Project description:Comparing the effect of unilateral ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) or sham operation (sIRI) with delayed contralateral nephrectomy (Nx) or sham operation (sNx) in mouse kidney. IRI was performed on day 0 and the contralateral kidney was removed on day 7. Mice were sacrificed on day 8. Four animals were selected from the sham IRI-sham Nx and sham IRI-Nx groups and six animals were selected from the IRI-sham Nx and IRI-Nx groups for miRNA microArray analysis on the base of their proinflammatory (TNF-α and IL-6 and CCL2) and immune system-related (Complement component 3) mRNA expression levels.
Project description:Transcriptome analysis was done after warm renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in a rat model. Earlier studies have shown a protective effect of prior unilateral nephrectomy (UNx) against IRI in the remaining, contralateral kidney compared to a non-neprectomized control group. We aimed at identifying the underlying molecular mechanisms. We used the Affymetrix Clariom D array (formerly known as RTA 1.0 st.) Array data was processed in the Affymetrix Console Software.
Project description:Kidneys have a limited ability to self-repair, and their response to injury not seldomly leads to chronic kidney disease (CKD). An intriguing phenomenon of successful recovery is observed in models of unilateral acute kidney injury (AKI) upon contralateral nephrectomy. Here we aimed to better understand the cellular mechanisms of this enhanced reparative effect.In a time-course study with different nephrectomy delay times, we found that the most effective rescue after injury was observed when contralateral nephrectomy was performed early during AKI in both rats and mice. This timely intervention led to full functional recovery and attenuation of tubular atrophy, fibrosis, and inflammation, averting AKI-to-CKD transition. Morphometry of histopathology using pathomics revealed distinct trajectories of structural alterations of kidney tubules, distinguishing between atrophy and repair, as adaptive signatures. These responses were corroborated by transcriptomics analysis, which indicated improved cellular energy metabolism after nephrectomy. Lineage tracing of tubular progenitor cells showed that nephrectomy robustly stimulated their clonal expansion, surpassing the levels observed during spontaneous self-repair. Live cell cycle/DNA-content analysis of tubular cells demonstrated a robust polyploid response immediately after the ischemic insult, and revealed that nephrectomy attenuated long term tubular cell polyploidization, a contributor to CKD. Altogether, our data revealed that early timing of nephrectomy in experimental AKI induces an efficient repair response, involving tubular epithelial regeneration while counteracting the progression towards CKD.
Project description:Purpose: Experiments were done in mice undergoing unilateral nephrectomy (UNx) and sham nephrectomy. At specific time points (24 hours and 72 hours) after surgery, the earliest first portion of the kidney proximal tubule (PT-S1) and the cortical collecting duct (CCD) were manually micro-dissected and utilized for transcriptomic analysis by single-tubule small sample RNA-Seq and single-tubule ATAC seq. Methods: We carried out ATAC-sequencing in microdissected ealiest portion of proximal tubules (PT-S1) from mice with or without (sham) unilateral nephrectomy (UNx). Each group (Sham or UNx) has 3 biological replicates. Results and conclusion: ATAC-seq peaks in microdissected PT-S1 revealed a predominance of binding site motifs corresponding to PPARα.
Project description:Purpose: Experiments were done in mice undergoing unilateral nephrectomy (UNx) and sham nephrectomy. At specific time points (24 hours and 72 hours) after surgery, the earliest first portion of the kidney proximal tubule (PT-S1) and the cortical collecting duct (CCD) were manually micro-dissected and utilized for transcriptomic analysis by single-tubule small sample RNA-Seq. Methods: We carried out RNA-sequencing in microdissected ealiest portion of proximal tubules (PT-S1) or cortical collecting duct (CCD) from mice with or without (sham) unilateral nephrectomy (UNx). Each group (Sham or UNx) has 3-5 biological replicates. Results and conclusion: RNA-Seq in microdissected PT-S1 at 24 hours showed that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) target genes were strongly upregulated. RNA-Seq in microdissected PT-S1 at 72 hours showed that cell cycle related genes were strongly upregulated. RNA-Seq in microdissected CCD at both 24 hours and 72 hours showed that cell cycle related genes were strongly upregulated.
Project description:To find miRNAs that involve in renal epithelial transition and renal fibrosis, we performed unilateral ureteral obstruction of mice for 7 days. After that, we harvested kidneys, and performed microarray of miRNA. Contralateral kidneys without ureteral obstruction were used as controls. miRNAs were purified from kidneys with ureteral obstruction and contralateral kidneys without ureteral obstruction. Then microarray of miRNA was performed (n=4). miRNAs up-regulated in kidneys with ureteral obsctruction compared with contralateral kidneys were sorted. We performed unilateral ureteral obstruction of mice for 7 days, and harvested kidneys.
Project description:Incomplete repair after acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with progressive loss of tubular cell function and development of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Here, we compared the kidney single-cell transcriptomes from the mice subjected to either unilateral ischemia-reperfusion kidney injury with contralateral nephrectomy (IRI/CL-NX, in which tubule repair predominates) or unilateral IRI with contralateral kidney intact (U-IRI, in which fibrosis and atrophy predominates) to investigate the mechanism(s) underlying transition to CKD following AKI.
Project description:To find miRNAs that involve in renal epithelial transition and renal fibrosis, we performed unilateral ureteral obstruction of mice for 7 days. After that, we harvested kidneys, and performed microarray of miRNA. Contralateral kidneys without ureteral obstruction were used as controls. miRNAs were purified from kidneys with ureteral obstruction and contralateral kidneys without ureteral obstruction. Then microarray of miRNA was performed (n=4). miRNAs up-regulated in kidneys with ureteral obsctruction compared with contralateral kidneys were sorted.