Prevention of renal damage caused by Shiga toxin type 2: Action of Miglustat on human endothelial and epithelial cells
Autor: | Cristina Ibarra, María Marta Amaral, Flavia Sacerdoti, Horacio A. Repetto, Magalí Celeste Girard, Fulton P. Rivera |
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Rok vydání: | 2015 |
Předmět: |
1-Deoxynojirimycin
Endothelium Biology Pharmacology Kidney urologic and male genital diseases Toxicology Epithelium Shiga Toxin fluids and secretions In vivo hemic and lymphatic diseases Miglustat medicine Humans Cytotoxic T cell Receptor Cells Cultured Shiga toxin medicine.anatomical_structure Cell culture Immunology biology.protein medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Toxicon. 105:27-33 |
ISSN: | 0041-0101 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.08.021 |
Popis: | Typical hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is responsible for acute and chronic renal failure in children younger than 5 years old in Argentina. Renal damages have been associated with Shiga toxin type 1 and/or 2 (Stx1, Stx2) produced by Escherichia coli O157:H7, although strains expressing Stx2 are highly prevalent in Argentina. Human glomerular endothelial cells (HGEC) and proximal tubule epithelial cells are very Stx-sensitive since they express high levels of Stx receptor (Gb3). Nowadays, there is no available therapy to protect patients from acute toxin-mediated cellular injury. New strategies have been developed based on the Gb3 biosynthesis inhibition through blocking the enzyme glucosylceramide (GL1) synthase. We assayed the action of a GL1 inhibitor (Miglustat: MG), on the prevention of the renal damage induced by Stx2. HGEC primary cultures and HK-2 cell line were pre-treated with MG and then incubated with Stx2. HK- 2 and HGEC express Gb3 and MG was able to decrease the levels of this receptor. As a consequence, both types of cells were protected from Stx2 cytotoxicity and morphology damage. MG was able to avoid Stx2 effects in human renal cells and could be a feasible strategy to protect kidney tissues from the cytotoxic effects of Stx2 in vivo. |
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