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Medullary thick ascending limb impairment in the GlatmTg(CAG-A4GALT) Fabry model mice.


ABSTRACT: A main feature of Fabry disease is nephropathy, with polyuria an early manifestation; however, the mechanism that underlies polyuria and affected tubules is unknown. To increase globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) levels, we previously crossbred asymptomatic Glatm mice with transgenic mice that expressed human Gb3 synthase (A4GALT) and generated the GlatmTg(CAG-A4GALT) symptomatic Fabry model mice. Additional analyses revealed that these mice exhibit polyuria and renal dysfunction without remarkable glomerular damage. In the present study, we investigated the mechanism of polyuria and renal dysfunction in these mice. Gb3 accumulation was mostly detected in the medulla; medullary thick ascending limbs (mTALs) were the most vacuolated tubules. mTAL cells contained lamellar bodies and had lost their characteristic structure ( i.e., extensive infolding and numerous elongated mitochondria). Decreased expression of the major molecules-Na+-K+-ATPase, uromodulin, and Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter-that are involved in Na+ reabsorption in mTALs and the associated loss of urine-concentrating ability resulted in progressive water- and salt-loss phenotypes. GlatmTg(CAG-A4GALT) mice exhibited fibrosis around mTALs and renal dysfunction. These and other features were consistent with pathologic findings in patients with Fabry disease. Results demonstrate that mTAL dysfunction causes polyuria and renal impairment and contributes to the pathophysiology of Fabry nephropathy.-Maruyama, H., Taguchi, A., Nishikawa, Y., Guili, C., Mikame, M., Nameta, M., Yamaguchi, Y., Ueno, M., Imai, N., Ito, Y., Nakagawa, T., Narita, I., Ishii, S. Medullary thick ascending limb impairment in the GlatmTg(CAG-A4GALT) Fabry model mice.

SUBMITTER: Maruyama H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6071062 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Medullary thick ascending limb impairment in the Gla<sup>tm</sup>Tg(CAG-A4GALT) Fabry model mice.

Maruyama Hiroki H   Taguchi Atsumi A   Nishikawa Yuji Y   Guili Chu C   Mikame Mariko M   Nameta Masaaki M   Yamaguchi Yutaka Y   Ueno Mitsuhiro M   Imai Naofumi N   Ito Yumi Y   Nakagawa Takahiko T   Narita Ichiei I   Ishii Satoshi S  

FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 20180319 8


A main feature of Fabry disease is nephropathy, with polyuria an early manifestation; however, the mechanism that underlies polyuria and affected tubules is unknown. To increase globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) levels, we previously crossbred asymptomatic Gla<sup>tm</sup> mice with transgenic mice that expressed human Gb3 synthase (A4GALT) and generated the Gla<sup>tm</sup>Tg(CAG-A4GALT) symptomatic Fabry model mice. Additional analyses revealed that these mice exhibit polyuria and renal dysfunction  ...[more]

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