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Proteomics analysis reveals diabetic kidney as a ketogenic organ in type 2 diabetes.
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PMID:  20959534     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease. To date, the molecular mechanisms of DN remain largely unclear. The present study aimed to identify and characterize novel proteins involved in the development of DN by a proteomic approach. Proteomic analysis revealed that 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) synthase 2 (HMGCS2), the key enzyme in ketogenesis, was increased fourfold in the kidneys of type 2 diabetic db/db mice. Consistently, the activity of HMGCS2 in kidneys and 24-h urinary excretion of the ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate (β-HB) were significantly increased in db/db mice. Immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, and real-time PCR studies further demonstrated that HMGCS2 was highly expressed in renal glomeruli of db/db mice, with weak expression in the kidneys of control mice. Because filtered ketone bodies are mainly reabsorbed in the proximal tubules, we used RPTC cells, a rat proximal tubule cell line, to examine the effect of the increased level of ketone bodies. Treating cultured RPTC cells with 1 mM β-HB significantly induced transforming growth factor-β1 expression, with a marked increase in collagen I expression. β-HB treatment also resulted in a marked increase in vimentin protein expression and a significant reduction in E-cadherin protein levels, suggesting an enhanced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in RPTCs. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that diabetic kidneys exhibit excess ketogenic activity resulting from increased HMGCS2 expression. Enhanced ketone body production in the diabetic kidney may represent a novel mechanism involved in the pathogenesis of DN.
Authors:
Dongjuan Zhang; Hang Yang; Xiaomu Kong; Kang Wang; Xuan Mao; Xianzhong Yan; Yuan Wang; Siqi Liu; Xiaoyan Zhang; Jing Li; Lihong Chen; Jing Wu; Mingfen Wei; Jichun Yang; Youfei Guan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-10-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism     Volume:  300     ISSN:  1522-1555     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-28     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901226     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  E287-95     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Ctr., 38 Xueyuan Rd., Haidian District, Beijing, China 1000191. youfeiguan@bjmu.edu.cn.
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