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Endocytic delivery of lipocalin-siderophore-iron complex rescues the kidney from ischemia-reperfusion injury
Kiyoshi Mori, … , Prasad Devarajan, Jonathan Barasch
Kiyoshi Mori, … , Prasad Devarajan, Jonathan Barasch
Published March 1, 2005
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2005;115(3):610-621. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI23056.
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Endocytic delivery of lipocalin-siderophore-iron complex rescues the kidney from ischemia-reperfusion injury

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Neutrophil gelatinase–associated lipocalin (Ngal), also known as siderocalin, forms a complex with iron-binding siderophores (Ngal:siderophore:Fe). This complex converts renal progenitors into epithelial tubules. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that Ngal:siderophore:Fe protects adult kidney epithelial cells or accelerates their recovery from damage. Using a mouse model of severe renal failure, ischemia-reperfusion injury, we show that a single dose of Ngal (10 μg), introduced during the initial phase of the disease, dramatically protects the kidney and mitigates azotemia. Ngal activity depends on delivery of the protein and its siderophore to the proximal tubule. Iron must also be delivered, since blockade of the siderophore with gallium inhibits the rescue from ischemia. The Ngal:siderophore:Fe complex upregulates heme oxygenase-1, a protective enzyme, preserves proximal tubule N-cadherin, and inhibits cell death. Because mouse urine contains an Ngal-dependent siderophore-like activity, endogenous Ngal might also play a protective role. Indeed, Ngal is highly accumulated in the human kidney cortical tubules and in the blood and urine after nephrotoxic and ischemic injury. We reveal what we believe to be a novel pathway of iron traffic that is activated in human and mouse renal diseases, and it provides a unique method for their treatment.

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Kiyoshi Mori, H. Thomas Lee, Dana Rapoport, Ian R. Drexler, Kirk Foster, Jun Yang, Kai M. Schmidt-Ott, Xia Chen, Jau Yi Li, Stacey Weiss, Jaya Mishra, Faisal H. Cheema, Glenn Markowitz, Takayoshi Suganami, Kazutomo Sawai, Masashi Mukoyama, Cheryl Kunis, Vivette D’Agati, Prasad Devarajan, Jonathan Barasch

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Mechanical stimuli induce cleavage and nuclear translocation of the polycystin-1 C terminus
Veronique Chauvet, … , Stefan Somlo, Michael J. Caplan
Veronique Chauvet, … , Stefan Somlo, Michael J. Caplan
Published March 1, 2005
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2005;115(3):788-788. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI21753C1.
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Mechanical stimuli induce cleavage and nuclear translocation of the polycystin-1 C terminus

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Veronique Chauvet, Xin Tian, Herve Husson, David H. Grimm, Tong Wang, Thomas Hieseberger, Peter Igarashi, Anton M. Bennett, Oxana Ibraghimov-Beskrovnaya, Stefan Somlo, Michael J. Caplan

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Nephrin strands contribute to a porous slit diaphragm scaffold as revealed by electron tomography
Jorma Wartiovaara, … , Ulf Skoglund, Karl Tryggvason
Jorma Wartiovaara, … , Ulf Skoglund, Karl Tryggvason
Published December 15, 2004
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2004;114(12):1820-1820. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI22562C1.
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Nephrin strands contribute to a porous slit diaphragm scaffold as revealed by electron tomography

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Jorma Wartiovaara, Lars-Göran Öfverstedt, Jamshid Khoshnoodi, Jingjing Zhang, Eetu Mäkelä, Sara Sandin, Vesas Ruotsalainen, R. Holland Cheng, Hannu Jalanko, Ulf Skoglund, Karl Tryggvason

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Mechanical stimuli induce cleavage and nuclear translocation of the polycystin-1 C terminus
Veronique Chauvet, … , Stefan Somlo, Michael J. Caplan
Veronique Chauvet, … , Stefan Somlo, Michael J. Caplan
Published November 15, 2004
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2004;114(10):1433-1443. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI21753.
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Mechanical stimuli induce cleavage and nuclear translocation of the polycystin-1 C terminus

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Polycystin-1, which is encoded by a gene that is mutated in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), is involved in cell-matrix interactions as well as in ciliary signaling. The precise mechanisms by which it functions, however, remain unclear. Here we find that polycystin-1 undergoes a proteolytic cleavage that releases its C-terminal tail (CTT), which enters the nucleus and initiates signaling processes. The cleavage occurs in vivo in association with alterations in mechanical stimuli. Polycystin-2, the product of the second gene mutated in ADPKD, modulates the signaling properties of the polycystin-1 CTT. These data reveal a novel pathway by which polycystin-1 transmits messages directly to the nucleus.

