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Wang J, Fang H, Dong B, Wang D, Li Y, Chen X, Chen L, Wei T, Wei Q. Effects of Free Anthraquinones Extract from the Rhubarb on Cell Proliferation and Accumulation of Extracellular Matrix in High Glucose Cultured-Mesangial Cells. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2015; 19:485-9. [PMID: 26557014 PMCID: PMC4637350 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2015.19.6.485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2015] [Revised: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause of end-stage failure of the kidney, but the efficacy of currently available strategies for the prevention of DN remains unsatisfactory. In this study, we investigated the effects of free anthraquinones (FARs) extract, which was extracted from the rhubarb and purified by macroporous resin DM130 with gradient mixtures of ethanol/water as the lelution solvents, in high glucose-cultured glomerular mesangial cells (MCs). The cell proliferation was determined by CCK-8 assay, the levels of TGF-β1, CTGF, ColIV and FN proteins in the supernatant of MCs were measured by ELISA assays, and the mRNA levels of these four genes were detected by RT-PCR. The results showed that the increased proliferation of MCs, the mRNA levels and protein expression of TGF-β1, CTGF, ColIV and FN induced by high glucose were inhibited after the treatment with the FARs extract. This indicated that FARs extract could inhibit cell proliferation and the expression of main extracellular matrix induced by high glucose in MCs. The FARs extract exhibited potential values for prophylaxis and therapy of DN.
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- Jianyun Wang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221004, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221004, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Urology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, The Affiliated School of Clinical Medicine of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221009, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221004, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221004, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221004, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221004, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221004, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221004, Jiangsu, China
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Miller CG, Pozzi A, Zent R, Schwarzbauer JE. Effects of high glucose on integrin activity and fibronectin matrix assembly by mesangial cells. Mol Biol Cell 2014; 25:2342-50. [PMID: 24943838 PMCID: PMC4142608 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-03-0800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Aberrant accumulation of collagen IV defines diabetic nephropathy. It is shown here that high glucose increases fibronectin matrix assembly by activating integrin receptors on kidney cells. Collagen IV accumulation depends on this fibronectin matrix. Targeting fibronectin matrix may be a useful therapy to stem matrix accumulation in the diabetic kidney. The filtration unit of the kidney is the glomerulus, a capillary network supported by mesangial cells and extracellular matrix (ECM). Glomerular function is compromised in diabetic nephropathy (DN) by uncontrolled buildup of ECM, especially type IV collagen, which progressively occludes the capillaries. Increased levels of the ECM protein fibronectin (FN) are also present; however, its role in DN is unknown. Mesangial cells cultured under high glucose conditions provide a model system for studying the effect of elevated glucose on deposition of FN and collagen IV. Imaging of mesangial cell cultures and analysis of detergent-insoluble matrix show that, under high glucose conditions, mesangial cells assembled significantly more FN matrix, independent of FN protein levels. High glucose conditions induced protein kinase C–dependent β1 integrin activation, and FN assembly in normal glucose was increased by stimulation of integrin activity with Mn2+. Collagen IV incorporation into the matrix was also increased under high glucose conditions and colocalized with FN fibrils. An inhibitor of FN matrix assembly prevented collagen IV deposition, demonstrating dependence of collagen IV on FN matrix. We conclude that high glucose induces FN assembly, which contributes to collagen IV accumulation. Enhanced assembly of FN might facilitate dysregulated ECM accumulation in DN.
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- Charles G Miller
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232
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Glibenclamide induces collagen IV catabolism in high glucose-stimulated mesangial cells. EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES RESEARCH 2012; 2012:183535. [PMID: 23008698 PMCID: PMC3447387 DOI: 10.1155/2012/183535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Revised: 08/07/2012] [Accepted: 08/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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We have shown the full prevention of mesangial expansion in insulin-deficient diabetic rats by treatment with clinically-relevant dosages of glibenclamide (Glib). Studies in mesangial cells (MCs) also demonstrated reduction in the high glucose (HG)-induced accumulation of collagens, proposing that this was due to increased catabolism. In the present study, we investigated the signaling pathways that may be implicated in Glib action. Rat primary MCs were exposed to HG for 8 weeks with or without Glib in therapeutic (0.01 μM) or supratherapeutic (1.0 μM) concentrations. We found that HG increased collagen IV protein accumulation and PAI-1 mRNA and protein expression, in association with decreased cAMP generating capacity and decreased PKA activity. Low Glib increased collagen IV mRNA but fully prevented collagen IV protein accumulation and PAI-1 overexpression while enhancing cAMP formation and PKA activity. MMP2 mRNA, protein expression and gelatinolytic activity were also enhanced. High Glib was, overall, ineffective. In conclusion, low dosage/concentration Glib prevents HG-induced collagen accumulation in MC by enhancing collagen catabolism in a cAMP-PKA-mediated PAI-1 inhibition.
