Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 22, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094827
Keywords
CRIF1; mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation; podocyte; albuminuria; glomerular sclerosis
Funding
- Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education [NRF-2010-0024594]
- Chungnam National University Hospital Research Fund
- Chungnam National University
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Recent studies have shown that mitochondrial disruption in podocytes can lead to glomerular diseases, particularly diabetic nephropathy. Deficiency of CRIF1 gene results in podocyte dysfunction and progressive glomerular sclerosis and tubulointerstitial diseases in mice. The study demonstrates a link between podocyte mitochondrial dysfunction and the development of glomerular diseases.
Recent studies have implicated mitochondrial disruption in podocyte dysfunction, which is a characteristic feature of primary and diabetic glomerular diseases. However, the mechanisms by which primary mitochondrial dysfunction in podocytes affects glomerular renal diseases are currently unknown. To investigate the role of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) in podocyte dysfunction, glomerular function was examined in mice carrying a loss of function mutation of the gene encoding CR6-interacting factor-1 (CRIF1), which is essential for intramitochondrial production and the subsequent insertion of OxPhos polypeptides into the inner mitochondrial membrane. Homozygotic deficiency of CRIF1 in podocytes resulted in profound and progressive albuminuria from 3 weeks of age; the CRIF1-deficient mice also developed glomerular and tubulointerstitial lesions by 10 weeks of age. Furthermore, marked glomerular sclerosis and interstitial fibrosis were observed in homozygous CRIF1-deficient mice at 20 weeks of age. In cultured mouse podocytes, loss of CRIF1 resulted in OxPhos dysfunction and marked loss or abnormal aggregation of F-actin. These findings indicate that the OxPhos status determines the integrity of podocytes and their ability to maintain a tight barrier and control albuminuria. Analyses of the glomerular function of the podocyte-specific primary OxPhos dysfunction model mice demonstrate a link between podocyte mitochondrial dysfunction, progressive glomerular sclerosis, and tubulointerstitial diseases.
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