Rho相关蛋白激酶
上皮-间质转换
盐皮质激素受体
Rho激酶抑制剂
激酶
细胞生物学
内分泌学
化学
蛋白激酶A
细胞外基质
醛固酮
内科学
依普利酮
信号转导
生物
下调和上调
医学
生物化学
基因
作者
Jiali Wei,Zhuo-Ri Li,Chunyang Ma,Feng Zhan,Wei Wu,Hui Han,Yun Huang,Wenning Li,Daojun Chen,Youming Peng
摘要
It has been demonstrated that aldosterone (ALD) plays a direct profibrotic role in the kidney but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. We examined the role of Rho kinase signal pathway in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process and extracellular matirx (ECM) synthesis induced by ALD in human renal proximal tubular epithelial (HK-2) cells in vitro. Rho kinase and collagen I, III protein expressions were detected by ELISA. E-cadherin, α-smooth muscle actin (SMA), collagen_I and collagen III mRNA expressions were detected by real time PCR. E-cadherin, and α-SMA protein expressions were measured by Western blot. Our results showed that ALD could significantly activate the Rho kinase in HK-2 cells, while in the presence of mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist eplerenone and Rho kinase inhibitor Y27632, the Rho kinase protein expression were almost completely prevented. Exposure of HK-2 cells to ALD for 48 h induced EMT as evidenced by loss of E-cadherin, and de novo expression of α-SMA. The EMT was completely blocked by eplerenone and Y27632. Meanwhile, ALD could significantly increase the mRNA and protein expressions of collagen I, III in HK-2 cells when compared with the control group, while eplerenone and Y27632 could almost reverse these effects. These observations suggest that ALD can activate Rho kinase pathway and Rho kinase pathway is likely responsible for the profibrotic actions of ALD in renal proximal tubular epithelial cells via inducing EMT and ECM excretion.
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