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Int J Pharm ; 659: 124261, 2024 Jun 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38782155

RESUMO

The progression of renal fibrosis to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is significantly influenced by transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) signal pathway. This study aimed to develop nanoparticles (PMVs@PLGA complexes) with platelet membrane camouflage, which can transport interfering RNA to target and regulate the TGF-ß1 pathway in damaged renal tissues. The aim is to reduce the severity of acute kidney injury and to reduce fibrosis in chronic kidney disease. Hence, we formulated PMVs@TGF-ß1-siRNA NP complexes and employed them for both in vitro and in vivo therapy. From the experimental findings we know that the PMVs@siRNA NPs could effectively target the kidneys in unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) mice and ischemia/reperfusion injury (I/R) mice. In animal models of treatment, PMVs@siRNA NP complexes effectively decreased the expression of TGF-ß1 and mitigated inflammation and fibrosis in the kidneys by blocking the TGF-ß1/Smad3 pathway. Therefore, these PMVs@siRNA NP complexes can serve as a promising biological delivery system for treating kidney diseases.


Assuntos
Fibrose , Nanopartículas , RNA Interferente Pequeno , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta1 , Animais , RNA Interferente Pequeno/administração & dosagem , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta1/metabolismo , Masculino , Camundongos , Plaquetas/metabolismo , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/tratamento farmacológico , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/prevenção & controle , Rim/metabolismo , Rim/patologia , Rim/efeitos dos fármacos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Obstrução Ureteral/terapia , Materiais Biomiméticos/administração & dosagem , Materiais Biomiméticos/química , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Humanos , Proteína Smad3/metabolismo , Copolímero de Ácido Poliláctico e Ácido Poliglicólico/química , Injúria Renal Aguda/prevenção & controle
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J Cell Mol Med ; 27(10): 1341-1352, 2023 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37029501

RESUMO

Impaired mitochondrial function and dysregulated energy metabolism have been shown to be involved in the pathological progression of kidney diseases such as acute kidney injury (AKI) and diabetic nephropathy. Hence, improving mitochondrial function is a promising strategy for treating renal dysfunction. NADH: ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit V1 (NDUFV1) is an important subunit of mitochondrial complex I. In the present study, we found that NDUFV1 was reduced in kidneys of renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) mice. Meanwhile, renal I/R induced kidney dysfunction as evidenced by increases in BUN and serum creatinine, severe injury of proximal renal tubules, oxidative stress, and cell apoptosis. All these detrimental outcomes were attenuated by increased expression of NDUFV1 in kidneys. Moreover, knockdown of Ndufv1 aggravated cell insults induced by H2 O2 in TCMK-1 cells, which further confirmed the renoprotective roles of NDUFV1. Mechanistically, NDUFV1 improved the integrity and function of mitochondria, leading to reduced oxidative stress and cell apoptosis. Overall, our data indicate that NDUFV1 has an ability to maintain mitochondrial homeostasis in AKI, suggesting therapies by targeting mitochondria are useful approaches for dealing with mitochondrial dysfunction associated renal diseases such as AKI.


Assuntos
Injúria Renal Aguda , Traumatismo por Reperfusão , Animais , Camundongos , Injúria Renal Aguda/patologia , Apoptose/genética , Homeostase , Isquemia/patologia , Rim/patologia , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Oxirredutases/metabolismo , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/patologia
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Ther Apher Dial ; 27(1): 39-49, 2023 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35731627

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: Among maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients, ones with diabetes mellitus (DM) are known to have the worst outcome. METHODS: A total of 263 MHD patients were included, a dynamic nomogram was established based on multivariable Cox regression analysis. RESULTS: The median overall survival (OS) time was 46 months. The 1-, 3-, and 5-year OS rates were 90.9%, 70.5% and 53.9%, respectively. The multivariable Cox regression analysis indicated that DM duration, cardiovascular complication, baseline values before starting MHD for estimated glomerular filtration rate and serum phosphate were independent risk factors. The C-index of the dynamic nomogram was 0.745 and the calibration curves showed optimal agreement between the model prediction and actual observation for predicting survival probabilities. CONCLUSIONS: Our study was the first to establish dynamic nomogram among diabetic MHD patients, the fast and convenient online tool can be used for individual risk estimation at the point of prognosis prediction.


Assuntos
Diabetes Mellitus , Nomogramas , Humanos , Prognóstico , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiologia , Fatores de Risco , Análise de Regressão
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Cell Death Dis ; 13(12): 1044, 2022 12 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36522320

RESUMO

Accumulating evidence indicates that the extracellular matrix (ECM) is not only a consequence of fibrosis, but also contributes to the progression of fibrosis, by creating a profibrotic microenvironment. Tenascin-C (TNC) is an ECM glycoprotein that contains multiple functional domains. We showed that following kidney injury, TNC was markedly induced in fibrotic areas in the kidney from both mouse models and humans with kidney diseases. Genetically deletion of TNC in mice significantly attenuated unilateral ureteral obstruction-induced kidney fibrosis. Further studies showed that TNC promoted the proliferation of kidney interstitial cells via STAT3 activation. TNC-expressing cells in fibrotic kidney were activated fibroblast 2 (Act.Fib2) subpopulation, according to a previously generated single nucleus RNA-seq dataset profiling kidney of mouse UUO model at day 14. To identify and characterize TNC-expressing cells, we generated a TNC-promoter-driven CreER2-IRES-eGFP knock-in mouse line and found that the TNC reporter eGFP was markedly induced in cells around injured tubules that had lost epithelial markers, suggesting TNC was induced in response to epithelium injury. Most of the eGFP-positive cells were both NG2 and PDGFRß positive. These cells did not carry markers of progenitor cells or macrophages. In conclusion, this study provides strong evidence that matrix protein TNC contributes to kidney fibrosis. TNC pathway may serve as a potential therapeutic target for interstitial fibrosis and the progression of chronic kidney disease.


Assuntos
Nefropatias , Obstrução Ureteral , Humanos , Camundongos , Animais , Tenascina/genética , Tenascina/metabolismo , Proteína C/metabolismo , Fibrose , Nefropatias/metabolismo , Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Obstrução Ureteral/metabolismo , Rim/metabolismo , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Fator de Transcrição STAT3/metabolismo
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Nanomaterials (Basel) ; 12(20)2022 Oct 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36296745

RESUMO

Failure to control blood glucose level (BGL) may aggravate oxidative stress and contribute to the development of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Using erythrocytes (ERs) as the carriers, a smart self-regulatory insulin (INS) release system was constructed to release INS according to changes in BGLs to improve patients' compliance and health. To overcome the limited sources of ERs and decrease the risk of transmitting infections, we developed an in vitro, closed-loop autologous ER-mediated delivery (CAER) platform, based on a commercial hemodialysis instrument modified with a glucose-responsive ER-based INS delivery system (GOx-INS@ER). After the blood was drained via a jugular vein cannula, some of the blood was pumped into the CAER platform. The INS was packed inside the autologous ERs in the INS reactor, and then their surface was modified with glucose oxidase (GOx), which acts as a glucose-activated switch. In vivo, the CAER platform showed that the BGL responsively controlled INS release in order to control hyperglycemia and maintain the BGL in the normal range for up to 3 days; plus, there was good glycemic control without the added burden of hemodialysis in DN rabbits. These results demonstrate that this closed-loop extracorporeal hemodialysis platform provides a practical approach for improving diabetes management in DN patients.

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Phytother Res ; 36(8): 3265-3275, 2022 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35606908

RESUMO

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is often associated with muscle atrophy. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are still not well understood. Here, we treated 5/6-nephrectomized (5/6Nx) rats with resveratrol and found that this treatment greatly improves renal function as evidenced by reduced proteinuria and cystatin C. Moreover, resveratrol ameliorates renal fibrosis by reducing transforming growth factor ß (TGF-ß) and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF). Meanwhile, muscle atrophy in these 5/6Nx rats was largely attenuated by resveratrol. Immunoprecipitation revealed that SIRT1 physically interacts with FoxO1 in muscle, and this interaction was weakened in 5/6Nx rats. As a consequence, acetylated FoxO1 was increased in muscle of 5/6Nx rats. The application of resveratrol markedly reverses this trend. These data point out that SIRT1 is a key factor for linking renal disease and muscle atrophy. Indeed, both renal dysfunction and muscle atrophy were further aggravated by 5/6Nx in Sirt1+/- mice. Taken together, our data indicate that SIRT1 plays a pivotal role in muscle atrophy in CKD, and FoxO1 might be a substrate of SIRT1 in this process. Furthermore, resveratrol, together with other agonists of SIRT1, may hold great therapeutic potentials for treating CKD and its related muscle atrophy.


Assuntos
Insuficiência Renal Crônica , Estilbenos , Animais , Proteína Forkhead Box O1/metabolismo , Camundongos , Atrofia Muscular/tratamento farmacológico , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Ratos , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/tratamento farmacológico , Resveratrol/farmacologia , Transdução de Sinais , Sirtuína 1/metabolismo , Estilbenos/farmacologia
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Cell Biol Int ; 46(3): 381-390, 2022 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34936716

RESUMO

Mitochondrial homeostasis plays essential role for the proper functioning of the kidney. NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit V1 (NDUFV1) is an enzyme in the complex I of electron transport chain (ETC) in mitochondria. In the present study, we examined the effects of NDUFV1 on renal function in unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) model mice. Our data showed that increased expression of NDUFV1 improves kidney function as evidenced by the decreases in blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine in UUO mice. Moreover, NDUFV1 also maintains renal structures and alleviates renal fibrosis induced by UUO surgery. Mechanistically, NDUFV1 mitigates the increased oxidative stress in the kidney in UUO model mice. Meanwhile, increased expression of NDUFV1 in the kidney improves the integrity of the complex I and potentiates the complex I activity. Overall, these results indicate that the ETC complex I plays a beneficial role against renal dysfunction induced by acute kidney injury such as UUO. Therefore, NDUFV1 might be a druggable target for developing agents for dealing with disabled mitochondria-associated renal diseases.


Assuntos
Nefropatias , Obstrução Ureteral , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Fibrose , Rim/patologia , Nefropatias/metabolismo , Camundongos , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Obstrução Ureteral/patologia
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Neurotox Res ; 39(5): 1393-1404, 2021 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34251648

RESUMO

SIRT1 is a deacetylase with multiple physiological functions by targeting histones and non-histone proteins. It has been shown that SIRT1 activation is involved in neuroprotection in Parkinson's disease (PD) models. In the present study, we provided direct evidences showing the neuroprotective roles of SIRT1 in dopaminergic neurons. Our data showed that increased expression of SIRT1 plays beneficial roles against MPP+ insults in SH-SY5Y cells and primary dopaminergic neurons, including increased cell viability, reduced LDH release, improved the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), and attenuated cell apoptosis. On the contrary, knockdown of SIRT1 further aggravated cell injuries induced by MPP+. Moreover, mutated SIRT1 without deacetylase activity (SIRT1 H363Y) failed to protect dopaminergic neurons from MPP+ injuries. Mechanistically, SIRT1 improved PGC-1α expression and mitochondrial biogenesis. Knockdown of PGC-1α almost completely abolished the neuroprotective roles of SIRT1 in SH-SY5Y cells. Collectively, our data indicate that SIRT1 has neuroprotective roles in dopaminergic neurons, which is dependent upon PGC-1α-mediated mitochondrial biogenesis. These findings suggest that SIRT1 may hold great therapeutic potentials for treating dopaminergic neuron loss associated disorders such as PD.


Assuntos
Neurônios Dopaminérgicos/metabolismo , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Biogênese de Organelas , Transtornos Parkinsonianos/metabolismo , Coativador 1-alfa do Receptor gama Ativado por Proliferador de Peroxissomo/biossíntese , Sirtuína 1/biossíntese , 1-Metil-4-fenilpiridínio/toxicidade , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/fisiologia , Neurônios Dopaminérgicos/efeitos dos fármacos , Neurônios Dopaminérgicos/patologia , Humanos , Potencial da Membrana Mitocondrial/efeitos dos fármacos , Potencial da Membrana Mitocondrial/fisiologia , Mitocôndrias/efeitos dos fármacos , Mitocôndrias/patologia , Neuroproteção/efeitos dos fármacos , Neuroproteção/fisiologia , Transtornos Parkinsonianos/induzido quimicamente , Transtornos Parkinsonianos/genética , Transtornos Parkinsonianos/prevenção & controle , Coativador 1-alfa do Receptor gama Ativado por Proliferador de Peroxissomo/genética , Sirtuína 1/genética
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MycoKeys ; 80: 77-90, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34054325

RESUMO

Species of Diaporthe infect a wide range of plants and live in vivo as endophytes, saprobes or pathogens. However, those in peach plants are poorly characterized. In this study, 52 Diaporthe strains were isolated from peach branches with buds, showing constriction canker symptoms. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted using five gene regions: internal transcribed spacer of the ribosomal DNA (ITS), translation elongation factor 1-α (TEF), ß-tubulin (TUB), histone (HIS), and calmodulin (CAL). These results coupled with morphology revealed seven species of Diaporthe, including five known species (D. caryae, D. cercidis, D. eres, D. hongkongensis, and D. unshiuensis). In addition, two novel species D. jinxiu and D. zaofenghuang are introduced. Except for the previously reported D. eres, this study represents the first characterization of Diaporthe species associated with peach constriction canker in China, and contributes useful data for practicable disease management.

