Retention of fetuin-A in renal tubular lumen protects the kidney from nephrocalcinosis in rats

The serum glycoprotein fetuin-A is an important inhibitor of extraosseous calcification. The importance of fetuin-A has been confirmed in fetuin-A null mice, which develop widespread extraosseous calcification including the kidney. However, the mechanism how fetuin-A protects kidneys from nephrocalcinosis remains uncertain. Here, we demonstrate that intratubular fetuin-A plays a role in the prevention of nephrocalcinosis in the proximal tubules. Although normal rat kidney did not express mRNA for fetuin-A, we found punctate immunohistochemical staining of fetuin-A mainly in the S1 segment of the proximal tubules. The staining pattern suggested that fetuin-A passed through the slit diaphragm, traveled in the proximal tubular lumen, and was introduced into proximal tubular cells by megalin-mediated endocytosis. To test this hypothesis, we inhibited the function of megalin by intravenous injection of histidine-tagged soluble receptor-associated protein (His-sRAP), a megalin inhibitor. His-sRAP injection diminished fetuin-A staining in the proximal tubules and led to urinary excretion of fetuin-A. We further analyzed the role of fetuin-A in nephrocalcinosis. Continuous injection of parathyroid hormone (PTH) 1-34 induced nephrocalcinosis mainly in the proximal tubules in rats. His-sRAP retained fetuin-A in renal tubular lumen and thereby protected the kidneys of PTH-treated rats from calcification. Our findings suggest that tubular luminal fetuin-A works as a natural inhibitor against calcification in the proximal tubules under PTH-loaded condition.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:304

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American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 304(2013), 6 vom: 15. März, Seite F751-60

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Matsui, Isao [VerfasserIn]
Hamano, Takayuki [VerfasserIn]
Mikami, Satoshi [VerfasserIn]
Inoue, Kazunori [VerfasserIn]
Shimomura, Akihiro [VerfasserIn]
Nagasawa, Yasuyuki [VerfasserIn]
Michigami, Toshimi [VerfasserIn]
Ohnishi, Tomokazu [VerfasserIn]
Fujii, Naohiko [VerfasserIn]
Nakano, Chikako [VerfasserIn]
Kusunoki, Yasuo [VerfasserIn]
Kitamura, Harumi [VerfasserIn]
Iwatani, Hirotsugu [VerfasserIn]
Takabatake, Yoshitsugu [VerfasserIn]
Kaimori, Jun-ya [VerfasserIn]
Matsuba, Go [VerfasserIn]
Okoshi, Kento [VerfasserIn]
Kimura-Suda, Hiromi [VerfasserIn]
Tsubakihara, Yoshiharu [VerfasserIn]
Rakugi, Hiromi [VerfasserIn]
Isaka, Yoshitaka [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alpha-2-HS-Glycoprotein
Journal Article
Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-2
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 16.05.2013

Date Revised 18.03.2013

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1152/ajprenal.00329.2012

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NLM224410636