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CD36 and Na/K-ATPase-α1 Form a Proinflammatory Signaling Loop in Kidney

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Kennedy, David J., Chen, Yiliang, Huang, Wenxin, Viterna, Jamie, Liu, Jiang, Westfall, Kristen, Tian, Jian, Bartlett, David J. +4 more·2013·Hypertension

Abstract

Proatherogenic, hyperlipidemic states demonstrate increases in circulating ligands for scavenger receptor CD36 (eg, oxidized low-density lipoprotein [oxLDL]) and the Na/K-ATPase (eg, cardiotonic steroids). These factors increase inflammation, oxidative stress, and progression of chronic kidney disease. We hypothesized that diet-induced obesity and hyperlipidemia potentiate a CD36/Na/K-ATPase–dependent inflammatory paracrine loop between proximal tubule cells (PTCs) and their associated macrophages and thereby facilitate development of chronic inflammation and tubulointerstitial fibrosis. ApoE −/− and apoE −/− /cd36 −/− mice were fed a high-fat diet for ≤32 weeks and examined for physiologic and histologic changes in renal function. Compared with apoE −/− , apoE −/− /cd36 −/− mice had improved creatinine clearance and blood pressure which corresponded histologically with less glomerular and tubulointerstitial macrophage accumulation, foam cell formation, oxidant stress, and interstitial fibrosis. Coimmunopreciptation and a cell surface fluorescence-based crosslinking assay showed that CD36 and Na/K-ATPase α-1 colocalized in PTCs and macrophages, and this association was increased by oxLDL or the cardiotonic steroid ouabain. OxLDL and ouabain also increased activation of Src and Lyn in PTCs. Cell-free conditioned medium from PTCs treated with oxLDL or ouabain increased macrophage migration. OxLDL, ouabain, or plasma isolated from high-fat diet–fed mice stimulated reactive oxygen species production in PTCs, which was inhibited by N -acetyl-cysteine, apocynin, or Na/K-ATPase α-1 knockdown. These data suggest that ligands generated in hyperlipidemic states activate CD36 and the Na/K-ATPase and potentiate an inflammatory signaling loop involving PTCs and their associated macrophages, which facilitates the development of chronic inflammation, oxidant stress, and fibrosis underlying the renal dysfunction common to proatherogenic, hyperlipidemic states.

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  • The type 2 scavenger receptor CD36 and Na/K-ATPase have emerged as key molecules in mediating the renal inflammation triggered by obesity in mice.

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Kennedy, D. J., Chen, Y., Huang, W., Viterna, J., Liu, J., Westfall, K., Tian, J., Bartlett, D. J., Tang, W. H. W., Xie, Z., Shapiro, J. I., & Silverstein, R. L.
Affiliations
Cleveland Clinic (US)
Venue
Hypertension
Published
2013-01
Volume
61
Issue
1
Pages
216-224
ISSN
  • 0194-911X (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4563
OpenAlex
W2105901029
Cited by
101
References
57
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FWCI
4.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Hypertension (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (7r01hl109015-04, UL1TR000439)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (P01HL046403, HL-072942, R01HL-109015, R01 HL09015, P01HL072942, R01HL111614, P01HL087018)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Renin-Angiotensin System Studies
Keywords
CD36, chronic kidney disease, hyperlipidemia, diet-induced obesity, oxidized LDL, ouabain, cardiac glycosides, proximal tubular epithelial cells, renal macrophages, tubulointerstitial fibrosis, oxidative stress, paracrine signaling, macrophage migration
MeSH terms
Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase, Animals, Cell Adhesion, Cell Movement, Fibrosis, Hyperlipidemias, Inflammation, Kidney, Macrophages, Obesity, Signal Transduction, Oxidative Stress, CD36 Antigens, Mice, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Diet, High-Fat

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