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Nicotine worsens the severity of nephropathy in diabetic mice: implications for the progression of kidney disease in smokers.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20685820     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Epidemiological studies have established the role of cigarette smoking as a risk factor in the progression of chronic kidney disease, including diabetic nephropathy. We have previously reported that nicotine promotes mesangial cell proliferation and hypertrophy via activation of nonneuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and that nicotine worsens renal injury in a model of acute glomerulonephritis (Jaimes E, Tian RX, Raij L. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H76-H82, 2007; Jaimes EA, Tian RX, Joshi M, Raij L. Am J Nephrol 29: 319-326, 2009). These studies were designed to test the hypothesis that nicotine worsens renal injury in db/db mice, a well-established model of diabetic nephropathy, and that reactive oxygen species play an important as mediators of these effects. For these studies, nicotine (100 μg/ml) was administered in the drinking water to control and db/db mice for 10 wk. Blood pressure was measured by the tail-cuff method, and urine was collected for proteinuria. At death, kidneys were collected for histology and molecular biology. The administration of nicotine did not result in significant changes in blood pressure or blood glucose and resulted in cotinine levels similar to those found in the plasma of smokers. In diabetic mice, the administration of nicotine significantly increased urinary protein excretion (1-fold), glomerular hypertrophy, and mesangial area (∼20%). These changes were accompanied by significant increases in NADPH oxidase 4 (∼30%) and increased nitrotyrosine and Akt expression. In vitro, we determined that nicotine has additive effects to high glucose on reactive oxygen species generation and Akt phosphorylation in human mesangial cells. These findings unveil novel mechanisms that may result in the development of novel strategies in the treatment and prevention of diabetic nephropathy in smokers.
Authors:
Ping Hua; Wenguang Feng; Shaonin Ji; Leopoldo Raij; Edgar A Jaimes
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-08-04
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Renal physiology     Volume:  299     ISSN:  1522-1466     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Renal Physiol.     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-04     Completed Date:  2010-10-26     Revised Date:  2011-04-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901990     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Renal Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  F732-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blood Glucose / metabolism
Blood Pressure / physiology
Cells, Cultured
Diabetic Nephropathies / metabolism,  pathology,  physiopathology*
Disease Models, Animal
Disease Progression*
Humans
Kidney Glomerulus / metabolism,  pathology,  physiopathology*
Male
Mesangial Cells / metabolism,  pathology
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
NADPH Oxidase / metabolism
Nicotine / pharmacology*
Nicotinic Agonists / pharmacology*
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism
Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
Smoking / adverse effects*
Tyrosine / analogs & derivatives,  metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
ES014948/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Blood Glucose; 0/Nicotinic Agonists; 0/Reactive Oxygen Species; 3604-79-3/3-nitrotyrosine; 54-11-5/Nicotine; 55520-40-6/Tyrosine; EC 1.6.-/Nox4 protein, mouse; EC 1.6.3.1/NADPH Oxidase; EC 2.7.11.1/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

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