrier and the latter representing a supporting epithelial layer that adorns the inner wall of Bowman's capsule. Podocytes and PECs share a circumscript developmental lineage that only begins to diverge during the S-shaped body stage of nephron formation-occurring immediately before the emergence of the fully mature nephron. These two cell types, therefore, share a highly conserved gene expression program, evidenced by recently discovered intermediate cell types occupying a distinct spatiotemporal gene expression zone between podocytes and PECs. In addition to their homeostatic functions, podocytes and PECs also have roles in kidney pathogenesis. Rapid podocyte loss in diseases, such as rapidly progressive GN and collapsing and cellular subtypes of FSGS, is closely allied with PEC proliferation and migration toward the capillary tuft, resulting in the formation of crescents and pseudocrescents. PECs are thought to contribute to disease progression and severity, and the interdependence between these two cell types during development and in various manifestations of kidney pathology is the primary focus of this review.
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- Robert Bronstein
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
- Renal Section, Northport VA Medical Center, Northport, New York
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Shrestha S, Haque ME, Ighofose E, Mcmahon M, Kalyan G, Guyer R, Kalonick M, Kochanowski J, Wegner K, Somji S, Sens DA, Garrett SH. Primary and Immortalized Cultures of Human Proximal Tubule Cells Possess Both Progenitor and Non-Progenitor Cells That Can Impact Experimental Results. J Pers Med 2023; 13:613. [PMID: 37108999 PMCID: PMC10146827 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13040613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Studies have reported the presence of renal proximal tubule specific progenitor cells which co-express PROM1 and CD24 markers on the cell surface. The RPTEC/TERT cell line is a telomerase-immortalized proximal tubule cell line that expresses two populations of cells, one co-expressing PROM1 and CD24 and another expressing only CD24, identical to primary cultures of human proximal tubule cells (HPT). The RPTEC/TERT cell line was used by the authors to generate two new cell lines, HRTPT co-expressing PROM1 and CD24 and HREC24T expressing only CD24. The HRTPT cell line has been shown to express properties expected of renal progenitor cells while HREC24T expresses none of these properties. The HPT cells were used in a previous study to determine the effects of elevated glucose concentrations on global gene expression. This study showed the alteration of expression of lysosomal and mTOR associated genes. In the present study, this gene set was used to determine if pure populations of cells expressing both PROM1 and CD24 had different patterns of expression than those expressing only CD24 when exposed to elevated glucose concentrations. In addition, experiments were performed to determine whether cross-talk might occur between the two cell lines based on their expression of PROM1 and CD24. It was shown that the expression of the mTOR and lysosomal genes was altered in expression between the HRTPT and HREC24T cell lines based on their PROM1 and CD24 expression. Using metallothionein (MT) expression as a marker demonstrated that both cell lines produced condition media that could alter the expression of the MT genes. It was also determined that PROM1 and CD24 co-expression was limited in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cell lines.
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, 1301 N. Columbia Road, Stop 9037, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA; (S.S.); (M.E.H.); (E.I.); (M.M.); (G.K.); (R.G.); (M.K.); (J.K.); (K.W.); (S.S.); (D.A.S.)
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Singhal S, Garrett SH, Somji S, Schaefer K, Bansal B, Gill JS, Singhal SK, Sens DA. Arsenite Exposure to Human RPCs (HRTPT) Produces a Reversible Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition (EMT): In-Vitro and In-Silico Study. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:5092. [PMID: 36982180 PMCID: PMC10048886 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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The human kidney is known to possess renal progenitor cells (RPCs) that can assist in the repair of acute tubular injury. The RPCs are sparsely located as single cells throughout the kidney. We recently generated an immortalized human renal progenitor cell line (HRTPT) that co-expresses PROM1/CD24 and expresses features expected on RPCs. This included the ability to form nephrospheres, differentiate on the surface of Matrigel, and undergo adipogenic, neurogenic, and osteogenic differentiation. These cells were used in the present study to determine how the cells would respond when exposed to nephrotoxin. Inorganic arsenite (iAs) was chosen as the nephrotoxin since the kidney is susceptible to this toxin and there is evidence of its involvement in renal disease. Gene expression profiles when the cells were exposed to iAs for 3, 8, and 10 passages (subcultured at 1:3 ratio) identified a shift from the control unexposed cells. The cells exposed to iAs for eight passages were then referred with growth media containing no iAs and within two passages the cells returned to an epithelial morphology with strong agreement in differential gene expression between control and cells recovered from iAs exposure. Results show within three serial passages of the cells exposed to iAs there was a shift in morphology from an epithelial to a mesenchymal phenotype. EMT was suggested based on an increase in known mesenchymal markers. We found RPCs can undergo EMT when exposed to a nephrotoxin and undergo MET when the agent is removed from the growth media.
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- Sonalika Singhal
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA
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Zhang Y, Bao S, Wang D, Lu W, Xu S, Zhou W, Wang X, Xu X, Ding X, Zhao S. Downregulation of KLF10 contributes to the regeneration of survived renal tubular cells in cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury via ZBTB7A-KLF10-PTEN axis. Cell Death Discov 2023; 9:82. [PMID: 36878898 PMCID: PMC9988960 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-023-01381-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common clinical dysfunction with complicated pathophysiology and limited therapeutic methods. Renal tubular injury and the following regeneration process play a vital role in the course of AKI, but the underlining molecular mechanism remains unclear. In this study, network-based analysis of online transcriptional data of human kidney found that KLF10 was closely related to renal function, tubular injury and regeneration in various renal diseases. Three classical mouse models confirmed the downregulation of KLF10 in AKI and its correlation with tubular regeneration and AKI outcome. The 3D renal tubular model in vitro and fluorescent visualization system of cellular proliferation were constructed to show that KLF10 declined in survived cells but increased during tubular formation or conquering proliferative impediment. Furthermore, overexpression of KLF10 significantly inhibited, whereas knockdown of KLF10 extremely promoted the capacity of proliferation, injury repairing and lumen-formation of renal tubular cells. In mechanism, PTEN/AKT pathway were validated as the downstream of KLF10 and participated in its regulation of tubular regeneration. By adopting proteomic mass spectrum and dual-luciferase reporter assay, ZBTB7A were found to be the upstream transcription factor of KLF10. Our findings suggest that downregulation of KLF10 positively contributed to tubular regeneration in cisplatin induced acute kidney injury via ZBTB7A-KLF10-PTEN axis, which gives insight into the novel therapeutic and diagnostical target of AKI.
