PMID- 26583035 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20151120 LR - 20200930 IS - 1743-7075 (Print) IS - 1743-7075 (Electronic) IS - 1743-7075 (Linking) VI - 12 DP - 2015 TI - FXR expression is associated with dysregulated glucose and lipid levels in the offspring kidney induced by maternal obesity. PG - 40 LID - 10.1186/s12986-015-0032-3 [doi] LID - 40 AB - BACKGROUND: Maternal obesity is associated with dysregulation of glucose and lipid metabolism with consequent exposure of the fetus to an abnormal metabolic milieu. It is recognized that maternal obesity predisposes offspring to chronic kidney disease (CKD). We aimed to determine whether the nuclear Farnesoid X receptor (FXR), known to play a role in maintaining homeostasis of glucose and lipid metabolism, is involved in renal injury in offspring of obese mothers. METHODS: Maternal obesity was established in a rat model by feeding dams with high-fat diet prior to and during pregnancy and lactation. The offspring's kidneys were examined at postnatal Day 1and Day 20. Human kidney 2 (HK2) cells were exposed to high glucose with or without the FXR agonist GW4064 or when FXR mRNA was silenced. RESULTS: Glucose intolerance in the offspring of obese mothers was evident at weaning, with associated downregulation of renal FXR expression and upregulation of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1). HK2 cells exposed to high glucose had reduced FXR expression and increased MCP-1, TGF-beta1, fibronectin and collagen IV expression, which was reversed in the presence of GW4064. FXR-silenced HK2 cells had amplified pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic markers under high glucose conditions. CONCLUSIONS: Maternal obesity influences renal expression of pro-inflammatory and fibrotic factors that predispose the offspring to CKD. This was associated with the downregulation of the renal FXR expression suggesting a potential protective role for FXR. FAU - Glastras, Sarah J AU - Glastras SJ AD - Kolling Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia ; Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia. FAU - Wong, Muh Geot AU - Wong MG AD - Kolling Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. FAU - Chen, Hui AU - Chen H AD - School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia. FAU - Zhang, Jie AU - Zhang J AD - Kolling Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. FAU - Zaky, Amgad AU - Zaky A AD - Kolling Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. FAU - Pollock, Carol A AU - Pollock CA AD - Kolling Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. FAU - Saad, Sonia AU - Saad S AD - Kolling Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20151114 PL - England TA - Nutr Metab (Lond) JT - Nutrition & metabolism JID - 101231644 PMC - PMC4650952 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chronic kidney disease OT - Developmental programming OT - Farnesoid X receptor OT - Maternal obesity OT - Nuclear hormone receptor OT - Renal injury EDAT- 2015/11/20 06:00 MHDA- 2015/11/20 06:01 PMCR- 2015/11/14 CRDT- 2015/11/20 06:00 PHST- 2015/05/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/10/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/11/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/11/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/11/20 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2015/11/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 32 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12986-015-0032-3 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nutr Metab (Lond). 2015 Nov 14;12:40. doi: 10.1186/s12986-015-0032-3. eCollection 2015.