TY - JOUR
T1 - Inactivation of integrin-β1 prevents the development of polycystic kidney disease after the loss of polycystin-1
AU - Lee, Kyung
AU - Boctor, Sylvia
AU - Barisoni, Laura M.C.
AU - Gusella, G. Luca
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 by the American Society of Nephrology.
PY - 2015/4/1
Y1 - 2015/4/1
N2 - Dysregulation of polycystin-1 (PC1) leads to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), a disorder characterized by the formation of multiple bilateral renal cysts, the progressive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM), and the development of tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Correspondingly, cystic epithelia express higher levels of integrins (ECM receptors that control various cellular responses, such as cell proliferation, migration, and survival) that are characteristically altered in cystic cells. To determine whether the altered expression of ECM and integrins could establish a pathologic autostimulatory loop, we tested the role of integrin-β1 in vitro and on the cystic development of ADPKD in vivo. Compared with wild-type cells, PC1-depleted immortalized renal collecting duct cells had higher levels of integrin-β1 and fibronectin and displayed increased integrin-mediated signaling in the presence of Mn2+. In mice, conditional inactivation of integrin-β1 in collecting ducts resulted in a dramatic inhibition of Pkd1-dependent cystogenesis with a concomitant suppression of fibrosis and preservation of normal renal function. Our data provide genetic evidence that a functional integrin-β1 is required for the early events leading to renal cystogenesis in ADPKD and suggest that the integrin signaling pathway may be an effective therapeutic target for slowing disease progression.
AB - Dysregulation of polycystin-1 (PC1) leads to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), a disorder characterized by the formation of multiple bilateral renal cysts, the progressive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM), and the development of tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Correspondingly, cystic epithelia express higher levels of integrins (ECM receptors that control various cellular responses, such as cell proliferation, migration, and survival) that are characteristically altered in cystic cells. To determine whether the altered expression of ECM and integrins could establish a pathologic autostimulatory loop, we tested the role of integrin-β1 in vitro and on the cystic development of ADPKD in vivo. Compared with wild-type cells, PC1-depleted immortalized renal collecting duct cells had higher levels of integrin-β1 and fibronectin and displayed increased integrin-mediated signaling in the presence of Mn2+. In mice, conditional inactivation of integrin-β1 in collecting ducts resulted in a dramatic inhibition of Pkd1-dependent cystogenesis with a concomitant suppression of fibrosis and preservation of normal renal function. Our data provide genetic evidence that a functional integrin-β1 is required for the early events leading to renal cystogenesis in ADPKD and suggest that the integrin signaling pathway may be an effective therapeutic target for slowing disease progression.
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U2 - 10.1681/ASN.2013111179
DO - 10.1681/ASN.2013111179
M3 - Article
C2 - 25145933
AN - SCOPUS:84926482985
VL - 26
SP - 888
EP - 895
JO - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
JF - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
SN - 1046-6673
IS - 4
ER -