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Contribution of TGF-Beta-Mediated NLRP3-HMGB1 Activation to Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis in Rat With Angiotensin II-Induced Chronic Kidney Disease
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Fibrosis is a common phenotype that often leads to the progression of blood pressure-induced chronic kidney disease (CKD). TGF-beta plays an important role in promoting pathogenesis, and NLRP3 is a critical mediator in the progression of blood pressure-induced CKD. However, the pathophysiological roles of the TGF-beta-mediated NLRP3 pathway in modulating fibrosis in blood pressure-induced CKD have not been elucidated. The present study aims to investigate the contribution of TGF-beta-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome to renal fibrosis in rats with high blood pressure. By treating rats with angiotensin II (Ang II) for 14 days, we observed the development of fibrosis, characterized by epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers [alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA), MMP-2, and MMP-9]. Immunohistochemical analysis further revealed that TGF-beta and NLRP3 inflammasome activation [high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), IL-1beta, and NLRP3] were significantly upregulated in the kidney of rats with Ang II-induced hypertension. Interestingly, we observed that Ang II could not increase the production of NLRP3 proteins, but TGF-beta could induce NLRP3 protein expression in cultured NRK-52E cells. Furthermore, we speculated that TGF-beta played a pathogenic role in Ang II-induced CKD because TGF-beta induced the activation of NLRP3 inflammasomes and Gasdermin D cleavage expression. We also proved that the pharmacological inhibition of NLRP3 by ISO caused a decrease in TGF-beta-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation and the expression of EMT markers (alpha-SMA and CollagenI) and Gasdermin D cleavage. Collectively, these results suggest that TGF-beta-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation may cause the release of HMGB1 and an increase in Gasdermin D cleavage in NRK-52E, thereby contributing to renal fibrosis in Ang II-induced CKD. These findings provide novel insights into the pathogenic role of NLRP3 in CKD associated with high blood pressure.
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- Zhang, K., Fan, C., Cai, D., Zhang, Y., Zuo, R., Zhu, L., Cao, Y., Zhang, J., Liu, C., Chen, Y., & Liang, H.
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- Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
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- Frontiers Media SA
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- 2020-02-05
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- 8
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- 1-1
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- 2296-634X (ISSN-L)
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- 24.03
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- en
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