Item Type: | Article |
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Title: | A peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha activator induces renal CYP2C23 activity and protects from angiotensin II-induced renal injury |
Creators Name: | Muller, D.N., Theuer, J., Shagdarsuren, E., Kaergel, E., Honeck, H., Park, J.K., Markovic, M., Barbosa-Sicard, E., Dechend, R., Wellner, M., Kirsch, T., Fiebeler, A., Rothe, M., Haller, H., Luft, F.C. and Schunck, W.H. |
Abstract: | Cytochrome P450 (CYP)-dependent arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites are involved in the regulation of renal vascular tone and salt excretion. The epoxygenation product 11,12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EET) is anti-inflammatory and inhibits nuclear factor-κB activation. We tested the hypothesis that the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α-activator fenofibrate (Feno) induces CYP isoforms, AA hydroxylation, and epoxygenation activity, and protects against inflammatory organ damage. Double-transgenic rats (dTGRs) overexpressing human renin and angiotensinogen genes were treated with Feno. Feno normalized blood pressure, albuminuria, reduced nuclear factor-κB activity, and renal leukocyte infiltration. Renal epoxygenase activity was lower in dTGRs compared to nontransgenic rats. Feno strongly induced renal CYP2C23 protein and AA-epoxygenase activity under pathological and nonpathological conditions. In both cases, CYP2C23 was the major isoform responsible for 11,12-EET formation. Moreover, we describe a novel CYP2C23-dependent pathway leading to hydroxy-EETs (HEETs), which may serve as endogenous peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α activators. The capacity to produce HEETs via CYP2C23-dependent epoxygenation of 20-HETE and CYP4A-dependent hydroxylation of EETs was reduced in dTGR kidneys and induced by Feno. These results demonstrate that Feno protects against angiotensin II-induced renal damage and acts as inducer of CYP2C23-mediated epoxygenase activities. We propose that CYP-dependent EET/HEET production may serve as an anti-inflammatory control mechanism. |
Keywords: | 8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid, Angiotensin II, Angiotensinogen, Antilipemic Agents, Arachidonic Acid, Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear Receptors, Genetically Modified Animals, Hypertension, Immunohistochemistry, Kidney, Kidney Diseases, Liquid Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry, NF-kappa B, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Procetofen, Renin, Transcription Factors, Vasoconstrictor Agents, Western Blotting, Animals, Rats |
Source: | American Journal of Pathology |
ISSN: | 0002-9440 |
Publisher: | American Society for Investigative Pathology |
Volume: | 164 |
Number: | 2 |
Page Range: | 521-532 |
Date: | 1 January 2004 |
Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9440(10)63142-2 |
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