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van der Weijden J, De Hoogt PA, Leufkens MME, Keijbeck AA, van Goor H, van den Heuvel MC, Cleutjens JPM, Moers C, Snoeijs MG, Navis GJ, van Londen M, Nolte IM, Berger SP, De Borst MH, Peutz-Kootstra CJ. The relationship of peritubular capillary density with glomerular volume and kidney function in living kidney donors. J Nephrol 2023; 36:2111-2124. [PMID: 37768545 PMCID: PMC10543576 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-023-01734-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Peritubular capillary rarefaction plays an important role in the progression of chronic kidney disease. Little is known about the relation between peritubular capillary density, glomerular volume and filtration rate in the healthy kidney. METHODS In this single-center study, we included 69 living kidney donors who donated between 2005 and 2008 and had representative renal biopsies available. In all donors, glomerular filtration rate was measured using 125I-Iothalamate before donation and at five years after donation. Before donation, the increase in glomerular filtration rate after dopamine stimulation was measured. Glomerular volume and peritubular capillary density were determined in biopsies taken at the time of transplantation. Pearson's correlation coefficient and linear regression were used to assess relations between parameters. RESULTS Mean donor age was 52 ± 11 years and mean measured glomerular filtration rate was 119 ± 22 mL/min before donation and 82 ± 15 mL/min at five years after donation. While peritubular capillary density (measured by either number of peritubular capillaries/50,000 μm2 or number of peritubular capillaries/tubule) was not associated with measured glomerular filtration rate before or after donation, number of peritubular capillaries/tubule was associated with the increase in measured glomerular filtration rate after dopamine stimulation (St.β = 0.33, p = 0.004), and correlated positively with glomerular volume (R = 0.24, p = 0.047). Glomerular volume was associated with unstimulated measured glomerular filtration rate before donation (St.β = 0.31, p = 0.01) and at five years (St.β = 0.30, p = 0.01) after donation, independent of age. CONCLUSIONS In summary, peritubular capillary density was not related to unstimulated kidney function before or after kidney donation, in contrast to glomerular volume. However, number of peritubular capillaries/tubule correlated with the increase in glomerular filtration rate after dopamine stimulation in healthy kidneys, and with glomerular volume. These findings suggest that peritubular capillary density and glomerular volume differentially affect kidney function in healthy living kidney donors.
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- J van der Weijden
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box AA53, 9713 GZ, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box AA53, 9713 GZ, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box AA53, 9713 GZ, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box AA53, 9713 GZ, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box AA53, 9713 GZ, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Pathology, Gelre Ziekenhuizen, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
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Nieuwenhuijs-Moeke GJ, Nieuwenhuijs VB, Seelen MAJ, Berger SP, van den Heuvel MC, Burgerhof JGM, Ottens PJ, Ploeg RJ, Leuvenink HGD, Struys MMRF. Propofol-based anaesthesia versus sevoflurane-based anaesthesia for living donor kidney transplantation: results of the VAPOR-1 randomized controlled trial. Br J Anaesth 2018; 118:720-732. [PMID: 28510740 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aex057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Kidney transplantation is associated with harmful processes affecting the viability of the graft. One of these processes is associated with the phenomenon of ischaemia-reperfusion injury. Anaesthetic conditioning is a widely described strategy to attenuate ischaemia-reperfusion injury. We therefore conducted the Volatile Anaesthetic Protection of Renal Transplants-1 trial, a pilot project evaluating the influence of two anaesthetic regimens, propofol- vs sevoflurane-based anaesthesia, on biochemical and clinical outcomes in living donor kidney transplantation. Methods Sixty couples were randomly assigned to the following three groups: PROP (donor and recipient propofol), SEVO (donor and recipient sevoflurane), and PROSE (donor propofol and recipient sevoflurane). The primary outcome was renal injury reflected by urinary biomarkers. The follow-up period was 2 yr. Results Three couples were excluded, leaving 57 couples for analysis. Concentrations of kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), N -acetyl-β- d -glucosaminidase (NAG), and heart-type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) in the first urine upon reperfusion showed no differences. On day 2, KIM-1 concentrations were higher in SEVO [952.8 (interquartile range 311.8-1893.0) pg mmol -1 ] compared with PROP [301.2 (202.0-504.7) pg mmol -1 ]. This was the same for NAG: SEVO, 1.835 (1.162-2.457) IU mmol -1 vs PROP, 1.078 (0.819-1.713) IU mmol -1 . Concentrations of H-FABP showed no differences. Measured glomerular filtration rate at 3, 6, and 12 months showed no difference. After 2 yr, there was a difference in the acute rejection rate ( P =0.039). Post hoc testing revealed a difference between PROP (35%) and PROSE (5%; P =0.020). The difference between PROP and SEVO (11%) was not significant ( P =0.110). Conclusions The SEVO group showed higher urinary KIM-1 and NAG concentrations in living donor kidney transplantation on the second day after transplantation. This was not reflected in inferior graft outcome. Clinical trial registration NCT01248871.