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. 2015 Jul;58(7):1668-78.
doi: 10.1007/s00125-015-3605-9. Epub 2015 May 10.

Deletion of the gene for adiponectin accelerates diabetic nephropathy in the Ins2 (+/C96Y) mouse

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Deletion of the gene for adiponectin accelerates diabetic nephropathy in the Ins2 (+/C96Y) mouse

Fei Fang et al. Diabetologia. 2015 Jul.

Abstract

Aims/hypothesis: Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most common forms of chronic kidney disease. The role of adiponectin in the development of diabetic nephropathy has not been elucidated, and the aim of the present study was to investigate the hypothesis that deletion of the gene for adiponectin would accelerate diabetic nephropathy in the Akita mouse.

Methods: We followed four groups of mice from 4 weeks to 16 weeks of age (n ≥ 10 in each group): wild-type (WT) (Ins2 (+/+) Adipoq(+/+)) mice; APN(-/-) (Ins2(+/+) Adipoq(-/-)) mice; Akita (Ins2(+/C96Y) Adipoq(+/+)) mice and Akita/APN(-/-) (Ins2(+/C96Y) Adipoq(-/-)) mice. The mice were then killed and diabetic kidney injury was assessed. In vitro experiments were performed in primary mesangial cells.

Results: Mice from both diabetic groups exhibited increased glomerular adiponectin receptor 1 (adipoR1) expression, kidney hypertrophy, glomerular enlargement, increased albuminuria and tissue oxidative stress compared with the WT control. Deletion of the adiponectin gene had no effect on glycaemia. However, Akita/APN(-/-) mice exhibited a greater extent of renal hypertrophy. In vitro, adiponectin attenuated high-glucose-induced phosphorylation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and ribosomal protein S6 kinase (S6K). A higher level of fibrosis was observed in the tubulointerstitial and glomerular compartments of the Akita/APN(-/-) mice and adiponectin was found to inhibit TGFβ-induced Smad2 and Smad3 phosphorylation in vitro. There was an exaggerated inflammatory response in the Akita/APN(-/-) mice. Adiponectin also inhibited high-glucose-induced activation of nuclear factor κB (NFκB) in mesangial cells.

Conclusions/interpretation: Our data suggest that adiponectin is an important determinant of the kidney response to high glucose in vivo and in vitro.

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