Tacrolimus ameliorates tubulointerstitial inflammation in diabetic nephropathy via inhibiting the NFATc1/TRPC6 pathway

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Tubulointerstitial inflammation is crucial for the progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN), and tubular cells act as a driving force in the inflammatory cascade. Emerging data suggested that tacrolimus (TAC) ameliorates podocyte injury and macrophage infiltration in streptozotocin (STZ) mice. However, the effect of TAC on tubulointerstitial inflammation remains unknown. We found that albuminuria and tubulointerstitial damage improved in db/db mice treated with TAC. Macrophage infiltration and expression of IL-6, TNF-α, fibronectin, collagen 1 and cleaved caspase 3 were inhibited as well. In addition, the expression of nuclear factor of activated T cell 1 (NFATc1) and transient receptor potential channel 6 (TRPC6) was up-regulated in the kidneys of DN patients and correlated with tubular injury and inflammation. The expression of NFATc1 and TRPC6 also increased in the kidneys of db/db mice and HK-2 cells with high glucose (HG), while TAC inhibited these effects. HG-induced inflammatory markers and apoptosis were reversed by TAC and NFATc1 siRNA in HK-2 cells, which was abolished by TRPC6 plasmid. Furthermore, HG-induced TRPC6 expression was inhibited by NFATc1 siRNA, while NFATc1 nuclear translocation was inhibited by TAC, but was restored by TRPC6 plasmid in HK-2 cells under HG conditions. These findings suggest that TAC ameliorates tubulointerstitial inflammation in DN through NFATc1/TRPC6 feedback loop.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 24(2020), 17 vom: 11. Sept., Seite 9810-9824

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Shumin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Huafen [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yifei [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Wenxia [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jialu [VerfasserIn]
Han, Yuzhang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Fuyou [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Li [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diabetic nephropathy
Glucose
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Inflammation
Journal Article
NFATC Transcription Factors
NFATc1
Nfatc1 protein, mouse
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TCF Transcription Factors
TRPC6
TRPC6 Cation Channel
Tacrolimus
Trpc6 protein, mouse
Tubular cell
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Date Completed 13.09.2021

Date Revised 13.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jcmm.15562

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313547041