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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52872-5
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- Life Science Research Board of DRDO, INDIA [LSRB-296]
- Indian Council of Medical Research [2019-0905]
- Indian Council of Medical Research
- University Grants Commission
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Podocytes are specialized cells of the glomerulus and key component of the glomerular filtration apparatus (GFA). GFA regulates the permselectivity and ultrafiltration of blood. The mechanism by which the integrity of the GFA is compromised and manifest in proteinuria during ischemic stroke remains enigmatic. We investigated the mechanism of ischemic hypoxia-induced proteinuria in a middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model. Ischemic hypoxia resulted in the accumulation of HIF1 alpha in the podocytes that resulted in the increased expression of ZEB2 (Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 2). ZEB2, in turn, induced TRPC6 (transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily C, member 6), which has increased selectivity for calcium. Elevated expression of TRPC6 elicited increased calcium influx and aberrant activation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in podocytes. FAK activation resulted in the stress fibers reorganization and podocyte foot process effacement. Our study suggests overactive HIF1 alpha/ZEB2 axis during ischemic-hypoxia raises intracellular calcium levels via TRPC6 and consequently altered podocyte structure and function thus contributes to proteinuria.
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