Rhabdomyolysis-Induced AKI Was Ameliorated in NLRP3 KO Mice via Alleviation of Mitochondrial Lipid Peroxidation in Renal Tubular Cells

INTRODUCTION: A recent study showed that early renal tubular injury is ameliorated in Nod-like receptor pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) KO mice with rhabdomyolysis-induced acute kidney injury (RIAKI). However, the precise mechanism has not been determined. Therefore, we investigated the role of NLRP3 in renal tubular cells in RIAKI.

METHODS: Glycerol-mediated RIAKI was induced in NLRP3 KO and wild-type (WT) mice. The mice were euthanized 24 h after glycerol injection, and both kidneys and plasma were collected. HKC-8 cells were treated with ferrous myoglobin to mimic a rhabdomyolytic environment.

RESULTS: Glycerol injection led to increase serum creatinine, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and renal kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) level; renal tubular necrosis; and apoptosis. Renal injury was attenuated in NLRP3 KO mice, while muscle damage and renal neutrophil recruitment did not differ between NLRP3 KO mice and WT mice. Following glycerin injection, increases in cleaved caspase-3, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), and a decrease in the glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX-4) level were observed in the kidneys of mice with RIAKI, and these changes were alleviated in the kidneys of NLRP3 KO mice. NLRP3 was upregulated, and cell viability was suppressed in HKC-8 cells treated with ferrous myoglobin. Myoglobin-induced apoptosis and lipid peroxidation were significantly decreased in siNLRP3-treated HKC-8 cells compared to ferrous myoglobin-treated HKC-8 cells. Myoglobin reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential and increased mitochondrial fission and reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lipid peroxidation levels, which were restored to normal levels in NLRP3-depleted HKC-8 cells.

CONCLUSIONS: NLRP3 depletion ameliorated renal tubular injury in a murine glycerol-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) model. A lack of NLRP3 improved tubular cell viability via attenuation of myoglobin-induced mitochondrial injury and lipid peroxidation, which might be the critical factor in protecting the kidney.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 21(2020), 22 vom: 13. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Song, Seok Jong [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Su-Mi [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Sang-Ho [VerfasserIn]
Moon, Ju-Young [VerfasserIn]
Hwang, Hyeon Seok [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jin Sug [VerfasserIn]
Park, Seon-Hwa [VerfasserIn]
Jeong, Kyung Hwan [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Yang Gyun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute kidney injury
Journal Article
Myoglobin
NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein
NLRP3
Nlrp3 protein, mouse
Reactive Oxygen Species
Rhabdomyolysis

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 03.03.2021

Date Revised 03.03.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms21228564

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM317701223