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Renal Interstitial Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-? Cells Support Proximal Tubular Regeneration.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The kidney is considered to be a structurally stable organ with limited baseline cellular turnover. Nevertheless, single cells must be constantly replaced to conserve the functional integrity of the organ. PDGF chain B (PDGF-BB) signaling through fibroblast PDGF receptor-? (PDGFR?) contributes to interstitial-epithelial cell communication and facilitates regenerative functions in several organs. However, the potential role of interstitial cells in renal tubular regeneration has not been examined. METHODS:In mice with fluorescent protein expression in renal tubular cells and PDGFR?-positive interstitial cells, we ablated single tubular cells by high laser exposure. We then used serial intravital multiphoton microscopy with subsequent three-dimensional reconstruction and ex vivo histology to evaluate the cellular and molecular processes involved in tubular regeneration. RESULTS:Single-tubular cell ablation caused the migration and division of dedifferentiated tubular epithelial cells that preceded tubular regeneration. Moreover, tubular cell ablation caused immediate calcium responses in adjacent PDGFR?-positive interstitial cells and the rapid migration thereof toward the injury. These PDGFR?-positive cells enclosed the injured epithelium before the onset of tubular cell dedifferentiation, and the later withdrawal of these PDGFR?-positive cells correlated with signs of tubular cell redifferentiation. Intraperitoneal administration of trapidil to block PDGFR? impeded PDGFR?-positive cell migration to the tubular injury site and compromised the recovery of tubular function. CONCLUSIONS:Ablated tubular cells are exclusively replaced by resident tubular cell proliferation in a process dependent on PDGFR?-mediated communication between the renal interstitium and the tubular system.

SUBMITTER: Schiessl IM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5967761 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Renal Interstitial Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-<i>β</i> Cells Support Proximal Tubular Regeneration.

Schiessl Ina Maria IM Grill Alexandra A Fremter Katharina K Steppan Dominik D Hellmuth Maj-Kristina MK Castrop Hayo H

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 20180223 5

<h4>Background</h4>The kidney is considered to be a structurally stable organ with limited baseline cellular turnover. Nevertheless, single cells must be constantly replaced to conserve the functional integrity of the organ. PDGF chain B (PDGF-BB) signaling through fibroblast PDGF receptor-<i>β</i> (PDGFR<i>β</i>) contributes to interstitial-epithelial cell communication and facilitates regenerative functions in several organs. However, the potential role of interstitial cells in renal tubular r ...[more]

PMID: 29444905

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Renal Interstitial Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-? Cells Support Proximal Tubular Regeneration.

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Renal Interstitial Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-<i>β</i> Cells Support Proximal Tubular Regeneration.

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