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Renal tubular Fas ligand mediates fratricide in cisplatin-induced acute kidney failure.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20811331     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cisplatin, a standard chemotherapeutic agent for many tumors, has an unfortunately common toxicity where almost a third of patients develop renal dysfunction after a single dose. Acute kidney injury caused by cisplatin depends on Fas-mediated apoptosis driven by Fas ligand (FasL) expressed on tubular epithelial and infiltrating immune cells. Since the role of FasL in T cells is known, we investigated whether its presence in primary kidney cells is needed for its toxic effect. We found that all cisplatin-treated wild-type (wt) mice died within 6 days; however, severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)/beige mice (B-, T-, and natural killer-cell-deficient) displayed a significant survival benefit, with only 55% mortality while exhibiting significant renal failure. Treating SCID/beige mice with MFL3, a FasL-blocking monoclonal antibody, completely restored survival after an otherwise lethal cisplatin dose, suggesting another source of FasL besides immune cells. Freshly isolated primary tubule segments from wt mice were co-incubated with thick ascending limb (TAL) segments freshly isolated from mice expressing the green fluorescent protein (GFP) transgene (same genetic background) to determine whether FasL-mediated killing of tubular cells is an autocrine or paracrine mechanism. Cisplatin-stimulated primary segments induced apoptosis in the GFP-tagged TAL cells, an effect blocked by MFL3. Thus, our study shows that cisplatin-induced nephropathy is mediated through FasL, functionally expressed on tubular cells that are capable of inducing death of cells of adjacent tubules.
Authors:
Andreas Linkermann; Nina Himmerkus; Lars Rölver; Kirsten A Keyser; Philip Steen; Jan-Hinrich Bräsen; Markus Bleich; Ulrich Kunzendorf; Stefan Krautwald
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-09-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Kidney international     Volume:  79     ISSN:  1523-1755     ISO Abbreviation:  Kidney Int.     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-12-30     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0323470     Medline TA:  Kidney Int     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  169-78     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany.
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Kidney Int. 2011 Jan;79(2):149-50   [PMID:  21191389 ]

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