Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein and Oxidative Stress in the Development of Glomerulosclerosis

Glomerulosclerosis frequently complicates most renal diseases and is characterized by mesangial matrix accumulation. Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL) could induce oxidative stress and profibrotic gene expression in mesangial cells. This article will review our current understanding of the pathogenetic mechanisms of lipid-mediated glomerulosclerosis, emphasizing the fibrogenic signaling cascades triggered by Ox-LDL. In addition, therapeutic strategies to prevent the development of Ox-LDL-mediated glomerulosclerosis will be discussed. Copyright (C) 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel