Increased progression to kidney fibrosis after erythropoietin is used as a treatment for acute kidney injury
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Article Title | Increased progression to kidney fibrosis after erythropoietin is used as a treatment for acute kidney injury |
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ERA Journal ID | 15654 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Gobe, Glenda C. (Author), Bennett, Nigel C. (Author), West, Malcolm (Author), Colditz, Paul (Author), Brown, Lindsay (Author), Vesey, David A. (Author) and Johnson, David W. (Author) |
Journal Title | American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology |
Journal Citation | 306 (6), pp. F681-F692 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | Bethesda, MD. United States |
ISSN | 1522-1466 |
1931-857X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00241.2013 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24402097 |
Abstract | Treatment of renal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury with recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) reduces acute kidney injury and improves function. We aimed to investigate whether progression to chronic kidney disease associated with acute injury was also reduced by rhEPO treatment, using in vivo and in vitro models. Rats were subjected to bilateral 40-min renal ischemia, and kidneys were studied at 4, 7, and 28 days postreperfusion for renal function, tubular injury and repair, inflammation, and fibrosis. Acute injury was modulated using rhEPO (1,000 or 5,000 IU/kg, intraperitoneally) at the time of reperfusion. Renal tubular epithelial cells or fibroblasts in culture were subjected to hypoxia or oxidative stress, with or without rhEPO (200 IU/ml), and fibrogenesis was studied. The results of the in vivo model confirmed functional and structural improvement with rhEPO at 4 days post-IR (P < 0.05). At 7 days post-IR, fibrosis and myofibroblast stimulation were increased with IR with and without rhEPO (P < 0.01). However, at 28 days post-IR, renal fibrosis and myofibroblast numbers were significantly greater with IR plus rhEPO (P < 0.01) compared with IR only. Mechanistically, rhEPO stimulated profibrotic transforming growth factor-beta, oxidative stress (marker 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine), and phosphorylation of the signal transduction protein extracellular signal-regulated kinase. In vitro, rhEPO protected tubular epithelium from apoptosis but stimulated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and also protected and activated fibroblasts, particularly with oxidative stress. In summary, although rhEPO was protective of renal function and structure in acute kidney injury, the supraphysiological dose needed for renoprotection contributed to fibrogenesis and stimulated chronic kidney disease in the long term. |
Keywords | acute kidney injury; chronic kidney disease; ischemia-reperfusion; erythropoietin; EPO; fibrosis |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 320214. Nephrology and urology |
310105. Cellular interactions (incl. adhesion, matrix, cell wall) | |
321401. Basic pharmacology | |
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Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
School of Health and Wellbeing | |
Department of Health, Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2xw1/increased-progression-to-kidney-fibrosis-after-erythropoietin-is-used-as-a-treatment-for-acute-kidney-injury
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