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- Yang Zhang
- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. .,Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, Shanghai, China. .,Kidney and Dialysis Institute of Shanghai, Shanghai, China. .,Kidney and Blood Purification Key Laboratory of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. .,Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, Shanghai, China. .,Kidney and Dialysis Institute of Shanghai, Shanghai, China. .,Kidney and Blood Purification Key Laboratory of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. .,Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, Shanghai, China. .,Kidney and Dialysis Institute of Shanghai, Shanghai, China. .,Kidney and Blood Purification Key Laboratory of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
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Stem Cells in Kidney Ischemia: From Inflammation and Fibrosis to Renal Tissue Regeneration. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054631. [PMID: 36902062 PMCID: PMC10002584 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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Ischemic nephropathy consists of progressive renal function loss due to renal hypoxia, inflammation, microvascular rarefaction, and fibrosis. We provide a literature review focused on kidney hypoperfusion-dependent inflammation and its influence on renal tissue's ability to self-regenerate. Moreover, an overview of the advances in regenerative therapy with mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) infusion is provided. Based on our search, we can point out the following conclusions: 1. endovascular reperfusion is the gold-standard therapy for RAS, but its success mostly depends on treatment timeliness and a preserved downstream vascular bed; 2. anti-RAAS drugs, SGLT2 inhibitors, and/or anti-endothelin agents are especially recommended for patients with renal ischemia who are not eligible for endovascular reperfusion for slowing renal damage progression; 3. TGF-β, MCP-1, VEGF, and NGAL assays, along with BOLD MRI, should be extended in clinical practice and applied to a pre- and post-revascularization protocols; 4. MSC infusion appears effective in renal regeneration and could represent a revolutionary treatment for patients with fibrotic evolution of renal ischemia.
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Bharati J, Chander PN, Singhal PC. Parietal Epithelial Cell Behavior and Its Modulation by microRNA-193a. Biomolecules 2023; 13:266. [PMID: 36830635 PMCID: PMC9953542 DOI: 10.3390/biom13020266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Glomerular parietal epithelial cells (PECs) have been increasingly recognized to have crucial functions. Lineage tracking in animal models showed the expression of a podocyte phenotype by PECs during normal glomerular growth and after acute podocyte injury, suggesting a reparative role of PECs. Conversely, activated PECs are speculated to be pathogenic and comprise extracapillary proliferation in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and crescentic glomerulonephritis (CrescGN). The reparative and pathogenic roles of PECs seem to represent two sides of PEC behavior directed by the local milieu and mediators. Recent studies suggest microRNA-193a (miR193a) is involved in the pathogenesis of FSGS and CrescGN. In a mouse model of primary FSGS, the induction of miR193a caused the downregulation of Wilms' tumor protein, leading to the dedifferentiation of podocytes. On the other hand, the inhibition of miR193a resulted in reduced crescent lesions in a mouse model of CrescGN. Interestingly, in vitro studies report that the downregulation of miR193a induces trans-differentiation of PECs into a podocyte phenotype. This narrative review highlights the critical role of PEC behavior in health and during disease and its modulation by miR193a.
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- Joyita Bharati
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Department of Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra-Northwell, Hempstead, NY 11549, USA
- Department of Nephrology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
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- New York Medical College, Touro College and University System Valhalla, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Department of Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra-Northwell, Hempstead, NY 11549, USA
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Nie H, Zhao Z, Zhou D, Li D, Wang Y, Ma Y, Liu X, Zuo W. Activated SOX9+ renal epithelial cells promote kidney repair through secreting factors. Cell Prolif 2023; 56:e13394. [PMID: 36601693 PMCID: PMC10068929 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.13394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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A broad spectrum of lethal kidney diseases involves the irreversible destruction of the tubular structures, leading to renal function loss. Following injury, a spectrum of tissue-resident epithelial stem/progenitor cells are known to be activated and then differentiate into mature renal cells to replace the damaged renal epithelium. Here, however, we reported an alternative way that tissue-resident cells could be activated to secrete multiple factors to promote organ repair. At single-cell resolution, we showed that the resident SOX9+ renal epithelial cells (RECs) could expand in the acutely injured kidney of both mouse and human. Compared to other cells, the SOX9+ RECs overexpressed much more secretion related genes, whose functions were linked to kidney repair pathways. We also obtained long-term, feeder-free cultured SOX9+ RECs from human urine and analysed their secretory profile at both transcriptional and proteomic levels. Engraftment of cultured human SOX9+ RECs or injection of its conditional medium facilitated the regeneration of renal tubular and glomerular epithelium, probably through stimulating endogenous REC self-activation and mediating crosstalk with other renal cells. We also identified S100A9 as one of the key factors in the SOX9+ REC secretome. Altogether, the abilities to extensively propagate SOX9+ RECs in culture whilst concomitantly maintaining their intrinsic secretory capacity suggest their future application in cell-free therapies and regeneration medicine.
