scholarly journals Ellagic acid alleviates high glucose-induced podocyte and renal epithelial cell apoptosis and hyperglycemia-induced renal injury by regulating NF-κB/miR-150-3p/BCL2

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Cai ◽  
Yong Xu ◽  
Qicheng Ni ◽  
Bei Guo ◽  
Sheng Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renal Dysfunction ◽  
High Glucose ◽  
Ellagic Acid ◽  
Interstitial Fibrosis ◽  
Cell Model ◽  
Intragastric Administration ◽  
Diabetic Mice ◽  
Glomerular Injury

Abstract Objective Ellagic acid (EA) as a multi-target bioactive compound has been reported to improve diabetes-related complications, including diabetic nephropathy (DN). Herein, we plan to investigate the molecular mechanism underlying EA-mediated renal protection in diabetic mice. Methods Streptozotocin (STZ; 35 mg/kg successive injection for 5 times) was applied to establish DN model in mice. Normal or diabetic mice were administrated by EA (100 mg/kg/day) by intragastric administration for 8 weeks. In vitro diabetic cell model, podocytes and renal tubular epithelial cells (RTECs) were exposed to normal glucose (NG; 5 mM) or high glucose (HG; 30 mM). Results Our results demonstrated that EA treatment prevented HG-induced podocyte and RTEC apoptosis and growth inhibition by inhibiting NF-κB/miR-150-3p to activate BCL2 in vitro. In vivo diabetic model of mice, EA administration improved renal filtration function, tubular and glomerular injury, and interstitial fibrosis. More importantly, supplementation of EA also suppressed NF-κB/miR-150-3p activation and accelerated BCL2 expression in the kidney of diabetic mice. In another experiment, miR-150-3p antagomir as a potential gene therapeutic choice has been validated to rescue hyperglycemia-induced renal dysfunction in mouse model. Taken together, in vitro and in vivo experimental measurements corroborate that EA modulates NF-κB/miR-150-3p/BCL2 cascade signaling to attenuate renal damage in diabetic models. Conclusion Our findings revealed that EA modulated the suppression of NF-κB/miR-150-3p to activate BCL2 that contributed to prevent hyperglycemia-induced renal dysfunction. In addition, synthetic miR-150-3p antagomir or inhibitors could alleviate tubular injury and interstitial fibrosis, and prevent HG-induced podocyte and RTEC apoptosis.

scholarly journals Increased long noncoding RNA maternally expressed gene 3 contributes to podocyte injury induced by high glucose through regulation of mitochondrial fission

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiongxia Deng ◽  
Ruowei Wen ◽  
Sirui Liu ◽  
Xiaoqiu Chen ◽  
Shicong Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Glucose ◽  
Noncoding Rna ◽  
Diabetic Kidney Disease ◽  
Mitochondrial Fission ◽  
Diabetic Mice ◽  
Podocyte Injury ◽  
Mitochondrial Translocation ◽  
Maternally Expressed Gene 3

Abstract Excessive mitochondrial fission plays a key role in podocyte injury in diabetic kidney disease (DKD), and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important in the development and progression of DKD. However, lncRNA regulation of mitochondrial fission in podocytes is poorly understood. Here, we studied lncRNA maternally expressed gene 3 (Meg3) in mitochondrial fission in vivo and in vitro using human podocytes and Meg3 podocyte-specific knockdown mice. Expression of lncRNA Meg3 in STZ-induced diabetic mice was higher, and correlated with the number of podocytes. Excessive mitochondrial fission of podocytes and renal histopathological and physiological parameters were improved in podocyte-specific Meg3 knockdown diabetic mice. Elongated mitochondria with attenuated podocyte damage, as well as mitochondrial translocation of dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1), were decreased in Meg3 knockout podocytes. By contrast, increased fragmented mitochondria, podocyte injury, and Drp1 expression and phosphorylation were observed in lncRNA Meg3-overexpressing podocytes. Treatment with Mdivi1 significantly blunted more fragmented mitochondria and reduced podocyte injury in lncRNA Meg3-overexpressing podocytes. Finally, fragmented mitochondria and Drp1 mitochondrial translocation induced by high glucose were reduced following treatment with Mdivi1. Our data show that expression of Meg3 in podocytes in both human cells and diabetic mice was higher, which regulates mitochondrial fission and contributes to podocyte injury through increased Drp1 and its translocation to mitochondria.

