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ReviewFrontiers in medicine2022

Experimental Aristolochic Acid Nephropathy: A Relevant Model to Study AKI-to-CKD Transition.

Thomas Baudoux, Inès Jadot, Anne-Emilie Declèves, Marie-Hélène Antoine, Jean-Marie Colet, Olivia Botton, Eric De Prez, Agnieszka Pozdzik, Cécile Husson, Nathalie Caron and 1 more

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Review in Frontiers in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas BaudouxLaboratory of Experimental Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
Inès JadotMolecular Physiology Research Unit (URPhyM), Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences (NARILIS), University of Namur (UNamur), Namur, Belgium.
Anne-Emilie DeclèvesLaboratory of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (UMONS), Mons, Belgium.
Marie-Hélène AntoineLaboratory of Experimental Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
Jean-Marie ColetDepartment of Human Biology & Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (UMONS), Mons, Belgium.
Olivia BottonMolecular Physiology Research Unit (URPhyM), Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences (NARILIS), University of Namur (UNamur), Namur, Belgium.
Eric De PrezLaboratory of Experimental Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
Agnieszka PozdzikLaboratory of Experimental Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
Cécile HussonLaboratory of Experimental Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
Nathalie CaronMolecular Physiology Research Unit (URPhyM), Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences (NARILIS), University of Namur (UNamur), Namur, Belgium.
Joëlle L NortierLaboratory of Experimental Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
Université Libre de Bruxelles · BEUniversity of Namur · BEUniversity of Mons · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aristolochic acid nephropathy (AAN) is a progressive tubulointerstitial nephritis caused by the intake of aristolochic acids (AA) contained in Chinese herbal remedies or contaminated food. AAN is characterized by tubular atrophy and interstitial fibrosis, characterizing advanced kidney disease. It is established that sustained or recurrent acute kidney injury (AKI) episodes contribute to the progression of CKD. Therefore, the study of underlying mechanisms of AA-induced nephrotoxicity could be useful in understanding the complex AKI-to-CKD transition. We developed a translational approach of AKI-to-CKD transition by reproducing human AAN in rodent models. Indeed, in such models, an early phase of acute tubular necrosis was rapidly followed by a massive interstitial recruitment of activated monocytes/macrophages followed by cytotoxic T lymphocytes, resulting in a transient AKI episode. A later chronic phase was then observed with progressive tubular atrophy related to dedifferentiation and necrosis of tubular epithelial cells. The accumulation of vimentin and αSMA-positive cells expressing TGFβ in interstitial areas suggested an increase in resident fibroblasts and their activation into myofibroblasts resulting in collagen deposition and CKD. In addition, we identified 4 major actors in the AKI-to-CKD transition: (1) the tubular epithelial cells, (2) the endothelial cells of the interstitial capillary network, (3) the inflammatory infiltrate, and (4) the myofibroblasts. This review provides the most comprehensive and informative data we were able to collect and examines the pending questions.

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AKI-to-CKD transitionanimal modelsaristolochic acid nephropathyaristolochic acidsnephrotoxicantsrenal fibrosis

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