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- Hao Nie
- East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,Super Organ R&D Center, Regend Therapeutics, Shanghai, China
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- Super Organ R&D Center, Regend Therapeutics, Shanghai, China
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- Samueli School of Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,Super Organ R&D Center, Regend Therapeutics, Shanghai, China.,Key Laboratory of Transplant Engineering and Immunology, Ministry of Health, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Huang Y, Zhao X, Zhang Q, Yang X, Hou G, Peng C, Jia M, Zhou L, Yamamoto T, Zheng J. Novel therapeutic perspectives for crescentic glomerulonephritis through targeting parietal epithelial cell activation and proliferation. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2023; 27:55-69. [PMID: 36738160 DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2023.2177534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Kidney injury is clinically classified as crescentic glomerulonephritis (CrGN) when ≥50% of the glomeruli in a biopsy sample contain crescentic lesions. However, current strategies, such as systemic immunosuppressive therapy and plasmapheresis for CrGN, are partially effective, and these drugs have considerable systemic side effects. Hence, targeted therapy to prevent glomerular crescent formation and expansion remains an unmet clinical need. AREAS COVERED Hyperproliferative parietal epithelial cells (PECs) are the main constituent cells of the glomerular crescent with cell-tracing evidence. Crescents obstruct the flow of primary urine, pressure the capillaries, and degenerate the affected nephrons. We reviewed the markers of PEC activation and proliferation, potential therapeutic effects of thrombin and thrombin receptor inhibitors, and how podocytes cross-talk with PECs. These experiments may help identify potential early specific targets for the prevention and treatment of glomerular crescentic injury. EXPERT OPINION Inhibiting PEC activation and proliferation in CrGN can alleviate glomerular crescent progression, which has been supported by preclinical studies with evidence of genetic deletion. Clarifying the outcome of PEC transformation to the podocyte phenotype and suppressing thrombin, thrombin receptors, and PEC hyperproliferation in early therapeutic strategies will be the research goals in the next ten years.
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- Yanjie Huang
- School of Pediatric Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.,Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of Pediatric Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of Pediatric Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of Pediatric Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of Pediatric Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Fujieda Municipal General Hospital, 4-1-11 Surugadai, Fujieda, Japan
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- Institute of Pediatrics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Marschner JA, Martin L, Wilken G, Melica ME, Anders HJ. A "Kidney-on-the-Chip" Model Composed of Primary Human Tubular, Endothelial, and White Blood Cells. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2664:107-121. [PMID: 37423985 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3179-9_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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State-of-the-art cell culture systems may enlist a variety of features to push the significance of in vitro models beyond classical 2D single cell culture; among them are the 3D scaffolds of organic or artificial materials, multi-cell setups, and the use of primary cells as source materials. Obviously, operational complexity increases with each additional feature and feasibility, whereas reproducibility may suffer.We report a multicellular setup using primary human cells and the Mimetas scaffold that aims to increase pathophysiological significance of in vitro culture and simultaneously allows for relatively high-throughput and easy handling.
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- Julian A Marschner
- Renal Division, Department of Medicine IV, Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
- Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine IV, Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine IV, Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine IV, Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.
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Zhang Y, Xie Y, Lu W, Xu S, Wang X, Zhou W, Zhang Y, Ding X, Zhao S. Identification of resident progenitors labeled with Top2a responsible for proximal tubular regeneration in ischemia reperfusion-induced acute kidney injury. Cell Signal 2023; 101:110506. [PMID: 36309330 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2022.110506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acute kidney injury is a common fatal disease with complex etiology and limited treatment methods. Proximal tubules (PTs) are the most vulnerable segment. Not only in injured kidneys but also in normal kidneys, shedding of PTs often happens. However, the source cells and mechanism of their regeneration remain unclear. METHODS ScRNA and snRNA sequencing data of acute injured or normal kidney were downloaded from GEO database to identify the candidate biomarker of progenitor of proximal tubules. SLICE algorithm and CytoTRACE analyses were employed to evaluate the stemness of progenitors. Then the repairing trajectory was constructed through pseudotime analyses. SCENIC algorithm was used to detect cell-type-specific regulon. With spatial transcriptome data, the location of progenitors was simulated. Neonatal/ adult/ aged mice and preconditioning AKI mice model and deconvolution of 2 RNA-seq data were employed for validation. RESULTS Through cluster identification, PT cluster expressed Top2a specifically was identified to increase significantly during AKI. With relatively strong stemness, the Top2a-labeled PT cluster tended to be the origin of the repairing trajectory. Moreover, the cluster was regulated by Pbx3-based regulon and possessed great segmental heterogeneity. Changes of Top2a between neonatal and aged mice and among AKI models validated the progenitor role of Top2a-labeled cluster. CONCLUSIONS Our study provided transcriptomic evidence that resident proximal tubular progenitors labeled with Top2a participated in regeneration. Considering the segmental heterogeneity, we find that there is a group of reserve progenitor cells in each tubular segment. When AKI occurs, the reserve progenitors of each tubular segment proliferate and replenish first, and PT-progenitors, a cluster with no obvious PT markers replenish each subpopulation of the reserve cells.
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- Yang Zhang
- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University; Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease; Kidney and Dialysis Institute of Shanghai; Kidney and Blood Purification Key Laboratory of Shanghai
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University; Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease; Kidney and Dialysis Institute of Shanghai; Kidney and Blood Purification Key Laboratory of Shanghai.
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University; Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease; Kidney and Dialysis Institute of Shanghai; Kidney and Blood Purification Key Laboratory of Shanghai.
