BACKGROUND: Renal ischaemia-reperfusion (I-R) can cause acute tubular necrosis and chronic renal deterioration. Endoglin, an accessory receptor for Transforming Growth Factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1), is expressed on activated endothelium during macrophage maturation and implicated in the control of fibrosis, angiogenesis and inflammation. METHODS: Endoglin expression was monitored over 14 days after renal I-R in rats. As endoglin-null mice are not viable, the role of endoglin in I-R was studied by comparing renal I-R injury in haploinsufficient mice (Eng(+/-)) and their wild-type littermates (Eng(+/+)). Renal function, morphology and molecular markers of acute renal injury and inflammation were compared. RESULTS: Endoglin mRNA up-regulation in the post-ischaemic kidneys of rats occurred at 12 h after I-R; endoglin protein levels were elevated throughout the study period. Expression was initially localized to the vascular endothelium, then extended to fibrotic and inflamed areas of the interstitium. Two days after I-R, plasma creatinine elevation and acute tubular necrosis were less marked in Eng(+/-) than in Eng(+/+) mice. Significant up-regulation of endoglin protein was found only in the post-ischaemic kidneys of Eng(+/+) mice and coincided with an increased mRNA expression of the TGF-beta1 and collagen IV (alpha1) chain genes. Significant increases in vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression, nitrosative stress, myeloperoxidase activity and CD68 staining for macrophages were evident in post-ischaemic kidneys of Eng(+/+), but not Eng(+/-) mice, suggesting that impaired endothelial activation and macrophage maturation may account for the reduced injury in post-ischaemic kidneys of Eng(+/-) mice. CONCLUSIONS: Endoglin is up-regulated in the post-ischaemic kidney and endoglin-haploinsufficient mice are protected from renal I-R injury. Endoglin may play a primary role in promoting inflammatory responses following renal I-R.
BACKGROUND:Renal ischaemia-reperfusion (I-R) can cause acute tubular necrosis and chronic renal deterioration. Endoglin, an accessory receptor for Transforming Growth Factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1), is expressed on activated endothelium during macrophage maturation and implicated in the control of fibrosis, angiogenesis and inflammation. METHODS:Endoglin expression was monitored over 14 days after renal I-R in rats. As endoglin-null mice are not viable, the role of endoglin in I-R was studied by comparing renal I-R injury in haploinsufficientmice (Eng(+/-)) and their wild-type littermates (Eng(+/+)). Renal function, morphology and molecular markers of acute renal injury and inflammation were compared. RESULTS:Endoglin mRNA up-regulation in the post-ischaemic kidneys of rats occurred at 12 h after I-R; endoglin protein levels were elevated throughout the study period. Expression was initially localized to the vascular endothelium, then extended to fibrotic and inflamed areas of the interstitium. Two days after I-R, plasma creatinine elevation and acute tubular necrosis were less marked in Eng(+/-) than in Eng(+/+) mice. Significant up-regulation of endoglin protein was found only in the post-ischaemic kidneys of Eng(+/+) mice and coincided with an increased mRNA expression of the TGF-beta1 and collagen IV (alpha1) chain genes. Significant increases in vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression, nitrosative stress, myeloperoxidase activity and CD68 staining for macrophages were evident in post-ischaemic kidneys of Eng(+/+), but not Eng(+/-) mice, suggesting that impaired endothelial activation and macrophage maturation may account for the reduced injury in post-ischaemic kidneys of Eng(+/-) mice. CONCLUSIONS:Endoglin is up-regulated in the post-ischaemic kidney and endoglin-haploinsufficientmice are protected from renal I-R injury. Endoglin may play a primary role in promoting inflammatory responses following renal I-R.
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