Kidney Week

Abstract: SA-PO570

Inhibition of CXCR3 Expression Through Blockade of STAT3 Alpha Signaling Down-Regulates Inflammation of Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Session Information

• AKI: Other Mechanisms and Cell Cultures
  October 27, 2018 | Location: Exhibit Hall, San Diego Convention Center
  Abstract Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Category: Acute Kidney Injury

• 103 AKI: Mechanisms

Authors

• Park, Jae Yoon, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Gyeonggido, Korea (the Republic of)

Jae Yoon Park,

• Yoo, Kyung Don, Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital, Gyeongju-si, SEOUL, Korea (the Republic of)

Kyung Don Yoo,

• Shin, Sung joon, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Gyeonggido, Korea (the Republic of)

Sung joon Shin,

• Kim, Kyung Soo, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Gyeonggido, Korea (the Republic of)

Kyung Soo Kim,

• Kim, Yon Su, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)

Yon Su Kim,

• Yang, Seung Hee, Kidney Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)

Seung Hee Yang,

Background

Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is the main mediator of interleukin 6 (IL-6)–type cytokine signaling. Although it exists in two isoforms: the full-length STAT3α and the truncated STAT3β, their role in acute kidney injury is not clarified. We investigated their relative function through inhibiting STAT3α in ischemia-reperfusion (IR)-induced renal inflammation.

Methods

IR injury was induced in B6 wild type mice. Stattic (a nonpeptide small molecular inhibitor of STAT3 activation and dimerization) was treated 3 hours prior to IR injury. We quantified intrarenal cytokine expression using real-time PCR and performed FACS analysis. We cultured human tubular epithelial cells (TECs) in hypoxic condition and evaluated the effect of Stattic treatment. We detected the isoforms of phosphorylated STAT3 using western blot analaysis.

Results

IR injury produced more severe tubular damage in control group than in Stattic-treated mice (serum creatinine, 2.2±0.1 versus 1.6±0.1 mg/dL, p<0.05). Although inflammatory cytokines/chemokines, such as IL-6, total STAT3, STAT3α, CXCR3, IL-10 and TGF-β were increased by IR injury in control group, they were attenuated in Stattic-treated mice. Apoptosis of TECs and infiltration of mononuclear cells and macrophages were decreased and the expression of STAT3α as well as total STAT3 was reduced in Stattic-treated mice. These findings were supported by in-vitro study with human TECs. Whereas the level of pSTAT3α was elevated in the hypoxia-conditioned TECs and it was decreased in Stattic-treated cells, the level of pSTAT3β was not changed in both cell groups. The expression of CXCR3 was decreased in accordance to the STAT3α decrease and the supernatant levels of IL-6 and IL-8 were decreased in Stattic-treated cells.

Conclusion

We demonstrated that the activation of STAT3 is associated with progression of IR injury and the α-isoform may contribute as major player. These mechanisms of STAT3/CXCR3 signaling according to each isoforms suggest a novel strategy for management of AKI with STAT3 inhibitor.