scholarly journals Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Acute Ischemic Kidney Injury: Strategies for Increasing the Cells' Renoprotective Competence

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Patschan ◽  
S. Patschan ◽  
G. A. Müller
Keyword(s):  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Endothelial Progenitor Cells ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Peripheral Circulation ◽  
Microvascular Endothelial Cell ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Endothelial Cell Dysfunction ◽  
Endothelial Progenitor ◽  
Cell Dysfunction ◽  
Peritubular Capillaries

Acute ischemic kidney injury is the most frequent cause of acute renal failure in daily clinical practice. It has become increasingly recognized that microvascular endothelial cell dysfunction (ED) in peritubular capillaries inhibits the process of postischemic renal reperfusion. ED can serve as therapeutic target in the management of acute ischemic kidney injury. Postischemic reflow can be restored by systemic administration of either mature endothelial cells or of endothelial progenitor cells. Endothelial progenitor cells EPCs can be cultured from the peripheral circulation of humans and different animals. The cells act vasoprotectively by direct and indirect mechanisms. The protective effects of EPCs in acute ischemic kidney injury can be stimulated by preincubating the cells with different agonistic mediators. This paper summarizes the currently available data on strategies to improve the renoprotective activity of EPCs in acute ischemic kidney injury.

scholarly journals Constitutive Atg5 overexpression in mouse bone marrow endothelial progenitor cells improves experimental acute kidney injury

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Patschan ◽  
Katrin Schwarze ◽  
Björn Tampe ◽  
Jan Ulrich Becker ◽  
Samy Hakroush ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Endothelial Progenitor Cells ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Mouse Bone Marrow ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Endothelial Progenitor ◽  
Matrix Deposition ◽  
Peritubular Capillaries ◽  
Clinical Consequences

Abstract Background Endothelial Progenitor Cells have been shown as effective tool in experimental AKI. Several pharmacological strategies for improving EPC-mediated AKI protection were identified in recent years. Aim of the current study was to analyze consequences of constitutive Atg5 activation in murine EPCs, utilized for AKI therapy. Methods Ischemic AKI was induced in male C57/Bl6N mice. Cultured murine EPCs were systemically injected post-ischemia, either natively or after Atg5 transfection (Adenovirus-based approach). Mice were analyzed 48 h and 6 weeks later. Results Both, native and transfected EPCs (EPCsAtg5) improved persisting kidney dysfunction at week 6, such effects were more pronounced after injecting EPCsAtg5. While matrix deposition and mesenchymal transdifferentiation of endothelial cells remained unaffected by cell therapy, EPCs, particularly EPCsAtg5 completely prevented the post-ischemic loss of peritubular capillaries. The cells finally augmented the augophagocytic flux in endothelial cells. Conclusions Constitutive Atg5 activation augments AKI-protective effects of murine EPCs. The exact clinical consequences need to be determined.

scholarly journals Constitutive Atg5 overexpression in mouse bone marrow endothelial progenitor cells improves experimental acute kidney injury

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
daniel patschan ◽  
Katrin Schwarze ◽  
Oliver Ritter ◽  
Susann Patschan ◽  
Gerhard Anton Müller
Keyword(s):  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Endothelial Progenitor Cells ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Mouse Bone Marrow ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Kidney Dysfunction ◽  
Endothelial Progenitor ◽  
Matrix Deposition ◽  
Peritubular Capillaries ◽  
Clinical Consequences

Abstract Background Endothelial Progenitor Cells have been shown as effective tool in experimental AKI. Several pharmacological strategies for improving EPC-mediated AKI protection were identified in recent years. Aim of the current study was to analyze consequences of constitutive Atg5 activation in murine EPCs, utilized for AKI therapy.Methods Ischemic AKI was induced in male C57/Bl6N mice. Cultured murine EPCs were systemically injected post-ischemia, either natively or after Atg5 transfection (Adenovirus-based approach). Mice were analyzed 48 hours and 6 weeks later.Results Both, native and transfected EPCs (EPCsAtg5) improved persisting kidney dysfunction at week 6, such effects were more pronounced after injecting EPCsAtg5. While matrix deposition and mesenchymal transdifferentiation of endothelial cells remained unaffected by cell therapy, EPCs, particularly EPCsAtg5 completely prevented the post-ischemic loss of peritubular capillaries. The cells finally augmented the augophagocytic flux in endothelial cells.Conclusions Constitutive Atg5 activation augments AKI-protective effects of murine EPCs. The exact clinical consequences need to be determined.

scholarly journals Endothelial progenitor cells-derived exosomal microRNA-21-5p alleviates sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by inhibiting RUNX1 expression