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Department of Surgery, Isala, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology.,Department of Anaesthesia, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Melenhorst WB, Visser L, Timmer A, van den Heuvel MC, Stegeman CA, van Goor H. ADAM17 upregulation in human renal disease: a role in modulating TGF-alpha availability? Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2009. [PMID: 19535569 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A disintegrin and metalloproteinase (ADAM)17 sheds growth factors from the cell membrane, including epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) ligand transforming growth factor (TGF)-alpha. In mice, angiotensin II infusion induces renal fibrosis via ADAM17-mediated TGF-alpha shedding and subsequent EGFR activation. Pharmacological ADAM17 inhibition reduced renal fibrotic lesions and improved renal function, positioning ADAM17 as a promising target of intervention in renal disease. We studied ADAM17 expression in the human kidney. ADAM17 mRNA was constitutively expressed in normal adult kidneys, with highest expression in distal tubules. In human renal disease, ADAM17 was de novo expressed in proximal tubules, peritubular capillaries, and glomerular mesangium and upregulated in podocytes. Glomerular mesangial and endothelial ADAM17 were associated with mesangial matrix expansion, focal glomerulosclerosis, and glomerular macrophage infiltration (P < 0.01). Peritubular capillary and proximal tubular ADAM17 were associated with interstitial fibrosis and interstitial macrophage infiltration (P < 0.05). Both glomerular and interstitial ADAM17 were associated with decreased renal function (P < 0.05). In renal fibrosis, ADAM17 colocalized with TGF-alpha. Moreover, in cultured human podocytes and proximal tubular cells, pharmacological ADAM17 inhibition reduced constitutive TGF-alpha shedding by 78% (P < 0.005) and 100% (P < 0.05), respectively, and phorbol ester-induced TGF-alpha shedding by 84% (P < 0.005) and 92% (P = 0.005), respectively. Finally, ADAM17 inhibition reduced cellular proliferation. In conclusion, the ADAM17 expression pattern and its role in shedding TGF-alpha from cultured human kidney cells suggest a role in the development of fibrosis. Since EGFR signaling is implicated in renal fibrosis, targeting ADAM17 to reduce availability of EGFR ligand TGF-alpha may represent a promising way of intervention in human renal disease.
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- W B Melenhorst
- Univ. Medical Center Groningen, Sector F, Dept. of Pathology and Medical Biology, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Melenhorst WB, Visser L, Timmer A, van den Heuvel MC, Stegeman CA, van Goor H. ADAM17 upregulation in human renal disease: a role in modulating TGF-alpha availability? Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2009; 297:F781-90. [PMID: 19535569 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90610.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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A disintegrin and metalloproteinase (ADAM)17 sheds growth factors from the cell membrane, including epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) ligand transforming growth factor (TGF)-alpha. In mice, angiotensin II infusion induces renal fibrosis via ADAM17-mediated TGF-alpha shedding and subsequent EGFR activation. Pharmacological ADAM17 inhibition reduced renal fibrotic lesions and improved renal function, positioning ADAM17 as a promising target of intervention in renal disease. We studied ADAM17 expression in the human kidney. ADAM17 mRNA was constitutively expressed in normal adult kidneys, with highest expression in distal tubules. In human renal disease, ADAM17 was de novo expressed in proximal tubules, peritubular capillaries, and glomerular mesangium and upregulated in podocytes. Glomerular mesangial and endothelial ADAM17 were associated with mesangial matrix expansion, focal glomerulosclerosis, and glomerular macrophage infiltration (P < 0.01). Peritubular capillary and proximal tubular ADAM17 were associated with interstitial fibrosis and interstitial macrophage infiltration (P < 0.05). Both glomerular and interstitial ADAM17 were associated with decreased renal function (P < 0.05). In renal fibrosis, ADAM17 colocalized with TGF-alpha. Moreover, in cultured human podocytes and proximal tubular cells, pharmacological ADAM17 inhibition reduced constitutive TGF-alpha shedding by 78% (P < 0.005) and 100% (P < 0.05), respectively, and phorbol ester-induced TGF-alpha shedding by 84% (P < 0.005) and 92% (P = 0.005), respectively. Finally, ADAM17 inhibition reduced cellular proliferation. In conclusion, the ADAM17 expression pattern and its role in shedding TGF-alpha from cultured human kidney cells suggest a role in the development of fibrosis. Since EGFR signaling is implicated in renal fibrosis, targeting ADAM17 to reduce availability of EGFR ligand TGF-alpha may represent a promising way of intervention in human renal disease.
