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PMID: 19778355 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Calcineurin is an important signalling protein that regulates a number of molecular and cellular processes. Previously, we found that inhibition of calcineurin with cyclosporine reduced renal hypertrophy and blocked glomerular matrix expansion in the diabetic kidney. Isoforms of the catalytic subunit of calcineurin are reported to have tissue specific expression and functions. In particular, the β isoform has been implicated in cardiac and skeletal muscle hypertrophy. Therefore, we examined the role of calcineurin β in diabetic renal hypertrophy and glomerular matrix expansion. Type I diabetes was induced in wild-type and β(-/-) mice and then renal function, extracellular matrix expansion and hypertrophy were evaluated. The absence of β produced a significant decrease in total calcineurin activity in the inner medulla (IM) and reduced nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFATc) activity. Loss of β did not alter diabetic renal dysfunction assessed by glomerular filtration rate, urine albumin excretion and blood urea nitrogen. Similarly, matrix expansion in the whole kidney and glomerulus was not different between diabetic wild-type and β(-/-) mice. In contrast, whole kidney and glomerular hypertrophy were significantly reduced in diabetic β(-/-) mice. Moreover, β(-/-) renal fibroblasts demonstrated impaired phosphorylation of Erk1/Erk2, c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) following stimulation with transforming growth factor-β and did not undergo hypertrophy with 48 hrs culture in high glucose. In conclusion, loss of the β isoform of calcineurin is sufficient to reproduce beneficial aspects of cyclosporine on diabetic renal hypertrophy but not matrix expansion. Therefore, while multiple signals appear to regulate matrix, calcineurin β appears to be a central mechanism involved in organ hypertrophy. |
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Ramesh N Reddy; Taylor L Knotts; Brian R Roberts; Jeffery D Molkentin; S Russ Price; Jennifer L Gooch |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of cellular and molecular medicine Volume: 15 ISSN: 1582-4934 ISO Abbreviation: J. Cell. Mol. Med. Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-10-04 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101083777 Medline TA: J Cell Mol Med Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 414-22 Citation Subset: IM |
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© 2011 The Authors Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine © 2011 Foundation for Cellular and Molecular Medicine/Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
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Department of Medicine/Division of Nephrology, Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, USA Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA. |
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