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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 493, Issue 1, Pages 840-846Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.08.047
Keywords
Renal proximal tubular epithelial cells; Adiponectin receptor; Angiotensin II receptor; Dimerization
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- National Science Foundation of China [81170679, 81400694]
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Abnormal expression and dysfunction of adiponectin and the cognate receptors are involved in diabetes and diabetic kidney disease (DKD), whereas angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) alleviate diabetic albuminuria and prevent development of DKD through upregulation of adiponectin expression. Here we report that high glucose stimulates expression of angiotensin II (AngII) receptors (AT1 and AT2) in renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (NRK-52E). These receptors underwent hetero-dimerization with adiponectin receptor AdipoR1 and AdipoR2, respectively. High glucose inhibited the dimerization between AT1 and AT2. Interestingly, these hetero-dimers instigated tubulointerstitial injury by inhibiting the cytoprotective action of the adiponectin receptors. These modes of receptor-receptor hetero-dimerization may contribute to high glucose induced renal tubulointerstitial injury and could be potential therapeutic targets. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier Inc.
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