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- W B Melenhorst
- Univ. Medical Center Groningen, Sector F, Dept. of Pathology and Medical Biology, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands.
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van Timmeren MM, van den Heuvel MC, Bailly V, Bakker SJL, van Goor H, Stegeman CA. Tubular kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) in human renal disease. J Pathol 2007; 212:209-17. [PMID: 17471468 DOI: 10.1002/path.2175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 335] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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KIM-1, a transmembrane tubular protein with unknown function, is undetectable in normal kidneys, but is markedly induced in experimental renal injury. The KIM-1 ectodomain is cleaved, detectable in urine, and reflects renal damage. KIM-1 expression in human renal biopsies and its correlation with urinary KIM-1 (uKIM-1) is unknown. In biopsies from various renal diseases (n = 102) and controls (n = 7), the fraction of KIM-1 positive tubules and different renal damage parameters were scored. Double labelling was performed for KIM-1 with macrophages (MØ), alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA), proximal (aquaporin-1) and distal (E-cadherin) tubular markers and a dedifferentiation marker (vimentin). uKIM-1 at the time of biopsy (n = 53) was measured by ELISA. Renal KIM-1 was significantly increased in all diseases versus controls (p < 0.05), except minimal change. KIM-1 was primarily expressed at the luminal side of dedifferentiated proximal tubules, in areas with fibrosis (alpha-SMA) and inflammation (MØ). Independent of the disease, renal KIM-1 correlated positively with renal damage, negatively with renal function, but not with proteinuria. uKIM-1 was increased in renal patients versus controls (p < 0.001), including minimal change, and correlated positively with tissue KIM-1 and MØ, negatively with renal function, but not with proteinuria. In conclusion, KIM-1 is upregulated in renal disease and is associated with renal fibrosis and inflammation. uKIM-1 is also associated with inflammation and renal function, and reflects tissue KIM-1, indicating that it can be used as a non-invasive biomarker in renal disease.
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- M M van Timmeren
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Centre Groningen and University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
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De Borst MH, Prakash J, Melenhorst WBWH, van den Heuvel MC, Kok RJ, Navis G, van Goor H. Glomerular and tubular induction of the transcription factor c-Jun in human renal disease. J Pathol 2007; 213:219-28. [PMID: 17891746 DOI: 10.1002/path.2228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The transcription factor c-Jun regulates the expression of genes involved in proliferation and inflammation in many cell types but its role in human renal disease is largely unclear. In the current study we investigated whether c-Jun activation is associated with human renal disease and if c-Jun activation regulates pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic genes in renal cells. Activation of c-Jun was quantified by scoring renal expression of phosphorylated c-Jun (pc-Jun) in control human renal tissue and in biopsies from patients with various renal diseases (diabetic nephropathy, focal glomerulosclerosis, hypertension, IgA nephropathy, membranous glomerulopathy, minimal change disease, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, acute rejection, and Wegener's granulomatosis); this was correlated with parameters of renal damage. Furthermore, we studied the functional role of c-Jun activation in human tubular epithelial cells (HK-2) stimulated with TGF-beta. Activated c-Jun was present in nuclei of glomerular and tubular cells in all human renal diseases, but only sporadically in controls. Across the diseases, the extent of pc-Jun expression correlated with the degree of focal glomerulosclerosis, interstitial fibrosis, cell proliferation, kidney injury molecule-1 (Kim-1) expression, macrophage accumulation, and impairment of renal function. In HK-2 cells, TGF-beta induced c-Jun activation after 1 h (+40%, p < 0.001) and 24 h (+160%, p < 0.001). The specific c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitor SP600125 abolished c-Jun phosphorylation at all time points and blunted TGF-beta- or BSA-induced procollagen-1alpha 1 and MCP-1 gene expression in HK-2 cells. We conclude that in human renal disease, the transcription factor c-Jun is activated in glomerular and tubular cells. Activation of c-Jun may be involved in the regulation of inflammation and/or fibrosis in human renal disease.
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- M H De Borst
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
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The finer branches of the biliary tree (FBBT) contain a regenerative compartment. We hypothesized that preservation of the FBBT together with its microvasculature will lead to recovery of biliary damage and prolonged preservation of bile ductules during the development of chronic liver allograft rejection. The interlobular bile ducts, portal bile ductules and extraportal biliary cells with and without microvessels were studied in sequential biopsies in five patients who fulfilled the Banff criteria of early chronic rejection (CR) (imminence group). Biopsies of CR patients (n = 12) served as controls. Biopsies were double immunostained with CD34 (microvessels) and cytokeratin 7 (biliary structures). Proliferation and proangiogenic activity were assessed with Ki67 and VEGF-A immunostaining. Severe damage of bile ducts in the imminence group did not progress to significant bile duct loss. This was associated with a high proliferative activity in all biliary structures and preservation of the microvascular compartment. VEGF-A expression was increased in all but the reperfusion biopsies. In conclusion, both regenerative activity of the FBBT and an intact microvascular compartment are associated with less damage of the biliary tree and could therefore be prerequisites for biliary regeneration.
