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MATRIX BIOLOGY
Volume 27, Issue 1, Pages 42-52Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2007.07.003
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kidney; glomeruli; mesangium; fibrosis; extracellular matrix
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Syndecan-4 is an ubiquitous, plasma membrane-spanning heparan sulfate proteoglycan involved in proliferation, differentiation, adhesion and migration of cells in vitro. Syndecan-4 knockout (KO) mice show no obvious defects but respond abnormally to experimental stress conditions. In the adult, syndecan-4 is the most abundant syndecan of renal tissue. We therefore investigated the consequences of syndecan-4 deficiency during progression of kidney disease using unilaterally nephrectomized mice, a model of glomerular hyperfiltration and renal hypertrophy. 60 days after unilateral nephrectomy (UNX), mesangial expansion, enhanced matrix production (collagens I and TV, fibronectin) and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, resembling early stages of diabetic nephropathy, was apparent in male but not female syndecan-4 KO mice. No defect was detected in wild type UNX males. Syndecan-2 mRNA and protein were not detectable in renal glomeruli of wild type mice, but were induced specifically in the glomeruli of the syndecan-4 deficient kidneys after unilateral nephrectomy. Due to the structural similarities of syndecans-2 and -4 we hypothesize that de novo-production of syndecan-2 in kidneys after unilateral nephrectomy reflects a compensatory response. However, this response is counterproductive since syndecan-2 supports the pro-sclerotic activity of TGF-beta 1 which is increased in parallel with syndecan-2 synthesis. By contrast, signaling through syndecan-4 negatively controls the production of pro-sclerotic TGF-beta 1. (0 2007 Elsevier B.V./International Society of Matrix Biology. All rights reserved.
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