Abstract: FR-PO413
PKC-δ Reduced DUSP4 Expression Causing NOX4 and Progressive Diabetic Nephropathy
Session Information
- Diabetic Kidney Disease: Basic - II
October 26, 2018 | Location: Exhibit Hall, San Diego Convention Center
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Category: Diabetic Kidney Disease
- 601 Diabetic Kidney Disease: Basic
Authors
- Rousseau, Marina, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
- Denhez, Benoit, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
- Lizotte, Farah, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
- Geraldes, Pedro Miguel, University of Sherbooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Background
Diabetic nephropathy is characterized by the loss of an important epithelial cell called podocytes. Podocytes are specialized cells that have a critical role in maintaining the integrity of the glomerular filtration barrier. A promising insight in the initiation of glomerular pathology begins with the loss of expression of the dual specificity phosphatase 4 (DUSP4), known for its role in MAPK inhibition. We have observed that cultured podocytes exposed to high glucose (HG; 25 mM) concentrations and glomeruli of diabetic (Ins2+/C96Y) mice exhibited significant reduction of DUSP4 which complied with glomerularsclerosis, podocyte foot process effacement and podocyte cell death. However, the exact mechanism of diabetes-induced DUSP4 reduction remained unknown but protein kinase C (PKC) activation has been shown to regulate DUSP expression in macrophages.
Methods
Non-diabetic (NDM) and diabetic (DM) mice with the deletion of DUSP4 (D4KO) and PKC-δ (Prckd-/-) were used after 6 months of diabetes. Mouse podocytes were exposed to normal (NG; 5.6 mM) or high (HG; 25 mM) glucose levels for 72 hours with or without the overexpression of DUSP4 and PKC-δ adenoviral vector to evaluate the oxidative stress pathway. Human blood and kidney sample were collected to measure DUSP4 mRNA levels and estimated glomerular filtration rate using the CKD-EPI formula.
Results
By overexpressing the dominant negative form of PKC-δ specifically, we were able to reestablish DUSP4 expression levels in podocytes. In addition, decreased DUSP4 expression observed in renal cortex of DM mice were not seen in DM mice that did not possess the PKC-δ gene. Podocytes exposed to HG concentrations showed a 52% increase of NOX4 expression which was prevented with the overexpression of DUSP4. DM mice had a 30% increase in NOX4 expression in the glomeruli, which was exacerbated by 31% in DM mice with a specific deletion in DUSP4. Interestingly, in humans, decreased mRNA expression of DUSP4 in the renal cortex of diabetic patients correlated with eGFR level decline.
Conclusion
Reduction of DUSP4 expression induced by PKC-δ activation increased NOX4 expression and podocyte dysfunction in diabetic nephropathy.
Funding
- Government Support - Non-U.S.