The Proximal Tubule and Albuminuria: Really!
The Proximal Tubule and Albuminuria: Really!
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DOI:
10.1681/asn.2013090950
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发表时间:
2014-03-01
影响因子:
13.6
通讯作者:
Molitoris, Bruce A.
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作者:
Dickson, Landon E.;Wagner, Mark C.;Molitoris, Bruce A.
Recent data highlight the role of the proximal tubule (PT) in reabsorbing, processing, and transcytosing urinary albumin from the glomerular filtrate. Innovative techniques and approaches have provided exciting insights into these processes, and numerous investigators have shown that selective PT cell defects lead to significant albuminuria, even reaching nephrotic range in animal models. Thus, the mechanisms of albumin reabsorption and transcytosis are undergoing intense study. Working in concert with megalin and cubilin, a nonselective multireceptor complex that predominantly directs proteins for lysosomal degradation, the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) located at the brush border of the apical membrane has been implicated as the receptor mediating albumin transcytosis. The FcRn pathway facilitates reabsorption and mediates transcytosis by its pH-dependent binding affinity in endosomal compartments. This also allows for selective albumin sorting within the PT cell. This reclamation pathway minimizes urinary losses and catabolism of albumin, thus prolonging its serum half-life. It may also serve as a molecular sorter to preserve and reclaim normal albumin while allowing altered albumin to be catabolized via lysosomal pathways. Here, we critically review the data supporting this novel mechanism.