Angiotensin II Stimulates the NLRP3 Inflammasome to Induce Podocyte Injury and Mitochondrial Dysfunction

Kidney Diseases
Min ZhaoAihua Zhang

Abstract

We previously reported that the NLRP3 inflammasome played an important role in mediating the podocyte injury induced by aldosterone. However, more studies on the role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in the pathogenesis of podocytopathy are still required. The present study was undertaken to study the role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced podocyte injury, as well as the potential mechanisms. In this study, we used an Ang II infusion model in NLRP3-/- mice. In cultured podocytes, we used siRNA to silence NLRP3; then we treated the podocytes with Ang II. Following Ang II treatment, we found that the NLRP3 inflammasome was significantly activated in line with mitochondrial dysfunction in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Silencing NLRP3 by siRNA transfection ameliorated podocyte apoptosis, attenuated the loss of the podocyte proteins nephrin and podocin, and protected mitochondrial function. Ang II infusion activated the NLRP3 inflammasome, caused albuminuria, and induced podocyte damage, which was all blocked in the NLRP3-/- mice. At the same time, NLRP3 deletion also ameliorated the mitochondrial dysfunction induced by Ang II infusion. However, the deletion of NLRP3 did not affect the Ang II hypertension. T...Continue Reading

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