Arginine administration increases circulating endothelial progenitor cells and attenuates tissue injury in a mouse model of hind limb ischemia/reperfusion

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Juey-Ming Shih ◽  
Yao-Ming Shih ◽  
Man-Hui Pai ◽  
Sung-Ling Yeh
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Sung-Ling Yeh ◽  
Chiu-Li Yeh

This study investigated whether glutamine (GLN) pretreatment can enhance circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and attenuate inflammatory reaction in high-fat diet-induced obese mice with limb ischemia. Mice were assigned to a normal control (NC), high-fat control (HC), limb ischemia (HI), and GLN limb ischemia (HG) groups. The NC group provided chow diet and treated as a negative control. Mice in the HC and HI groups were fed a high-fat diet which 60% energy provided by fat for 8 weeks. Mice in the HG group were fed the same diet for 4 weeks and then transferred to a high-fat diet with 25% of total protein nitrogen provided as GLN to replace part of the casein for the subsequent 4 weeks. After feeding 8 weeks, mice in the HC group were sham-operated, while the HI and HG groups underwent an operation to induce limb ischemia. All mice except the NC group were euthanized on either day 1 or 7 after the operation. The results showed that the 8 weeks’ high-fat diet feeding resulted in obesity. The HG group had higher circulating EPCs on day 1 while muscle vascular endothelial growth factor, matrix metalloproteinase-9, and hypoxia-inducible factor-1 gene expressions were higher on day 7 postischemia than those of the HI group. The superoxide dismutase activity and reduced glutathione content in affected muscles were higher, whereas mRNA expressions of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α were lower in the HG than those in the HI group. These findings suggest that obese mice pretreated with GLN-supplemented high-fat diet increased circulating EPC percentage, enhanced the antioxidant capacity, and attenuated inflammatory reactions in response to limb ischemia.


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Vol 36 (Supplement_1) ◽  
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Jin Hyun Kim ◽  
Seunghye Lee ◽  
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Se-Ho Chang ◽  
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Abstract Background and Aims Ischemia/reperfusion-induced AKI (IR-AKI) is a major cause of AKI and progress to chronic kidney disease. But an effective therapeutic intervention for IR-AKI is not established yet. Erythropoietin (EPO) is a potent stimulator of erythroid progenitor cells and is significantly upregulated during hypoxia. Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are derived from the bone marrow or tissue-resident cells and play major roles in the maintenance of vascular integrity and the repair of endothelial damage. So, we investigated if EPO-stimulated human EPCs could have the renoprotective effects in an IR-AKI mouse model. Method EPCs originated from human peripheral blood were cultured with EPO (10 IU/mL). Mice were assigned to sham, IR only groups, IR with EPC, and IR with EPO-treated EPC. EPCs (5x105 cells, tail vein) were administered twice at 30 min prior to bilateral renal artery occlusion, and 5 min before reperfusion, with all mice sacrificed 24 h after IR-AKI. Results Both EPCs and EPO-treated EPCs significantly attenuated the renal dysfunction associated with IR-AKI, as well as tissue injury. Apoptotic cell death and oxidative stress were significantly reduced in EPC and EPO-treated EPC mice. Expression of PCNA, ICAM-1, MCP-1 and α-SMA were also significantly reduced in EPC and EPO-treated EPC mice. Furthermore, the expression of NLRP3 and caspase-1 via the activation of NF-κB signaling pathways were significantly reduced in EPC and EPO-treated EPC mice. These results show more effective in EPO-treated EPC than EPC alone and suggest EPO might be involved in the development of EPC. Conclusion This study provides that inflammasome-mediated inflammation and fibrosis might be a potential target of EPC as a treatment for IR-AKI.


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