PMID- 26414307 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160318 LR - 20230216 IS - 1530-0307 (Electronic) IS - 0023-6837 (Linking) VI - 95 IP - 12 DP - 2015 Dec TI - The roles of oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and autophagy in aldosterone/mineralocorticoid receptor-induced podocyte injury. PG - 1374-86 LID - 10.1038/labinvest.2015.118 [doi] AB - Podocytes play an important role in the pathogenesis and progression of glomerulosclerosis. Recent studies indicate that aldosterone/mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) is a major contributor of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression. Aldosterone/MR induces glomerular podocyte injury, causing the disruption of the glomerular filtration barrier and proteinuria. The present study investigated the mechanisms by which aldosterone/MR mediated podocyte injury, focusing on the involvement of oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and autophagy. We observed that aldosterone/MR induced ER stress and podocyte injury both in vivo and in vitro. Blockade of ER stress significantly reduced aldosterone/MR-induced podocyte injury. In addition, we found that ER stress-induced podocyte injury was mediated by CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP) homologous protein (Chop). Interestingly, autophagy was also enhanced by aldosterone/MR. Pharmacological inhibition of autophagy resulted in increased apoptosis. Inhibition of ER stress significantly reduced aldosterone/MR-induced autophagy. In addition, the activation of ER stress increased the formation of autophagy, which protected podocytes from apoptosis. Moreover, we observed that the addition of ROS scavenger, N-acetyl cystein (NAC), blocked both ER stress and autophagy by aldosterone/MR. Collectively, these results suggest that oxidant stress-mediated aldosterone/MR-induced podocyte injury via activating ER stress, which then triggers both Chop-dependent apoptosis and autophagy to cope with the injury. These findings may guide us to therapeutic strategies for glomerular diseases. FAU - Yuan, Yanggang AU - Yuan Y AD - Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China. FAU - Xu, Xueqiang AU - Xu X AD - Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China. FAU - Zhao, Chuanyan AU - Zhao C AD - Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China. FAU - Zhao, Min AU - Zhao M AD - Department of Nephrology, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. AD - Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Wang, Hui AU - Wang H AD - Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China. FAU - Zhang, Bo AU - Zhang B AD - Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China. FAU - Wang, Ningning AU - Wang N AD - Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China. FAU - Mao, Huijuan AU - Mao H AD - Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China. FAU - Zhang, Aihua AU - Zhang A AD - Department of Nephrology, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. AD - Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Xing, Changying AU - Xing C AD - Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150928 PL - United States TA - Lab Invest JT - Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology JID - 0376617 RN - 0 (Ddit3 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Receptors, Mineralocorticoid) RN - 147336-12-7 (Transcription Factor CHOP) RN - 4964P6T9RB (Aldosterone) SB - IM MH - Aldosterone/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - *Autophagy MH - Cells, Cultured MH - *Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress MH - Kidney Diseases/*etiology MH - Male MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - *Oxidative Stress MH - Podocytes/*physiology MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Receptors, Mineralocorticoid/metabolism MH - Transcription Factor CHOP/metabolism EDAT- 2015/09/29 06:00 MHDA- 2016/03/19 06:00 CRDT- 2015/09/29 06:00 PHST- 2014/10/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/07/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/07/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/09/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/09/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/03/19 06:00 [medline] AID - S0023-6837(22)01389-7 [pii] AID - 10.1038/labinvest.2015.118 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Lab Invest. 2015 Dec;95(12):1374-86. doi: 10.1038/labinvest.2015.118. Epub 2015 Sep 28.