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Blockade of ALK4/5 signaling suppresses cadmium- and erastin-induced cell death in renal proximal tubular epithelial cells via distinct signaling mechanisms.

ABSTRACT: Various types of cell death, including apoptosis, necrosis, necroptosis, and ferroptosis, are induced in renal tubular epithelial cells following exposure to environmental stresses and toxicants such as osmotic stress, ischemia/reperfusion injury, cisplatin, and cadmium. This is known to cause renal dysfunction, but the cellular events preceding stress-induced cell death in renal tubules are not fully elucidated. The activin receptor-like kinase (ALK) 4/5, also known as activin-transforming growth factor (TGF) ? receptor, is involved in stress-induced renal injury. We, therefore, studied the role of ALK4/5 signaling in HK-2 human proximal tubular epithelial cell death induced by cisplatin, cadmium, hyperosmotic stress inducer, sorbitol, and the ferroptosis activator, erastin. We found that ALK4/5 signaling is involved in cadmium- and erastin-induced cell death, but not sorbitol- or cisplatin-induced apoptotic cell death. Cadmium exposure elevated the level of phosphorylated Smad3, and treatment with the ALK4/5 kinase inhibitors, SB431542 or SB505124, suppressed cadmium-induced HK-2 cell death. Cadmium-induced cell death was attenuated by siRNA-mediated ALK4 or Smad3 silencing, or by treatment with SIS3, a selective inhibitor of TGF?1-dependent Smad3 phosphorylation. Furthermore, ALK4/5 signaling activated Akt signaling to promote cadmium-induced HK-2 cell death. In contrast, siRNA-mediated Inhibin-bA silencing or treatment with TGF?1 or activin A had little effect on cadmium-induced HK-2 cell death. On the other hand, treatment with SB431542 or SB505124 attenuated erastin-induced ferroptosis by hyperactivating Nrf2 signaling in HK-2 cells. These results suggest that blockade of ALK4/5 signaling protects against cadmium- and erastin-induced HK-2 cell death via Akt and Nrf2 signaling pathways, respectively.

SUBMITTER: Fujiki K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6889492 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Blockade of ALK4/5 signaling suppresses cadmium- and erastin-induced cell death in renal proximal tubular epithelial cells via distinct signaling mechanisms.

Fujiki Kota K Inamura Hisako H Sugaya Takeshi T Matsuoka Masato M

Cell death and differentiation 20190225 11

Various types of cell death, including apoptosis, necrosis, necroptosis, and ferroptosis, are induced in renal tubular epithelial cells following exposure to environmental stresses and toxicants such as osmotic stress, ischemia/reperfusion injury, cisplatin, and cadmium. This is known to cause renal dysfunction, but the cellular events preceding stress-induced cell death in renal tubules are not fully elucidated. The activin receptor-like kinase (ALK) 4/5, also known as activin-transforming grow ...[more]

PMID: 30804470

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Blockade of ALK4/5 signaling suppresses cadmium- and erastin-induced cell death in renal proximal tubular epithelial cells via distinct signaling mechanisms.

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Blockade of ALK4/5 signaling suppresses cadmium- and erastin-induced cell death in renal proximal tubular epithelial cells via distinct signaling mechanisms.

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