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Cell Death Discov ; 7(1): 59, 2021 Mar 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33758176

RESUMO

Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) is a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)-dependent deacetylase belonging to class III histone deacetylases. Previous studies have shown that SIRT1 is involved in kidney physiology regulation and protects the kidney from various pathological factors. However, the underlying mechanisms behind its function have yet to be fully elucidated. In our study, we found that ablation of Sirt1 in renal interstitial cells resulted in more severe renal damage and fibrosis in unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) model mice. We also observed that hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-2α expression was increased in Sirt1 conditional knockout mice, suggesting that HIF-2α might be a substrate of SIRT1, mediating its renoprotective roles. Therefore, we bred Hif2a deficient mice and subjected them to renal trauma through UUO surgery, ultimately finding that Hif2a ablation attenuated renal fibrogenesis induced by UUO injury. Moreover, in cultured NRK-49F cells, activation of SIRT1 decreased HIF-2α and fibrotic gene expressions, and inhibition of SIRT1 stimulated HIF-2α and fibrotic gene expressions. Co-immunoprecipitation analysis revealed that SIRT1 directly interacted with and deacetylated HIF-2α. Together, our data indicate that SIRT1 plays a protective role in renal damage and fibrosis, which is likely due to inhibition of HIF-2α.

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Biofactors ; 46(1): 168-179, 2020 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31688999

RESUMO

Left ventricular remodeling commonly complicates end-stage renal disease following chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study investigated the therapeutic efficacy of resveratrol (RSV), a polyphenolic compound, on left ventricular remodeling in subtotal nephrectomy rats and sought to uncover the underlying molecular mechanisms. Subtotal nephrectomy caused renal dysfunction, such as gradual increases in serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen, glomerular sclerosis, and tubulointerstitial fibrosis. In addition, subtotal nephrectomy also resulted in significant increases in myocyte cross-sectional area, interstitial and perivascular fibrosis, and left ventricular dilatation. All these detrimental effects were alleviated in the presence of RSV. Mechanistically, RSV treatment led to the upregulation of manganese-containing superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) in the heart. Coimmunoprecipitation studies showed that silent information regulator 1 (Sirt1) bound forkhead box protein O1 (FoxO1) and thus reduced acetylated FoxO1. RSV strengthened this interaction between Sirt1 and FoxO1. Loss of one allele of Sirt1 aggravated renal damage, myocyte hypertrophy, and interstitial fibrosis in nephrectomized mice. Taken together, our data show that Sirt1 is an important mediator for the protective roles of RSV on renal and heart damage in CKD rodent model, and FoxO1 and MnSOD are likely downstream targets of Sirt1. Therefore, Sirt1 might be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of left ventricular remodeling caused by CKD.


Assuntos
Antioxidantes/farmacologia , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/efeitos dos fármacos , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/fisiopatologia , Resveratrol/farmacologia , Sirtuína 1/efeitos dos fármacos , Superóxido Dismutase/efeitos dos fármacos , Remodelação Ventricular/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/genética , Sirtuína 1/metabolismo , Superóxido Dismutase/metabolismo , Remodelação Ventricular/genética
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J Cell Mol Med ; 23(6): 4443-4453, 2019 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30993911

RESUMO

Salidroside is a major phenylethanoid glycoside in Rhodiola rosea L., a traditional Chinese medicine, with multiple biological activities. It has been shown that salidroside possesses protective effects for alleviating diabetic renal dysfunction, contrast-induced-nephropathy and other kidney diseases. However, the involved molecular mechanism was still not understood well. Herein, we examined the protective effects of salidroside in mice with Adriamycin (ADR)-induced nephropathy and the underlying molecular mechanism. The results showed that salidroside treatment ameliorates proteinuria; improves expressions of nephrin and podocin; and reduces kidney fibrosis and glomerulosclerosis induced by ADR. Mechanistically, ADR induces a robust accumulation of ß-catenin in the nucleus and stimulates its downstream target gene expression. The application of salidroside largely abolishes the nuclear translocation of ß-catenin and thus inhibits its activity. Furthermore, the activation of ß-catenin almost completely counteracts the protective roles of salidroside in ADR-injured podocytes. Taken together, our data indicate that salidroside ameliorates proteinuria, renal fibrosis and podocyte injury in ADR nephropathy, which may rely on inhibition of ß-catenin signalling pathway.


