Journal
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE
Volume 1867, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.165996
Keywords
Pregnane X receptor; Acute kidney injury; Cisplatin; Nephrotoxicity; PI3K/AKT pathway
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81970606, 81722010, 91639201, 81970595]
- Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (China) [2019-ZD-0938]
- Liaoning BaiQianWan Talents Program
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Activation of PXR significantly attenuates cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in mice by regulating multiple crucial signaling pathways, especially the PI3K/AKT pathway. In vitro studies suggest that PXR protects against cisplatin-induced apoptosis of proximal tubule cells in a PI3K-dependent manner. These results indicate that PXR activation may serve as a novel protective target for cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity.
Cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury (CAKI) has been recognized as one of the most serious side effects of cisplatin. Pregnane X receptor (PXR) is a ligand-dependent nuclear receptor and serves as a master regulator of xenobiotic detoxification. Increasing evidence also suggests PXR has many other functions including the regulation of cell proliferation, inflammatory response, and glucose and lipid metabolism. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of PXR in cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in mice. CAKI model was performed in wild-type or PXR knockout mice. Pregnenolone 16a-carbonitrile (PCN), a mouse PXR specific agonist, was used for PXR activation. The renal function, biochemical, histopathological and molecular alterations were examined in mouse blood, urine or renal tissues. Whole transcriptome analysis was performed by RNA sequencing. We found that PXR activation significantly attenuated CAKI as reflected by improved renal function, reduced renal tubular apoptosis, ameliorated oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress, and suppressed inflammatory gene expression. RNA sequencing analysis revealed that the renopmtective effect of PXR was associated with multiple crucial signaling pathways, especially the PI3K/AKT pathway. In vitro study further revealed that PXR protected against cisplatin-induced apoptosis of cultured proximal tubule cells in a PI3K-dependent manner. Our results demonstrate that PXR activation can preserve renal function in cisplatin-induced AKI and suggest a possibility of PXR as a novel protective target for cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity.
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