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Veronique Chauvet, Xin Tian, Herve Husson, David H. Grimm, Tong Wang, Thomas Hieseberger, Peter Igarashi, Anton M. Bennett, Oxana Ibraghimov-Beskrovnaya, Stefan Somlo, Michael J. Caplan

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Nephrin strands contribute to a porous slit diaphragm scaffold as revealed by electron tomography
Jorma Wartiovaara, … , Ulf Skoglund, Karl Tryggvason
Jorma Wartiovaara, … , Ulf Skoglund, Karl Tryggvason
Published November 15, 2004
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2004;114(10):1475-1483. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI22562.
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Nephrin strands contribute to a porous slit diaphragm scaffold as revealed by electron tomography

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Nephrin is a key functional component of the slit diaphragm, the structurally unresolved molecular filter in renal glomerular capillaries. Abnormal nephrin or its absence results in severe proteinuria and loss of the slit diaphragm. The diaphragm is a thin extracellular membrane spanning the approximately 40-nm-wide filtration slit between podocyte foot processes covering the capillary surface. Using electron tomography, we show that the slit diaphragm comprises a network of winding molecular strands with pores the same size as or smaller than albumin molecules, as demonstrated in humans, rats, and mice. In the network, which is occasionally stratified, immunogold-nephrin antibodies labeled individually detectable globular cross strands, about 35 nm in length, lining the lateral elongated pores. The cross strands, emanating from both sides of the slit, contacted at the slit center but had free distal endings. Shorter strands associated with the cross strands were observed at their base. Immunolabeling of recombinant nephrin molecules on transfected cells and in vitrified solution corroborated the findings in kidney. Nephrin-deficient proteinuric patients with Finnish-type congenital nephrosis and nephrin-knockout mice had only narrow filtration slits that lacked the slit diaphragm network and the 35-nm-long strands but contained shorter molecular structures. The results suggest the direct involvement of nephrin molecules in constituting the macromolecule-retaining slit diaphragm and its pores.

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Jorma Wartiovaara, Lars-Göran Öfverstedt, Jamshid Khoshnoodi, Jingjing Zhang, Eetu Mäkelä, Sara Sandin, Vesa Ruotsalainen, R. Holland Cheng, Hannu Jalanko, Ulf Skoglund, Karl Tryggvason

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Imatinib mesylate inhibits the profibrogenic activity of TGF-β and prevents bleomycin-mediated lung fibrosis
Craig E. Daniels, … , Andrew H. Limper, Edward B. Leof
Craig E. Daniels, … , Andrew H. Limper, Edward B. Leof
Published November 1, 2004
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2004;114(9):1308-1316. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI19603.
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Imatinib mesylate inhibits the profibrogenic activity of TGF-β and prevents bleomycin-mediated lung fibrosis

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive and fatal fibrotic disease of the lungs with unclear etiology. Prior efforts to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis that focused on anti-inflammatory therapy have not proven to be effective. Recent insight suggests that the pathogenesis is mediated through foci of dysregulated fibroblasts driven by profibrotic cytokine signaling. TGF-β and PDGF are 2 of the most potent of these cytokines. In the current study, we investigated the role of TGF-β–induced fibrosis mediated by activation of the Abelson (Abl) tyrosine kinase. Our data indicate that fibroblasts respond to TGF-β by stimulating c-Abl kinase activity independently of Smad2/3 phosphorylation or PDGFR activation. Moreover, inhibition of c-Abl by imatinib prevented TGF-β–induced ECM gene expression, morphologic transformation, and cell proliferation independently of any effect on Smad signaling. Further, using a mouse model of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis, we found a significant inhibition of lung fibrosis by imatinib. Thus, Abl family members represent common targets for the modulation of profibrotic cytokine signaling.

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Craig E. Daniels, Mark C. Wilkes, Maryanne Edens, Ted J. Kottom, Stephen J. Murphy, Andrew H. Limper, Edward B. Leof

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The renal papilla is a niche for adult kidney stem cells
Juan A. Oliver, … , Timothy P. Martens, Qais Al-Awqati
Juan A. Oliver, … , Timothy P. Martens, Qais Al-Awqati
Published September 15, 2004
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2004;114(6):795-804. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI20921.
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The renal papilla is a niche for adult kidney stem cells