Assuntos
Doxorrubicina/toxicidade , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Glucosídeos/farmacologia , Nefropatias/prevenção & controle , Fenóis/farmacologia , Proteinúria/prevenção & controle , beta Catenina/antagonistas & inibidores , Animais , Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/toxicidade , Nefropatias/induzido quimicamente , Nefropatias/metabolismo , Nefropatias/patologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Podócitos/citologia , Podócitos/efeitos dos fármacos , Podócitos/metabolismo , Proteinúria/etiologia , Proteinúria/metabolismo , Proteinúria/patologia , Transdução de Sinais
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Phytomedicine ; 54: 240-247, 2019 Feb 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30668374

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Salidroside, an active component from Traditional Chinese Medicine Rhodiola rosea L., has various pharmacological functions including anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and anti-oxidative properties. However, whether salidroside plays a beneficial role in diabetic nephropathy is still unclear. PURPOSE: The objective of this work was to investigate the potential roles of salidroside against diabetic nephropathy and the underlying molecular mechanisms. METHODS: Streptozocin was given to obese mice to generate diabetic nephropathy animal model. Salidroside was administered to these mice and proteinuria, podocyte integrity, renal morphology and fibrosis, mitochondrial biogenesis were examined. RESULTS: Our results showed that salidroside treatment greatly attenuates diabetic nephropathy as evidenced by decreased urinary albumin, blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine. Morphological analysis indicated that salidroside improves renal structures in diabetic nephropathy. The decreases in nephrin and podocin expression were markedly reversed by salidroside. Moreover, kidney fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy mice was largely prevented by salidroside. Mechanistically, in salidroside-treated mice, the mitochondrial DNA copy and electron transport chain proteins were significantly enhanced. Meanwhile, the reduced Sirt1 and PGC-1α expression in diabetic nephropathy was almost completely counteracted in the presence of salidroside. CONCLUSIONS: Our data showed that salidroside plays a beneficial role against diabetic nephropathy in mice, which probably via Sirt1/PGC-1α mediated mitochondrial biogenesis.


Assuntos
Nefropatias Diabéticas/prevenção & controle , Glucosídeos/farmacologia , Fenóis/farmacologia , Sirtuína 1/efeitos dos fármacos , Fatores de Transcrição/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , DNA Mitocondrial/metabolismo , Nefropatias Diabéticas/metabolismo , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Transporte de Elétrons , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Obesos , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Podócitos/metabolismo , Sirtuína 1/metabolismo , Estreptozocina , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Regulação para Cima
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J Am Soc Nephrol ; 28(8): 2337-2352, 2017 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28246130

RESUMO

The rapid growth of an aging population creates challenges regarding age-related diseases, including AKI, for which both the prevalence and death rate increase with age. The molecular mechanism by which the aged kidney becomes more susceptible to acute injury has not been completely elucidated. In this study, we found that, compared with the kidneys of 3-month-old mice, the kidneys of 20-month-old mice expressed reduced levels of the renal protective molecule sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) and its cofactor NAD+ Supplementation with nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), an NAD+ precursor, restored renal SIRT1 activity and NAD+ content in 20-month-old mice and further increased both in 3-month-old mice. Moreover, supplementation with NMN significantly protected mice in both age groups from cisplatin-induced AKI. SIRT1 deficiency blunted the protective effect of NMN, and microarray data revealed that c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling activation associated with renal injury in SIRT1 heterozygotes. In vitro, SIRT1 attenuated the stress response by modulating the JNK signaling pathway, probably via the deacetylation of a JNK phosphatase, DUSP16. Taken together, our findings reveal SIRT1 as a crucial mediator in the renal aging process. Furthermore, manipulation of SIRT1 activity by NMN seems to be a potential pharmaceutical intervention for AKI that could contribute to the precise treatment of aged patients with AKI.