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Narayan P, Bruce AT, Rivera EA, Bertram TA, Jain D. Selected renal cells harbor nephrogenic potential. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:1062890. [PMID: 36619635 PMCID: PMC9815697 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1062890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Selected renal cells (SRCs), a renal epithelial cell-enriched platform, are being advanced as an autologous cell-based therapy for the treatment of chronic kidney disease. However, the mechanism underlying its renal reparative and restorative effects remains to be fully elucidated. In this study, we coupled knowledgebase data with empirical findings to demonstrate that genes differentially expressed by SRCs form interactomes within tubules and glomeruli and mediate a suite of renal developmental activities including epithelial cell differentiation, renal vasculature development, and glomerular and nephron development. In culture, SRCs form organoids which self-assemble into tubules in the presence of a scaffold. Implanted into the kidneys of subtotally nephrectomized rats, SRCs are associated with comma- and S-shaped body cell formation and glomerular development, and improvement in renal filtration indices and renal microarchitecture. These data suggest that SRCs harbor nephrogenic potential, which may explain, at least in part, their therapeutic activity.
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Melica ME, Antonelli G, Semeraro R, Angelotti ML, Lugli G, Landini S, Ravaglia F, La Regina G, Conte C, De Chiara L, Peired AJ, Mazzinghi B, Donati M, Molli A, Steiger S, Magi A, Bartalucci N, Raglianti V, Guzzi F, Maggi L, Annunziato F, Burger A, Lazzeri E, Anders HJ, Lasagni L, Romagnani P. Differentiation of crescent-forming kidney progenitor cells into podocytes attenuates severe glomerulonephritis in mice. Sci Transl Med 2022; 14:eabg3277. [PMID: 35947676 PMCID: PMC7614034 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abg3277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Crescentic glomerulonephritis is characterized by vascular necrosis and parietal epithelial cell hyperplasia in the space surrounding the glomerulus, resulting in the formation of crescents. Little is known about the molecular mechanisms driving this process. Inducing crescentic glomerulonephritis in two Pax2Cre reporter mouse models revealed that crescents derive from clonal expansion of single immature parietal epithelial cells. Preemptive and delayed histone deacetylase inhibition with panobinostat, a drug used to treat hematopoietic stem cell disorders, attenuated crescentic glomerulonephritis with recovery of kidney function in the two mouse models. Three-dimensional confocal microscopy and stimulated emission depletion superresolution imaging of mouse glomeruli showed that, in addition to exerting an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effect, panobinostat induced differentiation of an immature hyperplastic parietal epithelial cell subset into podocytes, thereby restoring the glomerular filtration barrier. Single-cell RNA sequencing of human renal progenitor cells in vitro identified an immature stratifin-positive cell subset and revealed that expansion of this stratifin-expressing progenitor cell subset was associated with a poor outcome in human crescentic glomerulonephritis. Treatment of human parietal epithelial cells in vitro with panobinostat attenuated stratifin expression in renal progenitor cells, reduced their proliferation, and promoted their differentiation into podocytes. These results offer mechanistic insights into the formation of glomerular crescents and demonstrate that selective targeting of renal progenitor cells can attenuate crescent formation and the deterioration of kidney function in crescentic glomerulonephritis in mice.
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- Maria Elena Melica
- Excellence Centre for Research, Transfer and High Education for the development of DE NOVO Therapies (DENOTHE), University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy,Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Excellence Centre for Research, Transfer and High Education for the development of DE NOVO Therapies (DENOTHE), University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy,Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Excellence Centre for Research, Transfer and High Education for the development of DE NOVO Therapies (DENOTHE), University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy,Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy,Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Excellence Centre for Research, Transfer and High Education for the development of DE NOVO Therapies (DENOTHE), University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy,Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Excellence Centre for Research, Transfer and High Education for the development of DE NOVO Therapies (DENOTHE), University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy,Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Excellence Centre for Research, Transfer and High Education for the development of DE NOVO Therapies (DENOTHE), University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy,Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, Medizinische Klinik and Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der LMU München, Munich 80336, Germany
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- Department of Information Engineering, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, CRIMM, Center Research and Innovation of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, AOUC, University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy,Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy,Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Developmental Biology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Excellence Centre for Research, Transfer and High Education for the development of DE NOVO Therapies (DENOTHE), University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy,Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, Medizinische Klinik and Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der LMU München, Munich 80336, Germany
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- Excellence Centre for Research, Transfer and High Education for the development of DE NOVO Therapies (DENOTHE), University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy,Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy,Corresponding authors. and
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- Excellence Centre for Research, Transfer and High Education for the development of DE NOVO Therapies (DENOTHE), University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy,Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy,Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence 50139, Italy,Corresponding authors. and
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Picerno A, Giannuzzi F, Curci C, De Palma G, Di Chiano MG, Simone S, Franzin R, Gallone A, Di Lorenzo VF, Stasi A, Pertosa GB, Sabbà C, Gesualdo L, Sallustio F. The long non-coding RNA HOTAIR controls the self-renewal, cell senescence, and secretion of antiaging protein α-Klotho in human adult renal progenitor cells. Stem Cells 2022; 40:963-975. [PMID: 35922038 DOI: 10.1093/stmcls/sxac054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) play an important role in several biological processes including some renal diseases. Nevertheless, little is known on lncRNA that are expressed in healthy kidney and involved in renal cell homeostasis and development, and even less is known about lncRNA involved in the maintenance of human adult renal stem/progenitor cells (ARPCs) that have been shown to be very important for renal homeostasis and repair processes. Through a whole genome transcriptome screening, we found that the HOTAIR lncRNA is highly expressed in renal progenitors and potentially involved in cell cycle and senescence biological processes. By CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing, we generated HOTAIR knock-out ARPC lines and established a key role of this lncRNA in ARPC self-renewal properties by sustaining their proliferative capacity and limiting the apoptotic process. Intriguingly, the HOTAIR knock-out led to the ARPC senescence and to a significant decrease of the CD133 stem cell marker expression, that is an inverse marker of ARPC senescence and can regulate renal tubular repair after the damage. Furthermore, we found that ARPCs expressed high levels of the α-Klotho anti-aging protein and especially 2.6-fold higher levels compared to that secreted by renal proximal tubular cells (RPTECs). Finally, we showed that HOTAIR exerts its function through the epigenetic silencing of the cell cycle inhibitor p15 inducing the trimethylation of the histone H3K27. Altogether, these results shed new light on the mechanisms of regulation of these important renal cells and may support the future development of precision therapies for kidney diseases.
