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Overexpression of Toll-like receptor 8 correlates with the progression of podocyte injury in murine autoimmune glomerulonephritis
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| Title: | Overexpression of Toll-like receptor 8 correlates with the progression of podocyte injury in murine autoimmune glomerulonephritis |
| Authors: | Kimura, Junpei Browse this author | | Ichii, Osamu Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Miyazono, Kosuke Browse this author | | Nakamura, Teppei Browse this author | | Horino, Taro Browse this author | | Otsuka-Kanazawa, Saori Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Kon, Yasuhiro Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Issue Date: | 3-Dec-2014 |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
| Journal Title: | Scientific reports |
| Volume: | 4 |
| Start Page: | 7290 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1038/srep07290 |
| Abstract: | Members of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) family serve as pathogen sensors and participate in local autoimmune responses. This study found a correlation between glomerular injury and TLR expression by analysing BXSB/MpJ-Yaa (BXSB-Yaa) lupus model mice. In isolated glomeruli, the mRNA expression of several TLRs was higher in BXSB-Yaa mice than in healthy control BXSB mice. In particular, the expression of Tlr8 and its downstream cytokines was markedly increased. In mouse kidneys, TLR8 protein and mRNA localized to podocytes, and TLR8 protein expression in the glomerulus was higher in BXSB-Yaa mice than in BXSB mice. In BXSB-Yaa mice, the glomerular levels of Tlr8 mRNA negatively correlated with the glomerular levels of podocyte functional markers (Nphs1, Nphs2, and Synpo) and positively correlated with urinary albumin levels. Furthermore, the glomerular and serum levels of miR-21, a putative microRNA ligand of TLR8, were higher in BXSB-Yaa mice than in BXSB mice. The urinary levels of Tlr8 mRNA were also higher in BXSB-Yaa mice than in BXSB mice. In conclusion, the overexpression of TLR8 correlates with the progression of podocyte injury in glomerulonephritis. Thus, altered levels of urinary Tlr8 mRNA might reflect podocyte injury. |
| Rights: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/57902 |
| Appears in Collections: | 獣医学院・獣医学研究院 (Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine / Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 昆 泰寛
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