内质网
未折叠蛋白反应
细胞凋亡
急性肾损伤
败血症
脂多糖
平衡
肾
炎症
细胞生物学
生物
医学
癌症研究
化学
作者
Nanhui Jiang,Rong Huang,Jiahao Zhang,Dongxue Xu,Tianlong Li,Zhongyi Sun,Lianjiu Su,Zhiyong Peng
标识
DOI:10.1096/fj.202101555rr
摘要
Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2 (TIMP2) has been recognized as an important biomarker for predicting acute kidney injury (AKI) because of its involvement in the process of inflammation and apoptosis in septic AKI. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, a condition of disrupted ER homeostasis, is implicated in multiple pathophysiological processes, including kidney disease. Herein, we investigated the correlation between ER stress and septic AKI and further explored how TIMP2 regulated ER stress-mediated apoptosis. To assess the role of TIMP2 in sepsis-induced AKI, we used a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model in mice with tubule-specific deficiency of TIMP2 (Ksp-Cre/TIMP2flox/flox) and their wild-type counterparts. Compared to the wild-type mice, TIMP2-deficient mice demonstrated lower serum creatinine levels and decreased ER stress-mediated apoptosis when subjected to CLP. Interestingly, in human kidney (HK-2) cells, overexpression of TIMP2 caused ER stress, whereas TIMP2 knockdown attenuated lipopolysaccharide-induced ER stress and apoptosis. TIMP2 interacted with the binding immunoglobulin protein, an ER chaperone, and facilitates its extracellular secretion, thereby triggering ER stress. This study identified that the deletion of TIMP2 in mouse tubules mitigated sepsis-induced AKI by inhibiting ER stress-mediated apoptosis, which might be a potential therapeutic strategy to alleviate renal injury.
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