scholarly journals Molecular Mechanisms of Renal Progenitor Regulation: How Many Pieces in the Puzzle?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Julie Peired ◽  
Maria Elena Melica ◽  
Alice Molli ◽  
Cosimo Nardi ◽  
Paola Romagnani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Tissue Injury ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Molecular Signature ◽  
Molecular Characteristics ◽  
Beta Catenin ◽  
Evolutionarily Conserved ◽  
Toll Like Receptor 2 ◽  
Renal Progenitors ◽  
Renal Progenitor

Kidneys of mice, rats and humans possess progenitors that maintain daily homeostasis and take part in endogenous regenerative processes following injury, owing to their capacity to proliferate and differentiate. In the glomerular and tubular compartments of the nephron, consistent studies demonstrated that well-characterized, distinct populations of progenitor cells, localized in the parietal epithelium of Bowman capsule and scattered in the proximal and distal tubules, could generate segment-specific cells in physiological conditions and following tissue injury. However, defective or abnormal regenerative responses of these progenitors can contribute to pathologic conditions. The molecular characteristics of renal progenitors have been extensively studied, revealing that numerous classical and evolutionarily conserved pathways, such as Notch or Wnt/β-catenin, play a major role in cell regulation. Others, such as retinoic acid, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, TLR2 (Toll-Like Receptor 2) and leptin, are also important in this process. In this review, we summarize the plethora of molecular mechanisms directing renal progenitor responses during homeostasis and following kidney injury. Finally, we will explore how single cell RNA sequencing could bring the characterization of renal progenitors to the next level, while knowing their molecular signature is gaining relevance in the clinic.

scholarly journals Molecular Mechanisms of Renal Progenitor Regulation: How Many Pieces in the Puzzle?

Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Anna Julie Peired ◽  
Maria Elena Melica ◽  
Alice Molli ◽  
Cosimo Nardi ◽  
Paola Romagnani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Tissue Injury ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Molecular Signature ◽  
Molecular Characteristics ◽  
Evolutionarily Conserved ◽  
Toll Like Receptor 2 ◽  
Renal Progenitors ◽  
Renal Progenitor

Kidneys of mice, rats and humans possess progenitors that maintain daily homeostasis and take part in endogenous regenerative processes following injury, owing to their capacity to proliferate and differentiate. In the glomerular and tubular compartments of the nephron, consistent studies demonstrated that well-characterized, distinct populations of progenitor cells, localized in the parietal epithelium of Bowman capsule and scattered in the proximal and distal tubules, could generate segment-specific cells in physiological conditions and following tissue injury. However, defective or abnormal regenerative responses of these progenitors can contribute to pathologic conditions. The molecular characteristics of renal progenitors have been extensively studied, revealing that numerous classical and evolutionarily conserved pathways, such as Notch or Wnt/β-catenin, play a major role in cell regulation. Others, such as retinoic acid, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, TLR2 (Toll-like receptor 2) and leptin, are also important in this process. In this review, we summarize the plethora of molecular mechanisms directing renal progenitor responses during homeostasis and following kidney injury. Finally, we will explore how single-cell RNA sequencing could bring the characterization of renal progenitors to the next level, while knowing their molecular signature is gaining relevance in the clinic.

scholarly journals Autophagy in Alcohol-Induced Multiorgan Injury: Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Targets

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Li ◽  
Shaogui Wang ◽  
Hong-Min Ni ◽  
Heqing Huang ◽  
Wen-Xing Ding
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Tissue Injury ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Therapeutic Targets ◽  
Degradation Pathway ◽  
Protective Mechanism ◽  
Intracellular Degradation ◽  
Injury Mechanisms ◽  
Evolutionarily Conserved

Autophagy is a genetically programmed, evolutionarily conserved intracellular degradation pathway involved in the trafficking of long-lived proteins and cellular organelles to the lysosome for degradation to maintain cellular homeostasis. Alcohol consumption leads to injury in various tissues and organs including liver, pancreas, heart, brain, and muscle. Emerging evidence suggests that autophagy is involved in alcohol-induced tissue injury. Autophagy serves as a cellular protective mechanism against alcohol-induced tissue injury in most tissues but could be detrimental in heart and muscle. This review summarizes current knowledge about the role of autophagy in alcohol-induced injury in different tissues/organs and its potential molecular mechanisms as well as possible therapeutic targets based on modulation of autophagy.

