scholarly journals PINK1 Kinase Enhances the Repair Effects of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Mice

Author(s):  
Chenyu Lin ◽  
Wen Chen ◽  
Yong Han ◽  
Yujie Sun ◽  
Xiaoqiong Zhao ◽  
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Abstract Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common severe acute syndrome caused by multiple causes, which is characterized by a rapid decline of renal function in a short period. Bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) are effective in the treatment of AKI. However, it remains unclear about the mechanism of their beneficial effects. PENT-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) may play an important role in the kidney tissue repair. In this study, an endeavor would be made to explore the enhancing effect of PINK1 overexpression on the repair of AKI through BMSCs. Methods: In this study, the ischemia/reperfusion-induced acute kidney injury (IRI-AKI) in mice and the hypoxia-reoxygenation model of cells were established, and the indexes were detected by pathology and immunology experimental.Results: After ischemia/reperfusion, compared with the BMSCs group, the OE PINK1 group had a decreased expression of BUN, the mitigated renal fibrosis , the reduced tissue damage degree. Overexpressed PINK1 could decrease the inflammatory reaction of injured kidney tissues in IRI-AKI mice, the decreased expression of IL-10 in peripheral blood serum; and regulate the distribution of immune cells in the kidney during IRI, the decreased infiltration of lymphocytes, the increased infiltration of macrophages; and reduce the stress response of BMSCs under hypoxia and inflammation; and enhance the stress response of BMSCs to renal tubular epithelial cells(RTECs) under hypoxia and inflammation, the decreased apoptosis rate of RTECs, the decreased release of TNF-α in the cell supernatant, and the decreased proliferation of PBMCs in peripheral blood after hypoxia and reoxygenation; and regulate the autophagy of BMSCs in kidney tissues with IRI-AKI to better repair the injured kidney tissues, the increased expression of LC3-B related to autophagy and the decreased expression of mTOR.Conclusions: In this study, PINK1 overexpression enhances the repair effect of BMSCs on IRI-AKI, and the distribution of injured renal immune cells during IRI regulation by BMSCs. Besides, PINK1 enhances BMSCs and their resistance to the stress response of RTECs under hypoxia and inflammation. In addition, it regulates mitophagy during IRI-AKI. The findings of this study provide a new direction and target for the repair of IRI-AKI through BMSCs.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
song zhou ◽  
Yu-ming Qiao ◽  
Yong-guang Liu ◽  
Ding Liu ◽  
Jian-min Hu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent a promising treatment option for acute kidney injury (AKI).The main drawbacks of MSC therapy including the lack of specific homing following systemic infusion and early death of the cells in the inflammatory microenvironment, directly affect the therapeutic efficacy of MSCs. Erythropoietin (EPO)-preconditioning promotes the therapeutic effect of the MSCs, although the underlying mechanism remains unknown. In this study, we sought to investigate the efficacy and mechanism of EPO on bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) for the treatment of AKI.Results We found that incubation of BMSCs with ischemia/reperfusion(I/R)-induced AKI kidney homogenate supernatant (KHS) caused apoptosis in the BMSCs, which was decreased following EPO pretreatment indicating that EPO protected the cells from apoptosis. Further, we found that EPO upregulated SIRT1 and Bcl-2 expression, and downregulated p53 expression. The EPO-mediated anti-apoptotic mechanism in pretreated BMSCs may be mediated though the SIRT1 pathway. In a rat AKI model, our data showed that 24 h following intravenous infusion, GFP-BMSCs were predominantly in the lungs. However, EPO pretreatment reduced the lung entrapment of BMSCs, and increased the distribution of the BMSCs to the target organs. AKI rats infused with EPO-BMSCs had significantly lower levels of serum IL-1β and TNF-a and significantly higher level of IL-10 compared to rats infused with BMSCs. The administration of EPO-BMSCs after reperfusion was more effective in reducing serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, and pathological scores in the I/R-AKI rats than BMSCs.Conclusions Our data suggest that EPO pretreatment enhances the efficacy of BMSCs in improving renal function and pathological presentation in I/R-AKI rats.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
song zhou ◽  
Yu-ming Qiao ◽  
Yong-guang Liu ◽  
Ding Liu ◽  
Jian-min Hu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent a promising treatment option for acute kidney injury (AKI). The main drawbacks of MSCs therapy, including the lack of specific homing after systemic infusion and early cell death in the inflammatory microenvironment, directly affect the therapeutic efficacy of MSCs. Erythropoietin (EPO)-preconditioning of MSCs promotes their therapeutic effect; however, the underlying mechanism remains unknown. In this study, we sought to investigate the efficacy and mechanism of EPO in bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) for AKI treatment. Results We found that incubation of BMSCs with ischemia/reperfusion(I/R)-induced AKI kidney homogenate supernatant (KHS) caused apoptosis in BMSCs, which was decreased by EPO pretreatment, indicating that EPO protected the cells from apoptosis. Further, we showed that EPO up-regulated SIRT1 and Bcl-2 expression and down-regulated p53 expression. This effect was partially reversed by SIRT1 siRNA intervention. The anti-apoptotic effect of EPO in pretreated BMSCs may be mediated through the SIRT1 pathway. In a rat AKI model, 24 h after intravenous infusion, GFP-BMSCs were predominantly located in the lungs. However, EPO pretreatment reduced the lung entrapment of BMSCs and increased their distribution in the target organs. AKI rats infused with EPO-BMSCs had significantly lower levels of serum IL-1β and TNF-α, and a significantly higher level of IL-10 as compared to rats infused with untreated BMSCs. The administration of EPO-BMSCs after reperfusion reduced serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, and pathological scores in I/R-AKI rats more effectively than BMSCs treatment did. Conclusions Our data suggest that EPO pretreatment enhances the efficacy of BMSCs to improve the renal function and pathological presentation of I/R-AKI rats.


