Renal mitochondrial dysfunction in ovine experimental sepsis-associated acute kidney injury

Sheep develop sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI) during experimental sepsis despite normal to increased renal oxygen delivery. A disturbed relation between oxygen consumption (V̇o2) and renal Na+ transport has been demonstrated in sheep and in clinical studies of AKI, which could be explained by mitochondrial dysfunction. We investigated the function of isolated renal mitochondria compared with renal oxygen handling in an ovine hyperdynamic model of SA-AKI. Anesthetized sheep were randomized to either an infusion of live Escherichia coli with resuscitative measures (sepsis group; n = 13 animals) or served as controls (n = 8 animals) for 28 h. Renal V̇o2 and Na+ transport were repeatedly measured. Live cortical mitochondria were isolated at baseline and at the end of the experiment and assessed in vitro with high-resolution respirometry. Sepsis markedly reduced creatinine clearance, and the relation between Na+ transport and renal V̇o2 was decreased in septic sheep compared with control sheep. Cortical mitochondrial function was altered in septic sheep with a reduced respiratory control ratio (6.0 ± 1.5 vs. 8.2 ± 1.6, P = 0.006) and increased complex II-to-complex I ratio during state 3 (1.6 ± 0.2 vs. 1.3 ± 0.1, P = 0.0014) mainly due to decreased complex I-dependent state 3 respiration (P = 0.016). However, no differences in renal mitochondrial efficiency or mitochondrial uncoupling were found. In conclusion, renal mitochondrial dysfunction composed of a reduction of the respiratory control ratio and an increased complex II/complex I relation in state 3 was demonstrated in an ovine model of SA-AKI. However, the disturbed relation between renal V̇o2 and renal Na+ transport could not be explained by a change in renal cortical mitochondrial efficiency or uncoupling.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We studied the function of renal cortical mitochondria in relation to oxygen consumption in an ovine model of sepsis with acute kidney injury. We demonstrated changes in the electron transport chain induced by sepsis consisting of a reduced respiratory control ratio mainly by a reduced complex I-mediated respiration. Neither an increase in mitochondrial uncoupling nor a reduction in mitochondrial efficiency was demonstrated and cannot explain why oxygen consumption was unaffected despite reduced tubular transport.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:324

Enthalten in:

American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 324(2023), 6 vom: 01. Juni, Seite F571-F580

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Luther, Tomas [VerfasserIn]
Bülow-Anderberg, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Persson, Patrik [VerfasserIn]
Franzén, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Skorup, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Wernerson, Annika [VerfasserIn]
Hultenby, Kjell [VerfasserIn]
Palm, Fredrik [VerfasserIn]
Schiffer, Tomas A [VerfasserIn]
Frithiof, Robert [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute kidney injury
Journal Article
Mitochondria
Oxygen
Randomized Controlled Trial, Veterinary
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
S88TT14065
Sepsis

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Date Completed 02.10.2023

Date Revised 02.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1152/ajprenal.00294.2022

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356062848