PMID- 25821833 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151217 LR - 20190723 IS - 2314-6753 (Electronic) IS - 2314-6745 (Print) VI - 2015 DP - 2015 TI - Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide protects glomerular podocytes from inflammatory injuries. PG - 727152 LID - 10.1155/2015/727152 [doi] LID - 727152 AB - Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a leading cause of end-stage kidney disease; however, there are few treatment options. Inflammation plays a crucial role in the initiation and/or progression of DN. Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a neuropeptide, which was originally isolated from the ovine hypothalamus and reportedly has diverse biological functions. It has been reported that PACAP has renoprotective effects in different models of kidney pathology. However, the specific cell types within the kidney that are protected by PACAP have not yet been reported. In this study, we localized VPAC1, one of the PACAP receptors, to glomerular podocytes, which also reportedly has crucial roles not only in glomerular physiology but also in pathology. PACAP was effective in the downregulation of proinflammatory cytokines, such as monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and interleukin-6, which had been induced by the activation of toll-like receptor (TLR) with lipopolysaccharide. PACAP also had downregulated the expression of MCP-1 through the protein kinase A signaling pathway; this led to the attenuation of the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and nuclear factor-kappa B signaling. Our results suggested that PACAP could be a possible treatment option for DN through the use of anti-inflammation effects on glomerular podocytes. FAU - Sakamoto, Kenichi AU - Sakamoto K AD - Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan ; Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Chiba University Hospital, Japan. FAU - Kuno, Kyoko AU - Kuno K AD - Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. FAU - Takemoto, Minoru AU - Takemoto M AD - Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan ; Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Chiba University Hospital, Japan. FAU - He, Peng AU - He P AD - Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. FAU - Ishikawa, Takahiro AU - Ishikawa T AD - Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan ; Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Chiba University Hospital, Japan. FAU - Onishi, Shunichiro AU - Onishi S AD - Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan ; Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Chiba University Hospital, Japan. FAU - Ishibashi, Ryoichi AU - Ishibashi R AD - Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan ; Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Chiba University Hospital, Japan. FAU - Okabe, Emiko AU - Okabe E AD - Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan ; Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Chiba University Hospital, Japan. FAU - Shoji, Mayumi AU - Shoji M AD - Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan ; Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Chiba University Hospital, Japan. FAU - Hattori, Akiko AU - Hattori A AD - Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan ; Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Chiba University Hospital, Japan. FAU - Yamaga, Masaya AU - Yamaga M AD - Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan ; Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Chiba University Hospital, Japan. FAU - Kobayashi, Kazuki AU - Kobayashi K AD - Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan ; Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Chiba University Hospital, Japan. FAU - Kawamura, Harukiyo AU - Kawamura H AD - Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan ; Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Chiba University Hospital, Japan. FAU - Tokuyama, Hirotake AU - Tokuyama H AD - Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan ; Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Chiba University Hospital, Japan. FAU - Maezawa, Yoshiro AU - Maezawa Y AD - Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan ; Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Chiba University Hospital, Japan. FAU - Yokote, Koutaro AU - Yokote K AD - Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan ; Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Chiba University Hospital, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150302 PL - England TA - J Diabetes Res JT - Journal of diabetes research JID - 101605237 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide) RN - 0 (Tlr4 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptors) RN - EC 2.7.11.11 (Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/chemistry MH - Chemokine CCL2/metabolism MH - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - Down-Regulation MH - Inflammation/*metabolism MH - Interleukin-6/metabolism MH - Kidney/metabolism MH - Kidney Glomerulus/*metabolism MH - Lipopolysaccharides/metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide/*metabolism MH - Podocytes/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/metabolism MH - Toll-Like Receptors/metabolism PMC - PMC4363873 EDAT- 2015/03/31 06:00 MHDA- 2015/12/19 06:00 PMCR- 2015/03/02 CRDT- 2015/03/31 06:00 PHST- 2014/11/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/01/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/01/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/03/31 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/03/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/12/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/03/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2015/727152 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Diabetes Res. 2015;2015:727152. doi: 10.1155/2015/727152. Epub 2015 Mar 2.