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- Angela Picerno
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124, Bari, Italy
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- MIRROR-Medical Institute for Regeneration, Repairing and Organ Replacement, Interdepartmental Center, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Institutional BioBank, Experimental Oncology and Biobank Management Unit, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italia
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124, Bari, Italy.,MIRROR-Medical Institute for Regeneration, Repairing and Organ Replacement, Interdepartmental Center, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- MIRROR-Medical Institute for Regeneration, Repairing and Organ Replacement, Interdepartmental Center, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy.,Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124, Bari, Italy.,MIRROR-Medical Institute for Regeneration, Repairing and Organ Replacement, Interdepartmental Center, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124, Bari, Italy.,MIRROR-Medical Institute for Regeneration, Repairing and Organ Replacement, Interdepartmental Center, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124, Bari, Italy.,MIRROR-Medical Institute for Regeneration, Repairing and Organ Replacement, Interdepartmental Center, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124, Bari, Italy.,MIRROR-Medical Institute for Regeneration, Repairing and Organ Replacement, Interdepartmental Center, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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Bejoy J, Farry JM, Peek JL, Cabatu MC, Williams FM, Welch RC, Qian ES, Woodard LE. Podocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells: characterization, comparison, and modeling of diabetic kidney disease. Stem Cell Res Ther 2022; 13:355. [PMID: 35883199 PMCID: PMC9327311 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-022-03040-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In diabetic kidney disease, high glucose damages specialized cells called podocytes that filter blood in the glomerulus. In vitro culture of podocytes is crucial for modeling of diabetic nephropathy and genetic podocytopathies and to complement animal studies. Recently, several methods have been published to derive podocytes from human-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) by directed differentiation. However, these methods have major variations in media composition and have not been compared. METHODS We characterized our accelerated protocol by guiding the cells through differentiation with four different medias into MIXL1+ primitive streak cells with Activin A and CHIR for Wnt activation, intermediate mesoderm PAX8+ cells via increasing the CHIR concentration, nephron progenitors with FGF9 and Heparin for stabilization, and finally into differentiated podocytes with Activin A, BMP-7, VEGF, reduced CHIR, and retinoic acid. The podocyte morphology was characterized by scanning and transmission electron microscopy and by flow cytometry analysis for podocyte markers. To confirm cellular identity and niche localization, we performed cell recombination assays combining iPSC-podocytes with dissociated mouse embryonic kidney cells. Finally, to test iPSC-derived podocytes for the modeling of diabetic kidney disease, human podocytes were exposed to high glucose. RESULTS Podocyte markers were expressed at similar or higher levels for our accelerated protocol as compared to previously published protocols that require longer periods of tissue culture. We confirmed that the human podocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells in twelve days integrated into murine glomerular structures formed following seven days of culture of cellular recombinations. We found that the high glucose-treated human podocytes displayed actin rearrangement, increased cytotoxicity, and decreased viability. CONCLUSIONS We found that our accelerated 12-day method for the differentiation of podocytes from human-induced pluripotent stem cells yields podocytes with comparable marker expression to longer podocytes. We also demonstrated that podocytes created with this protocol have typical morphology by electron microscopy. The podocytes have utility for diabetes modeling as evidenced by lower viability and increased cytotoxicity when treated with high glucose. We found that multiple, diverse methods may be utilized to create iPSC-podocytes, but closely mimicking developmental cues shortened the time frame required for differentiation.
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- Julie Bejoy
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, 37212, USA.
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Xie X, Liu W, Zhu W, Zhang G, Dai Y, Wu J, Nie H, Lei L. A cell penetrating peptide‐modified magnetic/fluorescent probe for in vivo tracking of mesenchymal stem cells. J Biomed Mater Res A 2022; 110:1881-1891. [PMID: 35852385 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.37420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Xing Xie
- Department of Orthodontics Xiangya Stomatological Hospital, Central South University Changsha China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences College of Biology, Hunan University Changsha China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences College of Biology, Hunan University Changsha China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences College of Biology, Hunan University Changsha China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences College of Biology, Hunan University Changsha China
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- Department of Orthodontics Xiangya Stomatological Hospital, Central South University Changsha China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences College of Biology, Hunan University Changsha China
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- Department of Orthodontics Xiangya Stomatological Hospital, Central South University Changsha China
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Differences in Immunohistochemical and Ultrastructural Features between Podocytes and Parietal Epithelial Cells (PECs) Are Observed in Developing, Healthy Postnatal, and Pathologically Changed Human Kidneys. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23147501. [PMID: 35886848 PMCID: PMC9322852 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23147501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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During human kidney development, cells of the proximal nephron gradually differentiate into podocytes and parietal epithelial cells (PECs). Podocytes are terminally differentiated cells that play a key role in both normal and pathological kidney function. Therefore, the potential of podocytes to regenerate or be replaced by other cell populations (PECs) is of great interest for the possible treatment of kidney diseases. In the present study, we analyzed the proliferation and differentiation capabilities of podocytes and PECs, changes in the expression pattern of nestin, and several early proteins including WNT4, Notch2, and Snail, as well as Ki-67, in tissues of developing, postnatal, and pathologically changed human kidneys by using immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. Developing PECs showed a higher proliferation rate than podocytes, whereas nestin expression characterized only podocytes and pathologically changed kidneys. In the developing kidneys, WNT4 and Notch2 expression increased moderately in podocytes and strongly in PECs, whereas Snail increased only in PECs in the later fetal period. During human kidney development, WNT4, Notch2, and Snail are involved in early nephrogenesis control. In kidneys affected by congenital nephrotic syndrome of the Finnish type (CNF) and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), WNT4 decreased in both cell populations, whereas Notch2 decreased in FSGS. In contrast, Snail increased both in CNF and FSGS, whereas Notch2 increased only in CNF. Electron microscopy revealed cytoplasmic processes spanning the urinary space between the podocytes and PECs in developing and healthy postnatal kidneys, whereas the CNF and FSGS kidneys were characterized by numerous cellular bridges containing cells with strong expression of nestin and all analyzed proteins. Our results indicate that the mechanisms of gene control in nephrogenesis are reactivated under pathological conditions. These mechanisms could have a role in restoring glomerular integrity by potentially inducing the regeneration of podocytes from PECs.
