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Dysfunction of fibroblasts of extrarenal origin underlies renal fibrosis and renal anemia in mice.

ABSTRACT: In chronic kidney disease, fibroblast dysfunction causes renal fibrosis and renal anemia. Renal fibrosis is mediated by the accumulation of myofibroblasts, whereas renal anemia is mediated by the reduced production of fibroblast-derived erythropoietin, a hormone that stimulates erythropoiesis. Despite their importance in chronic kidney disease, the origin and regulatory mechanism of fibroblasts remain unclear. Here, we have demonstrated that the majority of erythropoietin-producing fibroblasts in the healthy kidney originate from myelin protein zero-Cre (P0-Cre) lineage-labeled extrarenal cells, which enter the embryonic kidney at E13.5. In the diseased kidney, P0-Cre lineage-labeled fibroblasts, but not fibroblasts derived from injured tubular epithelial cells through epithelial-mesenchymal transition, transdifferentiated into myofibroblasts and predominantly contributed to fibrosis, with concomitant loss of erythropoietin production. We further demonstrated that attenuated erythropoietin production in transdifferentiated myofibroblasts was restored by the administration of neuroprotective agents, such as dexamethasone and neurotrophins. Moreover, the in vivo administration of tamoxifen, a selective estrogen receptor modulator, restored attenuated erythropoietin production as well as fibrosis in a mouse model of kidney fibrosis. These findings reveal the pathophysiological roles of P0-Cre lineage-labeled fibroblasts in the kidney and clarify the link between renal fibrosis and renal anemia.

SUBMITTER: Asada N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3195468 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Dysfunction of fibroblasts of extrarenal origin underlies renal fibrosis and renal anemia in mice.

Asada Nariaki N Takase Masayuki M Nakamura Jin J Oguchi Akiko A Asada Misako M Suzuki Norio N Yamamura Ken-ichi K Nagoshi Narihito N Shibata Shinsuke S Rao Tata Nageswara TN Fehling Hans Joerg HJ Fukatsu Atsushi A Minegishi Naoko N Kita Toru T Kimura Takeshi T Okano Hideyuki H Yamamoto Masayuki M Yanagita Motoko M

The Journal of clinical investigation 20110912 10

In chronic kidney disease, fibroblast dysfunction causes renal fibrosis and renal anemia. Renal fibrosis is mediated by the accumulation of myofibroblasts, whereas renal anemia is mediated by the reduced production of fibroblast-derived erythropoietin, a hormone that stimulates erythropoiesis. Despite their importance in chronic kidney disease, the origin and regulatory mechanism of fibroblasts remain unclear. Here, we have demonstrated that the majority of erythropoietin-producing fibroblasts i ...[more]

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Dysfunction of fibroblasts of extrarenal origin underlies renal fibrosis and renal anemia in mice.

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Dysfunction of fibroblasts of extrarenal origin underlies renal fibrosis and renal anemia in mice.

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