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ArticleTranslational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine2015

Janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 inhibitors attenuate the effect of cardiotrophin-like cytokine factor 1 and human focal segmental glomerulosclerosis serum on glomerular filtration barrier.

Mukut Sharma, Jianping Zhou, Jean-François Gauchat, Ram Sharma, Ellen T McCarthy, Tarak Srivastava, Virginia J Savin

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Article in Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mukut SharmaRenal Research Laboratory, Research and Development, MBRF and Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo; Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. Electronic address: Mukut.sharma@va.gov.
Jianping ZhouRenal Research Laboratory, Research and Development, MBRF and Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo.
Jean-François GauchatDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Ram SharmaRenal Research Laboratory, Research and Development, MBRF and Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo.
Ellen T McCarthyKidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
Tarak SrivastavaRenal Research Laboratory, Research and Development, MBRF and Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo; Section of Nephrology, Children's Mercy Hospital and University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.
Virginia J SavinRenal Research Laboratory, Research and Development, MBRF and Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo; Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
University of Kansas Medical Center · USKansas City VA Medical Center · USChildren's Mercy Hospital · USUniversité de Montréal · CA

Funding

CYTOCHROME P-450 AND GLOMERULAR PROTEIN PERMEABILITYR01DK064969 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI MCCARTHY, ELLEN T · 2005 to 2010
$1.7M
Cardiotrophin-Like Cytokine 1, a Candidate Molecule for the FSGS FactorR21DK081148 · NIDDK · MIDWEST VETERANS' BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION · PI SAVIN, VIRGINIA J. · 2009 to 2010
$381k
ETIOLOGIC FACTORS IN FOCAL GLOMERULAR SCLEROSISR01DK043752 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI SAVIN, VIRGINIA J · 1994 to 2000
$259k
Cytokine based murine focal glomerulosclerosis model a prelude to novel therapyI01BX001037 · VA · KANSAS CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI SAVIN, VIRGINIA J. · 2011 to 2014
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BLRD VA I01 BX001037NIDDK NIH HHS 1R01 DK064969NIDDK NIH HHS DK R21 00292588NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK064969NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK43752NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK081148
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recurrence of idiopathic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) after renal transplantation is believed to be caused by a circulating factor(s). We detected cardiotrophin-like cytokine factor 1 (CLCF1), a member of the interleukin 6 family, in the plasma from patients with recurrent FSGS. We hypothesized that CLCF1 contributes to the effect of FSGS serum on the glomerular filtration barrier in vitro. Presently, we studied the effect of CLCF1 on isolated rat glomeruli using an in vitro assay of albumin permeability (P(alb)). CLCF1 (0.05-100 ng/mL) increased P(alb) and caused maximal effect at 5-10 ng/mL (P < 0.001). The increase in Palb was analogous to the effect of FSGS serum. Anti-CLCF1 monoclonal antibody blocked the CLCF1-induced increase in P(alb) and significantly attenuated the effect of FSGS serum (P < 0.001). The heterodimer composed of CLCF1 and cosecreted molecule cytokine receptor-like factor 1 (CRLF1) attenuated the increase in P(alb) caused by CLCF1 or FSGS serum. Western blot analysis showed that CLCF1 upregulated phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) (Tyr705) in glomeruli. This effect was diminished by the heterodimer CLCF1-CRLF1. Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) inhibitor BMS-1119543 or STAT3 inhibitor Stattic significantly blocked the effect of CLCF1 or FSGS serum on P(alb) (P < 0.001). These novel findings suggest that when monomeric CLCF1 increases P(alb), the heterodimer CLCF1-CRLF1 may protect the glomerular filtration barrier. We speculate that albuminuria in FSGS is related to qualitative or quantitative changes in the CLCF1-CRLF1 complex, and that JAK2 or STAT3 inhibitors may be novel therapeutic agents to treat FSGS.

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AlbuminsAnimalsAntibodies, BlockingCytokinesGlomerular Filtration BarrierGlomerulosclerosis, Focal SegmentalHumansJanus Kinase 2Kidney GlomerulusMalePermeabilityPhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein MultimerizationRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, CytokineAlbuminsAntibodies, Blockingcardiotrophin-like cytokinecytokine-like factor-1CytokinesJanus Kinase 2Protein Kinase InhibitorsReceptors, CytokineSTAT3 Transcription Factor

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PMID25843671
PMCPMC4569535
OpenAlexW2152728073

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