Cyst Reduction by Melatonin in a Novel Drosophila Model of Polycystic Kidney Disease.

ABSTRACT: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) causes progressive cystic degeneration of the renal tubules, the nephrons, eventually severely compromising kidney function. ADPKD is incurable, with half of the patients eventually needing renal replacement. Treatments for ADPKD patients are limited and new effective therapeutics are needed. Melatonin, a central metabolic regulator conserved across all life kingdoms, exhibits oncostatic and oncoprotective activity and no detected toxicity. Here, we used the Bicaudal C (BicC) Drosophila model of polycystic kidney disease to test the cyst-reducing potential of melatonin. Significant cyst reduction was found in the renal (Malpighian) tubules upon melatonin administration and suggest mechanistic sophistication. Similar

SUBMITTER: Millet-Boureima C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7700119 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature