PMID- 26414003 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161014 LR - 20161230 IS - 1440-1681 (Electronic) IS - 0305-1870 (Linking) VI - 43 IP - 1 DP - 2016 Jan TI - Increased sphingosine 1-phosphate mediates inflammation and fibrosis in tubular injury in diabetic nephropathy. PG - 56-66 LID - 10.1111/1440-1681.12494 [doi] AB - Hyperglycemia induces all isoforms of transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta), which in turn play key roles in inflammation and fibrosis that characterize diabetic nephropathy. Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is a signaling sphingolipid, derived from sphingosine by the action of sphingosine kinase (SK). S1P mediates many biological processes, which mimic TGFbeta signaling. To determine the role of SK1 and S1P in inducing fibrosis and inflammation, and the interaction with TGFbeta-1, 2 and 3 signalling in diabetic nephropathy, human proximal tubular cells (HK2 cells) were exposed to normal (5 mmol/L) or high (30 mmol/L) glucose or TGFbeta-1, -2, -3 +/- an SK inhibitor (SKI-II) or SK1 siRNA. Control and diabetic wild type (WT) and SK1(-/-) mice were studied. Fibrotic and inflammatory markers, and relevant downstream signalling pathways were assessed. SK1 mRNA and protein expression was increased in HK2 cells exposed to high glucose or TGFbeta1,-2,-3. All TGFbeta isoforms induced fibronectin, collagen IV and macrophage chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP1), which were reversed by both SKI-II and SK1 siRNA. Exposure to S1P increased phospho-p44/42 expression, AP-1 binding and NFkB phosphorylation. WT diabetic mice exhibited increased renal cortical S1P, fibronectin, collagen IV and MCP1 mRNA and protein expression compared to SK1(-/-) diabetic mice. In summary, this study demonstrates that inhibiting the formation of S1P reduces tubulointerstitial renal inflammation and fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy. CI - (c) 2015 Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. FAU - Yaghobian, Dania AU - Yaghobian D AD - Department of Medicine, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia. FAU - Don, Anthony S AU - Don AS AD - Department of Medicine, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. FAU - Yaghobian, Sarina AU - Yaghobian S AD - Department of Medicine, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia. FAU - Chen, Xinming AU - Chen X AD - Department of Medicine, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia. FAU - Pollock, Carol A AU - Pollock CA AD - Department of Medicine, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia. FAU - Saad, Sonia AU - Saad S AD - Department of Medicine, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Australia TA - Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol JT - Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology JID - 0425076 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Lysophospholipids) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Phosphoproteins) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor AP-1) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta) RN - 26993-30-6 (sphingosine 1-phosphate) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (sphingosine kinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) RN - NGZ37HRE42 (Sphingosine) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Biomarkers/metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Diabetic Nephropathies/enzymology/*metabolism/*pathology MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Extracellular Matrix/drug effects/metabolism MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism MH - Fibrosis MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/drug effects MH - Gene Silencing MH - Glucose/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/enzymology/metabolism/pathology MH - Kidney Cortex/drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Kidney Tubules/drug effects/*injuries/*metabolism/pathology MH - Lysophospholipids/*metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Phosphoproteins/metabolism MH - Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)/antagonists & inhibitors/deficiency/genetics/metabolism MH - Sphingosine/*analogs & derivatives/metabolism MH - Transcription Factor AP-1/metabolism MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - diabetes OT - fibrosis OT - nephropathy OT - sphingosine kinase EDAT- 2015/09/29 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/16 06:00 CRDT- 2015/09/29 06:00 PHST- 2015/05/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/08/31 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/09/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/09/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/09/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/16 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1111/1440-1681.12494 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2016 Jan;43(1):56-66. doi: 10.1111/1440-1681.12494.