Suppressions of chronic glomerular injuries and TGF-β1 production by HGF in attenuation of murine diabetic nephropathy

2004 ◽  
Vol 286 (1) ◽  
pp. F134-F143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinya Mizuno ◽  
Toshikazu Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Nephropathy ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Renal Dysfunction ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Mesangial Cells ◽  
Renal Diseases ◽  
Glomerular Mesangial Cells ◽  
Diabetic Mice

Diabetic nephropathy is now the leading cause of end-stage renal diseases, and glomerular sclerotic injury is an initial event that provokes renal dysfunction during processes of diabetes-linked kidney disease. Growing evidence shows that transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) plays a key role in this process, especially in eliciting hypertrophy and matrix overaccumulation. Thus it is important to find a ligand system to antagonize the TGF-β1-mediated pathogenesis under high-glucose conditions. Herein, we provide evidence that hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) targets mesangial cells, suppresses TGF-β1 production, and minimizes glomerular sclerotic changes, using streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. In our murine model, glomerular sclerogenesis (such as tuft area expansion and collagen deposition) progressed between 6 and 10 wk after the induction of hyperglycemia, during a natural course of diabetic disease. Glomerular HGF expression levels in the diabetic kidney transiently increased but then declined below a basal level, with manifestation of glomerular sclerogenesis. When anti-HGF IgG was injected into mice for 2 wk (i.e., from weeks 4 to 6 after onset of hyperglycemia), these glomerular changes were significantly aggravated. When recombinant HGF was injected into the mice for 4 wk (i.e., between 6 and 10 wk following streptozotocin treatment), the progression of glomerular hypertrophy and sclerosis was almost completely inhibited, even though glucose levels remained unchanged (>500 mg/dl). Even more important, HGF repressed TGF-β1 production in glomerular mesangial cells even under hyperglycemic conditions both in vitro and in vivo. Consequently, not only albuminuria but also tubulointerstitial fibrogenesis were attenuated by HGF. Overall, HGF therapy inhibited the onset of renal dysfunction in the diabetic mice. On the basis of these findings, we wish to emphasize that HGF plays physiological and therapeutic roles in blocking renal fibrogenesis during a course of diabetic nephropathy.

scholarly journals S-Nitrosylation of RhoGAP Myosin9A Is Altered in Advanced Diabetic Kidney Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Li ◽  
Delma Veron ◽  
Alda Tufro
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
High Glucose ◽  
Diabetic Kidney Disease ◽  
Diabetic Mice ◽  
Post Translational Modification ◽  
No Donor ◽  
Diabetic Kidney ◽  
Rhoa Activity

The molecular pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease progression is complex and remains unresolved. Rho-GAP MYO9A was recently identified as a novel podocyte protein and a candidate gene for monogenic FSGS. Myo9A involvement in diabetic kidney disease has been suggested. Here, we examined the effect of diabetic milieu on Myo9A expression in vivo and in vitro. We determined that Myo9A undergoes S-nitrosylation, a post-translational modification dependent on nitric oxide (NO) availability. Diabetic mice with nodular glomerulosclerosis and severe proteinuria associated with doxycycline-induced, podocyte-specific VEGF164 gain-of-function showed markedly decreased glomerular Myo9A expression and S-nitrosylation, as compared to uninduced diabetic mice. Immortalized mouse podocytes exposed to high glucose revealed decreased Myo9A expression, assessed by qPCR, immunoblot and immunocytochemistry, and reduced Myo9A S-nitrosylation (SNO-Myo9A), assessed by proximity link assay and biotin switch test, functionally resulting in abnormal podocyte migration. These defects were abrogated by exposure to a NO donor and were not due to hyperosmolarity. Our data demonstrate that high-glucose induced decrease of both Myo9A expression and SNO-Myo9A is regulated by NO availability. We detected S-nitrosylation of Myo9A interacting proteins RhoA and actin, which was also altered by high glucose and NO dependent. RhoA activity inversely related to SNO-RhoA. Collectively, data suggest that dysregulation of SNO-Myo9A, SNO-RhoA and SNO-actin may contribute to the pathogenesis of advanced diabetic kidney disease and may be amenable to therapeutic targeting.

scholarly journals FSP-1 Impairs the Function of Endothelium Leading to Failure of Arteriovenous Grafts in Diabetic Mice

Endocrinology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 156 (6) ◽  
pp. 2200-2210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinlong Luo ◽  
Ming Liang ◽  
William E. Mitch ◽  
Farhad R. Danesh ◽  
Michael Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Glucose ◽  
Coiled Coil ◽  
Inflammatory Cells ◽  
Specific Protein ◽  
Neointima Formation ◽  
Diabetic Mice ◽  
Junction Molecules ◽  
Myosin Light Chain 2

