The MCP-1/CCR2 axis in podocytes is involved in apoptosis induced by diabetic conditions |
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Authors: | Bo Young Nam Jisun Paeng Seung Hye Kim Sun Ha Lee Do Hee Kim Hye-Young Kang Jin Ji Li Seung-Jae Kwak Jung Tak Park Tae-Hyun Yoo Seung Hyeok Han Dong Ki Kim Shin-Wook Kang |
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Affiliation: | Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University, Seodaemoon-Gu, Seoul, Korea. |
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Abstract: | Previous studies have demonstrated the importance of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy in terms of inflammation, but the direct role of the MCP-1/CCR2 system on podocyte apoptosis under diabetic conditions has never been explored. In vitro, mouse podocytes were exposed to a medium containing 30?mM glucose (HG) with or without CCR2 siRNA or CCR2 inhibitor (RS102895). Podocytes were also treated with MCP-1 or TGF-β1 with or without anti-TGF-β1 antibody, CCR2 siRNA, or CCR2 inhibitor. In vivo, 20?db/m and 20?db/db mice were divided into two groups, and ten mice from each group were treated with RS102895. Western blot and Hoechst 33342 or TUNEL staining were performed to identify apoptosis. HG-induced apoptosis and TGF-β1 levels were significantly abrogated by CCR2 inhibition. In addition, treatment with MCP-1 directly induced apoptosis via CCR2. Moreover, TGF-β1- and MCP-1-induced apoptosis were significantly ameliorated by the inhibition of CCR2 and anti-TGF-β1 antibody, respectively. Glomerular expression of cleaved caspase-3 and apoptotic cells within glomeruli were also significantly increased in db/db mice compared to db/m mice, and these increases were significantly attenuated in db/db?+?RS102895 mice. These results suggest that interactions between the MCP-1/CCR2 system and TGF-β1 may contribute to podocyte apoptosis under diabetic conditions. |
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