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Protective effects of sirtuin 3 in a murine model of sepsis-induced acute kidney injury

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Zhao, Wen-Yu, Zhang, Lei, Sui, Ming-Xing, Zhu, You-Hua, Zeng, Li·2016·Scientific Reports

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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a rapid loss of kidney function characterized by damage to renal tubular cells driven by mitochondrial dysregulation and oxidative stress. Here, we used a murine caecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model of sepsis-induced AKI to study the role of sirtuin 3 (SIRT3), a NAD+ dependent deacetylase critical for the maintenance of mitochondrial viability, in AKI-related renal tubular cell damage and explored the underlying mechanisms. CLP induced alterations in kidney function and morphology were associated with SIRT3 downregulation, and SIRT3 deletion exacerbated CLP-induced kidney dysfunction, renal tubular cell injury and apoptosis, mitochondrial alterations, and ROS production in a knockout mouse model. SIRT3 deletion increased the CLP-induced upregulation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and apoptosis-associated speck-like protein, resulting in the activation of oxidative stress, increased production of the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18, and the enhancement of apoptosis, and these effects were reversed by antioxidant NAC. Our results suggest that SIRT3 plays a protective role against mitochondrial damage in the kidney by attenuating ROS production, inhibiting the NRLP3 inflammasome, attenuating oxidative stress, and downregulating IL-1β and IL-18.

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Authors
Zhao, W.-Y., Zhang, L., Sui, M.-X., Zhu, Y.-H., & Zeng, L.
Affiliations
Second Military Medical University (CN)
Corresponding author
Zeng, Li
Venue
Scientific Reports
Published
2016-09-13
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
33201-33201
ISSN
2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2519715909
Cited by
114
References
39
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Scientific Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Natural Science Foundation of China (81470979, 81370854, 81270830)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Acute Kidney Injury Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Chemotherapy-induced organ toxicity mitigation
Keywords
SIRT3, sepsis-associated acute kidney injury, cecal ligation and puncture, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species, NLRP3 inflammasome, apoptosis, IL-1β, IL-18, N-acetylcysteine, antioxidant defense
MeSH terms
Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Kidney Tubules, Proximal, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mitochondria, Cytokines, Apoptosis, Reactive Oxygen Species, Mice, Knockout, Sepsis, RNA Interference, Sirtuin 3, Mice, 129 Strain, Acute Kidney Injury, Inflammasomes

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