Acute kidney injury promotes development of papillary renal cell adenoma and carcinoma from renal progenitor cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (536) ◽  
pp. eaaw6003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Julie Peired ◽  
Giulia Antonelli ◽  
Maria Lucia Angelotti ◽  
Marco Allinovi ◽  
Francesco Guzzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Kidney Injury ◽  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Renal Cell ◽  
Tissue Injury ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Lineage Tracing ◽  
Cell Of Origin ◽  
Renal Progenitor Cells ◽  
Renal Progenitor

Acute tissue injury causes DNA damage and repair processes involving increased cell mitosis and polyploidization, leading to cell function alterations that may potentially drive cancer development. Here, we show that acute kidney injury (AKI) increased the risk for papillary renal cell carcinoma (pRCC) development and tumor relapse in humans as confirmed by data collected from several single-center and multicentric studies. Lineage tracing of tubular epithelial cells (TECs) after AKI induction and long-term follow-up in mice showed time-dependent onset of clonal papillary tumors in an adenoma-carcinoma sequence. Among AKI-related pathways, NOTCH1 overexpression in human pRCC associated with worse outcome and was specific for type 2 pRCC. Mice overexpressing NOTCH1 in TECs developed papillary adenomas and type 2 pRCCs, and AKI accelerated this process. Lineage tracing in mice identified single renal progenitors as the cell of origin of papillary tumors. Single-cell RNA sequencing showed that human renal progenitor transcriptome showed similarities to PT1, the putative cell of origin of human pRCC. Furthermore, NOTCH1 overexpression in cultured human renal progenitor cells induced tumor-like 3D growth. Thus, AKI can drive tumorigenesis from local tissue progenitor cells. In particular, we find that AKI promotes the development of pRCC from single progenitors through a classical adenoma-carcinoma sequence.

MO060ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY PROMOTES DEVELOPMENT OF A PAPILLARY RENAL CELL ADENOMA-CARCINOMA SEQUENCE FROM RENAL PROGENITORS

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Julie Peired ◽  
Marco Allinovi ◽  
Giulia Antonelli ◽  
Maria Lucia Angelotti ◽  
Francesco Guzzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Single Cell ◽  
Renal Cell ◽  
Tissue Injury ◽  
Lineage Tracing ◽  
Molecular Signature ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Renal Progenitors

Abstract Background and Aims Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for 2% of all cancers, with about 190,000 new cases per year worldwide. Risk factors for RCC include obesity, diabetes, hypertension and genetic factors, but the majority of cancers occur in apparent absence of clear risk factors. Acute tissue injury (AKI) causes DNA damage and repair processes involving increased cell mitosis and polyploidization, leading to cell function alterations that may potentially drive cancer development. We proposed to verify whether AKI plays a role in RCC development, and to identify the cellular origin of RCC. Method We used the following techniques: 1. observational, retrospective clinical trial to identify a possible association of AKI with RCC. 2. Experimental AKI induction in wild-type mice to study tumor development over 36 weeks. 3. Analysis of TCGA Research Network dataset on human papillary RCC (pRCC) molecular characterization, focusing on AKI-driven pathways. 4. Development of mouse models in which the intracellular domain of Notch 1 (NICD1), a molecule modulated during AKI, is expressed constitutively by all Pax8+ tubular epithelial cells (Pax8/NICD1) or only by Pax2+ renal progenitors (Pax2/NICD1) upon induction in adult mice. The mice were sacrificed at 36 weeks or 4 weeks after AKI. 5. Clonal analysis of tumoral lesions with Confetti reporter. 6. Examination of single cell RNA sequencing (RNAseq) data from pRCC patients. Results We observed that an AKI episode is a major risk factor for pRCC development and recurrence in patients. Wild-type mice subjected to AKI developed pRCC over time in an adenoma-carcinoma sequence, corroborating our human findings. Among AKI-related pathways, Notch1 overexpression in human pRCC associated with worse outcome, prompting us to generate Notch1-overexpressing mice. At 36 weeks o at 4 weeks following AKI, Pax8/NICD1 mice presented a significant decline of renal excretory function as well as type 2 pRCCs. Confetti lineage tracing showed that most of the pRCCs were monoclonal or biclonal, suggesting that they could originate from a local stem cell/progenitor population. Pax2/NICD1 mice presented type 2 pRCCs, and lineage tracing identified single Pax2+ tubular progenitors as the source of pRCCs. Single cell RNAseq analysis confirmed that the molecular signature of the pRCC cell of origin matched the one of human tubular progenitors. Conclusion This study expose the link between AKI and pRCC development in patients, with important clinical implications. In mice, AKI promotes long-term development of type 2 papillary tumors by activating the AKI-associated Notch1 pathway. Additionally, pRCC originates from clonal proliferation of renal progenitors in a classical adenoma-carcinoma sequence leading to invasive pRCC growth and metastatization in mice.

