scholarly journals The mechanism of action of mercurial preparations on transport processes and the role of thiol groups in the cell membrane of renal tubular cells*

1957 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kleinzeller ◽  
J. H. Cort
2005 ◽  
Vol 289 (5) ◽  
pp. F1123-F1133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuhiro Tanaka ◽  
Ichiro Kojima ◽  
Takamoto Ohse ◽  
Reiko Inagi ◽  
Toshio Miyata ◽  
...  

Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1 is a transcription factor mediating cellular response to hypoxia. Although it is expressed in tubular cells of the ischemic kidney, its functional role is not fully clarified in the pathological context. In this study, we investigated a role of HIF in tubular cell apoptosis induced by cisplatin. HIF-1α was expressed in tubular cells in the outer medulla 3 days after cisplatin (6 mg/kg) administration. With the in vivo administration of cobalt to activate HIF, the number of apoptotic renal tubular cells became much smaller in the outer medulla, compared with the vehicle group. We also examined the functional role of HIF-1 in vitro using immortalized rat proximal tubular cells (IRPTC). In hypoxia, IRPTC that express dominant-negative (dn) HIF-1α showed impaired survival in cisplatin injury at variable doses (25–100 μM, 24 h), which was not obvious in normoxia. The observed difference in cell viability in hypoxia was associated with the increased number of apoptotic cells in dnHIF-1α clones (Hoechst 33258 staining). Studies on intracellular signaling revealed that the degree of cytochrome c release, dissipation of mitochondrial membrane potentials, and caspase-9 activity were all more prominent in dnHIF-1α clones than in control IRPTC, pointing to the accelerated signaling of mitochondrial pathways. We propose that HIF-1 mediates cytoprotection against cisplatin injury in hypoxic renal tubular cells, by reducing the number of apoptotic cells through stabilization of mitochondrial membrane integrity and suppression of apoptosis signaling. A possibility was suggested that activation of HIF-1 could be a new promising therapeutic target for hypoxic renal diseases.


Author(s):  
Vivienne Lyfar ◽  
L Fernandes ◽  
Elizabeth Thornton ◽  
J G H Cook

Tiaprofenic acid is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug which also has hypouriceamic effect. Studies involving 10 healthy volunteers were designed to investigate the mode of this effect. We postulate that the site of action of tiaprofenic acid is at the cell membrane, the mechanism being an interference with the transport of uric acid from intra- to extra-cellular fluid thus limiting its passage into the plasma. The same mechanism acting on renal tubular cells impedes reabsorption thereby increasing uric acid clearance.


2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 332-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Nitschke ◽  
Sandra Wiehl ◽  
Patrick C. Baer ◽  
Burkhard Kreft

2017 ◽  
Vol 312 (6) ◽  
pp. F963-F970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangjun Zhou ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Qisheng Yao ◽  
Hao Zhang ◽  
Guie Dong ◽  
...  

Kidney repair following injury involves the reconstitution of a structurally and functionally intact tubular epithelium. Growth factors and their receptors, such as EGFR, are important in the repair of renal tubules. Exosomes are cell-produced small (~100 nm in diameter) vesicles that contain and transfer proteins, lipids, RNAs, and DNAs between cells. In this study, we examined the relationship between exosome production and EGFR activation and the potential role of exosome in wound healing. EGFR activation occurred shortly after scratch wounding in renal tubular cells. Wound repair after scratching was significantly promoted by EGF and suppressed by EGFR inhibitor gefitinib. Interestingly, scratch wounding induced a significant increase of exosome production. The exosome production was decreased by EGF and increased by gefitinib, suggesting a suppressive role of EGFR signaling in exosome production. Conversely, inhibition of exosome release by GW4869 and manumycin A markedly increased EGFR activation and promoted wound healing. Moreover, exosomes derived from scratch-wounding cells could inhibit wound healing. Collectively, the results indicate that wound healing in renal tubular cells is associated with EGFR activation and exosome production. Although EGFR activation promotes wound healing, released exosomes may antagonize EGFR activation and wound healing.


Hypertension ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoaki Nagao ◽  
Takafumi Okura ◽  
Akiko Tanino ◽  
Ken-ichi Miyoshi ◽  
Masayoshi Kukida ◽  
...  

Osteopontin (OPN), a secreted glycosylated phosphoprotein and pro-inflammatory cytokine, has been implicated in the pathology of several renal conditions, especially renal fibrosis in chronic kidney disease. OPN is slightly expressed in renal tubular cells in normal condition, but after acute tubular injury, OPN is highly induced in these cells. However, the role of induced OPN is still unclear. The aim of this study was to clarify the roles of OPN in acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI was induced in wild type (WT) and OPN knockout (KO) mice by using folic acid (FA) injection (0.35mg/kg). After 2days of injection, 34% of WT mice died, whereas 54% of KO died from renal failure. Kidneys from survived mice were removed and the renal histological changes, protein expression were examined. BUN and Creatinine levels were markedly elevated in WT-AKI and KO-AKI mice (BUN: WT-sham; 25.7±4.7mg/dl, WT-AKI; 315.0±173.2mg/dl, KO-AKI; 337.7±163.7mg/dl, Creatinine: WT-sham; 0.08±0.03 mg/dl, WT-AKI; 1.60±0.87 mg/dl, KO-AKI; 1.80±0.94 mg/dl). Renal OPN mRNA expression was increased in WT-AKI mice compared to WT-sham mice (p<0.05). High levels of OPN expression in renal tubular cells were induced in WT-AKI mice. TUNEL positive tubular cells were increased in KO-AKI mice compared to WT-AKI mice. In immunohistochemical analysis, Kidney injury molecules 1 (Kim-1) positive tubular cells were also highly increased in KO-AKI mice compared to WT-AKI mice. In contrast, LC3B (autophagy related protein) positive tubular cells were decreased in KO-AKI mice compared to WT-AKI mice. These results indicate that OPN deficiency exacerbates tubular injury via through the inhibiting autophagy in folic acid induced AKI mice.


Renal Failure ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelino de Souza Durão ◽  
Clara Versolato Razvickas ◽  
Elsa Alídia Petry Gonçalves ◽  
Iria Ruriko Okano R.N. ◽  
Simone Mafalda Rodrigues Camargo ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 227 (4) ◽  
pp. 1521-1528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Guillén-Gómez ◽  
Itziar Pinilla-Macua ◽  
Sandra Pérez-Torras ◽  
Doo-Sup Choi ◽  
Yolanda Arce ◽  
...  

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 911-918 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Hizoh ◽  
J. Strater ◽  
C. Schick ◽  
W. Kubler ◽  
C. Haller

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