Assuntos
Injúria Renal Aguda/prevenção & controle , Mononucleotídeo de Nicotinamida/uso terapêutico , Sirtuína 1/fisiologia , Fatores Etários , Animais , Suscetibilidade a Doenças , Proteínas Quinases JNK Ativadas por Mitógeno/fisiologia , Camundongos , NAD
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Ren Fail ; 38(9): 1432-1440, 2016 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27416851

RESUMO

Recent evidence indicates that mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) derived from early embryonic tissues have better therapeutic ability as compared with adult tissue-derived stem cells. In the present study, we transplanted human early embryonic MSC (hMSC) into MRL/Lpr mice via tail vein injection to observe the therapeutic efficacy of hMSC and their impact on T helper 17 (Th17) cell differentiation in MRL/Lpr mice. Animals in hMSC treatment group received hMSC (1 × 106/200 µL) via the tail vein at the age of 16 and 19 weeks. We found that hMSC treatment prolonged the survival of MRL/Lpr mice without inducing tumorigenesis, reduced urine protein, and alleviated the renal pathologic changes. In addition, it reduced the proportion of Th17 cells in the spleen of MRL/Lpr mice and the serum interleukin 17 (IL-17) concentration. Our in vitro experiment also demonstrated that hMSC could secrete Th17 differentiation-related cytokines of PGE2, IL-10 and TGF-ß, and IFN-γ stimulation up-regulated the secretion of these immune regulating factors. The results of the present study suggest that hMSC therapy could alleviate systemic and local renal lesions in MRL/Lpr mice, probably by secreting immune regulating factors and regulating Th17 cell differentiation in MRL/Lpr mice.


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Células-Tronco Embrionárias/citologia , Imunidade Celular , Rim/patologia , Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico/prevenção & controle , Transplante de Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/métodos , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/citologia , Células Th17/imunologia , Animais , Diferenciação Celular , Células Cultivadas , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Progressão da Doença , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Citometria de Fluxo , Humanos , Interleucina-17/metabolismo , Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico/metabolismo , Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico/patologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos MRL lpr , Células Th17/patologia
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Biosci Rep ; 36(3)2016 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27129290

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Micro-inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR). In the present study, we investigated the therapeutic potential of resveratrol (RSV), a polyphenol with anti-fibrosis activity in hypertensive renal damage model. In SHR renal damage model, RSV treatment blunted the increase in urine albumin excretion, urinary ß2-microglobulin (ß2-MG), attenuated the decrease in creatinine clearance rate (CCR). The glomerular sclerosis index (1.54±0.33 compared with 0.36±0.07) and tubulointerstitial fibrosis (1.57±0.31 compared with 0.19±0.04) were significantly higher in SHRs compared with Wistar Kyoto rats (WKYs), which were significantly lower by RSV treatment. The increases in mesangium accumulation and the expression of renal collagen type I (Col I), fibronectin (Fn), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and transforming growth factor-ß1 (TGF-ß1) in SHR were also reduced by RSV treatment. Nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) expression was increased in the cytoplasm and nuclei of the SHR kidneys, which was significantly decreased by RSV treatment. Furthermore, the protein level of IκB-α significantly decreased in the kidneys of the SHR when compared with the WKYs. RSV treatment partially restored the decreased IκB-α level. In SHR kidney, increased expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) were observed. These changes were attenuated by RSV treatment. No changes in blood pressure were detected between SHR group and SHR + RSV group. Taken together, the present study demonstrated that RSV treatment may significantly attenuate renal damage in the SHR model of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The renal protective effect is associated with inhibition of IL-6, ICAM-1 and MCP-1 expression via the regulation of the nuclear translocation of NF-κB, which suggesting that micro-inflammation may be a potential therapeutic target of hypertensive renal damage.


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Fibrose/tratamento farmacológico , Hipertensão/tratamento farmacológico , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Estilbenos/administração & dosagem , Injúria Renal Aguda/tratamento farmacológico , Injúria Renal Aguda/genética , Injúria Renal Aguda/patologia , Animais , Pressão Sanguínea/efeitos dos fármacos , Colágeno Tipo I/genética , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Fibronectinas/genética , Fibrose/patologia , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Hipertensão/genética , Hipertensão/patologia , Inflamação/genética , Inflamação/patologia , Rim/efeitos dos fármacos , Rim/patologia , Inibidor 1 de Ativador de Plasminogênio/genética , Ratos , Resveratrol , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta1/genética , Microglobulina beta-2/genética
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PLoS One ; 10(11): e0142456, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26556241

