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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Semaphorin3A-Inhibitor Ameliorates Doxorubicin-Induced Podocyte Injury.

Yizhen Sang, Kenji Tsuji, Akiko Inoue-Torii, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Shinji Kitamura, Jun Wada

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yizhen SangDepartment of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Kenji TsujiDepartment of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5442-7008
Akiko Inoue-ToriiDepartment of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Kazuhiko FukushimaDepartment of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Shinji KitamuraDepartment of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4535-8092
Jun WadaDepartment of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Okayama University · JP

Funding

China Scholarship Council N/AGlaxoSmithKline Japan N/ATeraoka Scholarship Foundation N/Athe Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)/Grant-in-Aid for Scientific research (C) 18K08244the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)/Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists 18K15978
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Podocyte injury is an independent risk factor for the progression of renal diseases. Semaphorin3A (SEMA3A), expressed in podocytes and tubular cells in the mammalian adult kidneys, has been reported to regulate diverse biological functions and be associated with renal diseases. Here, we investigated pathological roles of SEMA3A signaling on podocyte injury using a doxorubicin (Dox)-induced mouse model and examined the therapeutic effect of SEMA3A-inhibitor (SEMA3A-I). We demonstrated that Dox caused massive albuminuria and podocyte apoptosis as well as an increase of SEMA3A expression in podocytes, all of which were ameliorated with SEMA3A-I treatment. In addition, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), known as a downstream of SEMA3A signaling, was activated in Dox-injected mouse podocytes while SEMA3A-I treatment partially blocked the activation. In vitro, SEMA3A-I protected against Dox-induced podocyte apoptosis and recombinant SEMA3A caused podocyte apoptosis with activation of JNK signaling. JNK inhibitor, SP600125, attenuated SEMA3A-induced podocyte apoptosis, indicating that the JNK pathway would be involved in SEMA3A-induced podocyte apoptosis. Furthermore, the analysis of human data revealed a positive correlation between levels of urinary SEMA3A and protein, suggesting that SEMA3A is associated with podocyte injury. In conclusion, SEMA3A has essential roles in podocyte injury and it would be the therapeutic target for protecting from podocyte injury.

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AnimalsApoptosisBiomarkersDisease Models, AnimalDoxorubicinGene ExpressionHumansImmunohistochemistryJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesKidney DiseasesMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMicePodocytesProteinuriaSemaphorin-3ABiomarkersDoxorubicinJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesSemaphorin-3Aapoptosisc-Jun N-terminal kinasepodocyteproteinuriasemaphorin3A

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