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- M C van den Heuvel
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Melenhorst WBWH, van den Heuvel MC, Timmer A, Huitema S, Bulthuis M, Timens W, van Goor H. ADAM19 expression in human nephrogenesis and renal disease: Associations with clinical and structural deterioration. Kidney Int 2006; 70:1269-78. [PMID: 16900093 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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ADAM19, an enzyme from the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase) family, is involved in various cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. It can cleave epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like growth factors, such as heparin-binding (HB)-EGF and neuregulin (NRG), from the cell membrane. ADAM-mediated EGF receptor activation is crucial in the development of renal pathology. Based on these data, we studied ADAM19 in human nephrogenesis and renal disease. We collected 20 fetal kidneys and 56 biopsies from patients with various renal diseases. The unaffected part of kidneys from eight patients with renal cell carcinoma served as control. RNA in situ hybridization revealed widespread ADAM19 mRNA expression in the nephrogenic zone of human fetal kidneys. Normal human kidneys showed constitutive ADAM19 expression in distal tubules and endothelial cells, whereas proximal tubules were negative. In renal disease, ADAM19 was de novo expressed in proximal tubules and glomerular mesangium and upregulated in distal tubules and endothelial cells. ADAM19 colocalized with tubular and interstitial NRG, however, not with HB-EGF. Independent of renal disorder, mesangial ADAM19 expression was associated with glomerular damage as assessed by mesangial matrix expansion, focal glomerulosclerosis, and glomerular macrophage influx (all P<0.001). ADAM19 in proximal tubules and in peritubular capillaries was associated with interstitial fibrosis (P<0.05). Finally, increasing tubular ADAM19 was associated with declining renal function (P<0.05). The abundant ADAM19 expression during nephrogenesis points to a role in growth promotion and regulation. The high ADAM19 expression in renal disease suggests involvement in profibrotic and proinflammatory processes leading to renal deterioration.
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MESH Headings
- ADAM Proteins/genetics
- ADAM Proteins/metabolism
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Biopsy
- Child
- Data Interpretation, Statistical
- Disease Progression
- Endothelial Cells/metabolism
- ErbB Receptors/metabolism
- Female
- Fetus/metabolism
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Gestational Age
- Glomerular Mesangium/cytology
- Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental/genetics
- Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental/pathology
- Graft Rejection
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization
- Kidney/embryology
- Kidney/metabolism
- Kidney/pathology
- Kidney Diseases/genetics
- Kidney Diseases/metabolism
- Kidney Diseases/pathology
- Kidney Diseases/physiopathology
- Kidney Transplantation
- Kidney Tubules, Distal/metabolism
- Kidney Tubules, Distal/pathology
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/metabolism
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/pathology
- Male
- Mesangial Cells/metabolism
- Middle Aged
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Up-Regulation
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- W B W H Melenhorst
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Melenhorst WBWH, van den Heuvel MC, Stegeman CA, van der Leij J, Huitema S, van den Berg A, van Goor H. Upregulation of ADAM19 in chronic allograft nephropathy. Am J Transplant 2006; 6:1673-81. [PMID: 16827870 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01384.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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ADAM19 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 19) is involved in cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha shedding. We studied ADAM19 in chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) nephrectomies and in normal human kidneys. Reverse transcriptase (RT) PCR revealed an upregulation of ADAM19 mRNA in CAN when compared with control kidneys (p = 0.002). Using RNA in situ hybridization (ISH), we detected moderate ADAM19 mRNA expression in vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and distal tubuli of control kidneys. In CAN, massive ADAM19 expression was detected in SMCs, distal tubuli, glomerular sclerotic lesions and inflammatory CD4+ cells. To determine whether ADAM19 is specifically related to CAN, we studied transplant biopsies with and without CAN, acute rejection and non-transplant-related kidney diseases: interstitial fibrosis (IF), interstitial atrophy, glomerular fibrosis and interstitial inflammation. In various renal structures, ADAM19 mRNA was significantly higher in CAN when compared with renal allografts without CAN or acute rejection. ADAM19 expression in renal endothelium was significantly higher in acute rejection when compared with renal allografts without CAN. When compared to CAN, ADAM19 was expressed to a similar extent in non-transplant-related interstitial and glomerular fibrosis, interstitial atrophy and inflammation. Although these observational data do not establish a cause and effect relationship, ADAM19 may have a modulatory role in the dysfunctional renal allograft state.
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- W B W H Melenhorst
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
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