PMID- 25852733 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20150408 LR - 20200929 IS - 1664-5529 (Print) IS - 1664-5529 (Electronic) IS - 1664-5529 (Linking) VI - 5 IP - 1 DP - 2015 Jan-Apr TI - Effects of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha on Podocyte Expression of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 and in Diabetic Nephropathy. PG - 1-18 LID - 10.1159/000369576 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND/AIMS: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha is believed to play a role in diabetic kidney disease. This study explores the specific effects of TNF-alpha with regard to nephropathy-relevant parameters in the podocyte. METHODS: Cultured mouse podocytes were treated with recombinant TNF-alpha and assayed for production of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). TNF-alpha signaling of MCP-1 was elucidated by antibodies against TNF receptor (TNFR) 1 or TNFR2 or inhibitors of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) or Akt. In vivo studies were done on male db/m and type 2 diabetic db/db mice. Levels of TNF-alpha and MCP-1 were measured by RT-qPCR and ELISA in the urine, kidney and plasma of the two cohorts and correlated with albuminuria. RESULTS: Podocytes treated with TNF-alpha showed a robust increase ( approximately 900%) in the secretion of MCP-1, induced in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Signaling of MCP-1 expression occurred through TNFR2, which was inducible by TNF-alpha ligand, but did not depend on TNFR1. TNF-alpha then proceeded via the NF-kappaB and the PI3K/Akt systems, based on the effectiveness of the inhibitors of those pathways. For in vivo relevance to diabetic kidney disease, TNF-alpha and MCP-1 levels were found to be elevated in the urine of db/db mice but not in the plasma. CONCLUSION: TNF-alpha potently stimulates podocytes to produce MCP-1, utilizing the TNFR2 receptor and the NF-kappaB and PI3K/Akt pathways. Both TNF-alpha and MCP-1 levels were increased in the urine of diabetic db/db mice, correlating with the severity of diabetic albuminuria. FAU - Chung, Choon Hee AU - Chung CH AD - Division of Nephrology/Hypertension, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill., USA ; Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. FAU - Fan, Jingyi AU - Fan J AD - Division of Nephrology/Hypertension, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill., USA ; Pediatric Department, Wuhan University School of Medicine, Zhongnan Affiliated Hospital, Wuhan, P.R. China. FAU - Lee, Eun Young AU - Lee EY AD - Division of Nephrology/Hypertension, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill., USA ; Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. FAU - Kang, Jeong Suk AU - Kang JS AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. FAU - Lee, Seung Joo AU - Lee SJ AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. FAU - Pyagay, Petr E AU - Pyagay PE AD - Division of Nephrology/Hypertension, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill., USA. FAU - Khoury, Charbel C AU - Khoury CC AD - Division of Nephrology/Hypertension, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill., USA. FAU - Yeo, Tet-Kin AU - Yeo TK AD - Division of Nephrology/Hypertension, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill., USA. FAU - Khayat, Mark F AU - Khayat MF AD - Division of Nephrology/Hypertension, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill., USA. FAU - Wang, Amy AU - Wang A AD - Division of Nephrology/Hypertension, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill., USA. FAU - Chen, Sheldon AU - Chen S AD - Division of Nephrology/Hypertension, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill., USA ; Section of Nephrology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex., USA. LA - eng GR - R01 DK044513/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20150204 PL - Switzerland TA - Nephron Extra JT - Nephron extra JID - 101571879 PMC - PMC4369122 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Akt or protein kinase B OT - Albuminuria OT - Diabetic rodent model OT - Nuclear factor-kappaB OT - Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase OT - TNF receptor 2 EDAT- 2015/04/09 06:00 MHDA- 2015/04/09 06:01 PMCR- 2015/02/04 CRDT- 2015/04/09 06:00 PHST- 2015/04/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/04/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/04/09 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2015/02/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - nne-0005-0001 [pii] AID - 10.1159/000369576 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nephron Extra. 2015 Feb 4;5(1):1-18. doi: 10.1159/000369576. eCollection 2015 Jan-Apr.