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Many adult organs contain stem cells, which are pluripotent and are involved in organ maintenance and repair after injury. In situ, these cells often have a low cycling rate and locate in specialized regions (niches). To detect such cells in the kidney, we administered a pulse of the nucleotide bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) to rat and mouse pups and, after a long (more than 2-month) chase, examined whether the kidney contained a population of low-cycling cells. We found that in the adult kidney, BrdU-retaining cells were very sparse except in the renal papilla, where they were numerous. During the repair phase of transient renal ischemia, these cells entered the cell cycle and the BrdU signal quickly disappeared from the papilla, despite the absence of apoptosis in this part of the kidney. In vitro isolation of renal papillary cells showed them to have a plastic phenotype that could be modulated by oxygen tension and that when injected into the renal cortex, they incorporated into the renal parenchyma. In addition, like other stem cells, papillary cells spontaneously formed spheres. Single-cell clones of these cells coexpressed mesenchymal and epithelial proteins and gave rise to myofibroblasts, cells expressing neuronal markers, and cells of uncharacterized phenotype. These data indicate that the renal papilla is a niche for adult kidney stem cells.

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Juan A. Oliver, Omar Maarouf, Faisal H. Cheema, Timothy P. Martens, Qais Al-Awqati

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Impairment of tubuloglomerular feedback regulation of GFR in ecto-5′-nucleotidase/CD73–deficient mice
Hayo Castrop, … , Josie Briggs, Jurgen Schnermann
Hayo Castrop, … , Josie Briggs, Jurgen Schnermann
Published September 1, 2004
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2004;114(5):634-642. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI21851.
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Impairment of tubuloglomerular feedback regulation of GFR in ecto-5′-nucleotidase/CD73–deficient mice

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Adenosine coordinates organ metabolism and blood supply, and it modulates immune responses. In the kidney it mediates the vascular response elicited by changes in NaCl concentration in the macula densa region of the nephron, thereby serving as an important regulator of GFR. To determine whether adenosine formation depends on extracellular nucleotide hydrolysis, we studied NaCl-dependent GFR regulation (tubuloglomerular feedback) in mice with targeted deletion of ecto-5′-nucleotidase/CD73 (e-5′NT/CD73), the enzyme responsible for adenosine formation from AMP. e-5′NT/CD73–/– mice were viable and showed no gross anatomical abnormalities. Blood pressure, blood and urine chemistry, and renal blood flow were not different between e-5′NT/CD73+/+ and e-5′NT/CD73–/– mice. e-5′NT/CD73–/– mice had a significantly reduced fall in stop flow pressure and superficial nephron glomerular filtration rate in response to a saturating increase of tubular perfusion flow. Furthermore, whereas tubuloglomerular feedback responses did not change significantly during prolonged loop of Henle perfusion in e-5′NT/CD73+/+ mice, a complete disappearance of the residual feedback response was noted in e-5′NT/CD73–/– mice over 10 minutes of perfusion. The contractile response of isolated afferent arterioles to adenosine was normal in e-5′NT/CD73–/– mice. We conclude that the generation of adenosine at the glomerular pole depends to a major extent on e-5′NT/CD73–mediated dephosphorylation of 5′-AMP, presumably generated from released ATP.

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Hayo Castrop, Yuning Huang, Seiji Hashimoto, Diane Mizel, Pernille Hansen, Franziska Theilig, Sebastian Bachmann, Chuxia Deng, Josie Briggs, Jurgen Schnermann

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Nef stimulates proliferation of glomerular podocytes through activation of Src-dependent Stat3 and MAPK1,2 pathways
John Cijiang He, … , Ravi Iyengar, Paul E. Klotman
John Cijiang He, … , Ravi Iyengar, Paul E. Klotman
Published September 1, 2004
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2004;114(5):643-651. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI21004.
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Nef stimulates proliferation of glomerular podocytes through activation of Src-dependent Stat3 and MAPK1,2 pathways

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In collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) of HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN), podocytes exhibit a high proliferation rate and loss of differentiation markers. We have found previously that the nef gene of HIV-1 is responsible for these changes. Here, we investigated the signaling pathways induced by Nef and its role in the pathogenesis of HIVAN. Using conditionally immortalized podocytes after differentiation, we found that infection of podocytes with nef increased Src kinase activity and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3) phosphorylation and activated the Ras–c-Raf–MAPK1,2 pathway. A dominant negative mutant of Src abolished the Nef effect, whereas inhibition of MAPK1,2 or dominant negative Stat3 reduced Nef effects partially. Reducing the expression of Nef with small interference RNA reversed the Nef effect. Mutation of Nef in the PxxP or R105R106 motifs diminished Nef signaling and the phenotypic changes in podocytes. Both phospho-MAPK1,2 and phospho-Stat3 staining increased in podocytes of kidneys from HIV-1 transgenic mice compared with their littermates and in podocytes of kidneys from HIVAN patients compared with HIV patients with non-HIVAN kidney diseases or non-HIV patients with idiopathic FSGS, classic FSGS, or minimal-change disease. These data suggest that Nef-induced activation of Stat3 and Ras-MAPK1,2 via Src-dependent pathways is responsible for podocyte proliferation and dedifferentiation, a characteristic finding in collapsing FSGS of HIVAN.

