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Mesenchymal stem cells attenuate adriamycin‐induced nephropathy by diminishing oxidative stress and inflammation via downregulation of the NF‐kB
Author(s) -
Song InHwan,
Jung KyongJin,
Lee TaeJin,
Kim JooYoung,
Sung EonGi,
Bae Young Chul,
Park Yong Hoon
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1797
pISSN - 1320-5358
DOI - 10.1111/nep.13047
Subject(s) - mesenchymal stem cell , oxidative stress , inflammation , downregulation and upregulation , medicine , nephrin , proinflammatory cytokine , fibrosis , cancer research , pharmacology , immunology , endocrinology , pathology , chemistry , podocyte , kidney , biochemistry , proteinuria , gene
Aim This study aimed to evaluate the molecular mechanism mitigating progress of chronic nephropathy by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Methods Rats were divided into normal control (Normal), adriamycin (ADR)+vehicle (CON), and ADR+MSC (MSC) groups. Nephropathy was induced by ADR (4 mg/kg) and MSCs (2 × 10 6 ) were injected. Rats were euthanized 1 or 6 weeks after ADR injection. NF‐kB, MAPKs, inflammation, oxidative stress, profibrotic molecules, and nephrin expression were evaluated. Electron and light microscopy were used for structural analysis. MSCs were co‐cultured with renal tubular epithelial cells or splenocytes to evaluate relation with oxidative stress and inflammatory molecules Results Adriamycin treatment upregulated inflammation, oxidative stress, and profibrotic molecules; this was mitigated by MSCs. Glomerulosclerosis and interstitial fibrosis were observed in ADR‐treated groups, and were more prominent in the CON group than in the MSC group. Fusion of foot processes and loss of slit diaphragms were also more prominent in the CON group than in the MSC group. In vitro, MSCs reduced oxidative stress related molecules, inflammatory cytokines, and NF‐kB transcription. MSC‐ or ADR‐induced regulation of NF‐kB transcriptional activity was confirmed by a luciferase reporter assay. Conclusions Mesenchymal stem cells attenuate ADR‐induced nephropathy by diminishing oxidative stress and inflammation via downregulation of NF‐kB.