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 770-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Long Zheng ◽  
Wenjun Gao ◽  
Chao Hu ◽  
Cheng Yang ◽  
Ruiming Rong

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a systemic disease characterized by acute loss of renal function and accumulation of end products of nitrogen metabolism. Ischemic AKI is the most common cause of AKI, and inflammatory responses are inevitablely involved in ischemic AKI. In the process of ischemic AKI, multiple factors are involved in activating and recruitment of immune cell to the injured kidney. These factors include DAMPs and HIFs released from the injured kidney, increased expression of adhesion molecules, the production of chemokines and cytokines, activation of complement system and TLRs as well as the permeability dysfunction of the renal vascular endothelium. Immune cells of both the innate and adaptive immune systems, such as neutrophils, dendritic cells, macrophages and lymphocytes contribute to the pathogenesis of renal injury after ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI), with some of their subpopulations also participating in the repair process. Numerous studies of immune cells involved in the pathogenesis of AKI have enhanced the understanding of their possible mechanisms in AKI which might become the potential targets for the treatment of ischemic AKI. This review describes the function of the immune cells in the pathogenesis and repair of ischemic AKI and emphasizes the treatment of ischemic AKI potentially targeting them.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
song zhou ◽  
Yu-ming Qiao ◽  
Yong-guang Liu ◽  
Ding Liu ◽  
Jian-min Hu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent a promising treatment option for acute kidney injury (AKI). The main drawbacks of MSCs therapy, including the lack of specific homing after systemic infusion and early cell death in the inflammatory microenvironment, directly affect the therapeutic efficacy of MSCs. Erythropoietin (EPO)-preconditioning of MSCs promotes their therapeutic effect; however, the underlying mechanism remains unknown. In this study, we sought to investigate the efficacy and mechanism of EPO in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) for AKI treatment.Results: We found that incubation of BMSCs with ischemia/reperfusion(I/R)-induced AKI kidney homogenate supernatant (KHS) caused apoptosis in BMSCs, which was decreased by EPO pretreatment, indicating that EPO protected the cells from apoptosis. Further, we showed that EPO up-regulated SIRT1 and Bcl-2 expression and down-regulated p53 expression. This effect was partially reversed by SIRT1 siRNA intervention. The anti-apoptotic effect of EPO in pretreated BMSCs may be mediated through the SIRT1 pathway. In a rat AKI model, 24 h after intravenous infusion, GFP-BMSCs were predominantly located in the lungs. However, EPO pretreatment reduced the lung entrapment of BMSCs and increased their distribution in the target organs. AKI rats infused with EPO-BMSCs had significantly lower levels of serum IL-1β and TNF-α, and a significantly higher level of IL-10 as compared to rats infused with untreated BMSCs. The administration of EPO-BMSCs after reperfusion reduced serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, and pathological scores in I/R-AKI rats more effectively than BMSCs treatment did.Conclusions: Our data suggest that EPO pretreatment enhances the efficacy of BMSCs to improve the renal function and pathological presentation of I/R-AKI rats.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Song Zhou ◽  
Yu-ming Qiao ◽  
Yong-guang Liu ◽  
Ding Liu ◽  
Jian-min Hu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent a promising treatment option for acute kidney injury (AKI). The main drawbacks of MSCs therapy, including the lack of specific homing after systemic infusion and early cell death in the inflammatory microenvironment, directly affect the therapeutic efficacy of MSCs. Erythropoietin (EPO)-preconditioning of MSCs promotes their therapeutic effect, however, the underlying mechanism remains unknown. In this study, we sought to investigate the efficacy and mechanism of EPO in bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) for AKI treatment. Results We found that incubation of BMSCs with ischemia/reperfusion(I/R)-induced AKI kidney homogenate supernatant (KHS) caused apoptosis in BMSCs, which was decreased by EPO pretreatment, indicating that EPO protected the cells from apoptosis. Further, we showed that EPO up-regulated silent information regulator 1 (SIRT1) and Bcl-2 expression and down-regulated p53 expression. This effect was partially reversed by SIRT1 siRNA intervention. The anti-apoptotic effect of EPO in pretreated BMSCs may be mediated through the SIRT1 pathway. In a rat AKI model, 24 h after intravenous infusion, GFP-BMSCs were predominantly located in the lungs. However, EPO pretreatment reduced the lung entrapment of BMSCs and increased their distribution in the target organs. AKI rats infused with EPO-BMSCs had significantly lower levels of serum IL-1β and TNF-α, and a significantly higher level of IL-10 as compared to rats infused with untreated BMSCs. The administration of EPO-BMSCs after reperfusion reduced serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, and pathological scores in I/R-AKI rats more effectively than BMSCs treatment did. Conclusions Our data suggest that EPO pretreatment enhances the efficacy of BMSCs to improve the renal function and pathological presentation of I/R-AKI rats.


