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Insulin signaling to the glomerular podocyte is critical for normal kidney function.

ABSTRACT: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause of renal failure in the world. It is characterized by albuminuria and abnormal glomerular function and is considered a hyperglycemic "microvascular" complication of diabetes, implying a primary defect in the endothelium. However, we have previously shown that human podocytes have robust responses to insulin. To determine whether insulin signaling in podocytes affects glomerular function in vivo, we generated mice with specific deletion of the insulin receptor from their podocytes. These animals develop significant albuminuria together with histological features that recapitulate DN, but in a normoglycemic environment. Examination of "normal" insulin-responsive podocytes in vivo and in vitro demonstrates that insulin signals through the MAPK and PI3K pathways via the insulin receptor and directly remodels the actin cytoskeleton of this cell. Collectively, this work reveals the critical importance of podocyte insulin sensitivity for kidney function.

SUBMITTER: Welsh GI

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4949331 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Insulin signaling to the glomerular podocyte is critical for normal kidney function.

Welsh Gavin I GI Hale Lorna J LJ Eremina Vera V Jeansson Marie M Maezawa Yoshiro Y Lennon Rachel R Pons Deborah A DA Owen Rachel J RJ Satchell Simon C SC Miles Mervyn J MJ Caunt Christopher J CJ McArdle Craig A CA Pavenstädt Hermann H Tavaré Jeremy M JM Herzenberg Andrew M AM Kahn C Ronald CR Mathieson Peter W PW Quaggin Susan E SE Saleem Moin A MA Coward Richard J M RJM

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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause of renal failure in the world. It is characterized by albuminuria and abnormal glomerular function and is considered a hyperglycemic "microvascular" complication of diabetes, implying a primary defect in the endothelium. However, we have previously shown that human podocytes have robust responses to insulin. To determine whether insulin signaling in podocytes affects glomerular function in vivo, we generated mice with specific deletion of the insuli ...[more]

PMID: 20889126

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Insulin signaling to the glomerular podocyte is critical for normal kidney function.

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Insulin signaling to the glomerular podocyte is critical for normal kidney function.

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