Abstract To understand how endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction contributes to the failure of arteriovenous graft (AVG), we investigated the role of fibroblast-specific protein 1 (FSP-1) in cultured ECs and a mouse AVG model. In vitro, we uncovered a new FSP-1-dependent pathway that activates rho-associated, coiled-coil-containing protein kinase 1 (ROCK1) in ECs, leading to phosphorylation of myosin light chain 2 resulting in EC dysfunction. In cultured ECs, high glucose stimulated FSP-1 expression and increased permeability of an EC monolayer. The increase in permeability by the high glucose concentration was mediated by FSP-1 expression. Treatment of cultured ECs with FSP-1 caused leakage of the endothelial barrier plus increased expression of adhesion molecules and decreased expression of junction molecules. These responses were initiated by binding of FSP-1 to receptor for advanced glycation end products, which resulted in ROCK1 activation. In vivo, diabetes increased infiltration of inflammatory cells into AVGs and stimulated neointima formation. Increased FSP-1 expression and ROCK1 activation were found in AVGs of diabetic mice. Blocking FSP-1 suppressed diabetes-induced ROCK1 activation in AVGs. In mice with FSP-1 knockout or with ROCK1 knockout, accumulation of inflammatory cells and neointima formation in AVG were attenuated despite diabetes. Thus, mechanisms of inhibiting FSP-1 in ECs could improve AVG function.

scholarly journals Inhibition of HDAC3 Ameliorates Cerebral Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Diabetic Mice In Vivo and In Vitro

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Zhao ◽  
Quan Yuan ◽  
Jia-bao Hou ◽  
Zhong-yuan Xia ◽  
Li-ying Zhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Cerebral Ischemia ◽  
High Glucose ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Pathological Process ◽  
Diabetic Mice ◽  
Diabetic State ◽  
Cerebral Ischemia Reperfusion

Background. A substantial increase in histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) expression is implicated in the pathological process of diabetes and stroke. However, it is unclear whether HDAC3 plays an important role in diabetes complicated with stroke. We aimed to explore the role and the potential mechanisms of HDAC3 in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in diabetic state. Methods. Diabetic mice were subjected to 1 h ischemia, followed by 24 h reperfusion. PC12 cells were exposed to high glucose for 24 h, followed by 3 h of hypoxia and 6 h of reoxygenation (H/R). Diabetic mice received RGFP966 (the specific HDAC3 inhibitor) or vehicle 30 minutes before the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO), and high glucose-incubated PC12 cells were pretreated with RGFP966 or vehicle 6 h before H/R. Results. HDAC3 inhibition reduced the cerebral infarct volume, ameliorated pathological changes, improved the cell viability and cytotoxicity, alleviated apoptosis, attenuated oxidative stress, and enhanced autophagy in cerebral I/R injury model in diabetic state in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, we found that the expression of HDAC3 was remarkably amplified, and the Bmal1 expression was notably decreased in diabetic mice with cerebral I/R, whereas this phenomenon was obviously reversed by RGFP966 pretreatment. Conclusions. These results suggested that the HDAC3 was involved in the pathological process of the complex disease of diabetic stroke. Suppression of HDAC3 exerted protective effects against cerebral I/R injury in diabetic state in vivo and in vitro via the modulation of oxidative stress, apoptosis, and autophagy, which might be mediated by the upregulation of Bmal1.

scholarly journals Ammonium Glycyrrhizinate Prevents Apoptosis and Mitochondrial Dysfunction Induced by High Glucose in SH-SY5Y Cell Line and Counteracts Neuropathic Pain in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice

Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 608
Author(s):  
Laura Ciarlo ◽  
Francesca Marzoli ◽  
Paola Minosi ◽  
Paola Matarrese ◽  
Stefano Pieretti
Keyword(s):  
Neuropathic Pain ◽  
Peripheral Neuropathy ◽  
High Glucose ◽  
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy ◽  
Glycyrrhizic Acid ◽  
Repeated Treatment ◽  
Diabetic Mice ◽  
Painful Condition