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Liu F, Chen J, Luo C, Meng X. Pathogenic Role of MicroRNA Dysregulation in Podocytopathies. Front Physiol 2022; 13:948094. [PMID: 35845986 PMCID: PMC9277480 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.948094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) participate in the regulation of various important biological processes by regulating the expression of various genes at the post-transcriptional level. Podocytopathies are a series of renal diseases in which direct or indirect damage of podocytes results in proteinuria or nephrotic syndrome. Despite decades of research, the exact pathogenesis of podocytopathies remains incompletely understood and effective therapies are still lacking. An increasing body of evidence has revealed a critical role of miRNAs dysregulation in the onset and progression of podocytopathies. Moreover, several lines of research aimed at improving common podocytopathies diagnostic tools and avoiding invasive kidney biopsies have also identified circulating and urine miRNAs as possible diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for podocytopathies. The present review mainly aims to provide an updated overview of the recent achievements in research on the potential applicability of miRNAs involved in renal disorders related to podocyte dysfunction by laying particular emphasis on focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), minimal change disease (MCD), membranous nephropathy (MN), diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Further investigation into these dysregulated miRNAs will not only generate novel insights into the mechanisms of podocytopathies, but also might yield novel strategies for the diagnosis and therapy of this disease.
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- Feng Liu
- Department of Nephrology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Changqing Luo, ; Xianfang Meng,
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- Department of Neurobiology, Institute of Brain Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Changqing Luo, ; Xianfang Meng,
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Buse M, Moeller MJ, Stamellou E. What We Have Learned so far From Single Cell Sequencing in Acute Kidney Injury. Front Physiol 2022; 13:933677. [PMID: 35755431 PMCID: PMC9217124 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.933677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Acute Kidney injury is a major clinical problem associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Despite, intensive research the clinical outcome remains poor and apart from supportive therapy no other specific therapy exists. Single cell technologies have enabled us to get deeper insights into the transcriptome of individual cells in complex tissues like the kidney. With respect to kidney injury, this would allow us to better define the unique role of individual cell populations in the pathophysiology of acute kidney injury and progression to chronic kidney disease. In this mini review, we would like to give an overview and discuss the current major findings in the field of acute kidney injury through Single-Cell technologies.
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- Marc Buse
- Division of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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Crescents in primary glomerulonephritis: a pattern of injury with dissimilar actors. A pathophysiologic perspective. Pediatr Nephrol 2022; 37:1205-1214. [PMID: 34312722 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-021-05199-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Cellular crescents are defined as two or more layers of proliferating cells in Bowman's space and are a hallmark of inflammatory active glomerulonephritis and a histologic marker of severe glomerular injury. In general, the percentage of glomeruli that exhibit crescents correlates with the severity of kidney failure and other clinical manifestations of nephritic syndrome. In general, a predominance of active crescents is associated with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and a poor outcome. The duration and potential reversibility of the underlying disease correspond with the relative predominance of cellular or fibrous components in the crescents, the initial location of the immunologic insult inside the glomerulus, and the sort of involved cells and inflammatory mediators. However, the presence of active crescents may not have the same degree of significance in the different types of glomerulopathies. The pathophysiology of parietal cell proliferation may have dissimilar origins, underscoring the fact that the resultant crescents are a non-specific morphological pattern of glomerular injury with different implications in clinical prognosis in the scope of glomerular diseases.