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Zhang ◽  
Hongdong Huang ◽  
Wenhu Liu ◽  
Sha Liu ◽  
Xue Yan Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Kidney Injury ◽  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Endothelial Progenitor Cells ◽  
Cecal Ligation ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Renal Tissue ◽  
Endothelial Glycocalyx ◽  
Endothelial Progenitor ◽  
Marker Proteins ◽  
Related Transcription Factor

AbstractThe role of microRNA-21-5p (miR-21-5p) in sepsis-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) has been seldom discussed. Therefore, the objective of this present study was to investigate the mechanism of endothelial progenitor cells-derived exosomes (EPCs-exos) in sepsis-induced AKI via miR-21-5p/runt-related transcription factor 1 (RUNX1) axis. miR-21-5p was downregulated and RUNX1 was upregulated in the kidney of cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) rats, and miR-21-5p targeted RUNX1. Elevation of miR-21-5p improved renal function and renal tissue pathological damage, attenuated serum inflammatory response, as well as reduced apoptosis and oxidative stress response in renal tissues, and regulated endothelial glycocalyx damage marker proteins syndecan-1 and heparanase-1 in CLP rats. Overexpression of RUNX1 abolished the impacts of elevated miR-21-5p in CLP rats. Also, EPCs-exos upregulated miR-21-5p expression, and functioned similar to elevation of miR-21-5p for CLP rats. Downregulating miR-21-5p partially reversed the effects of EPCs-exos on sepsis-induced AKI. Collectively, our study suggests that EPCs release miR-21-5p-containing exosomes to alleviate sepsis-induced AKI through RUNX1 silencing.

Abstract 272: Chronic Hyperlipidemia Alters the Population of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Bone Marrow and Peripheral Circulation via Both ROS-dependent and Independent Mechanisms

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dylan Z Liu ◽  
Yuqi Cui ◽  
Jason Z Liu ◽  
Lingjuan Liu ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Endothelial Progenitor Cells ◽  
Ldl Receptor ◽  
Peripheral Circulation ◽  
Cell Number ◽  
Ros Production ◽  
Endothelial Progenitor ◽  
Ros Formation

Background/Aims: Bone marrow (BM)-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) make significant contribution to the function and integrity of vasculature. The number of EPCs is significantly decreased in hyperlipidemic patients. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress were considered an important mechanism for the development of atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemia. The present study was to determine the role of ROS production in the changes of EPC population in chronic hyperlipidemia. Methods and Results: EPC numbers and ROS formation in BM and blood were determined in wild-type (WT) male C57BL/6 mice and hyperlipidemic LDL receptor knockout (LDLR-/-) mice with high fat diet for 4 months. Intracellular blood, extracellular BM and blood ROS production was significantly increased in hyperlipidemic LDLR-/- mice that was effectively blocked with N-acetylcysteine treatment. Hyperlipidemia produced complex changes in EPC populations in BM and blood. The c-Kit+/CD31+ cell number was significantly decreased in BM and blood, and the numbers of CD34+/CD133+ cells and Sca-1+/Flk-1+ cells were significantly decreased in blood without change in BM, which were not affected by inhibition of ROS production. Interestingly, blood CD34+/Flk-1+ cell number was significantly increased in hyperlipidemic mice that was prevented when ROS formation was inhibited. Conclusions: Chronic hyperlipidemia produced significant and complex changes in EPC populations in both BM and circulation through both ROS-dependent and ROS-independent mechanisms in mice.

scholarly journals FGF23 ameliorates ischemia-reperfusion induced acute kidney injury via modulation of endothelial progenitor cells: targeting SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huang-Ming Chang ◽  
Kang-Yung Peng ◽  
Chieh-Kai Chan ◽  
Chiao-Yin Sun ◽  
Ying-Ying Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Kidney Injury ◽  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Endothelial Progenitor Cells ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
In Vitro Assays ◽  
Tubular Damage ◽  
Endothelial Progenitor ◽  
Cxcr4 Signaling

AbstractThe levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) rapidly increases after acute kidney injury (AKI). However, the role of FGF23 in AKI is still unclear. Here, we observe that pretreatment with FGF23 protein into ischemia-reperfusion induced AKI mice ameliorates kidney injury by promoting renal tubular regeneration, proliferation, vascular repair, and attenuating tubular damage. In vitro assays demonstrate that SDF-1 induces upregulation of its receptor CXCR4 in endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) via a non-canonical NF-κB signaling pathway. FGF23 crosstalks with the SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling and abrogates SDF-1-induced EPC senescence and migration, but not angiogenesis, in a Klotho-independent manner. The downregulated pro-angiogenic IL-6, IL-8, and VEGF-A expressions after SDF-1 infusion are rescued after adding FGF23. Diminished therapeutic ability of SDF-1-treated EPCs is counteracted by FGF23 in a SCID mouse in vivo AKI model. Together, these data highlight a revolutionary and important role that FGF23 plays in the nephroprotection of IR-AKI.

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