Glycyrrhiza glabra, commonly known as liquorice, contains several bioactive compounds such as flavonoids, sterols, triterpene, and saponins; among which, glycyrrhizic acid, an oleanane-type saponin, is the most abundant component in liquorice root. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is one of the major complications of diabetes mellitus, leading to painful condition as neuropathic pain. The pathogenetic mechanism of diabetic peripheral neuropathy is very complex, and its understanding could lead to a more suitable therapeutic strategy. In this work, we analyzed the effects of ammonium glycyrrhizinate, a derivate salt of glycyrrhizic acid, on an in vitro system, neuroblastoma cells line SH-SY5Y, and we observed that ammonium glycyrrhizinate was able to prevent cytotoxic effect and mitochondrial fragmentation after high-glucose administration. In an in vivo experiment, we found that a short-repeated treatment with ammonium glycyrrhizinate was able to attenuate neuropathic hyperalgesia in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. In conclusion, our results showed that ammonium glycyrrhizinate could ameliorate diabetic peripheral neuropathy, counteracting both in vitro and in vivo effects induced by high glucose, and might represent a complementary medicine for the clinical management of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

scholarly journals Altered Expression of Somatostatin Receptors in Pancreatic Islets from NOD Mice Cultured at Different Glucose ConcentrationsIn Vitroand in Islets Transplanted to Diabetic NOD MiceIn Vivo

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Ludvigsen ◽  
Mats Stridsberg ◽  
Eva T. Janson ◽  
Stellan Sandler
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Islets ◽  
High Glucose ◽  
Somatostatin Receptors ◽  
Nod Mice ◽  
Diabetic Mice ◽  
Altered Expression ◽  
High Glucose Condition ◽  
Cell Expression

Somatostatin acts via five receptors (sst1-5). We investigated if the changes in pancreatic islet sst expression in diabetic NOD mice compared to normoglycemic mice are a consequence of hyperglycemia or the ongoing immune reaction in the pancreas. Pancreatic islets were isolated from NOD mice precultured for 5 days and further cultured for 3 days at high or low glucose before examined. Islets were also isolated from NOD mice and transplanted to normal or diabetic mice in a number not sufficient to cure hyperglycemia. After three days, the transplants were removed and stained for sst1-5and islet hormones. Overall, changes in sst islet cell expression were more common in islets cultured in high glucose concentrationin vitroas compared to the islet transplantationin vivoto diabetic mice. The beta and PP cells exhibited more frequent changes in sst expression, while the alpha and delta cells were relatively unaffected by the high glucose condition. Our findings suggest that the glucose level may alter sst expressed in islets cells; however, immune mechanisms may counteract such changes in islet sst expression.

Abstract 209: Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell Conditioned Medium in the Presence of High Glucose Increases in vitro Adipose-derived Stem Cells Proliferation and in vivo Vascularization

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Spencer Brown ◽  
Francis Caputo ◽  
Marc Fromer ◽  
Ping Zhang ◽  
Shauhoa Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Endothelial Cell ◽  
High Glucose ◽  
Umbilical Vein ◽  
Adipose Derived Stem Cells ◽  
Diabetic Mice ◽  
Human Umbilical Vein

Background: Diabetes type 1 and 2 cause hyperglycemia and result in endothelial dysfunction with endothelial vessel and poor wound healing. Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs), progenitor cells in wound healing, show decreased function under hyperglycemic conditions in vitro and in vivo . We hypothesized that exposing ASCs in the presence of high glucose with the human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) secretome will reverse the deleterious effects of glucose on ASCs and subsequently enhance angiogenesis and wound healing. Methods: Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) were treated with glucose (30mM) and the conditioned media (CM) were collected every 3 days. ASCs were then co-cultured with EC/CM for 2 weeks. To produce thermal denaturation of protein, EC/CM was heated at 95 0 C for 30 mins. Cell activity, proliferation, and endothelial-like properties of ASCs were determined by MTT assays, growth curves, and real-time RT-PCR, respectively. EC/CM treated ASC were injected into a normal or diabetic murine left thigh muscle at three different points with hindlimb ischemia. After 4 weeks injection, animals were sacrificed. H & E and double immunostaining for CD31 and anti-human nuclei were used to determine if the ASCs primed with EC/CM underwent neovascularization. Results: In fact, ASCs increased in proliferation when co-cultured with HUVEC/CM (1.4 fold) when compared with controls. This promoting effect was lost in heated HUVEC/CM, indicating that the active molecules are of protein origin. After 10 days stimulated with EC/CM an increase in mRNA expression levels of EC markers were also observed in high glucose (30mM) EC/CM environment including CD31 (2-fold), vWF (1.1-fold), and eNOS (3.2-fold) when compared to ASCs cultured in M199. H & E and immunohistochemical staining results showed elevated vessel density and CD31 + cell levels in HUVEC-primed ASC injection sites of diabetic mice when compared with the control animals. Conclusions: HUVEC secrete protein factors that increase proliferation and endothelial differentiation of ASCs under diabetic conditions. Injection of ischemic hindlimbs in diabetic mice with HUVEC-primed ASCs leads to improved angiogenesis.

