Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition compromises vascular integrity to induce Myc-mediated metabolic reprogramming in kidney fibrosis
2020-06-09 | journal article; research paper. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition compromises vascular integrity to induce Myc-mediated metabolic reprogramming in kidney fibrosis
Lovisa, S.; Fletcher-Sananikone, E.; Sugimoto, H.; Hensel, J.; Lahiri, S.; Hertig, A. & Taduri, G. et al. (2020)
Science Signaling, 13(635) art. eaaz2597. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/scisignal.aaz2597
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- Lovisa, Sara; Fletcher-Sananikone, Eliot; Sugimoto, Hikaru; Hensel, Janine; Lahiri, Sharmistha; Hertig, Alexandre; Taduri, Gangadhar; Lawson, Erica; Dewar, Rajan; Revuelta, Ignacio; Kato, Noritoshi; Wu, Chang-Jiun; Bassett, Roland L.; Putluri, Nagireddy; Zeisberg, Michael ; Zeisberg, Elisabeth M. ; LeBleu, Valerie S.; Kalluri, Raghu
- Abstract
- Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) is a cellular transdifferentiation program in which endothelial cells partially lose their endothelial identity and acquire mesenchymal-like features. Renal capillary endothelial cells can undergo EndMT in association with persistent damage of the renal parenchyma. The functional consequence(s) of EndMT in kidney fibrosis remains unexplored. Here, we studied the effect of Twist or Snail deficiency in endothelial cells on EndMT in kidney fibrosis. Conditional deletion of Twist1 (which encodes Twist) or Snai1 (which encodes Snail) in VE-cadherin+ or Tie1+ endothelial cells inhibited the emergence of EndMT and improved kidney fibrosis in two different kidney injury/fibrosis mouse models. Suppression of EndMT limited peritubular vascular leakage, reduced tissue hypoxia, and preserved tubular epithelial health and function. Hypoxia, which was exacerbated by EndMT, resulted in increased Myc abundance in tubular epithelial cells, enhanced glycolysis, and suppression of fatty acid oxidation. Pharmacological suppression or epithelial-specific genetic ablation of Myc in tubular epithelial cells ameliorated fibrosis and restored renal parenchymal function and metabolic homeostasis. Together, these findings demonstrate a functional role for EndMT in the response to kidney capillary endothelial injury and highlight the contribution of endothelial-epithelial cross-talk in the development of kidney fibrosis with a potential for therapeutic intervention.
- Issue Date
- 9-June-2020
- Journal
- Science Signaling
- ISSN
- 1945-0877
- eISSN
- 1937-9145
- Language
- English