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John Cijiang He, Mohammad Husain, Masaaki Sunamoto, Vivette D. D’Agati, Mary E. Klotman, Ravi Iyengar, Paul E. Klotman

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Distal renal tubular acidosis in mice that lack the forkhead transcription factor Foxi1
Sandra Rodrigo Blomqvist, … , Göran Bergström, Sven Enerbäck
Sandra Rodrigo Blomqvist, … , Göran Bergström, Sven Enerbäck
Published June 1, 2004
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2004;113(11):1560-1570. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI20665.
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Distal renal tubular acidosis in mice that lack the forkhead transcription factor Foxi1

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While macro- and microscopic kidney development appear to proceed normally in mice that lack Foxi1, electron microscopy reveals an altered ultrastructure of cells lining the distal nephron. Northern blot analyses, cRNA in situ hybridizations, and immunohistochemistry demonstrate a complete loss of expression of several anion transporters, proton pumps, and anion exchange proteins expressed by intercalated cells of the collecting ducts, many of which have been implicated in hereditary forms of distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA). In Foxi1-null mutants the normal epithelium with its two major cell types — principal and intercalated cells — has been replaced by a single cell type positive for both principal and intercalated cell markers. To test the functional consequences of these alterations, Foxi1–/– mice were compared with WT littermates in their response to an acidic load. This revealed an inability to acidify the urine as well as a lowered systemic buffer capacity and overt acidosis in null mutants. Thus, Foxi1–/– mice seem to develop dRTA due to altered cellular composition of the distal nephron epithelium, thereby denying this epithelium the proper gene expression pattern needed for maintaining adequate acid-base homeostasis.

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Sandra Rodrigo Blomqvist, Hilmar Vidarsson, Sharyn Fitzgerald, Bengt R. Johansson, Anna Ollerstam, Russell Brown, A. Erik G. Persson, Göran Bergström, Sven Enerbäck

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Local TNF mediates free cholesterol–dependent podocyte injury
In this episode, Alessia Fornoni reveals that TNF promotes free cholesterol–dependent podocyte apoptosis via an NFATc1/ ABCA1-dependent mechanism.
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Anti-THSD7A is a bona fide culprit in membranous nephropathy
Nicola M. Tomas, Elion Hoxha, and colleagues provide evidence that anti-THSD7A antibodies promote the development of membranous nephropathy...
Published May 23, 2016
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Identifying sporadic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis-associated genes
Haiyang Yu, Mykyta Artomov, Sebastian Brähler and colleagues demonstrate the genetic contribution to the development of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis...
Published February 22, 2016
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DNA replication stress linked to ciliopathies
Gisela Slaats and colleagues reveal that ciliopathy syndrome-associated mutations in CEP290 result in replication errors and DNA damage…
Published August 24, 2015
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Nephrotic syndrome-associated mutations
Heon Yung Gee, Fujian Zhang, and colleagues reveal that mutations in KANK family genes underlie podocyte dysfunction and are associated with nephrotic syndrome…
Published May 11, 2015
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Podocyte macropinocytosis
Jun-Jae Chung, Tobias B. Huber, Markus Gödel, and colleagues show that albumin-bound free fatty acids increase fluid-phase uptake in podocytes…
Published April 27, 2015
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A network of diuretic resistance
Richard Grimm and colleagues use a systems biology approach to uncover mechanisms of renal compensation that lead to diuretic resistance…
Published April 20, 2015
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KIM-1 protects the kidney after injury
Li Yang, Craig Brooks, and colleagues at Harvard Medical School demonstrate that KIM-1-mediated phagocytosis of apoptotic cells dampens inflammatory responses after kidney injury.. .
Published March 9, 2015
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Protection against acute kidney injury
Marina Morigi and colleagues demonstrate that sirtuin 3 expression improves survival in a murine model of acute kidney injury...
Published January 20, 2015
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Helping polycysin-1 reach the surface
Vladimir Gainullin and colleagues reveal that polycystin-2 is required for maturation and surface localization of polycystin-1…
Published January 9, 2015
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