Endogenous hydrogen sulfide sulfhydrates IKKβ at cysteine 179 to control pulmonary artery endothelial cell inflammation

2019 ◽  
Vol 133 (20) ◽  
pp. 2045-2059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Da Zhang ◽  
Xiuli Wang ◽  
Siyao Chen ◽  
Selena Chen ◽  
Wen Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Endothelial Cell ◽  
Pulmonary Artery ◽  
Cell Model ◽  
Site Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Critical Event ◽  
Hypertensive Rats ◽  
Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cell

Abstract Background: Pulmonary artery endothelial cell (PAEC) inflammation is a critical event in the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). However, the pathogenesis of PAEC inflammation remains unclear. Methods: Purified recombinant human inhibitor of κB kinase subunit β (IKKβ) protein, human PAECs and monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertensive rats were employed in the study. Site-directed mutagenesis, gene knockdown or overexpression were conducted to manipulate the expression or activity of a target protein. Results: We showed that hydrogen sulfide (H2S) inhibited IKKβ activation in the cell model of human PAEC inflammation induced by monocrotaline pyrrole-stimulation or knockdown of cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE), an H2S generating enzyme. Mechanistically, H2S was proved to inhibit IKKβ activity directly via sulfhydrating IKKβ at cysteinyl residue 179 (C179) in purified recombinant IKKβ protein in vitro, whereas thiol reductant dithiothreitol (DTT) reversed H2S-induced IKKβ inactivation. Furthermore, to demonstrate the significance of IKKβ sulfhydration by H2S in the development of PAEC inflammation, we mutated C179 to serine (C179S) in IKKβ. In purified IKKβ protein, C179S mutation of IKKβ abolished H2S-induced IKKβ sulfhydration and the subsequent IKKβ inactivation. In human PAECs, C179S mutation of IKKβ blocked H2S-inhibited IKKβ activation and PAEC inflammatory response. In pulmonary hypertensive rats, C179S mutation of IKKβ abolished the inhibitory effect of H2S on IKKβ activation and pulmonary vascular inflammation and remodeling. Conclusion: Collectively, our in vivo and in vitro findings demonstrated, for the first time, that endogenous H2S directly inactivated IKKβ via sulfhydrating IKKβ at Cys179 to inhibit nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathway activation and thereby control PAEC inflammation in PAH.

Hepato- and Nephroprotective Effects of the Polyphenol Concentrate From Cabernet Sauvignon Grape Varieties Cultivated in Kazakhstan in the Experimental Model Of CCL4-Induced Toxicity

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurgozhin T. ◽  
Sergazy S. H. ◽  
Adilgozhina G. ◽  
Gulyayev A. ◽  
Shulgau Z. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Tetrachloride ◽  
Experimental Model ◽  
Lethal Dose ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Cabernet Sauvignon ◽  
Intragastric Administration ◽  
Liver And Kidney ◽  
Antioxidant Stress

Objective:This study investigates the hepatoprotective effect and the antioxidant role of polyphenol concentrate in the experimental model of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) induced toxicity. Methods: Antioxidant activity of Cabernet Sauvignon grape polyphenol were evaluated by radical scavenging of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl radical (DPPH), 2,2’-azinobis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS.+). In addition, the effects of polyphenol concentrate on the survival of Wistar rats in the toxicity model, was also investigated. The polyphenol concentrate was administered for 5 five days prior to injection of carbon tetrachloride in a sub-lethal dose of 300 mg/kg of animal body weight in order to perform histological examinations of the liver and kidney, and detect the levels of AST, ALT and bilirubin. Results: Administration of polyphenol concentrate increased animal survival in the experimental model. Moreover, the intragastric administration of polyphenol concentrate prior to the initiation of the experimental model of toxicity, which was caused by a sub-lethal CCl4 dose, reduced morphological injuries in the liver and kidney, decreased the AST and ALT levels of the blood serum. Discussion and conclusion: Our data demonstrate that polyphenol concentrate possesses an antioxidant potential both in vitro and in vivo by reducing antioxidant stress that was caused by CCl4 administration into rats.

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