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PPAR-α Insufficiency Enhances Doxorubicin-Induced Nephropathy in PPAR-α Knockout Mice and a Murine Podocyte Cell Line.

Kohei Matsuta, Kazuko Kamiyama, Toru Imamoto, Izumi Takeda, Shinya Masunaga, Mamiko Kobayashi, Naoki Takahashi, Kenji Kasuno, Masanori Hara, Masayuki Iwano and 2 more

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Article in Cells, 2024. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Podocyte Metabolic Reprogramming and Targeted Therapy.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Kohei MatsutaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, University of Fukui Hospital, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
Kazuko KamiyamaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, University of Fukui Hospital, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
Toru ImamotoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, University of Fukui Hospital, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
Izumi TakedaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, University of Fukui Hospital, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
Shinya MasunagaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, University of Fukui Hospital, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
Mamiko KobayashiDivision of Nephrology, Department of General Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
Naoki TakahashiDivision of Nephrology, Department of General Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7572-5004
Kenji KasunoDivision of Nephrology, Department of General Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4371-9109
Masanori HaraIwamuro Health Promotion Center, Niigata 953-0104, Japan.
Masayuki IwanoDivision of Nephrology, Department of General Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
Tadashi ToyamaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, University of Fukui Hospital, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
Hideki KimuraDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, University of Fukui Hospital, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.

Funding

Grants-in-Aid from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JSPS KAKENHI, Grant Numbers: JP15K09252 to H.K. and JP15H04836 to M.I.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPAR-α) and its exogenous activators (fibrates) promote autophagy. However, whether the deleterious effects of PPAR-α deficiency on doxorubicin (DOX)-induced podocytopathy are associated with reduced autophagy remains to be clarified. We investigated the mechanisms of PPAR-α in DOX-induced podocytopathy and tubular injury in PPAR-α knockout (PAKO) mice and in a murine podocyte cell line. DOX-treated PAKO mice showed higher serum levels of triglycerides and non-esterified fatty acids and more severe podocytopathy than DOX-treated wild-type mice, as evidenced by higher urinary levels of proteins and podocalyxin at 3 days to 2 weeks and higher blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine levels at 4 weeks. Additionally, there was an increased accumulation of p62, a negative autophagy marker, in the glomerular and tubular regions in DOX-treated PAKO mice at Day 9. Moreover, DOX-treated PAKO mice showed more severe glomerulosclerosis and tubular damage and lower podocalyxin expression in the kidneys than DOX-treated control mice at 4 weeks. Furthermore, DOX treatment increased p-p53, an apoptosis marker, and cleaved the caspase-3 levels and induced apoptosis, which was ameliorated by fenofibrate, a PPAR-α activator. Fenofibrate further enhanced AMPK activation and autophagy under fed and fasting conditions. Conclusively, PPAR-α deficiency enhances DOX-induced podocytopathy, glomerulosclerosis, and tubular injury, possibly by reducing autophagic activity in mouse kidneys.

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AutophagyDoxorubicinMice, KnockoutPodocytesPPAR alphaAnimalsApoptosisCell LineFenofibrateKidney DiseasesMaleMiceDoxorubicinFenofibratePPAR alphaAMPKapoptosisautophagycaspasedoxorubicinglomerulosclerosisp62podocytePPAR-α

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PMID39273018
PMCPMC11394432

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