PMID- 29020797 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190529 LR - 20220113 IS - 1557-7716 (Electronic) IS - 1523-0864 (Print) IS - 1523-0864 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 17 DP - 2018 Jun 10 TI - Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase Attenuates Renal Oxidative Stress Through the Activation of Adenosine Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase in Diabetic Nephropathy. PG - 1543-1561 LID - 10.1089/ars.2017.7207 [doi] AB - AIMS: Oxidative stress plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy (DN). We evaluated whether extracellular superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD) has a renoprotective effect through activation of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in diabetic kidneys. RESULTS: Human recombinant EC-SOD (hEC-SOD) was administered to 8-week-old male C57BLKS/J db/db mice through intraperitoneal injection once a week for 8 weeks. Renal SOD3 expression was suppressed in db/db mice, which was significantly enhanced by hEC-SOD treatment. hEC-SOD improved albuminuria, mesangial expansion, and interstitial fibrosis in db/db mice. At the molecular level, hEC-SOD increased phosphorylation of AMPK, activation of peroxisome proliferative-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1alpha (PGC-1alpha), and dephosphorylation of forkhead box O transcription factor (FoxO)1 and FoxO3a. The protective effects of hEC-SOD were attributed to enhanced nuclear translocation of nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and subsequently increased expression of NAD(P)H dehydrogenase 1 and heme oxygenase-1. Consequently, hEC-SOD recovered from systemic and renal inflammation and apoptosis, as reflected by the decreases of serum and renal monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels and increases of BCL-2/BAX ratio in diabetic kidney. hEC-SOD also improved oxidative stress and resulted in increased renal and urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine and 8-isoprostane levels in db/db mice. In cultured human glomerular endothelial cells, hEC-SOD ameliorated apoptosis and oxidative stress caused by high glucose exposure through activation of AMPK and PGC-1alpha and dephosphorylation of FoxOs. INNOVATION: These findings demonstrated for the first time that EC-SOD can potentially ameliorate hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress, apoptosis, and inflammation through activation of AMPK and its downstream pathways in diabetic kidneys. CONCLUSIONS: EC-SOD is a potential therapeutic target for treatment of type 2 DN through intrarenal AMPK-PGC-1alpha-Nrf2 and AMPK-FoxOs signaling. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 28, 1543-1561. FAU - Hong, Yu Ah AU - Hong YA AD - 1 Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea , Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lim, Ji Hee AU - Lim JH AD - 1 Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea , Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Min Young AU - Kim MY AD - 1 Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea , Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Yaeni AU - Kim Y AD - 1 Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea , Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Park, Hoon Suk AU - Park HS AD - 1 Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea , Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Hyung Wook AU - Kim HW AD - 1 Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea , Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Choi, Bum Soon AU - Choi BS AD - 1 Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea , Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Chang, Yoon Sik AU - Chang YS AD - 1 Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea , Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Hye Won AU - Kim HW AD - 2 Department of Rehabilitation, The Catholic University of Korea , Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Tae-Yoon AU - Kim TY AD - 3 Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Korea , Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Park, Cheol Whee AU - Park CW AD - 1 Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea , Seoul, Republic of Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20171114 PL - United States TA - Antioxid Redox Signal JT - Antioxidants & redox signaling JID - 100888899 RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase) RN - EC 2.7.11.31 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/*metabolism MH - Diabetic Nephropathies/*metabolism MH - HEK293 Cells MH - Humans MH - Kidney/*metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - *Oxidative Stress MH - Superoxide Dismutase/*metabolism PMC - PMC6909782 OTO - NOTNLM OT - adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase OT - apoptosis OT - diabetic nephropathy OT - extracellular superoxide dismutase OT - inflammation OT - oxidative stress COIS- No competing financial interests exist for any author. All authors declare that there is no duality of interest associated with this article. EDAT- 2017/10/13 06:00 MHDA- 2019/05/30 06:00 PMCR- 2019/06/10 CRDT- 2017/10/13 06:00 PHST- 2017/10/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/05/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/10/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/06/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1089/ars.2017.7207 [pii] AID - 10.1089/ars.2017.7207 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Antioxid Redox Signal. 2018 Jun 10;28(17):1543-1561. doi: 10.1089/ars.2017.7207. Epub 2017 Nov 14.