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High-mobility group box-1 protein promotes granulomatous nephritis in adenine-induced nephropathy.


ABSTRACT: Granulomatous nephritis can be triggered by diverse factors and results in kidney failure. However, despite accumulating data about granulomatous inflammation, pathogenetic mechanisms in nephritis remain unclear. The DNA-binding high-mobility group box-1 protein (HMGB1) initiates and propagates inflammation when released by activated macrophages, and functions as an 'alarm cytokine' signaling tissue damage. In this study, we showed elevated HMGB1 expression in renal granulomas in rats with crystal-induced granulomatous nephritis caused by feeding an adenine-rich diet. HMGB1 levels were also raised in urine and serum, as well as in monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), a mediator of granulomatous inflammation. Injection of HMGB1 worsened renal function and upregulated MCP-1 in rats with crystal-induced granulomatous nephritis. HMGB1 also induced MCP-1 secretion through mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) pathways in rat renal tubular epithelial cells in vitro. Hmgb1(+/-) mice with crystal-induced nephritis displayed reduced MCP-1 expression in the kidneys and in urine and the number of macrophages in the kidneys was significantly decreased. We conclude that HMGB1 is a new mediator involved in crystal-induced nephritis that amplifies granulomatous inflammation in a cycle where MCP-1 attracts activated macrophages, resulting in excessive and sustained HMGB1 release. HMGB1 could be a novel target for inhibiting chronic granulomatous diseases.

SUBMITTER: Oyama Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3096665 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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High-mobility group box-1 protein promotes granulomatous nephritis in adenine-induced nephropathy.

Oyama Yoko Y   Hashiguchi Teruto T   Taniguchi Noboru N   Tancharoen Salunya S   Uchimura Tomonori T   Biswas Kamal K KK   Kawahara Ko-Ichi K   Nitanda Takao T   Umekita Yoshihisa Y   Lotz Martin M   Maruyama Ikuro I  

Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology 20100315 6


Granulomatous nephritis can be triggered by diverse factors and results in kidney failure. However, despite accumulating data about granulomatous inflammation, pathogenetic mechanisms in nephritis remain unclear. The DNA-binding high-mobility group box-1 protein (HMGB1) initiates and propagates inflammation when released by activated macrophages, and functions as an 'alarm cytokine' signaling tissue damage. In this study, we showed elevated HMGB1 expression in renal granulomas in rats with cryst  ...[more]

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