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Quaglia M, Merlotti G, Fornara L, Colombatto A, Cantaluppi V. Extracellular Vesicles Released from Stem Cells as a New Therapeutic Strategy for Primary and Secondary Glomerulonephritis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23105760. [PMID: 35628570 PMCID: PMC9142886 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Current treatment of primary and secondary glomerulopathies is hampered by many limits and a significant proportion of these disorders still evolves towards end-stage renal disease. A possible answer to this unmet challenge could be represented by therapies with stem cells, which include a variety of progenitor cell types derived from embryonic or adult tissues. Stem cell self-renewal and multi-lineage differentiation ability explain their potential to protect and regenerate injured cells, including kidney tubular cells, podocytes and endothelial cells. In addition, a broad spectrum of anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory actions appears to interfere with the pathogenic mechanisms of glomerulonephritis. Of note, mesenchymal stromal cells have been particularly investigated as therapy for Lupus Nephritis and Diabetic Nephropathy, whereas initial evidence suggest their beneficial effects in primary glomerulopathies such as IgA nephritis. Extracellular vesicles mediate a complex intercellular communication network, shuttling proteins, nucleic acids and other bioactive molecules from origin to target cells to modulate their functions. Stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles recapitulate beneficial cytoprotective, reparative and immunomodulatory properties of parental cells and are increasingly recognized as a cell-free alternative to stem cell-based therapies for different diseases including glomerulonephritis, also considering the low risk for potential adverse effects such as maldifferentiation and tumorigenesis. We herein summarize the renoprotective potential of therapies with stem cells and extracellular vesicles derived from progenitor cells in glomerulonephritis, with a focus on their different mechanisms of actions. Technological progress and growing knowledge are paving the way for wider clinical application of regenerative medicine to primary and secondary glomerulonephritis: this multi-level, pleiotropic therapy may open new scenarios overcoming the limits and side effects of traditional treatments, although the promising results of experimental models need to be confirmed in the clinical setting.
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Han X, Sun Z. Adult Mouse Kidney Stem Cells Orchestrate the De Novo Assembly of a Nephron via Sirt2-Modulated Canonical Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2104034. [PMID: 35315252 PMCID: PMC9130916 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202104034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Generation of kidney organoids using autologous kidney stem cells represents an attractive strategy for treating and potentially replacing the failing kidneys. However, whether adult mammalian kidney stem cells have regenerative capacity remains unknown. Here, previously unidentified adult kidney Sca1+ Oct4+ stem/progenitor cells are isolated. Interestingly, culturing these cells leads to generation of kidney-like structures. First, the assembly of self-organizing 3D kidney-like structures is observed. These kidney organoids contain podocytes, proximal tubules, and endothelial cells that form networks of capillary loop-like structures. Second, the differentiation of kidney stem cells into functionally mature tubules and self-organizing kidney-shaped structures in monolayer culture that selectively endocytoses dextran, is shown. Finally, the de novo generation of an entire self-organizing nephron from monolayer cultures is observed. Mechanistically, it is demonstrated that Sirt2-mediated canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling is critical for the development of kidney organoids. Thus, the first evidence is provided that the adult mouse kidney stem cells are capable of de novo generating kidney organoids.
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- Xiaobin Han
- Department of PhysiologyUniversity of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphisTN38163USA
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- Department of PhysiologyUniversity of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphisTN38163USA
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Veys K, Berlingerio SP, David D, Bondue T, Held K, Reda A, van den Broek M, Theunis K, Janssen M, Cornelissen E, Vriens J, Diomedi-Camassei F, Gijsbers R, van den Heuvel L, Arcolino FO, Levtchenko E. Urine-Derived Kidney Progenitor Cells in Cystinosis. Cells 2022; 11:cells11071245. [PMID: 35406807 PMCID: PMC8997687 DOI: 10.3390/cells11071245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Nephropathic cystinosis is an inherited lysosomal storage disorder caused by pathogenic variants in the cystinosin (CTNS) gene and is characterized by the excessive shedding of proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTECs) and podocytes into urine, development of the renal Fanconi syndrome and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). We hypothesized that in compensation for epithelial cell losses, cystinosis kidneys undertake a regenerative effort, and searched for the presence of kidney progenitor cells (KPCs) in the urine of cystinosis patients. Urine was cultured in a specific progenitor medium to isolate undifferentiated cells. Of these, clones were characterized by qPCR, subjected to a differentiation protocol to PTECs and podocytes and assessed by qPCR, Western blot, immunostainings and functional assays. Cystinosis patients voided high numbers of undifferentiated cells in urine, of which various clonal cell lines showed a high capacity for self-renewal and expressed kidney progenitor markers, which therefore were assigned as cystinosis urine-derived KPCs (Cys-uKPCs). Cys-uKPC clones showed the capacity to differentiate between functional PTECs and/or podocytes. Gene addition with wild-type CTNS using lentiviral vector technology resulted in significant reductions in cystine levels. We conclude that KPCs present in the urine of cystinosis patients can be isolated, differentiated and complemented with CTNS in vitro, serving as a novel tool for disease modeling.
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- Koenraad Veys
- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium;
- Laboratory of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Development & Regeneration, KU Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; (S.P.B.); (T.B.); (A.R.); (L.v.d.H.); (F.O.A.)
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- Laboratory of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Development & Regeneration, KU Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; (S.P.B.); (T.B.); (A.R.); (L.v.d.H.); (F.O.A.)
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- Laboratory for Viral Vector Technology and Gene Therapy, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; (D.D.); (R.G.)
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- Laboratory of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Development & Regeneration, KU Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; (S.P.B.); (T.B.); (A.R.); (L.v.d.H.); (F.O.A.)
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- Laboratory of Endometrium, Endometriosis & Reproductive Medicine (LEERM), Department of Development & Regeneration, KU Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; (K.H.); (J.V.)
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- Laboratory of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Development & Regeneration, KU Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; (S.P.B.); (T.B.); (A.R.); (L.v.d.H.); (F.O.A.)
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- Department of Pathology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, 6524 Nijmegen, The Netherlands;
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Amalia Children’s Hospital, Radboud University Medical Center, 6524 Nijmegen, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, 6524 Nijmegen, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Amalia Children’s Hospital, Radboud University Medical Center, 6524 Nijmegen, The Netherlands;
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- Laboratory of Endometrium, Endometriosis & Reproductive Medicine (LEERM), Department of Development & Regeneration, KU Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; (K.H.); (J.V.)
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- Unit of Pathology, Department of Laboratories, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy;
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- Laboratory for Viral Vector Technology and Gene Therapy, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; (D.D.); (R.G.)