2007 ◽  
Vol 292 (5) ◽  
pp. F1626-F1635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Tögel ◽  
Kathleen Weiss ◽  
Ying Yang ◽  
Zhuma Hu ◽  
Ping Zhang ◽  
...  

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major clinical problem in which a critical vascular, pathophysiological component is recognized. We demonstrated previously that mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), unlike fibroblasts, are significantly renoprotective after ischemia-reperfusion injury and concluded that this renoprotection is mediated primarily by paracrine mechanisms. In this study, we investigated whether MSC possess vasculoprotective activity that may contribute, at least in part, to an improved outcome after ischemia-reperfusion AKI. MSC-conditioned medium contains VEGF, HGF, and IGF-1 and augments aortic endothelial cell (EC) growth and survival, a response not observed with fibroblast-conditioned medium. MSC and EC share vasculotropic gene expression profiles, as both form capillary tubes in vitro on Matrigel alone or in cooperation without fusion. MSC undergo differentiation into an endothelial-like cell phenotype in culture and develop into vascular structures in vivo. Infused MSC were readily detected in the kidney early after reflow but were only rarely engrafted at 1 wk post-AKI. MSC attached in the renal microvascular circulation significantly decreased apoptosis of adjacent cells. Infusion of MSC immediately after reflow in severe ischemia-reperfusion AKI did not improve renal blood flow, renovascular resistance, or outer cortical blood flow. These data demonstrate that the unique vasculotropic, paracrine actions elicited by MSC play a significant renoprotective role after AKI, further demonstrating that cell therapy has promise as a novel intervention in AKI.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianbiao Zhou ◽  
Chunling Liao ◽  
Shujun Lin ◽  
Wenshan Lin ◽  
Hongzhen Zhong ◽  
...  

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), discovered and isolated from the bone marrow in the 1960s and with self-renewal capacity and multilineage differentiation potential, have valuable immunomodulatory abilities. Acute kidney injury (AKI) refers to rapid renal failure, which exhibits as quickly progressive decreasing excretion in few hours or days. This study was performed to assess the efficacy of MSCs in the treatment of AKI induced by ischemia-reperfusion using a meta-analysis method. A literature search using corresponding terms was performed in the following databases: Embase, Cochrane Library, PubMed, and ISI Web of Science databases up to Dec 31, 2019. Data for outcomes were identified, and the efficacy of MSCs for AKI was assessed using Cochrane Review Manager Version 5.3. Nineteen studies were eligible and recruited for this meta-analysis. MSC treatment can reduce the Scr levels at 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, and >7 days (1 day: WMD=−0.56, 95% CI: -0.78, -0.34, P<0.00001; 2 days: WMD=−0.58, 95% CI: -0.89, -0.28, P=0.0002; 3 days: WMD=−0.65, 95% CI: -0.84, -0.45, P<0.00001; 5 days: WMD=−0.35, 95% CI: -0.54, -0.16, P=0.0003; and >7 days: WMD=−0.22, 95% CI: -0.36, -0.08, P=0.002) and can reduce the levels of BUN at 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, and 5 days (1 day: WMD=−11.72, 95% CI: -18.80, -4.64, P=0.001; 2 days: WMD=−33.60, 95% CI: -40.15, -27.05, P<0.00001; 3 days: WMD=−21.14, 95% CI: -26.15, -16.14, P<0.00001; and 5 days: WMD=−8.88, 95% CI: -11.06, -6.69, P<0.00001), and it also can reduce the levels of proteinuria at 3 days and >7 days and alleviate the renal damage in animal models of AKI. In conclusion, MSCs might be a promising therapeutic agent for AKI induced by ischemia-reperfusion.


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