Mizoribine corrects defective nephrin biogenesis by restoring intracellular energy balance
Mizoribine corrects defective nephrin biogenesis by restoring intracellular energy balance
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DOI:
10.1681/asn.2006070732
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发表时间:
2007-09-01
影响因子:
13.6
通讯作者:
Yan, Kunimasa
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作者:
Nakajo, Aya;Khoshnoodi, Jamshid;Yan, Kunimasa
Proteins are modified and folded within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). When the influx of proteins exceeds the capacity of the ER to handle the load, the ER is "stressed" and protein biogenesis is affected. We have previously shown that the induction of ER stress by ATP depletion in podocytes leads to mislocalization of nephrin and subsequent injury of podocytes. The aim of the present study was to determine whether ER stress is associated with proteinuria in vivo and whether the immunosuppressant mizoribine may exert its antiproteinuric effect by restoring normal nephrin biogenesis. Induction of nephrotic-range proteinuria with puromycin aminonucleoside in mice increased expression of the ER stress marker GRP78 in podocytes, and led to the mislocalization of nephrin to the cytoplasm. In vitro, mizoribine, through a mechanism likely dependent on the inhibition of inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) activity in podocytes, restored the intracellular energy balance by increasing levels of ATP and corrected the posttranslational processing of nephrin. Therefore, we speculate that mizoribine may induce remission of proteinuria, at least in part, by restoring the biogenesis of slit diaphragm proteins in injured podocytes. Further understanding of the ER microenvironment may lead to novel approaches to treat diseases in which abnormal handling of proteins plays a role in pathogenesis.