- Leuven Viral Vector Core, KU Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Development & Regeneration, KU Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; (S.P.B.); (T.B.); (A.R.); (L.v.d.H.); (F.O.A.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Amalia Children’s Hospital, Radboud University Medical Center, 6524 Nijmegen, The Netherlands;
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- Laboratory of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Development & Regeneration, KU Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; (S.P.B.); (T.B.); (A.R.); (L.v.d.H.); (F.O.A.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium;
- Laboratory of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Development & Regeneration, KU Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; (S.P.B.); (T.B.); (A.R.); (L.v.d.H.); (F.O.A.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +32-16-34-13-62
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Erichsen L, Thimm C, Bohndorf M, Rahman MS, Wruck W, Adjaye J. Activation of the Renin–Angiotensin System Disrupts the Cytoskeletal Architecture of Human Urine-Derived Podocytes. Cells 2022; 11:cells11071095. [PMID: 35406662 PMCID: PMC8997628 DOI: 10.3390/cells11071095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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High blood pressure is one of the major public health problems that causes severe disorders in several tissues including the human kidney. One of the most important signaling pathways associated with the regulation of blood pressure is the renin–angiotensin system (RAS), with its main mediator angiotensin II (ANGII). Elevated levels of circulating and intracellular ANGII and aldosterone lead to pro-fibrotic, -inflammatory, and -hypertrophic milieu that causes remodeling and dysfunction in cardiovascular and renal tissues. Furthermore, ANGII has been recognized as a major risk factor for the induction of apoptosis in podocytes, ultimately leading to chronic kidney disease (CKD). In the past, disease modeling of kidney-associated diseases was extremely difficult, as the derivation of kidney originated cells is very challenging. Here we describe a differentiation protocol for reproducible differentiation of sine oculis homeobox homolog 2 (SIX2)-positive urine-derived renal progenitor cells (UdRPCs) into podocytes bearing typical cellular processes. The UdRPCs-derived podocytes show the activation of the renin–angiotensin system by being responsive to ANGII stimulation. Our data reveal the ANGII-dependent downregulation of nephrin (NPHS1) and synaptopodin (SYNPO), resulting in the disruption of the podocyte cytoskeletal architecture, as shown by immunofluorescence-based detection of α-Actinin. Furthermore, we show that the cytoskeletal disruption is mainly mediated through angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AGTR1) signaling and can be rescued by AGTR1 inhibition with the selective, competitive angiotensin II receptor type 1 antagonist, losartan. In the present manuscript we confirm and propose UdRPCs differentiated to podocytes as a unique cell type useful for studying nephrogenesis and associated diseases. Furthermore, the responsiveness of UdRPCs-derived podocytes to ANGII implies potential applications in nephrotoxicity studies and drug screening.
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Schroers JE, Gilbert AM, McKenzie PR, Kirwan PD, Chadban SJ, Ying T. Rapidly progressive crescentic diabetic nephropathy: two case reports. Intern Med J 2022; 52:479-484. [DOI: 10.1111/imj.15702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Jade E. Schroers
- Kidney Centre Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology NSWHP, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- NSWHP Electron Microscopy Unit Concord Repatriation General Hospital Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Kidney Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Kidney Node Charles Perkins Centre University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Kidney Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Kidney Node Charles Perkins Centre University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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Ni L, You H, Wang M, Qian J, Chen J. BrdU Methodology for Labeling Renal Stem Cells during Kidney Development of Mice. Stem Cells Dev 2022; 31:195-206. [PMID: 35245977 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2021.0362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A continuous Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) labeling approach was used during the whole process of the mice kidney development to explore the best BrdU-labeling time, the distribution of BrdU-retaining cells, and to probe into the niche of stem cells in adult kidney. BrdU were injected intraperitoneally to the mice once daily for 3 consecutive days from day 11.5 of embryonic period (E11.5) until the postnatal day 21.5 (P21.5). The kidneys were harvested 24 hours after the last BrdU injection and 6 months of age. A renal injury model of subtotal nephrectomy (Nx) in adult mice treated with BrdU was used to observe the response of BrdU-retaining cells to renal injury. When BrdU labeled at E11.5-13.5, the BrdU-retaining cells were mainly detected in the papilla and inner medulla in adult mice. When BrdU labeled at P0.5-11.5, the BrdU-retaining cells were mainly detected in the inner medulla and outer medulla. When BrdU labeled at P12.5-17.5, the BrdU-retaining cells were mainly detected in the outer medulla. When BrdU labeled at P18.5-21.5, almost no BrdU-positive cells could be found, except the cortex. 72 hours after Nx operation in adult mice by BrdU-labeling at P0.5-2.5 or P15.5-17.5, a significant increase of BrdU-retaining cells was found in many cortical proximal tubules, while a dramatic decrease was detected in medulla near the incision edge. Moreover, most of BrdU-positive cells were not co-stained with proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). The distributions of label-retaining cells in the mice kidney were different if BrdU was administered in different periods of kidney development. Most of BrdU-retaining cells were quiescent, the proximal tubules were the only segments that always contained BrdU positive cells, which may have the niche of stem cells in adult kidney.
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- Li Ni
- Huashan Hospital Fudan University, 159397, Division of Nephrology, Shanghai, Shanghai, China;
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- Huashan Hospital Fudan University, 159397, Division of Nephrology, Shanghai, China, 200040;
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- Huashan Hospital Fudan University, 159397, Division of Nephrology, Shanghai, Shanghai, China;
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- Huashan Hospital Fudan University, 159397, Division of Nephrology, Shanghai, Shanghai, China;
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- Huashan Hospital Fudan University, 159397, Division of Nephrology, Shanghai, Shanghai, China;
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