Atg5 deficiency in macrophages protects against kidney fibrosis via the CCR6-CCL20 axis

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BACKGROUND: Autophagy is a lysosome-dependent degradation pathway that regulates macrophage activation, differentiation, and polarization. Autophagy related 5 (Atg5) is a key protein involved in phagocytic membrane elongation in autophagic vesicles that forms a complex with Atg12 and Atg16L1. Alterations in Atg5 are related to both acute and chronic kidney diseases in experimental models. However, the role of macrophage-expressed Atg5 in acute kidney injury remains unclear.

METHODS: Using a myeloid cell-specific Atg5 knockout (MΦ atg5-/-) mouse, we established renal ischemia/reperfusion and unilateral ureteral obstruction models to evaluate the role of macrophage Atg5 in renal macrophage migration and fibrosis.

RESULTS: Based on changes in the serum urea nitrogen and creatinine levels, Atg5 deletion had a minimal effect on renal function in the early stages after mild injury; however, MΦ atg5-/- mice had reduced renal fibrosis and reduced macrophage recruitment after 4 weeks of ischemia/reperfusion injury and 2 weeks of unilateral ureteral obstruction injury. Atg5 deficiency impaired the CCL20-CCR6 axis after severe ischemic kidneys. Chemotactic responses of bone marrow-derived monocytes (BMDMs) from MΦ atg5-/- mice to CCL20 were significantly attenuated compared with those of wild-type BMDMs, and this might be caused by the inhibition of PI3K, AKT, and ERK1/2 activation.

CONCLUSIONS: Our data indicate that Atg5 deficiency decreased macrophage migration by impairing the CCL20-CCR6 axis and inhibited M2 polarization, thereby improving kidney fibrosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Cell communication and signaling : CCS - 22(2024), 1 vom: 09. Apr., Seite 223

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhu, Yufeng [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Jiexing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yuanzhan [VerfasserIn]
Gong, Yuhong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiaoyong [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Ziguo [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Xinyu [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Huifang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhiming [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Xiaotao [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Gong, Li [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute kidney injury
Atg5 protein, mouse
Autophagy
Autophagy-Related Protein 5
Autophagy-related 5
CCL20 protein, mouse
CCR6 protein, mouse
Journal Article
Macrophage
Receptors, CCR6
Renal fibrosis

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Date Completed 11.04.2024

Date Revised 24.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12964-024-01600-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370840674