PMID: 29749985May 12, 2018Paper

Hyperuricemia Induces Wnt5a/Ror2 Gene Expression, Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, and Kidney Tubular Injury in Mice

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Wiwit Ananda Wahyu SetyaningsihDwi Cahyani Ratna Sari

Abstract

Hyperuricemia contributes to kidney injury, characterized by tubular injury with epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Wnt5a/Ror2 signaling drives EMT in many kidney pathologies. This study sought to evaluate the involvement of Wnt5a/Ror2 in hyperuricemia-induced EMT in kidney tubular injury. A hyperuricemia model was performed in male Swiss background mice (3 months old, 30-40 g) with daily intraperitoneal injections of 125 mg/kg body weight (BW) of uric acid. The mice were terminated on day 7 (UA7, n=5) and on day 14 (UA14, n=5). Allopurinol groups (UAl7 and UAl14, each n=5) were added with oral 50 mg/kg BW of allopurinol treatment. The serum uric acid level was quantified, and tubular injury was assessed based on PAS staining. Reverse transcriptase-PCR was done to quantify Wnt5a, Ror2, E-cadherin, and vimentin expressions. IHC staining was done for E-cadherin and collagen I. We used the Shapiro-Wilk for normality testing and one-way ANOVA for variance analysis with a P<0.05 as significance level using SPSS 22 software. The hyperuricemia groups had a higher uric acid level, which was associated with a higher tubular injury score. Meanwhile, the allopurinol groups had a significantly lower uric acid level and tubular injury...Continue Reading

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