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Diabetes, whether it occurs before or after transplantation, plays an important role to decrease graft function and survival. In addition renal lipid accumulation has been suggested to play a role in the development and progression of chronic renal allograft rejection. Intracellular lipid accumulation is governed by a balance between the influx and efflux of lipid. Cholesterol transporters, such as scavenger receptor (SR)-A1, CD36, and ATP binding cassette (ABC) A1 and G1 (ABCG1), coordinate to regulate cellular lipid status. Therefore, in the present study, we examined whether high glucose caused lipid accumulation in mesangial cells as a result of altered cholesterol transporters. Mouse mesangial cells were stimulated with 30 mmol/L D-glucose (high glucose); 100 μmol/L oleic acid (OA) used as a positive control. Cellular lipid accumulation was measured by Oil Red O staining. Protein and mRNA expression of cholesterol influx (SR-A1 and CD36) and efflux (ABCA1 and ABCG1) transporters were evaluated using Western blot analysis and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, respectively. High glucose was shown to significantly increase lipid accumulation in mesangial cells at 24 hours as was observed for OA. SR-A1 and CD36 mRNA expression levels were 1.5-fold and 3.5-fold higher, respectively, in high glucose-stimulated than control mesangial cell, whereas ABCG1 mRNA expression decreased to 60% of controls; however, there was no decrease in ABCA1 mRNA. Altered protein expression of each transporter in mesangial cells cultured under conditions of high glucose concentrations was consistent with mRNA expression. Osmotic control using mannitol did not significantly affect any of the measured parameters in the present study. These results demonstrated that high glucose, in itself, can induce mesangial lipid accumulation; this effect may be associated with an impaired balance between the influx and efflux of cholesterol.
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Park JH, Park J, Hwang SH, Han H, Ha H. Delayed treatment with human umbilical cord blood-derived stem cells attenuates diabetic renal injury. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:1123-6. [PMID: 22564642 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.03.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease worldwide. Excess accumulation of extracellular matrix and the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition contribute to renal fibrosis, which is associated with DKD. The present study examined whether delayed treatment with human umbilical cord blood-derived stem cells (hUCB-SC) showed a therapeutic effect on DKD progression. Experimental diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ; 50 mg/kg) into 6-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats. Age-matched control rats received an equivalent volume of sodium citrate buffer alone. At 4 weeks after the STZ injection when diabetic renal injury had developed, hUCB-SC were administered (1 × 10(6) cells/rat) through the tail vein. Four weeks after administering the hUCB-SC, rats were sacrificed and we measured indices of DKD, including urinary protein excretion as well as fibronectin, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and E-cadherin mRNA, and protein expression. Diabetic rats developed significantly increased urinary protein excretion and renal hypertrophy compared to those in control rats. Renal expression of fibronectin and α-SMA mRNA, and protein were increased significantly in diabetic rats compared to those in the controls. E-cadherin protein expression in diabetic kidneys decreased significantly. Intravenously administered hUCB-SC effectively reduced proteinuria, renal fibronectin, and α-SMA up-regulation, as well as renal E-cadherin down-regulation in diabetic rats without a significant effect on blood glucose. Engrafted hUCB-SC in diabetic kidneys were confirmed by human DNA PKcs. The results demonstrated that delayed treatment with hUCB-SC attenuated the progression of diabetic renal injury.
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- J H Park
- Department of Bioinspired Science, Division of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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Lee J, Hwang L, Ha H. Adenosine Receptors Are Up-Regulated in Unilateral Ureteral Obstructed Rat Kidneys. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:1166-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.01.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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