Gremlin Regulates Tubular Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition via VEGFR2: Potential Role in Renal Fibrosis

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dc.contributor.authorMarquez Exposito, Laura
dc.contributor.authorLavoz, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues-Diez, Raul
dc.contributor.authorRayego Mateos, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorOrejudo, Macarena
dc.contributor.authorCantero-Navarro, Elena
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorEgido, Jesús
dc.contributor.authorSelgas, Rafael
dc.contributor.authorMezzano, Sergio
dc.contributor.authorRuiz-Ortega, Marta
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-12T08:38:53Z
dc.date.available2019-03-12T08:38:53Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractChronic kidney disease (CKD) is emerging as an important health problem due to the increase number of CKD patients and the absence of an effective curative treatment. Gremlin has been proposed as a novel therapeutic target for renal inflammatory diseases, acting via Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 (VEGFR2). Although many evidences suggest that Gremlin could regulate renal fibrosis, the receptor involved has not been yet clarified. Gremlin, as other TGF-β superfamily members, regulates tubular epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and, therefore, could contribute to renal fibrosis. In cultured tubular epithelial cells Gremlin binding to VEGFR2 is linked to proinflammatory responses. Now, we have found out that in these cells VEGFR2 is also involved in the profibrotic actions of Gremlin. VEGFR2 blockade by a pharmacological kinase inhibitor or gene silencing diminished Gremlin-mediated gene upregulation of profibrotic factors and restored changes in EMT-related genes. Moreover, VEGFR2 inhibition blocked EMT phenotypic changes and dampened the rate of wound healing in response to Gremlin. The role of VEGFR2 in experimental fibrosis was evaluated in experimental unilateral ureteral obstruction. VEFGR2 inhibition diminished the upregulation of profibrotic genes and EMT changes, as well as the accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins, such as fibronectin and collagens in the obstructed kidneys. Notch pathway activation participates in renal damage progression by regulating cell growth/proliferation, regeneration and inflammation. In cultured tubular epithelial cells, Notch inhibition markedly downregulated Gremlin-induced EMT changes and wound healing speed. These results show that Gremlin regulates the EMT process via VEGFR2 and Notch pathway activation, suggesting that the Gremlin/VEGFR2 axis could be a potential therapeutic target for CKD.ca_ES
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by grants from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) and Fondos FEDER European Union (PI16/02057, PI17/00119, PI17/01495, and Red de Investigación Renal REDINREN: RD16/0009), Sociedad Española de Nefrologia, “NOVELREN-CM: Enfermedad renal crónica: nuevas Estrategias para la prevención, Diagnóstico y tratamiento”; B2017/BMD-3751, B2017/BMD-3686 CIFRA2-CM, PAI 82140017, and FONDECYT 1160465 (Chile) and Bayer HealthCare AG (Grants4Targets initiative, Berlin, Germany).ca_ES
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2018.01195
dc.identifier.issn1663-9812
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/65931
dc.language.isoengca_ES
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaca_ES
dc.relation.isformatofReproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2018.01195ca_ES
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2018, vol. 9, núm. 1195, p. 1-15ca_ES
dc.rightscc-by (c) Laura Marquez et al., 2018ca_ES
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessca_ES
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectGremlinca_ES
dc.subjectVEGFR2ca_ES
dc.subjectNotchca_ES
dc.subjectEMTca_ES
dc.titleGremlin Regulates Tubular Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition via VEGFR2: Potential Role in Renal Fibrosisca_ES
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleca_ES
dc.type.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionca_ES
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