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ArticleMatrix biology plus2020

Glycation alters the mechanical behavior of kidney extracellular matrix.

Snehal Sant, Dan Wang, Rishabh Agarwal, Sarah Dillender, Nicholas Ferrell

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Article in Matrix biology plus, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Mechanical characterization of native and sugar-modified decellularized kidneys.Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Snehal SantDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States of America.
Dan WangDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States of America.
Rishabh AgarwalDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States of America.
Sarah DillenderDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States of America.
Nicholas FerrellDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States of America.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · US

Funding

Protein Handling By Renal Proximal Tubule Epithelial CellsK01DK092357 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI FERRELL, NICHOLAS · 2012 to 2016
$608k
Glucose-Induced Stiffening of Extracellular Matrix in Diabetic NephropathyR03DK110399 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI FERRELL, NICHOLAS · 2016 to 2017
$158k
NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK092357NIDDK NIH HHS R03 DK110399
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix (ECM) are important in maintaining normal physiological function, and changes in ECM mechanics drive disease. The biochemical structure of the ECM is modified with aging and in diseases such as diabetes. One mechanism of ECM modification is the non-enzymatic reaction between sugars and ECM proteins resulting in formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Some AGE reactions result in formation of molecular crosslinks within or between matrix proteins, but it is not clear how sugar-mediated biochemical modification of the ECM translates to changes in kidney ECM mechanical properties. AGE-mediated changes in ECM mechanics may have pathological consequences in diabetic kidney disease. To determine how sugars alter the mechanical properties of the kidney ECM, we employ custom methodologies to evaluate the mechanical properties of isolated tubular basement membrane (TBM) and glomerular ECM. Results show that the mechanical properties of TBM and glomerular ECM stiffness were altered by incubation in glucose and ribose. Mechanical behavior of TBM and glomerular ECM were further evaluated using mechanical models for hyperelastic materials in tension and compression. Increased ECM stiffness following sugar modification corresponded to increased crosslinking as determined by ECM fluorescence and reduced pepsin extractability of sugar modified ECM. These results show that sugar-induced modifications significantly affect the mechanical properties of kidney ECM. AGE-mediated changes in ECM mechanics may be important in progression of chronic diseases including diabetic kidney disease.

Indexed as

Advanced glycation end-productsDiabetesElastic modulusExtracellular matrixKidney

Identifiers

PMID33543034
PMCPMC7852306
OpenAlexW3017012799

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