Mitochondrial dysfunction and endoplasmic reticulum stress in the promotion of fibrosis in obstructive nephropathy induced by unilateral ureteral obstruction

BioFactors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 716-733
Author(s):  
Elena Martínez‐Klimova ◽  
Omar Emiliano Aparicio‐Trejo ◽  
Tania Gómez‐Sierra ◽  
Alexis Paulina Jiménez‐Uribe ◽  
Belen Bellido ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 4646
Author(s):  
Alexey A. Tinkov ◽  
Monica M. B. Paoliello ◽  
Aksana N. Mazilina ◽  
Anatoly V. Skalny ◽  
Airton C. Martins ◽  
...  

Understanding of the immediate mechanisms of Mn-induced neurotoxicity is rapidly evolving. We seek to provide a summary of recent findings in the field, with an emphasis to clarify existing gaps and future research directions. We provide, here, a brief review of pertinent discoveries related to Mn-induced neurotoxicity research from the last five years. Significant progress was achieved in understanding the role of Mn transporters, such as SLC39A14, SLC39A8, and SLC30A10, in the regulation of systemic and brain manganese handling. Genetic analysis identified multiple metabolic pathways that could be considered as Mn neurotoxicity targets, including oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, apoptosis, neuroinflammation, cell signaling pathways, and interference with neurotransmitter metabolism, to name a few. Recent findings have also demonstrated the impact of Mn exposure on transcriptional regulation of these pathways. There is a significant role of autophagy as a protective mechanism against cytotoxic Mn neurotoxicity, yet also a role for Mn to induce autophagic flux itself and autophagic dysfunction under conditions of decreased Mn bioavailability. This ambivalent role may be at the crossroad of mitochondrial dysfunction, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and apoptosis. Yet very recent evidence suggests Mn can have toxic impacts below the no observed adverse effect of Mn-induced mitochondrial dysfunction. The impact of Mn exposure on supramolecular complexes SNARE and NLRP3 inflammasome greatly contributes to Mn-induced synaptic dysfunction and neuroinflammation, respectively. The aforementioned effects might be at least partially mediated by the impact of Mn on α-synuclein accumulation. In addition to Mn-induced synaptic dysfunction, impaired neurotransmission is shown to be mediated by the effects of Mn on neurotransmitter systems and their complex interplay. Although multiple novel mechanisms have been highlighted, additional studies are required to identify the critical targets of Mn-induced neurotoxicity.


2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda L.-Y. Wu ◽  
Robert J. Norman ◽  
Rebecca L. Robker

Obesity can have detrimental effects on pregnancy rates in natural conceptions and also in women undergoing IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). This review summarises the most recent clinical literature investigating whether obesity impacts oocyte quality and early embryo growth. In other tissues, obesity leads to lipotoxicity responses including endoplasmic reticulum stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis. Recent reports indicate that lipotoxicity is a mechanism by which obesity may impact oocyte quality.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Honglei Guo ◽  
Xiao Bi ◽  
Ping Zhou ◽  
Shijian Zhu ◽  
Wei Ding

Background and Aims. The nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat containing PYD-3 (NLRP3) inflammasome has been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, its exact role in glomerular injury and tubulointerstitial fibrosis is still undefined. The present study was performed to identify the function of NLRP3 in modulating renal injury and fibrosis and the potential involvement of mitochondrial dysfunction in the murine unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) model of CKD. Methods. Employing wild-type (WT) and NLRP3−/− mice with or without UUO, we evaluated renal structure, tissue injury, and mitochondrial ultrastructure, as well as expression of some vital molecules involved in the progression of fibrosis, apoptosis, inflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction. Results. The severe glomerular injury and tubulointerstitial fibrosis induced in WT mice by UUO was markedly attenuated in NLRP3−/− mice as evidenced by blockade of extracellular matrix deposition, decreased cell apoptosis, and phenotypic alterations. Moreover, NLRP3 deletion reversed UUO-induced impairment of mitochondrial morphology and function. Conclusions. NLRP3 deletion ameliorates mitochondrial dysfunction and alleviates renal fibrosis in a murine UUO model of CKD.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 24-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra López-Domènech ◽  
Zaida Abad-Jiménez ◽  
Francesca Iannantuoni ◽  
Aranzazu M. de Marañón ◽  
Susana Rovira-Llopis ◽  
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