ツチヤ　ケン   TSUCHIYA Ken   土谷　健    所属   医学部 医学科（東京女子医科大学病院）    職種   特任教授
論文種別	原著
言語種別	英語
査読の有無	査読なし
表題	Sphingosine-1-phosphate acts as a key molecule in the direct mediation of renal fibrosis
掲載誌名	正式名：Physiological reports 略　 称：Physiol Rep ISSNコード：2051-817X(Electronic)2051-817X(Linking)
掲載区分	国外
巻・号・頁	1(7),pp.e00172
著者・共著者	Shiohira Shunji, Yoshida Takumi, Sugiura Hidekazu, Nishida Miki, Nitta Kosaku, Tsuchiya Ken
担当区分	最終著者
発行年月	2013/12/05
概要	The major sphingolipid metabolite, sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), has important biological functions. S1P serves as a ligand for a family of five G-protein-coupled receptors with distinct signaling pathways regulating important biological pathways. S1P induces renal fibrosis through an inflammatory pathway. However, its direct fibrosis-inducing effect on the kidney has not been shown. The role of S1P as a direct mediator of renal fibrosis was investigated in normal rat kidney interstitial fibroblast (NRK-49F) cells (in vitro) and kidneys of a unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) mouse model (in vivo). To clarify the role of S1P in renal fibrosis, we adopted nude UUO mice with immune response deficits. NRK-49F cells were stimulated with various concentrations of exogenous S1P and FTY720 (a S1P receptor agonist) or N,N-dimethylsphingosine (DMS; a sphingosine kinase inhibitor). C57BL6 and nude UUO mice were pretreated with FTY720, DMS, or saline. Expression levels of alpha-smooth muscle actin (a-SMA), E-cadherin, collagen type 1 (COL1), collagen type 4 (COL4), tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP1), and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI1) were examined. S1P stimulated fibrosis in NRK-49F cells and UUO mice. Increased a-SMA, COL1, COL4, TIMP1, and PAI1 and decreased E-cadherin expression levels were observed in both the S1P-stimulated cells and UUO mice. Nude UUO mouse kidneys expressed fibrotic markers. Fibrotic changes were successfully induced in both UUO and nude UUO mice, evident through prominent fibronectin and COL1 staining. These S1P-induced fibrotic changes were suppressed by FTY720 and DMS both in vitro and in vivo. Thus, S1P essentially and directly mediates renal fibrosis.
DOI	10.1002/phy2.172
PMID	24744854