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ArticleClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2021

Maternal hypothyroidism during pregnancy alters the function of the retinol-binding protein 4-mediated mitochondrial permeability conversion pore in the kidneys of offspring rats.

Danyan Chen, Li Li, Fang Ren, Rongxi Huang, Hua Gan, Huacong Deng, Hongman Wang

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Article in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Danyan ChenDepartments of Endocrinology, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Departments of EndocrinologyChongqing General HospitalUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesChinaChina.ORCID 0000-0003-4473-5650
Li LiDepartments of Endocrinology, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Departments of EndocrinologyChongqing General HospitalUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesChinaChina.ORCID 0000-0002-3755-9030
Fang RenDepartments of Emergency, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Departments of EmergencyChongqing General HospitalUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesChinaChina.ORCID 0000-0002-4311-9365
Rongxi HuangDepartments of Endocrinology, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Departments of EndocrinologyChongqing General HospitalUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesChinaChina.ORCID 0000-0003-0072-1978
Hua GanDepartments of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Departments of Nephrologythe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChinaChina.ORCID 0000-0001-8073-7907
Huacong DengDepartments of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Departments of Endocrinologythe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChinaChina.ORCID 0000-0002-0748-8323
Hongman WangDepartments of Endocrinology, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Departments of EndocrinologyChongqing General HospitalUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesChinaChina.ORCID 0000-0001-6194-8389
First People's Hospital of Chongqing · CNThe Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CNUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo determine the role of the RBP4/PiC/SIRT3 signaling pathway in the opening of the mitochondria permeability transition pore (mPTP) in offspring rats with hypothyroidism during pregnancy.

methodsSixty Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were employed in this study. Pregnancy was deemed successful when a sperm was found in the uterus. After one week of pregnancy, offspring rats were divided into the following groups: overall hypothyroidism group (OH group), subclinical hypothyroidism group (SCH group), and normal control group (CON group). The establishment of the hypothyroidism model was confirmed when the serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels were higher than normal value and TT4 level was within the normal range. The renal mitochondria of offspring rats were extracted on the 14th postnatal day (P14) and 35th postnatal day (P35).

resultsAt P14, no significant differences in the degree of mPTP opening and expression of phosphoric acid carrier vector (PiC) were detected between the rats in the OH group and the SCH group. However, the expression level of silent mating-type information regulation 3 homolog (SIRT3) was markedly reduced. Retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) expression increased in the rats from the OH group, relative to that in those from the SCH group. At P35, the degree of mPTP opening and the expression levels of PiC and RBP4 in the OH group were higher than those in the SCH group. However, SIRT3 expression in the OH group was lower than that observed in the SCH group.

conclusionRBP4 plays an important role in early renal mitochondrial damage and renal impairment in rats suffering from hypothyroidism during pregnancy. The RBP4/PiC/SIRT3 pathway is thus involved in the opening of the renal mPTP in offspring rats with hyperthyroidism.

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HypothyroidismKidneyMitochondriaPregnancy ComplicationsAnimalsFemalePermeabilityPregnancyRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRetinol-Binding Proteins, PlasmaRbp4 protein, ratRetinol-Binding Proteins, Plasma

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PMID33503180
PMCPMC7811836
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