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Item Harvest Tissue Source Does Not Alter the Protective Power of Stromal Cell Therapy Following Intestinal Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury(Elsevier, 2016-08) Jensen, Amanda R.; Manning, Morenci M.; Khaneki, Sina; Drucker, Natalie A.; Markel, Troy A.; Medicine, School of MedicineBackground Transplantation of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) may be a novel treatment for intestinal ischemia. The optimal stromal cell source that could yield maximal protection following injury, however, has not been identified. We hypothesized that: 1) MSCs would increase survival and mesenteric perfusion, preserve intestinal histological architecture, and limit inflammation following intestinal ischemia and reperfusion injury (I/R), and 2) MSCs harvested from different sources of tissue would have equivalent protective properties to the intestine following I/R. Methods Adult male mice were anesthetized and a midline laparotomy performed. The intestines were eviscerated, the small bowel mesenteric root identified, and baseline intestinal perfusion was determined using Laser Doppler Imaging (LDI). Intestinal ischemia was established by temporarily occluding the superior mesenteric artery for 60 minutes with a non-crushing clamp. Following ischemia, the clamp was removed and the intestines were allowed to recover. Prior to abdominal closure, 2 × 106 human umbilical (USCs), bone-marrow (BMSCs) derived MSCs, or keratinocytes in 250μl of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) vehicle were injected into the peritoneum. Animals were allowed to recover for 12 or 24 hours (perfusion, histology, inflammatory studies), or 7 days (survival studies). Survival data was analyzed using log rank test. Perfusion was expressed as percentage of baseline and 12 and 24 hour data was analyzed using one way ANOVA and student’s t-test. Non parametric data was compared using Mann-Whitney-U test. A p-value of less than 0.05 was significant. Results All MSCs increased seven day survival following I/R and were superior to vehicle or keratinocytes (P<0.05). All MSCs increased mesenteric perfusion above vehicle at 12 and 24 hours following injury (P<0.05). All MSCs provided superior perfusion compared to keratinocytes at 24 hours post-injury (P<0.05). Administration of each MSC line improved intestinal histology after I/R (P<0.05). Multiple pro-inflammatory chemokines were down-regulated following application of MSCs suggesting a decreased inflammatory response following MSC therapy. Conclusion Transplantation of MSCs following intestinal I/R, irrespective of source tissue, significantly increases survival and mesenteric perfusion while limiting intestinal damage and inflammation. Further studies are needed to identify the mechanism that these cells utilize to promote improved outcomes following injury.Item Muc1 is protective during kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury(American Physiological Society, 2015-06-15) Pastor-Soler, Núria M.; Sutton, Timothy A.; Mang, Henry E.; Kinlough, Carol L.; Gendler, Sandra J.; Madsen, Cathy S.; Bastacky, Sheldon I.; Ho, Jacqueline; Al-Bataineh, Mohammad M.; Hallows, Kenneth R.; Singh, Sucha; Monga, Satdarshan P.; Kobayashi, Hanako; Haase, Volker H.; Hughey, Rebecca P.; Department of Medicine, IU School of MedicineIschemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) due to hypotension is a common cause of human acute kidney injury (AKI). Hypoxia-inducible transcription factors (HIFs) orchestrate a protective response in renal endothelial and epithelial cells in AKI models. As human mucin 1 (MUC1) is induced by hypoxia and enhances HIF-1 activity in cultured epithelial cells, we asked whether mouse mucin 1 (Muc1) regulates HIF-1 activity in kidney tissue during IRI. Whereas Muc1 was localized on the apical surface of the thick ascending limb, distal convoluted tubule, and collecting duct in the kidneys of sham-treated mice, Muc1 appeared in the cytoplasm and nucleus of all tubular epithelia during IRI. Muc1 was induced during IRI, and Muc1 transcripts and protein were also present in recovering proximal tubule cells. Kidney damage was worse and recovery was blocked during IRI in Muc1 knockout mice compared with congenic control mice. Muc1 knockout mice had reduced levels of HIF-1α, reduced or aberrant induction of HIF-1 target genes involved in the shift of glucose metabolism to glycolysis, and prolonged activation of AMP-activated protein kinase, indicating metabolic stress. Muc1 clearly plays a significant role in enhancing the HIF protective pathway during ischemic insult and recovery in kidney epithelia, providing a new target for developing therapies to treat AKI. Moreover, our data support a role specifically for HIF-1 in epithelial protection of the kidney during IRI as Muc1 is present only in tubule epithelial cells.Item Renal endothelial dysfunction in acute kidney ischemia reperfusion injury(Bentham Science, 2014-03-01) Basile, David P.; Yoder, Mervin C.; Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, IU School of MedicineAcute kidney injury is associated with alterations in vascular tone that contribute to an overall reduction in GFR. Studies in animal models indicate that ischemia triggers alterations in endothelial function that contribute significantly to the overall degree and severity of a kidney injury. Putative mediators of vasoconstriction that may contribute to the initial loss of renal blood flow and GFR are highlighted. In addition, there is discussion of how intrinsic damage to the endothelium impairs homeostatic responses in vascular tone as well as promotes leukocyte adhesion and exacerbating the reduction in renal blood flow. The timing of potential therapies in animal models as they relate to the evolution of AKI, as well as the limitations of such approaches in the clinical setting are discussed. Finally, we discuss how acute kidney injury induces permanent alterations in renal vascular structure. We posit that the cause of the sustained impairment in kidney capillary density results from impaired endothelial growth responses and suggest that this limitation is a primary contributing feature underlying progression of chronic kidney disease.Item A wandering path toward prevention for acute kidney injury(The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2016-05) Atkinson, Simon J.; Biology, School of ScienceAcute kidney injury (AKI) is a common cause of hospital-related mortality; therefore, strategies to either prevent or treat this complication are of great interest. In this issue of the JCI, Inoue, Abe, and colleagues have uncovered a targetable neuroimmunomodulatory mechanism that protects mice from ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) and subsequent AKI. Specifically, the authors demonstrate that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) activates the cholinergic antiinflammatory pathway (CAP), resulting in activation of antiinflammatory effects via α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-expressing splenic macrophages. Together, the results of this study have potential clinical implications in the prevention of AKI in at-risk individuals.