J Korean Soc Transplant.  2007 Dec;21(2):210-215.

Effects of Inosine Monophosphate Dehydrogenase Inhibition on Platelet-derived Growth Factor- Induced Fibronectin Secretion and Cellular Reactive Oxygen Species in Mouse Mesangial Cells

Affiliations
  • 1The Research Institute for Transplantation, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yukim@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE: Mesangial cell extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis plays an important role in various renal diseases. Mycophenolic acid (MPA), which is an inhibitor of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH), inhibits mesangial cell proliferation and ECM synthesis. However, the exact mechanism of MPA has not been clearly elucidated in mesangial cells. To examine the relative importance of IMPDH on the inhibitory action of MPA, we compared the effects of MPA or IMPDH2 siRNA on platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-induced fibronectin secretion and cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in mouse mesangial cells (MMC).
METHODS
MMC were stimulated with PDGF 10 ng/ml with or without MPA 0.1~10micrometer, IMPDH2 siRNA 10~50 nM, or N-acetylcystein (NAC). IMPDH2 siRNA was transiently transfected by lipofectamine for 24 hours. MPA 0.1~10micrometer, ribavirin 10~100micrometer, and NAC 5 mM were administered 1 hour before the stimulation. Cell viability was measured by methylthiazoletetrazolium (MTT) assay, fibronectin secretion by Western blot analysis, and dichlorofluorescein (DCF)-sensitive cellular ROS by flow cytometry.
RESULTS
PDGF 10 ng/ml effectively increased fibronectin secretion and cellular ROS in MMC. MPA and NAC at concentration without affecting basal level of fibronectin and cellular ROS ameliorated PDGF-induced fibronectin secretion and cellular ROS. However, IMPDH2 siRNA only partially reduced PDGF- induced fibronectin secretion and cellular ROS in MMC.
CONCLUSION
These results suggest that MPA may inhibit PDGF-induced fibronectin secretion partly through IMPDH2 or cellular ROS in MMC, and there may be other mechanisms on the inhibitory action of MPA in mesenchymal cells.

Keyword

Mycophenolic acid; Inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase; Mesangial cells; Reactive oxygen species

MeSH Terms

Animals
Blotting, Western
Cell Survival
Extracellular Matrix
Fibronectins*
Flow Cytometry
Inosine Monophosphate*
Inosine*
Mesangial Cells*
Mice*
Mycophenolic Acid
Oxidoreductases*
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
Reactive Oxygen Species*
Ribavirin
RNA, Small Interfering
Fibronectins
Inosine
Inosine Monophosphate
Mycophenolic Acid
Oxidoreductases
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
RNA, Small Interfering
Reactive Oxygen Species
Ribavirin
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