Project description:In diabetes, the kidney contributes to the development of diabetic hyperglycemia by increasing glucose reabsorption from the primary urine and by upregulating gluconeogenesis in the proximal tubule. However, these two processes are also controlled by the circadian clock, a mechanism that synchronizes a large number of specific renal functions with environmental daily cycles. Here, we investigated the (patho)physiological role of intrinsic renal tubule circadian clocks in the diabetic kidney. We demonstrate that diabetic mice devoid of the circadian transcriptional regulator BMAL1 in the renal tubule exhibit additional enhancement of renal gluconeogenesis, exacerbated hyperglycemia, increased glucosuria, polyuria and renal hypertrophy. Collectively, our results suggest that diabetic hyperglycemia can be worsened by dysfunction or misalignment of intrinsic renal circadian clocks.
Project description:Dent disease has multiple defects attributed to proximal tubule malfunction including low molecular weight proteinuria, aminoaciduria, phosphaturia and glycosuria. In order to understand the changes in kidney function of the Clc5 transporter gene knockout mouse model of Dent disease, we examined gene expression profiles from proximal tubules of mouse kidneys. Overall 720 genes are expressed differentially in the proximal tubules of the Dent Clcn5 knockout mouse model compared to those of control wild type mice. The fingerprint of these gene changes may help us to understand the phenotype of Dent disease. Experiment Overall Design: Renal proximal tubules were dissected from wild type and Clcn5 knockout mice. Mice were anesthetized with halothane, the abdominal aorta of each animal was accessed and the left kidney was perfused with an ice-cold salt. Proximal tubule dissection was performed in an ice-cold salt solution. After dissection of approximately 80-100 segments of 2 mm in length per kidney, the RNA for 3-4 mice was combined to have enough RNA per chip. Experiment Overall Design: 3 microarrays each of wild type and knockout mouse proximal tubule were processed
Project description:To assess differential gene expression by APOL1 renal-risk (2 risk alleles) vs. non-risk (G0G0) genotypes in primary proximal tubule cells (PTCs), global gene expression (mRNA) levels were examined on Affymetrix HTA 2.0 arrays in primary PTCs cultured from non-diseased kidney in African Americans without CKD who underwent nephrectomy for localized renal cell carcinoma. To detect differentially expressed gene profiles attributable to APOL1 renal-risk genotypes, African American primary proximal tubule cells with two APOL1 renal-risk alleles (N=5) and lacking renal-risk alleles (N=25) were included in comparisons of global gene expression.
Project description:Aim of the study was to characterize the transcriptional response of human primary renal proximal tubule endothelial cells (RPTEC) to low oxygen stress. Experiment Overall Design: Passage 4 renal proximal tubule epithelial cells were exposed to a humidified atmosphere consisting of either 5% CO2 and 95% air (20% O2, normoxia) or 5% CO2, 1% oxygen and 95% nitrogen (hypoxia) for 24 hours. Total RNA was extracted immediately after exposure. Three independent biological replicates were performed, resulting in 6 samples (3 control and 3 low oxygen).
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous small RNAs of 18–23 nucleotides that regulate gene expression. Recently, plasma miRNAs have been investigated as biomarkers for various diseases. In the present study, we assessed whether the miRNA expression profiles of tubular tissues could discriminate proximal tubule injury and diagnose acute kidney injury (AKI) and the renal tubular dysfunction without morphological changes.
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous small RNAs of 18–23 nucleotides that regulate gene expression. Recently, plasma miRNAs have been investigated as biomarkers for various diseases. In the present study, we assessed whether the miRNA expression profiles of tubular tissues could discriminate proximal tubule injury and diagnose acute kidney injury (AKI) and the renal tubular dysfunction without morphological changes.
Project description:Confluent cultures of a human renal fibroblast cell line (TK-173) and a human renal proximal tubule epithelial cell line (RPTEC/TERT1) were treated with 10 micromolar tacrolimus (FK-506) for one and three days.
Project description:Tight control of both extracellular and intracellular inorganic phosphate (Pi) levels is critical to the normal functioning of virtually all biochemical and physiological processes. The kidney participates in Pi homeostasis by controlling Pi reabsorption from the primary urine. Pi is freely filtered at the kidney glomerulus and is reabsorbed in the renal tubule by the action of the apical sodium-dependent phosphate transporters NaPi-IIa/NaPi-IIc/Pit2. The molecular identity of transporter(s) involved in the basolateral Pi efflux remains unknown. Recent evidence has suggested that the retroviral receptor XPR1 might be a candidate for this role. Here we show that conditional inactivation of Xpr1 in the renal tubule in mice results in impaired renal Pi reabsorption associated with a generalized proximal tubular dysfunction, or Fanconi syndrome, characterized by glycosuria, aminoaciduria, calciuria and albuminuria. Bone histomorphometry showed that the Xpr1-deficient mice develop hypophosphatemic osteomalacia secondary to the renal dysfunction. The analysis of Pi transport in primary culture of the proximal tubular cells revealed that the Pi efflux was significantly affected in cells devoid of Xpr1. These results identify XPR1 as a major player in Pi homeostasis and as a potential therapeutic target in bone and kidney disorders.
Project description:Targeted disruption of Flcn in mouse kidney proximal tubule gives insights into human BHD renal tumorigenesis Mouse Tumor kidney tissue vs. normal kidney tissue