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Cardiovascular and renal inflammation induced by Aldosterone (Aldo) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of hypertension and renal fibrosis. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling contributes to inflammatory cardiovascular and renal diseases, but its role in Aldo-induced hypertension and renal damage is not clear. In the current study, rats were treated with Aldo-salt combined with TAK-242 (a TLR4 signaling antagonist) for 4 weeks. Hemodynamic, cardiac and renal parameters were assayed at the indicated time. We found that Aldo-salt-treated rats present cardiac and renal hypertrophy and dysfunction. Cardiac and renal expression levels of TLR4 as well as levels of molecular markers attesting inflammation and fibrosis are increased by Aldo infusion, whereas the treatment of TAK-242 reverses these alterations. TAK-242 suppresses cardiac and renal inflammatory cytokines levels (TNF-a, IL-1ß and MCP-1). Furthermore, TAK-242 inhibits hypertension, cardiac and renal fibrosis, and also attenuates the Aldo-induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT). In experimental hyperaldosteronism, upregulation of TLR4 is correlated with cardiac and renal fibrosis and dysfunction, and a TLR4 signaling antagonist, TAK-242, can reverse these alterations. TAK-242 may be a therapeutic option for salt-sensitive hypertension and renal fibrosis.


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Injúria Renal Aguda/prevenção & controle , Aldosterona , Cardiopatias/prevenção & controle , Substâncias Protetoras/farmacologia , Sulfonamidas/farmacologia , Receptor 4 Toll-Like/antagonistas & inibidores , Injúria Renal Aguda/sangue , Injúria Renal Aguda/induzido quimicamente , Injúria Renal Aguda/fisiopatologia , Animais , Citocinas/sangue , Cardiopatias/sangue , Cardiopatias/induzido quimicamente , Cardiopatias/fisiopatologia , Hemodinâmica/efeitos dos fármacos , Hemodinâmica/fisiologia , Inflamação/sangue , Inflamação/induzido quimicamente , Inflamação/fisiopatologia , Inflamação/prevenção & controle , Masculino , Substâncias Protetoras/uso terapêutico , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Sulfonamidas/uso terapêutico
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26451157

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Triptolide as a main active ingredient of Tripterygium wilfordii is known to be exerting anti-inflammatory, marked immunosuppressive, and podocyte-protective effects. In this study, we investigated the protective effect of triptolide in kidney disease. Rat glomerular mesangial cells were randomly divided into three groups: (1) control group, (2) TGF-ß1 (10 µg/mL) group, and (3) triptolide group (triptolide 10 µg/L + TGF-ß1 10 µg/L). Sixty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: (1) control group, (2) chronic serum sickness glomerulonephritis model group, and (3) triptolide (0.2 mg/kg·d) group. Reverse transcription PCR was used to assess Ski and Smad3 mRNA expression in the mesangial cells and renal tissues. Western blotting was used to determine Ski and Smad3 protein expressions. Laser confocal fluorescence microscopy was used to observe the subcellular localization of Smad3 and Ski proteins in the mesangial cells. Triptolide inhibited the TGF-ß1-induced proliferation of mesangial cells. It significantly upregulated Ski protein expression and downregulated Smad3 mRNA and protein expressions in a time-dependent manner. Laser confocal fluorescence microscopy detected high Smad3 fluorescence intensity in the cytoplasm and low Smad3 and high Ski fluorescence intensity in the nucleus. By upregulating Ski protein expression triptolide decreased the extent of fibrosis by affecting the TGF-ß1/Smad3 signaling pathway.

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Chinese Journal of Cardiology ; (12): 718-723, 2015.
Artigo em Chinês | WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) | ID: wpr-351615

