RRC ID 19236
著者 Mimura I, Nangaku M, Nishi H, Inagi R, Tanaka T, Fujita T.
タイトル Cytoglobin, a novel globin, plays an antifibrotic role in the kidney.
ジャーナル Am J Physiol Renal Physiol
Abstract Cytoglobin (Cygb), a novel member of the globin superfamily, is expressed by fibroblasts in various organs. However, its function remains unknown. Because of its localization, we speculated that a biological role of Cygb may be related to fibrogenesis. To clarify the role of Cygb in kidney fibrosis, we employed the remnant kidney model in rats. Immunohistochemical analysis showed an increase in Cygb expression in parallel with disease progression. To investigate the functional consequence of Cygb upregulation, we established transgenic rats overexpressing rat Cygb. Overexpression of Cygb improved histological injury, preserved renal function, and ameliorated fibrosis, as estimated by the accumulation of collagen I and IV as well as Masson trichrome staining. These protective effects of Cygb were associated with a decrease in nitrotyrosine deposition in the kidney and urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) excretion as a marker of oxidative stress. We also performed in vitro studies utilizing a rat kidney fibroblast cell line transiently overexpressing Cygb, an inducible kidney cell transfected with Cygb, and primary cultured fibroblasts isolated from the kidneys of the transgenic rats. These different experimental systems consistently showed that Cygb inhibited collagen synthesis. Furthermore, mutant disruption of heme in Cygb that impaired its antioxidant properties led to the loss of antifibrotic effects, suggesting that Cygb reduces fibrosis via a radical scavenging function. In conclusion, we showed that Cygb plays an important role in protection of the kidney against fibrosis via the amelioration of oxidative stress both in vitro and in vivo. Cygb might represent a good therapeutic target in chronic kidney disease.
巻・号 299(5)
ページ F1120-33
公開日 2010-11-1
DOI 10.1152/ajprenal.00145.2010
PII ajprenal.00145.2010
PMID 20719976
MeSH Animals Animals, Genetically Modified Blotting, Western Cell Line Cell Lineage Collagen Type IV / metabolism Cytoglobin Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Fibroblasts / metabolism Fibrosis Globins / genetics Globins / physiology* Immunohistochemistry Kidney / metabolism Kidney / pathology* Kidney / physiology* Kidney Diseases / metabolism Kidney Diseases / pathology* Male Mutagenesis, Site-Directed Oxidative Stress / physiology Plasmids / genetics RNA / biosynthesis RNA / isolation & purification RNA, Small Interfering Rats Rats, Wistar Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Transfection
IF 3.191
引用数 33
WOS 分野 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY PHYSIOLOGY
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 NRK49F(RCB0112)