scholarly journals Akt1 and dCIZ1 promote cell survival from apoptotic caspase activation during regeneration and oncogenic overgrowth

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gongping Sun ◽  
Xun Austin Ding ◽  
Yewubdar Argaw ◽  
Xiaoran Guo ◽  
Denise J. Montell
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Tissue Injury ◽  
Wing Disc ◽  
Enzyme Activation ◽  
Caspase Activation ◽  
Evolutionarily Conserved ◽  
Promote Cell Survival ◽  
Disc Cells ◽  
Cell Suicide ◽  
Severe Tissue

AbstractApoptosis is an ancient and evolutionarily conserved cell suicide program. During apoptosis, executioner caspase enzyme activation has been considered a point of no return. However, emerging evidence suggests that some cells can survive caspase activation following exposure to apoptosis-inducing stresses, raising questions as to the physiological significance and underlying molecular mechanisms of this unexpected phenomenon. Here, we show that, following severe tissue injury, Drosophila wing disc cells that survive executioner caspase activation contribute to tissue regeneration. Through RNAi screening, we identify akt1 and a previously uncharacterized Drosophila gene CG8108, which is homologous to the human gene CIZ1, as essential for survival from the executioner caspase activation. We also show that cells expressing activated oncogenes experience apoptotic caspase activation, and that Akt1 and dCIZ1 are required for their survival and overgrowth. Thus, survival following executioner caspase activation is a normal tissue repair mechanism usurped to promote oncogene-driven overgrowth.

scholarly journals Molecular Mechanisms of the Acute Kidney Injury to Chronic Kidney Disease Transition: An Updated View

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (19) ◽  
pp. 4941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Guzzi ◽  
Luigi Cirillo ◽  
Rosa Maria Roperto ◽  
Paola Romagnani ◽  
Elena Lazzeri
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Acute Kidney Injury ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Small Population ◽  
Acute Injury ◽  
Tubular Necrosis ◽  
Kidney Disease Progression ◽  
Renal Progenitors

Increasing evidence has demonstrated the bidirectional link between acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) such that, in the clinical setting, the new concept of a unified syndrome has been proposed. The pathophysiological reasons, along with the cellular and molecular mechanisms, behind the ability of a single, acute, apparently self-limiting event to drive chronic kidney disease progression are yet to be explained. This acute injury could promote progression to chronic disease through different pathways involving the endothelium, the inflammatory response and the development of fibrosis. The interplay among endothelial cells, macrophages and other immune cells, pericytes and fibroblasts often converge in the tubular epithelial cells that play a central role. Recent evidence has strengthened this concept by demonstrating that injured tubules respond to acute tubular necrosis through two main mechanisms: The polyploidization of tubular cells and the proliferation of a small population of self-renewing renal progenitors. This alternative pathophysiological interpretation could better characterize functional recovery after AKI.

Wnt/beta-catenin and PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathways in Glioblastoma: Two Main Targets for Drug Design: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (15) ◽  
pp. 1729-1741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed H. Shahcheraghi ◽  
Venant Tchokonte-Nana ◽  
Marzieh Lotfi ◽  
Malihe Lotfi ◽  
Ahmad Ghorbani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Cellular Proliferation ◽  
Chemotherapy Resistance ◽  
Wnt Signaling Pathway ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Beta Catenin ◽  
Clinical Prognosis ◽  
Invasion And Migration ◽  
And Migration

: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and malignant astrocytic glioma, accounting for about 90% of all brain tumors with poor prognosis. Despite recent advances in understanding molecular mechanisms of oncogenesis and the improved neuroimaging technologies, surgery, and adjuvant treatments, the clinical prognosis of patients with GBM remains persistently unfavorable. The signaling pathways and the regulation of growth factors of glioblastoma cells are very abnormal. The various signaling pathways have been suggested to be involved in cellular proliferation, invasion, and glioma metastasis. The Wnt signaling pathway with its pleiotropic functions in neurogenesis and stem cell proliferation is implicated in various human cancers, including glioma. In addition, the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway is closely related to growth, metabolism, survival, angiogenesis, autophagy, and chemotherapy resistance of GBM. Understanding the mechanisms of GBM’s invasion, represented by invasion and migration, is an important tool in designing effective therapeutic interventions. This review will investigate two main signaling pathways in GBM: PI3K/Akt/mTOR and Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathways.

scholarly journals Pathomechanisms in the Kidneys in Selected Protozoan Parasitic Infections

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 4209
Author(s):  
Karolina Kot ◽  
Natalia Łanocha-Arendarczyk ◽  
Michał Ptak ◽  
Aleksandra Łanocha ◽  
Elżbieta Kalisińska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Injury Mechanisms ◽  
Kidney Involvement ◽  
Leishmania Spp ◽  
Apoptosis Process ◽  
Insight Into

Leishmaniasis, malaria, toxoplasmosis, and acanthamoebiasis are protozoan parasitic infections. They remain important contributors to the development of kidney disease, which is associated with increased patients’ morbidity and mortality. Kidney injury mechanisms are not fully understood in protozoan parasitic diseases, bringing major difficulties to specific therapeutic interventions. The aim of this review is to present the biochemical and molecular mechanisms in kidneys infected with Leishmania spp., Plasmodium spp., Toxoplasma gondii, and Acanthamoeba spp. We present available mechanisms of an immune response, oxidative stress, apoptosis process, hypoxia, biomarkers of renal injury in the serum or urine, and the histopathological changes of kidneys infected with the selected parasites. Pathomechanisms of Leishmania spp. and Plasmodium spp. infections have been deeply investigated, while Toxoplasma gondii and Acanthamoeba spp. infections in the kidneys are not well known yet. Deeper knowledge of kidney involvement in leishmaniasis and malaria by presenting their mechanisms provides insight into how to create novel and effective treatments. Additionally, the presented work shows gaps in the pathophysiology of renal toxoplasmosis and acanthamoebiasis, which need further research.

scholarly journals Wedding of Molecular Alterations and Immune Checkpoint Blockade: Genomics as a Matchmaker

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Fountzilas ◽  
Razelle Kurzrock ◽  
Henry Hiep Vo ◽  
Apostolia-Maria Tsimberidou
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Immune Checkpoint Blockade ◽  
Checkpoint Blockade ◽  
Beta Catenin ◽  
Molecular Alterations ◽  
Receptor Repertoire ◽  
Repair Deficiency ◽  
Tumor Mutational Burden

Abstract The development of checkpoint blockade immunotherapy has transformed the medical oncology armamentarium. But, despite its favorable impact on clinical outcomes, immunotherapy benefits only a subset of patients, and a substantial proportion of these individuals eventually manifest resistance. Serious immune-related adverse events and hyper-progression have also been reported. It is therefore essential to understand the molecular mechanisms and identify the drivers of therapeutic response and resistance. In this review, we provide an overview of the current and emerging clinically relevant genomic biomarkers implicated in checkpoint blockade outcome. U.S. Food and Drug Administration–approved molecular biomarkers of immunotherapy response include mismatch repair deficiency/microsatellite instability and tumor mutational burden ≥10 mutations/megabase. Investigational genomic-associated biomarkers for immunotherapy response include alterations of the following genes/associated pathways: chromatin remodeling (ARID1A, PBRM1, SMARCA4, SMARCB1, BAP1), major histocompatibility complex, specific (e.g., ultraviolet, APOBEC) mutational signatures, T-cell receptor repertoire, PDL1, POLE/POLD1, and neo-antigens produced by the mutanome; those potentially associated with resistance include β2-microglobulin, EGFR, Keap1, JAK1/JAK2/interferon-gamma signaling, MDM2, PTEN, STK11, and Wnt/Beta-catenin pathway alterations. Prospective clinical trials are needed to assess the role of a composite of these biomarkers in order to optimize the implementation of precision immunotherapy in patient care.

scholarly journals Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Glioblastoma

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 6385
Author(s):  
Maya A. Dymova ◽  
Elena V. Kuligina ◽  
Vladimir A. Richter
Keyword(s):  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Primary Brain Tumor ◽  
Therapeutic Resistance ◽  
Molecular Characteristics ◽  
Blood Brain ◽  
Conventional Radiation ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Made In

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and fatal primary brain tumor, is highly resistant to conventional radiation and chemotherapy, and is not amenable to effective surgical resection. The present review summarizes recent advances in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of therapeutic resistance of GBM to already known drugs, the molecular characteristics of glioblastoma cells, and the barriers in the brain that underlie drug resistance. We also discuss the progress that has been made in the development of new targeted drugs for glioblastoma, as well as advances in drug delivery across the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and blood–brain tumor barrier (BBTB).

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