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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect of resveratrol (RSV) on angiotensin II (Ang II) induced cardiomyocytes hypertrophy and FoxO1/MnSOD signaling pathway.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The cardiomyocytes isolated from neonatal Wistar rats were cultured with pancreatin and preplating technique and divided into five groups: control (CON), Ang II (1 x 10(-6) mol/L, Ang II), Ang II + RSV (10 µmol/L), Ang II + RSV (25 µmol/L), and Ang II + RSV (50 µmol/L). 3H-Leucine incorporation method were used to determine the cardiomyocyte protein synthesis rate. Cell size was measured by phase contrast microscope. The gene expression of A type natriuretic factor (ANF) was detected by real-time PCR. Western blot was used to measure the expression of MnSOD, FoxO1 and acety-FoxO1. Immunoprecipitation was used to detect the interaction between Sirt1 and FoxO1.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Cardiomyocyte protein synthesis rate in Ang II group was significantly higher in Ang II group than in the control group ((1,971 ± 175) cpm vs. (1,216 ± 136) cpm, P < 0.05), which could be significantly attenuated by RSV (10 µmol/L, 25 µmol/L, 50 µmol/L, all P < 0.05), especially in Ang II + RSV (25 µmol/L) group( (1,374 ± 143) cpm). Cardiomyocytes size in Ang II group was significantly larger than control group ((29.3 ± 3.2) µm vs. (19.4 ± 1.8) µm, P < 0.05), which could be significantly reduced by cotreatment with RSV (10 µmol/L, 25 µmol/L, 50 µmol/L, all P < 0.05), especially in Ang I + RSV (25 µmol/L) group ((20.8 ± 2.1) µm). Ang II also significantly upregulated ANP mRNA expression of cardiomyocytes (4.4 ± 0.4 vs. 1.0 ± 0.1 in control group, P < 0.05), which could be significantly inhibited by cotreatment with RSV, especially in Ang II + RSV (25 µmol/L) group (2.2 ± 0.2). Ang II significantly decreased MnSOD expression of cardiomyocytes compared with control group (P < 0.05), which was reversed by RSV (25 µmol/L). The binding level of Sirt1 and FoxO1 was significantly lower (1.00 ± 0.11 vs. 1.63 ± 0.16, P < 0.05), and the expression of acetylation of FoxO1 was significantly higher in Ang II group than in control group (1.48 ± 0.16 vs. 1.00 ± 0.13, P < 0.05), which was significantly reversed by cotreatment with RSV (25 µmol/L).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Resveratrol treatment can inhibit Ang II induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. This protective effect is associated with reduced FoxO1 acetylation and activation of Sirt1, suggesting that Sirt1 may serve as a potential therapeutic target of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.</p>


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Animais , Ratos , Angiotensina II , Animais Recém-Nascidos , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead , Hipertrofia , Miócitos Cardíacos , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso , Ratos Wistar , Transdução de Sinais , Estilbenos , Superóxido Dismutase
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J Cell Biochem ; 115(5): 996-1005, 2014 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24356887

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TGF-ß signaling plays an important role in the pathogenesis and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Smad3, a transcription factor, is a critical fibrogenic mediator of TGF-ß. Sirt1 is a NAD(+) -dependent deacetylase that has been reported to modify a number of transcription factors to exert certain beneficial health effects. This study examined the effect of Sirt1 on Smad3 and its role in CKD. Resveratrol attenuated the expression of extracelluar matrix proteins in both the remnant kidney of 5/6th nephrectomized rats and cultured mesangial cells (MMCs) exposed to TGF-ß1. The effect of resveratrol was substantially attenuated in cultured MMCs for which Sirt1 had been knocked down by an shRNA lentivirus. Overexpression of Sirt1 attenuated TGF-ß1-induced extracelluar matrix expression in cultured cells. Co-immunoprecipitation studies suggested that Sirt1 could bind with Smad3. Resveratrol treatment enhanced this binding and reduced acetylation levels of Smad3. Resveratrol inhibited the transcription activity of Smad3. Knockdown of Sirt1 increased acetylated Smad3 and substantially enhanced the transcriptional activity following TGF-ß1. Finally, Sirt1 deficiency aggravated renal function damage and markedly enhanced fibrosis in the remnant kidney of 5/6 nephrectomized mice. Taken together, these results identify Sirt1 as an important protective factor for renal fibrosis in a CKD rodent model, and the protective function of Sirt1 is attributable to its action on TGF-ß/Smad3 signaling. Therefore, we suggest that Sirt1 may be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of CKD.


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Insuficiência Renal Crônica/genética , Sirtuína 1/metabolismo , Proteína Smad3/metabolismo , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta1/metabolismo , Animais , Fibrose/genética , Fibrose/patologia , Humanos , Camundongos , Ratos , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/induzido quimicamente , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/tratamento farmacológico , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/patologia , Resveratrol , Transdução de Sinais/genética , Sirtuína 1/genética , Proteína Smad3/genética , Estilbenos/administração & dosagem , Estilbenos/toxicidade , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta1/genética
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